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<DIV><SPAN class=078173821-26092009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
National Bell Regist</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=078173821-26092009><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>er says that the 1878 Weare
Gifford bell comes from an Abbot in Bideford. It seems unlikely
that a bell from there would turn up in Dumfriesshire and a Gateshead origin is
more probable, but obviously more details are needed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=078173821-26092009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
Rivet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>John<BR><B>Sent:</B> 26 September 2009 17:05<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] A bell
founder called Abbot?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><SPAN
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<P>The only example we have in the pNBR of an Abbot bell is:<BR><BR>Weare
Giffard, Devon 2/6 1878<BR><BR>John Baldwin<BR><BR></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BODY></HTML>