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size=2 face=Arial>I guess we have to be realistic; this is SPAB's position and
they are going to argue it whether we think it is reasonable or not. Is the
CCCBR the best organisation to represent our position? Lets leave aside what
many see as the deficiencies of the CC. EH and SPAB are consulted on many
different aspects of our heritage and not just bells (obviously). This
inevitably gives them a sense of importance that the CC does not and will never
have. Could there be some sort of organisation that might represent a broader
group and so have more influence? At a church level there are similar problems
faced by organists, choirs and congregations who want to either replace
irrepairable organs or modernise church buildings to keep them in use.
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size=2 face=Arial>Andrew</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><B>From:</B> John Harrison<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
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face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=156300508-23102009><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">> SPAB's manifesto:-<BR><BR>> </FONT><A
href="http://www.spab.org.uk/what-is-spab/spabs-purpose/"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">http://www.spab.<WBR>org.uk/what-<WBR>is-spab/spabs-<WBR>purpose/</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">Interesting reading:<BR><BR>'Repair not
Restore'<BR>'Although no building can withstand decay, neglect and
depredation<BR>entirely, neither can aesthetic judgement nor archaeological
proof justify<BR>the reproduction of worn or missing parts. Only as a
practical expedient on<BR>a small scale can a case for restoration be
argued.'<BR><BR>That suggests that a block of masonry that has weathered away
should not be<BR>replaced with new stone, and that if it is, it should not be
carved to<BR>match the profile of the piece being replaced. Yet from my
observation,<BR>that is standard practice on most cathedrals with heavily
eroded
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