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Erm, I think Philip was after details of 'peals', not 'the peal'!<BR>
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<B>On Fri Jan 29 5:55 , 'Andrew Bull' <A_M_BULL@HLpInzHCbQhTgeuwJLIo-JkdcdZbZDBs-KVkIxd_Ug9COBFrQ1JdFh911kWDFlgoM38kjDr2UDf_PaQdNDhN.yahoo.invalid>sent:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The basic details of the pre-1903 ring at Redcliffe were as follows:<O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 1 1872 Mears & Stainbank 28 6.1. 7 F</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 2 1872 Mears & Stainbank 30½ 6.3. 0 E<O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 3 1823 Thomas Mears II 31½ 6.3.15 D</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 4 1823 Thomas Mears II 33 7.3. 0 C</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 5 1698 Abraham Rudhall I 35½ 10.0.14 B<O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 6 1698 Abraham Rudhall I 37¼ 10.2.21 A</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 7 1763 Thomas Bilbie II 40¼ 12.3. 2 G</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 8 1763 Thomas Bilbie II 43¼ 15.0. 7 F</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 9 1763 Thomas Bilbie II 46 17.2. 7 E<O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">10 1763 Thomas Bilbie II 50¼ 22.0.15 D</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">11 1622 Roger Perdue I 54½ 27.0.23 C</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">#</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <ST1>bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</ST1> [mailto:<ST1>bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</ST1>] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>itsabubble2002<BR>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Does anybody have any details of the previous peals at St Mary Redcliffe, and or any other information of any historical interest, ideally from before the 1903 re-casting?<BR>
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