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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>During the last 20 years of the nineteenth century J
Eyre Poppleton, of Pontefract (my home town!) researched the bells in the
ancient churches of the West Riding of Yorkshire. His findings were
published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal during 1902 and 1903.
There was also a reprinted copy published as a complete book, "Church Bells of
the West Riding of Yorkshire". I have only ever seen one copy of this book
and that was in the public library in Pontefract. Several of my teenage
days were spent photocopying sections of this book, trying not to attract the
attentions of the librarian, until I had it all!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Recently I have managed to collect the necessary volumes
of the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal. However, there are digital
copies now online.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>The necessary parts are:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Vol 16 pp 46 - 83 inc Plates I - VIII (published as Part
61)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Vol 17 pp 1 - 32 inc Plates IX - XV (published as Part
65)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Vol 17 pp 192 - 236 inc Plates XVI - XX (published as
Part 66)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Vol 17 pp 434 - 462 (published as Part 68)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Vol 18 pp 88 - 104 (published as Part 69)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Some, but not all, may be found at:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><A
title="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Yorkshire+Archaeological+Society%22
CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Yorkshire+Archaeological+Society%22">http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Yorkshire+Archaeological+Society%22</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>The plates are of particular interest as they form the
basis of George Dawson's numbering system for founders' marks but these have not
been reproduced (properly) in the above scans. I have digitised my own
copies and I am in the rocess of putting them on my website <A
href="http://www.riponandleedsbells.org.uk">www.riponandleedsbells.org.uk</A> -
follow the Poppleton link. Plate I is misbehaving at the moment but the
others seem to work.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Yours</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Andrew</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>