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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#1E66AE" vlink="#1E66AE"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'>Howe annoying. The order number is exactly right for the date, but I can’t find any job with that order number anywhere in the records.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>Andrew Higson</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>John Taylor & Co.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>The Bellfoundry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>Freehold Street</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>Loughborough</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>LE11 1AR</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:blue'>Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No. 7032766</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Cubitt<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 February 2011 13:15<br><b>To:</b> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Does anyone know where this may have come from?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div id=ygrp-mlmsg><div id=ygrp-msg><div id=ygrp-text><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Been to see the bell.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The bell has no inscription which poses a problem!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Headstock is useful.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On one side: John Taylor & Co</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 878 1</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On the other side: Loughbrough</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 1955</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The bell diameter is 23 1/2''</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The rope that appears in the photo is a 'ringing rope' but is only 33' long above the sally. Hard to work out where the rope passed through the garter hole as everything was damp and stiff.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>2 sets of pullies are also supplied: a single and double set.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Everything has been painted black, including the stay. The stay has been wedged and has a nick cut out of the top which suggests it was rung for full circle ringing.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The cataloge says bell and wheel - there once was a wheel attached to the headstock but this appears to be broken off. However, there is a wheel with a 69 1/2'' diameter. This does not belong to this bell as it is complete. It has no indication of maker or whether it was part of a set. Like the bell and fittings it is painted black.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Peter mentioned a Gressenhall museum connection - leaning against the wheel is an old tressle table top with laminated pictures of bellringing and and bell casting. Clearly something has been on public view.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hope this helps the detective work.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Paul</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:george@19UhiAgLi-wbjc3hnZdkg72Mur0onlAETLhQwDxjZ3CwtMqTPCas2ExefbNzWz_1aFcMf1yrITdEQcX087vDAYp7nNuW.yahoo.invalid" title="george@19UhiAgLi-wbjc3hnZdkg72Mur0onlAETLhQwDxjZ3CwtMqTPCas2ExefbNzWz_1aFcMf1yrITdEQcX087vDAYp7nNuW.yahoo.invalid">George Dawson</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com" title="bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:41 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> RE: [Bell Historians] Does anyone know where this may have come from?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div id=ygrp-text><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The usual data required:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Diameter</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Date</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Any Job Number & date on the canon retaining headstock?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>George</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a> [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Trent<br><b>Sent:</b> 24 February 2011 18:53<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Bell Historians] Does anyone know where this may have come from?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div id=ygrp-mlmsg><div id=ygrp-msg><div id=ygrp-text><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.twgaze.com/Diss-Auction-Rooms/Current-Catalogues/View-Catalogue?Event=818&pg=15">http://www.twgaze.com/Diss-Auction-Rooms/Current-Catalogues/View-Catalogue?Event=818&pg=15</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong>8702.</strong><a name=380794></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>A cast bell - John Taylor, foundry, Loughborough with its wheel etc<a href="http://www.twgaze.com/UserData/root/Images/Lots/Architectural%20Salvage%20+%20Statuary%202011.02.26/8702.jpg.thumb?w=500&h=490" target="_blank"><b><span style='text-decoration:none'>Error! Filename not specified.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.twgaze.com/Diss-Auction-Rooms/Place-Bid?Lot=380794&Event=818&Page=15" title="Bid Now!">£1300 - £1950</a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Location<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Saleroom 1 & Meadow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Date<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>26 February 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Start Time<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>10:00<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Bidding Deadline<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>26 February 2011 09:30<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Contact<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Carl Willows<br>Robert Kinsella<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Total Lots<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>1078<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>2 auctioneers will be selling simultaneously from 10am. One on the Salemeadow first half Lots 8001 - 8499. One for Salemeadow second half, Car Park, Back Pens and Saleroom 1 Lots 8500 -9073 <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>