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<DIV><SPAN class=953374819-08012012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As you
point out there was a relationship with the shipbuilding side of Vickers but the
bells weren't cast there.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=953374819-08012012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
personal feeling is that it's important to have some ringable steel bells
retained, but having rung on some elsewhere I think it would be unfair to judge
their musical qualities by the Moseley ones. It's unlikely that anyone
would want to go to the expense of hanging the redundant ring from
Moseley for ringing, and I suspect the same applies to the bells currently
at Beamish (are they from Stainland? I'm not sure). It might be best
to concentrate on maintaining one or two steel rings in places with a relatively
dry climate. In the north of England that means east of the
Pennines. Perhaps those at Willington in Co. Durham would be good
candidates.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=953374819-08012012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
Rivet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Matthew Higby & Company Ltd,
www.bellhangers.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> 08 January 2012 19:24<BR><B>To:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] Moseley
Steel Bells<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><SPAN style="DISPLAY: none"> </SPAN>
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<DIV>In response to Peter Rivett:</DIV>
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<DIV>Vickers obviously had a shipyard - is there any relationship with Naylor
& Vickers?? I must dig out that DLC article again.</DIV>
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<DIV>The bells can't be listed by the local council (like buildings) but they
could be listed by the CCC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What are the terms of the faculty regaring their preservation, or are
there none?</DIV>
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<DIV>I met the ex curator of the Beamish museum the other day (in The Black
Bull, Frosterley). He told me that the steel bells stored there could be made
available if anyone could put them to good use. They are only at Beamish
because they didn't want to see them scrapped. I can't remember where they
came from.</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew</DIV></FONT>
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