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<DIV><SPAN class=015302415-29042012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
agree entirely about the need for adequate records.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=015302415-29042012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
lost a small disused bell in Lancaster in similar circumstances earlier this
year. It hung in a bellcote on of the redundant church of St
Anne, now the Duke's Theatre, in Moor Lane. Around the time it disappeared
there was scaffolding round the building next door and this may have helped the
thieves get on to the roof. Unfortunately we have no precise details
of this bell's dimensions or any inscription. All we know
is that it came second hand from the nearby church of St Thomas in Penny Street
when it acquired a tower and a ring of six bells in 1853. It is likely to
have been dated 1841 (when St Thomas church was built) but we can't be
certain. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=015302415-29042012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
building is Grade II listed but that doesn't really help. The bell
was of no use to the theatre company, who have funding problems at present, so
the chances of getting it replaced are probably nil.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=015302415-29042012><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
Rivet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Thanks for responses. If nothing else, this shows the importance of
having records of what is up every tower. There's probably no way of
identifying this bell at all. <BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Bryan McCahey<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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