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On 20/12/2012 09:18, David Sloman wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">North records 4 bells at
Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire 1,3 and tenor Hugh
Watts 1624, the 2nd dated 1732.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Apparently there is only
one bell remaining(treble?), the 3rd is at Renhold? Does
anybody know whether either of the other bells survives
and who the founder of the second bell is please?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">DS</font></div>
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David, I have done a little digging in the J T records and come up
with :-<br>
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The 2nd is/was 2' 5½" probably by Thomas Eayre of Kettering - Date
confirmed as 1732.<br>
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The bells were lowered between 8th & 13th September 1967 by
local builders (C. Adams and Sons) with assistance from our Mr John
P Fiddler. At this point they were stored in the church.<br>
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From other correspondence (March 1971) we know that Revd. G.H.
Bradshaw rector at Wittering expressed an interest in the bells but
was advised that they were not very good and he should not pay for
them if he were to receive them.<br>
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In July 1978 there were two bells on the ground floor of the church
and the old treble of four hung in the recently built turret. At
that time it was noted that the old tenor "may well be going to
Hardwick."<br>
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Hope this helps a little.<br>
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M Semken<br>
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