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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>St John, Little Horton, Bradford</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Interesting to read all this. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The 8 + 1 bells were received by Taylors in
April 1966 when this rather impressive church was being demolished. The tenor
was 3' 7.75" diameter, weight 15-0-20 in F#. The treble & 3rd were kept as
metal for Bradford Cathedral trebles.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It appears from inspection notes by J P Fidler in
1947 that the bells had fallen into poor condition from neglect. He in fact did
not notice that the 5# was by Mears 1840, and hung above the 8 installed by
Barwell (? cast by Barwell and installed by Shaw) in 1873. The 5# appears to
have had much to do with the remainder as its rope was drawn so that it fell in
the circle and next to that of the 5th, for which it would be
the substitute if ringing was to take place on the 'light six'. It hung on
transverse beams above the 8 and was quite possibly the bell supplied when the
church was built.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A number of interesting bells lost in Bradford at
about this time - the Shaw ring of 8 at St James, Bolton, by Shaw 1878 scrapped
by Whitechapel in 1969 and also Shaw's chime of 8 at St Barnabas,
Heaton (+ a ringing bell by Mears 1864, the same note as the treble of
the chime), recast in 1966 by Taylor.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>DLC</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=aaspland@... href="mailto:aaspland@...">Andrew
Aspland</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 04, 2013 12:09
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Bradford
St John</DIV>
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<DIV>We are all going to be told off for top posting!</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for the information – it seems that the “flat 4th” which should
be a “sharp 5th” may not have had much to do with the peal of eight and the
rope may not have come down in any sort of useful place. I don’t think
it was a purposeful attempt to create a middle six.</DIV>
<DIV>Yours</DIV>
<DIV>Andrew </DIV>
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