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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In fact, when the Cathedral was scarcely out of the
ground, they were offered the ring of ten from All Hallows, Lombard Street,
demolished in 1938. Apparently the offer was turned down as the Cathedral
wanted a heavier ring. For details of the Lombard Street ring (eventually
sent complete with its tower to All Hallows Twickenham) see Dickon
Love's "Lovesguide" London site.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=richard.offen@...
href="mailto:richard.offen@...">Richard Offen</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> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:22
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Guildford
Cathedral</DIV>
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<DIV>On 30/05/2013, at 12:41 AM, "David Cawley" <<A
href="mailto:davidl.cawley@...">davidl.cawley@...</A>>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is the John S Goldsmith Memorial Bell,
which was presented when the first part of the Cathedral was being built; it
was hung for chiming in the turret at the east end when the Lady Chapel
was being built in the 1960's. Cast at Whitechapel. There is a photograph of
it on the back cover of the Golden Jubilee issue; the inscription reads THIS
BELL IS GIVEN BY THE GUILDFORD / DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL
RINGERS / AS A MEMORIAL TO THEIR FIRST CHAIRMAN / JOHN SPARKES GOLDSMITH. /
WHO DIED 1ST JUNE 1943. This reading is taken from the rather grainy picture
so is O&OE and does not include any Foundry data there will be - no
doubt the Whitechapel Foundry would oblige; and perhaps the Editor can tell
us a bit more about his great predecessor's memorial bell.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN>The web site of the Guildford Diocesan
Guild says the following:</SPAN>
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<P><SPAN>"The Guild’s biggest challenge, the provision of a ring of bells for
the new Cathedral, faced the membership from the early ’30s. A Cathedral Bells
Fund was set up in 1933, before construction of the new Cathedral had even
started. It received little support for many years but a Sacring bell, cast as
a memorial to John S Goldsmith, was hung in the incomplete building in 1947
and a further bell, the ninth of the present ring, provided as a memorial to
Alfred H Pulling in 1961."</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><SPAN>Sent from Richard Offen's iPad</SPAN></DIV>
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