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Deedes & Walters <i>Church Bells of Essex</i> p.378 lists
Runwell with four bells, tenor 61/2 cwt - three by Robert Mot 1591
and the tenor by M&S 1889, replacing a mediaeval bell. The book
says "The Rector (Rev. H.P. Harris) has invented an electrical
apparatus for ringing the bells, called 'The Automatic Ringer'. See
<i>Daily Chroncle</i>, 18 July, 1900"<br>
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Trevor Jennings <i>The Development of British Bellfittings</i>
mentions (p.165) two patents by H.K. Harris (sic) for ringing
apparatus, 1908 and 1910. But Jennings (whose book rather
infuriatingly lacks an index) doesn't seem to refer to Harris's
invention in any further detail. I couldn't see it mentioned in his
chapter 11 on "Chiming and Ancillary Apparatus" anyway<br>
<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Chris Pickford</div>
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