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<font face="Times New Roman">The tower was listed in 2001, and its
listing description says that Smiths supplied its clock mechanism.
The bells were presumably commissioned for it.<br>
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<div>A brief reference (from a former resident) on the Enfield
Society website suggests that the chime was silenced at the
outbreak of WW2, just three years after installation, and
remained inoperative until at least 1951. Maybe someone local
knows the story since?</div>
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<div>There is a reference to it in an old book on unusual
clocks by Arthur Tremayne, which ties up with Chris's
location information (school playing
fields/sportsground):</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The
bells were cast by Taylors for Smiths of Derby in
November 1936. They are a diatonic set of five in
F (i.e. notes F, G, A, A# and C), the largest
being 23” diameter </span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,85,151)">and
weighing 2-1-24. They have the makers’ names on –
but no special inscriptions. Taylors merely
supplied the bells – and had nothing to do with
the original installation, which was designed and
executed by Smiths.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,85,151)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,85,151);letter-spacing:-0.15pt">The
clock tower is listed (grade II) - </span><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,85,151)"><a
href="https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101389536-clock-tower-cockfosters-ward#.Xk1wcSj7SUk"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:rgb(47,85,151)">https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101389536-clock-tower-cockfosters-ward#.Xk1wcSj7SUk</span></a>
- as being in De Bohun Park, Bramley Road,
Cockfosters, in the London Borough of Enfield</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(47,85,151)">That’s
about it really</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span
style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(91,155,213)">Chris
Pickford</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(91,155,213)">Archives
team – John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum and
Archives</span></i></p>
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