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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I was told by Mr Utley that the patterns for the Titanic bell
are on exhibition (though I forget where, probably at the Merseyside Maritime
Museum). Theres a Lea & Utley bell no.375 on exhibition in the Foundry
Museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bell-historians
[mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris
Pickford via Bell-historians<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 20 July 2020 14:48<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Bell Historians Mailing List'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Chris Pickford<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Ships bells<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Can’t say about this bell, but there were specialist firms near
Liverpool who, I understand, largely cornered the UK market for Ship’s bells.
They were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>John Roby Ltd (Rainhill), later Thomas Utley (Rainhill) Ltd
also at Tuebrook<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Roby & Utley (Rainhill)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lea & Utley (St.Helens)<span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>All interconnected by merger and takeover etc. Some of the
firm’s archives survive, apparently, at St.Helens History Centre and at the
Merseyside Maritime Museum – though I don’t know whether they contain details
of bells. I have gathered a few references from internet searches (briefly
summarised here)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mainstream bellfounders occasionally cast ship’s bells too –
Taylor certainly did<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#5B9BD5'>Chris Pickford<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#5B9BD5'>E-mail</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#5B9BD5'> pickford5040@gmail.com <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Bell-historians
[mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David
Bagley<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 20 July 2020 14:33<br>
<b>To:</b> Bell Historians <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bell Historians] Ships bells<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I
found this on YouTube and it set me wondering...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMohVNaeP6s"
title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMohVNaeP6s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMohVNaeP6s</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Who
cast ship’s bells like this one for the Royal Navy?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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