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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>The idea of the Friends of Albury Old Church installing
a bell in the church was first mooted in 1999. At the time I was working for the
Churches Conservation Trust, handing over the church to a colleague in 2002 by
which time the wheels of bureaucracy were still turning at an exceedingly slow
rate. At that time the aim of the Friends was to have the bell installed in time
for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. This was achieved though I do not
have the precise date. I do recall getting up to the bell after installation and
am fairly certain I took details and photographs which, so far, have not come to
hand. Since retirement from the CCT fourteen years ago, my best intentions of
completing the marshalling of my notes and photographs have yet to be achieved.
I shall endeavour to locate these if they exist.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Neil Skelton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk>La Greenall via
Bell-historians</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 5, 2022 7:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
title=bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk>bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=laalaagrr@googlemail.com>La Greenall</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] St Peter & Paul, Albury, Surrey
(Albury Old Church)</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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face="Times New Roman">I tried to enhance the image but got nothing. Could you
ask the Friends if they have a copy of the original photo? This image might have
been shrunk to fit the newsletter.<BR><BR>Lawrence Greenall<BR></FONT><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 04/03/2022 18:14, <A
class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated>bill@hibberts.co.uk</A> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>This church is in the care of the Churches Conservation
Trust. Buried in the chancel is William Oughtred who invented both the
multiplication sign and the slide rule.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The old bells in this tower were moved to the new church in
Albury when it was built. In 2008, a bell was installed by the Friends of
Albury Church. It can be seen from the crossing, as the tower is open to the
roof. The secretary of the Friends at the time tells me ‘The bell which now
hangs in the church was just an unknown bell which was found in one of the
sheds at Albury Park Mansion! It was thought that it might have been a bell
which called the workmen at mealtimes.’<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I attach a photo from a Friends newsletter. There seems to
be an inscription but I can’t read any of it. The bell has nominal 1555.5Hz,
note G, and I estimate very roughly that it is 65cm in diameter and weighs
around 200kg. The hanging of the bell visible in the photo is most
unusual!<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have any more details?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Bill H<o:p></o:p></P>
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