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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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Bell-historians [mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>oliver Lee<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 25 May 2022 17:24<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bell Historians] west
toft norfolk</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I
was wondering if anyone might know when the old eight at west toft where last
rung, judging by my own research I get the impression that they never rung that
much and they where almost certainly unringable by the time the place was
abandoned in the 1950s, However what I am curious to find out is where they
ever a gallery ring? (as I can remember reading this somewhere) and was there
ever a local band here ?. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Many
thanks <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Oliver
lee <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:navy'>It seems likely that the bells were rung from a gallery, and
that they were still ringable when the village was closed in 1942 when the area
became the Battle School Area. There had been a peal rung there on 25 July
1936. The bells were stolen in two raids during 1969. RW 1969 p505, 546, 703,
RW 1998 p519, p619 refer. I’m sure David Cawley can add much more
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Andrew Bull<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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