<div dir="auto">Thank you for the info.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The clock turret of the house was restored in 2012 according to the inscription of the face but the bell, lip just visible, does not chime. It appears that any mechanism that might have been in place has broken. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Michael</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 18:30, c.j.pickford.t21--- via Bell-historians <<a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">Percy Amos used to describe it as Bob Major tower - a decent tower in need of bells. <div></div></div><div dir="auto"><div>C<br><br>Sent from my Huawei phone</div></div><div style="line-height:1.5"><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Canons Ashby<br>From: Andrew Wilby <u></u><br>To: "An email mailing list for ringers to discuss bell history and related topics." <u></u><br>CC: Chris Pickford <u></u><br><br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">I have to drive past this tower on my way to Lbro. I wish someone at the NT would have the inspiration to put bells in it. It is a very good looking tower and a quality ring of bells would do ringing in the area a power of good. Hurmph,!</div><div dir="auto">Andrew </div><br><div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, 16 Jul 2022, 17:20 c.j.pickford.t21--- via Bell-historians, <<a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk" target="_blank">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto">Boring little 11" bell of 1850 on the tower roof. No old framework of any sort in the tower. <div>The house bell (which I examined by cherrypicker for National Trust) is by Edward Hemins of bicester 1732. And there's a fine 1830s turret clock in the kitchen awaiting installation (or was). It came from St Peters Eaton Square. </div><div>All from memory (dates might be a year or two adrift) </div><div>Chris <br><br>Sent from my Huawei phone</div></div><div style="line-height:1.5"><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: [Bell Historians] Canons Ashby<br>From: Michael A Williams <u></u><br>To: <a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk" target="_blank">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a><br>CC: <br><br><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">I’m staying at Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire this weekend. Does anybody know anything about the bell in the priory church adjacent to the house?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Michael</div>
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