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size=2 face=Arial>Stratfield Saye were open on the Basingstoke District Open Day
11/Nov/1978. It was my first tower on my first ever open
day.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>They were, I believe, also open on a subsequent open day,
probably the one held on 12/Jun/1982.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=890270121-03012023><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Tim</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Bell-historians
[mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Neil Skelton via Bell-historians<BR><B>Sent:</B> 03 January 2023
15:35<BR><B>To:</B> Bell Historians<BR><B>Cc:</B> Neil
Skelton<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] stratfield
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<DIV>I rang on these bells in August 1975 and during a long and hot summer. I
think even then they were rarely rung, however, one of our number managed to
secure permission to ascend the tower from the sexton who rejoiced in the
name of Mr Heaven! The bells, fittings and frame looked ringable but on ringing
up, the frame began to move to the point whereby it was transferred to the the
whole of the internal timber structure, including the ringing chamber floor
which was above the crossing of the church. We did manage two or three touches
of Doubles until one of our number came up and said that the chandelier
suspended beneath the floor was moving about alarmingly. At that point we
decided to call it a day. I am not aware of any ringing which has taken place on
these bells since our visit though I daresay there has been! </DIV>
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<DIV class=default-style>Neil Skelton </DIV>
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<DIV>On 03/01/2023 15:16 oliver Lee via Bell-historians
<bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote: </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Recently, I have been doing some digging about the
unringable ring of five here, according to older copies of the ringing world
it would seem that the bells where ringable up until the mid 1980s (if not
later) but they appear to have been condemned at some point prior to
2003. It would also be interesting to know how regularly they where rung as
well as any other information about their go and what the ringing chamber
looked like, as far is I know not much has really been written about them.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Many thanks</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Oliver lee</P>
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