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St Lawrence, Ipswich are the oldest set of 5 bells, not St Clement's which are a ring of 6. They were complete by c.1490. St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield are the oldest ring of 5 bells that were all cast at the same time, c.1510.</div>
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Mike</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk> on behalf of Ted Steele <bells@tedsteele.plus.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 February 2023 10:19<br>
<b>To:</b> bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bell Historians] Oldest five and sixe</font>
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<div class="PlainText">The BBC website today has this item <br>
<<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-64718027">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-64718027</a>> about ringing
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recruitment in Ipswich. In the piece is a picture of a publicity board <br>
that displays a claim that St Clement's bells are the oldest set of five <br>
bells anywhere. This is obviously incorrect as they are easily beaten by <br>
St Botolph the Great in London; however I am wondering if perhaps it <br>
could be a simple error and should refer to them being the oldest six. I <br>
can't recall where the oldest six is so someone please remind me.<br>
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Thanks.<br>
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Ted<br>
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