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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please may I enquire whether anyone is aware of any work done to use moulding wire patterns as a means to identify the likely founder of an otherwise blank bell, or even if there is reference material that can be used to make such an assessment?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Here in Hampshire, we have a rare opportunity to get a close up look at a single bell while the bell arch is being repaired. The church was built in 1863, and it would be easy to simply ascribe this otherwise blank bell as either a ‘Mears’ or ‘Warner’ stock bell, but if a more specific attribution were possible from the pattern of moulding wires that would be a great help. No other records of the bell are currently available from Colchester (Hampshire bells), the Diocesan List or Dove.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Grateful for any thoughts or pointers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=349 height=466 style='width:3.6354in;height:4.8541in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9A4F3.19024E50"><span lang=EN-US> </span><img width=351 height=468 style='width:3.6562in;height:4.875in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D9A4F3.19024E50"><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Many thx.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Phil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#A6A6A6;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Phil Watts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:red;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Bells Advisor, Winchester Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></body></html>