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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I made business visits to Pune many times and first visited the tower in November 2002 (photos attached). The fittings were more or less intact and the ropes for clocking were still attached but there was no evidence of any Ellacombe equipment. Rather a long rope draft though!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#767171;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Steve Stanford<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="mailto:steve.h.stanford@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>steve.h.stanford@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk> <b>On Behalf Of </b>peter@plrivet.plus.com<br><b>Sent:</b> 12 August 2023 12:06<br><b>To:</b> 'Bell Historians' <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Pune, India<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I had a look at these bells in 1974 and have no recollection of seeing Ellacombe equipment. They were being clocked (which concerned me a bit, because of the risk of cracking them). It was stated that at one time, before independence, they had been rung by soldiers from the nearby army base but whether this was ringing as we know it seems doubtful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Peter Rivet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Bell-historians <<a href="mailto:bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Neil Skelton via Bell-historians<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bell Historians <<a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a>>; Carl S Zimmerman <<a href="mailto:csz_stl@swbell.net">csz_stl@swbell.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Neil Skelton <<a href="mailto:neilskelton@ntlworld.com">neilskelton@ntlworld.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Pune, India<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>The three photographs I have of the bells in the frame when in the Loughborough Bell Foundry in 1893 do not show any Ellacombe hammers. The images showing the bells being 'clocked' supports this observation. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Neil Skelton <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/08/2023 01:18 Carl S Zimmerman <<a href="mailto:csz_stl@swbell.net">csz_stl@swbell.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>A news article about chiming the octave at the Church of the Holy Name has a photo of the bells. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/125-year-old-bell-tower-national-anthem-republic-day-independence-day-8887729/" target="_blank">https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/125-year-old-bell-tower-national-anthem-republic-day-independence-day-8887729/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>One wonders whether there was ever an Ellacombe stand. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>An archived version of a former Website has more photos: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170426083510/http:/www.thechurchoftheholyname.com/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170426083510/http://www.thechurchoftheholyname.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Carl Scott Zimmerman, Campanologist <br>Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - <br> - 19th c. home of at least 37 bell founders or resellers <br>Tel. +1-314-821-8437 <br>Webmaster for <a href="http://www.TowerBells.org">www.TowerBells.org</a> <br> * Avocation: tower bells <br> * Recreation: handbells <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> * Mission: church bells <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=ydp73140da6pasted-link><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Webmaster for <a href="http://www.TSCChapter134.org">www.TSCChapter134.org</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Treasurer, World Carillon Federation <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ <br>Bell-historians mailing list <br><a href="mailto:Bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">Bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a> <br><a href="https://lists.ringingworld.co.uk/listinfo/bell-historians">https://lists.ringingworld.co.uk/listinfo/bell-historians</a> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>