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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In ‘The Bells and Belfries of Dorset’, Christopher Dalton suggests that he may have originally worked at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and then set
up in business in Clerkenwell and list 13 bells cast by him in the period 1846-1859.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red">My email address has changed to</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(iinet is closing its email service)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Bell-historians <bell-historians-bounces@lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Gay via Bell-historians<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2024 2:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Richard Offen via Bell-historians <bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Phil Gay <phil.gay@btinternet.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bell Historians] Founder: Bowen of London<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Helo Richard,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">was he a brass fouinder who did occasional bells?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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From: <a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk">bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk</a> Cc:
<a href="mailto:richardoffen@outlook.com">richardoffen@outlook.com</a>; <a href="mailto:daviesbob@aol.com">
daviesbob@aol.com</a><br>
Sent: Sunday, May 5th 2024, 07:27<br>
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Founder: Bowen of London<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">See entry in the founders’ list on Dove’s Guide:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On Behalf Of </span></strong>daviesbob via Bell-historians</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Sunday, May 5, 2024 5:18 AM</span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cc:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> daviesbob <</span><a href="mailto:daviesbob@aol.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">daviesbob@aol.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">></span><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Re: [Bell Historians] Founder: Bowen of London</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">St. Elizabeth's was built by William and Juliet Pierpont Morgan (J.P. MORGAN'S daughter) Hamilton at the entrance to their estate in 1921 in memory of their daughter Elizabeth who
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I found a bell cast by the Bowen Foundary of London in the church's basement. I have no idea when or how it got there. The Chapel does have a much larger bell in the belfry. I will
forward a photo of both to you. Not sure where the larger bell was cast. Any information on the Bowen Foundry would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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