Bassaleg, Croydon etc.

[oakcroft13]

Bassaleg:
My vague memories of A-level chemistry suggest that rust weighs more 
than the iron from which it is formed. Assuming that within reason 
the rust does not fall off the bell, does a steel bell get lighter or 
heavier over time?

Croydon:
Nigel Taylor was pleased to hear the Croydon recording. He tells me 
they were not stretched. He said the Gilletts front bells had a 
different profile from the back ones, which had to be matched.

Bill H (at the end of a long week . . .)