[Bell Historians] St Julian's, Shrewsbury

[LOVE, Dickon]

OK - the story is that the church is remaining in the ownership of the guy
who originally bought it, as are the bells. He closed down the Craft Centre
as it was obviously not making the return he hoped it would. He is merely
leasing the place to the Evangelicals. Ownership of the bells is therefore
unaltered.

Rather worryingly, the owner did apparently make enquiries from Whitechapel
as to the scrap value of the bells, althought that was a while ago. He has
also been given details of the Keltek Trust. However, he seems quite content
to keep the bells as an objet d'art.

DrL

-----Original Message-----
From: LOVE, Dickon [mailto:DrLove at s...]
Sent: 27 August 2002 11:35
To: 'bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com'
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] St Julian's, Shrewsbury


Richard Offen writes:

"Unfortunately, in moment of brain death, the
Diocese of Lichfield handed over the bells at St
Julian's, along with a very historic organ, to the new
owner of the building, who ran it as a craft centre for
many years. alan and I tried a couple of years ago,
when the future of the craft centre was in doubt, to
try and get them back, but the owner wouldn't play
ball.

"The really annoying thing is, that until he took them
out to form a bedroom in the belfry, they were a
perfectly ringable and, I gather, quite pleasant six! 
what will happen to them now, I know not!"

I have asked him for the most recent update...

DrL


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