[Bell Historians] Grassendale

[Chris Pickford]

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There was a good account of Grassendale bells by Peter Furniss (who lives n=
earby and maintains occasional contact with the church) in RW 9 Dec.1988 p.=
1157. The bells were retuned by G&J in 1938, but rehung dead - in the old f=
ittings - as a chime. 17 peals were rung there between 1909 and 1927.

By the sound of it, the status - chime or "lost ring" - does stretch defini=
tions a bit

Peter told me - when I was in Liverpool earlier this year - that the church=
had no interest in having the bells restored for ringing.

CP
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Subject: [Bell Historians] Grassendale


GRASSENDALE (St Mary) Liverpool

This is currently listed as a 'lost' tower, and having read John Fidler's=
inspection notes of 1956, I wonder if it still is, despite Dove saying in =
1962 (Foreign Bells), that the bells were "rehung dead about thirty years a=
go". In 1956, JPF said that "The general condition of the bells and framewo=
rk is the same as when I last visited this place...since my visit an electr=
ic driven chime barrel has been fixed by G&J, the old clappers have been re=
placed by newer ones" and goes on to describe the way the barrel works.

He "last visited" in 1933 when he found the ring of six bells by Hodges o=
f Dublin, 1853, tenor 37.5/8" diam with "dirty, clumsy" fittings,"no doubt =
still serviceable if the frame were good". It is not good. Front four abo=
ve fifth & tenor, rather a poor design and not in a good state.

This implies that in 1956 they would better have been described as Unring=
able., and might still be so described to-day.

Anyone been up to possibly the only surviving Irish ring in the UK outsid=
e Ireland ?

DLC

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