[Bell Historians] Glastonbury St John ex-7/8

[jameshedgcock]

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Re 'heavy weight casting'
I have heard it said that Gillett & Johnston did not have the furnace 
capacity to cast their big bells e.g. Riverside and Chicago 
University carillons. I was told that they were cast by a firm that 
produced ships' propellers. Any info. out there?

In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, matthewhigby at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 02/04/03 20:18:53 GMT Daylight Time, 
> dalton.family at v... writes:
> 
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> > Cherington (Glos) 4/5, 1870, for JW Gardner of Tetbury
> > Yeovilton, 6/6, 1872, for Petter of Yeovil
> > Glastonbury St John ex-7/8 and ex-8/8, 1872, for L & J (the 
latter recast 
> > by
> > Taylor as early as 1877)
> > Lamphey, (Pembs), 2/4. 3/4 and 4/4, 1874, for L & J.
> 
> As Petter's were in to heavy weight casting at that time, it seems 
possible 
> that they were all cast at Yeovil. When I get some more time, Ill 
see if I 
> can get any info from Yeovilton Church Records.
> 
> Matthew