[Bell Historians] Re: The "Guinness" Book of Bells

[andrewmbull]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "djb122uk" <djb122 at y...> wrote:
> > > > Isn't the oldest complete 8 at Merton College, Oxford?
> > 
> > No. John Wallis of Salisbury cast an eight for Bishops Cannings 
in 
> 1602.
> 
> But do they all survive? All eight at Merton College do.
> 
> David

Current octave at Bishops Cannings:

1. 1912 Taylor 25¾" 3-2- 7 Eb
2. 1602 Wallis 26½" 3-2-11 D
3. 1602 Wallis 28¾" 4-1-14 C
4. 1840 T. Mears II 33½" 5-0-26 Bb
5. 1602 Wallis 33¼" 6-0-10 Ab
6. 1602 Wallis 36½" 7-2- 7 G
7. 1840 T. Mears II 41" 10-0-17 F
8. 1897 Mears 46¾" 15-1-21 Eb

Retuned, and rehung with new fittings in a new lowside iron frame, by 
Whitechapel in 1971.

Andrew Bull