The last complete G&J ring

[jimhedgcock <jameshedgcock@h...>]

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Can you really class as a complete G&J job one which has Taylor bells 
in in? Goxhill, Calgary etc.

In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Michael Childs <mtchilds at y...> 
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> As I am new to the list, I hope this topic has not
> been raised before.
> 
> Can anyone confirm that Goxhill, Lincs, were the last
> ever complete ring cast by G&J? John Ketteringham's
> excellent Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders Book
> states that they were the "last major" work to be
> undertaken by the firm, cast at by Taylors on their
> behalf in 1955.
> 
> However, the narrative on "Ring Forth Holy Bells"
> states that Addington, Surrey were "the last complete
> ring installed by Gillett and Johnston in 1956."
> Listening to the recording, they do not sound like a
> complete Gillett ring.
> 
> Michael.
> 
> PS I have rung at St Mary Abbots Kensington and
> remember then being nothing more than a clunky old
> Warner 10. Pontefract St Giles get my vote for best
> 10, although I have not rung at Abergavenny or Inverary.
> 
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