G&J in 1951

[Mike Chester <mike@m...>]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Mark Humphreys 
<mark.humphreys at b...> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> G&J did some work on Port Sunlight bells in 1951 (they are 1904 
Mears bells), including retuning and rehanging. Were they doing all 
of this work themselves at the time? I'm no headstock expert, but 
they are pretty hefty for the weight of tenor (14-1-25) - what is the 
background to this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark

I'm no expert either! However, they do look very similar to those 
used at Roker, G & J 1947/48. See 

http://www.mikechester.demon.co.uk/images/roker_tenor.jpg

Mike