[Bell Historians] Re: Obscure questions of the week

[matthewhigby at a...]

Checked up on a few facts yesterday:

The new pattern WBF headstocks were indeed developed for Liverpool. The 
original plan was to use their old patterns for bells 1-10 and make 
fabricated steel headstocks for the back two. The new full set of patterns 
were produced in 1951.

A new pattern was made for Exeter tenor, between the 11 & 12 for Liverpool.

The two trebles at North Bradley are also fitted with the new pattern stock, 
they were cast in 1949 and hung the following year. Maybe these were 
prototypes?

Matthew