Bond of Burford - mystery photograph

[Chris Pickford]

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I'm wondering if anyone can help with the identification of a bell cast by =
Bond of Burford in about 1919 (or possibly 1913 or 1916). Last year I made=
contact with Tom Bond's descendants - including his youngest daughter Dil,=
now well in her eighties and living in North Dorset. They have a number of=
photographs of the Bonds' work and I'm trying to help them to identify all=
the pictures.

One, in particular, has defeated me:

Photograph of a bell with wooden headstock and plate gudgeons, with small g=
irl alongside. Bell inscribed " . THE GRAVE DO SVMMON ALL / A.D. 175.." and=
on waist " . GRIF } / .WATER } CHURCH WARDENS / . NS VICAR / OO . SL . EP =
/ BOND & SONS BURFORD 1919 [or possibly 1913 or 1916]

Any ideas?

I've got copies of several of the photographs, but not this one (yet!), so =
I can't post a copy of the image.

I'm working on a list of Bond bells and hanging work - as well on as lists =
of the work of other C19/20 founders (Carr, Barwell, Blews, Bowell, Warner =
etc) - and if anyone knows of any bells/jobs not mentioned in published wor=
ks I'd be grateful to receive details

Chris Pickford
15 Golding Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3NL
Tel: 01732-456147 or (mobile) 07811-453525
E-mail: c.j.pickford at t...
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