[Bell Historians] Re: Obscure questions of the week

[George Dawson]

St Marys Nottingham tenor is on a box section h/s, the rest of the G&J
bells are on the usual web section h/s's. Early G&J work used Taylor style
box section h/s's throughout, eg Foxton Leics of 1911 & Mountsorrell also
of 1911.
GAD


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Wilby" <michael_wilby at y...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Obscure questions of the week


> So the photo was Gillett's "Trophy" then?! I'll
> update the 12s site.
>
> I was at Croydon (both) last Saturday - there is an
> interesting scrap-book at St John's with photographs
> of the old 8 being removed and the installation work
> of the new 12. I noticed that the tenor had a
> headstock looking distinctly like a Taylor stock
> whereas the others have more usual webbed stocks.
> I've got a feeling that the tenor at St Mary's
> Nottingham has a similar stock too - is this right
> GAD?
>
> Why is this?
>
> --- Chris Pickford <c.j.pickford at t...> wrote: >
> The cast iron stock on the old tenor more likely
> > dates from 1907 than 1881. The photo was taken when
> > the bells were removed for recasting in the 1930s.
> >
> > The stock on the "new" tenor looks no less
> > interesting
> >
> > CP
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Michael Wilby
> > To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 2:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Obscure
> > questions of the week
> >
> >
> > I would guess it dates from the M & S rehang and
> > augmentation in 1881; I believe that the photograph
> > is the bells before despatch at that date. One
> > wonders if it made the bell easier or harder than a
> > conventional wooden stock?
> >
> > --- David Bryant wrote:
> >
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> > > Speaking of headstocks, has anyone noticed the
> > amazing metal
> > > headstock on the old tenor of St Mary le Bow, as
> > shown in the photo
> > > on both Diccon's London website and Micheal's
> > Rings of Twelve
> > > website ?
> >
> > I had noticed it. Anyone know who made it? is it
> > fabricated or cast? It's
> > difficult to tell from the picture.
> >
> > David
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