[Bell Historians] Llewellins and James

[Nick Bowden]

I'm no expert but one day I would like to compile a list of all the bells
they cast. I'm currently working on 3 lists.
L&J Bells cast before 1880 & after 1919.
L&J Bells weighing over a ton.
Towers containing 3 or more of their bells.

At Ilfracombe SS P&J, bells 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8 are L&J 1876 and 1 & 2 are 1923.
The 1894 tenor at St Thomas, Bristol, is my favourite L&J bell. I think E
Teignmouth (8) of 1897 and Market Lavington (6) of 1876 are both good and I
gather East Ardsley and Godshill are also good.

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: David Bryant <djb122 at y...>
To: <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Llewellins and James

> > Anyone out there an expert on L&J?
>
> No, but my experience is that they cast two types of bell - the very good
> and the very bad! The tenor at Pilton near Glastonbury (tuned by
Whitechaple
> a few years ago) is excellent, and the tenor at Martock is a fine
old-style
> bell. I gather the tenor at St Thomas, Bristol, is good too, although I've
> not rung there. On the other hand, the 4th at West Hatch must be one of
the
> worst sounding bells I've ever encountered.
>
> David