[Bell Historians] Oldest bell in the UK

[jimhedgcock <jameshedgcock@h...>]

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Yes, printed with wooden block on a hand press!!!
-- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "George Dawson" <George at d...> 
wrote:
> Was it the Ringing World?
> 
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> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Oldest bell in the UK
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> > -Many years ago I went on a ringing tour in Yorkshire. At one 
church 
> > there was a bell on display that was supposed to have come from 
> > Fountains Abbey. I well remember convincing a very gullible 
young 
> > man that I had rung a peal on it. He is now an esteemed member 
of 
> > the Whitechapel Bell Foundry - I believe. He may also remember a 
> > magazine being taken from him because he was deemed too young to 
be 
> > viewing such items.