[Bell Historians] Fw: Harry Stokes, bellhanger

[Chris Pickford]

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In his e-mail, Roger Stokes mentioned the York connection. In filing a cop=
y, I came across a copy of a Stokes advertisement with an extract from the =
York Herald of 4 April 1882. "Yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. Stokes, Church Be=
ll Hanger of Woodbury, Exeter, completed the work of fixing the chiming app=
aratus invented by the Rev. H.T. Ellacombe ... whereby the peal of Twelve B=
ells in the south-west tower of York Minster are brought under the control =
of one person ..."

So this gives the date and shows what was done.

Hooper, of course, was Thomas Hooper. Stokes was later in partnership (in 1=
881) with Mrs. C Hooper - presumably the widow - before going into business=
on his own

Chris Dalton and John Scott can probably add a great deal more. I just thou=
ght it worth passing on the York reference to save anyone else from hunting=
for it"

Chris P
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