[Bell Historians] The last complete G&J ring

[Richard Stevens]

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During my ringing days at Croydon (1958-1968) I was always led to believe
that the last castings at the GJ Croydon Foundry was the eight at Cranleigh,
near Guildford. After that, Gj had their bells cast at Taylors to their own
specifications. This was purely on hearsay and I am happy to be proved
wrong.

Richard Stevens.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Pickford [mailto:c.j.pickford at t...]
Sent: 30 January 2003 18:44
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] The last complete G&J ring


Going by dedication date, the last G&J jobs were as follows:

21/2/1954 Great Amwell, Herts (5) later augmented to six

18/4/1954 Great Amwell, Herts (1/6)

9/5/1954 Newcastle under Lyme (10)

22/5/1954 Stonham Aspal, Suffolk (10)

20/6/1954 Haynes, Beds. (5)

13/11/1954 Tuxford, Notts (1-2/8) Augmentation only

24/12/1954 Cranleigh, Surrey (8)*



?/?/1955 Wetherden, Suffolk (6)

?/?/1955 Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey (5)

?/?/1955 Goxhill, Lincs (6)*

26/6/1955 Calgary, Canada (3) later augmented to six and eight



8/7/1956 Calgary, Canada (6) later augmented to eight



24/2/1957 Addington, Surrey (6)

11/8/1957 Calgary, Canada (8)*. First rung 8/9/1957

If anyone can supply dedication dates to replace the ?s I'd be grateful.
Only those with *s are complete rings

CP
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Childs
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 6:26 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] The last complete G&J ring


Hello everyone,

As I am new to the list, I hope this topic has not
been raised before.

Can anyone confirm that Goxhill, Lincs, were the last
ever complete ring cast by G&J? John Ketteringham's
excellent Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders Book
states that they were the "last major" work to be
undertaken by the firm, cast at by Taylors on their
behalf in 1955.

However, the narrative on "Ring Forth Holy Bells"
states that Addington, Surrey were "the last complete
ring installed by Gillett and Johnston in 1956."
Listening to the recording, they do not sound like a
complete Gillett ring.

Michael.

PS I have rung at St Mary Abbots Kensington and
remember then being nothing more than a clunky old
Warner 10. Pontefract St Giles get my vote for best
10, although I have not rung at Abergavenny or Inverary.

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