[Bell Historians] Heavy Threes

[David Bryant]

> St John's Eastbourne: We rang there in October 1969 and did indeed have to
> make holes in the floor. There were 3 low side pits only and there was
> certainly not enough space for another 5 pits. The bells were
flange-topped.

Were the fittings standard Taylor cast iron stocks, Hastings stays, plain
bearings, etc, as you would expect of Taylor's in 1911?

> Highnam: The bells, 3-bell frame and fittings, are all Mears 1850 except
> that the bearings were renewed by the same firm in the 1890s. I question
> whether the tower is unsafe; the frame was not too bad either but was
wedged
> into the tower at head level. The fittings were not in bad shape in 1981
> when I remember mending the treble wheel. The tenor had at least one loose
> gudgeon I also remember. The weights and notes are:

Wasn't there talk of installing a lighter ring of six there a few years ago?

David