[Bell Historians] RE: Royal arms and feathers

[David Cawley]

And yet another in the Warner Collection (M29-1950) at the V&A.

Quite a large, practically square (8" x 7.1/2") piece from just below the
inscription band.

Entirely filled with the Royal Arms of Charles II., rather blurred, perhaps
from being impressed twice.

RWMC observes it is apparently from the old 3/4 at Broad Blunsdon, Wilts,
Rober Neale, Burford, 1675; recast by Warner 1913.

DLC
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From: "Susan Dalton" <dalton.family at v...>
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] RE: Royal arms and feathers


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> David Cawley writes
> One of the best known examples no longer exists, viz the 4/5 from Lea,
> > Wilts - CD's photograph of the PoW's Feathers on this bell is well
known.
> > The bell itself was scrapped around 1976.
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> When I revisited Lea earlier this year I was given to understand that bits
> of the inscriptions of the three bells which were scrapped (the treble of
> five had gone much earlier) were preserved with the intention of
displaying
> them somewhere, and were in the hands of somebody who had now moved rrom
the
> village. I mean to follow this up.
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> Re Box, another case where the royal arms were cut out and preserved is
the
> tenor at Boyton, Wilts. (Richard Purdue I 1616 / M & S 1937). And again
the
> arms are beautifully reproduced in facsimile on the new bell.
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> C D
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