[Bell Historians] Dating a Bell

[Susan Dalton]

Where in Essex is it?

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>From: BILLGJ at a...
>To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Bell Historians] Dating a Bell
>Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2003, 8:54 am
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> A simple question from one who is a tyro:
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> I would like to date one of our bells - or at least have an idea whether it
> was one of the four in the 1552 Return of Church Goods. (Yes, I am
interested
> in the history as well as the "go" of the bells.)
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> To give you some background:
> The bell has no inscription or other marking, just the wires.
> It is long-waisted, still with its cannons
> Its date is shown as Unknown in "The Bells of Essex"
> One of the other bells is by a known bellfounder (pre-1552),
> the rest are dated explicitly (post-1552).
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> Feasible?
> BillGJ
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