[Bell Historians] Re: William Eldridge

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" 
<richard.offen at o...> wrote:
> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Peter Whisker" <peter at w...> 
> wrote:
> > Chertsey Museum have an Eldridge bell hanging outside their front 
> door!
> > However, I don't think that it is even known for certain where 
the 
> foundry
> > was located in Chertsey, unless someone can put me right on this.
> > 
> > It does seem strange that we only have one Eldridge bell - all 
the 
> others
> > being London bells from Robert Mot onwards, and the 6th being a 
> Wokingham
> > casting of 1380.
> > 
> > Any details on the Eldridges would of course be of great interest 
> to us.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Peter Whisker
> > Chertsey
> > 
> 
> Could he have been an itinerant with no fixed works?
> 
> George Elphick (Sussex Bells and Belfries) says he was a change 
> ringer and elected to the College Youths in 1649. George also 
> indicates that the foundry simply closed, with no hint of a 
takeover.
> 
> R

Sorry,it was Bryan who was the change ringer, not William!

R