Kettering (again)

[jimhedgcock]

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According to the PDGCBR Guild Inventory, Gretton has a complete five 
cast by T. Eayre II in 1761 tenor 37 3/8 inches 8 2 24 in G#
Restored in oak frame 1926 by Taylors.
Clock bell Thos Norris 1636 20" 1 2 26. 

I have spoken to our Diocesan Bell Advisor who was not aware that the 
ninth of the old twelve at Kettering was a listed bell, (if it was).
As a 'rider' to this correspondence, is there not a responsibility 
with the recipient of such an old bell to ensure that it is not 
broken up unless the case for doing so is absolutely clear from all 
interested parties, including the Diocesan Chancellor? I think that 
Diocesan advisors, who like all of us, can make mistakes, should not 
be the sole arbitrators in such matters.


In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, David Bryant <david at b...> wrote:
> According to the rings of 12 webste, the 9th of the ring just 
removed from Kettering (dated 1630) was not case for Kettering, but 
was exchanged for the tenor at Gretton, Northants, by Thomas Eayre 
in 1761.
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> Is this correct? If so, where is it recorded and why was it carried 
out. As this bell will have been G and the tenor at Gretton is given 
as G#, it seems possible that it was carried out because the 
Kettering bell was too sharp and the Gretton one too flat. Does the 
bell still exist at Gretton, and does anybody have details of it?
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> David
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