[Bell Historians] Re: Liverpool Cathedral Bells

[Mike Chester]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Susan & Christopher Dalton" 
<dalton.family at v...> wrote:
> Very eloquently put. A bell was dropped in this way at the former 
8 (and
> before that former 12) at West Bromwich but the recast (i.e. 
replacement)
> bell had its true date on.

I have been informed that this occured when the 12 were being taken 
out to be rehung as an 8. The story (legend?) is that the bell 
hanger put the tenor on the hoist and went to lunch. When he came 
back the chain had parted, the tenor had fallen and smashed the 11th 
which was at the bottom of the tower awaiting collection.

Another West Brom story is one suggesting that Henry Fearn once met a 
peal band as they came out of the tower, saying something such 
as, "You think you have rung a peal, don't you?" On receiving an 
affirmative reply he told them that the clapper had fallen out of the 
2nd about an hour before the end of the attempt. No-one inside could 
tell!

Mike