[Bell Historians] Bells in museums

[John Ketteringham]

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>From Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders :

BOSTON Guildhall Museum

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1. 1888 =
Dia. 16=BD"

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This bell, which is unhung and has six canons, is from the Workhouse, Lond=
on Road, Boston.=20=20=20

Source : Visit JRK 15.5.1999.

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GRANTHAM Museum

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1. [IB] 1831

[Waist] S. RODGERS ALDERMAN / GRANTHAM [Founder proba=
bly Thomas Mears] Dia. 19" Note A.

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The inscription on the waist is incised. The bell is flat topped and was =
hung from a single bolt. See entry for Grantham Town Hall above. =
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Source : Visit JRK 18.5.1999.



LINCOLN, City and County Museum

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1. [24] JOANNES =FF SLEYT =FFME =FF FECIT [Founder : John S=
leyt circa 1350]=20

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Dia. 19=BD"weight 1=
cwt 2 qrs. 14 lbs

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This bell which still has its canons is from St Helen's Church, North Elkin=
gton which was declared redundant in 1981 and converted for use as a reside=
nce. =
Source : Visit GAD 18.10.1994.



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LINCOLN, Museum of Lincolnshire Life=20

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1. [Lip] J. WARNER & SONS LONDON 1880 =
Dia. 13=BE"

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This bell has six canons and was originally hung in the South Bar Congregat=
ional (later United Reform) Church, Lincoln. =
Sources : Information communicated by the curator of the Museum; Visit GAD =
8.10.1999.



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STAMFORD Museum

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1. [1] MVLTI [5] VOCATI [5] PAUCI [5] ELECTI [5][5][5] 1619 [5] =
[Trans : Many called, few chosen] [Founder : Toby Norris I] =
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Dia. 25"

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The canons have been removed from this bell which is cracked from the lip t=
o the lower waist. It has been on permanent loan since 1992 from St Andre=
w's church, Thornhaugh, Cambridgeshire when it was replaced by a new bell. =
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Source : Vis=
it JG 4.9.1999.



Does the following count?



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WAINFLEET ALL SAINTS former Magdalene College School (Now used as a =
library and museum)

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1. [ + 34] AVE . MARIA . GRASIA . PLENA [Trans : Hail Mary, ful=
l of grace] [Unknown fifteenth century founder] =
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Dia. 20=BD"

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This bell, which is 'clocked', may well date from the foundation of the sch=
ool in 1484 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and founder of Magda=
lene College, Oxford. It is hung from a wooden headstock on plain b=
earings without lever or wheel in a small wooden frame, Pickford type 6.A. =
with jack braces to the bottom cill, for one bell dated 1797. Deta=
ils of a school bell in the museum are as follows :

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1. [Lip] J. WARNER & SONS FOUNDERS LONDON 1879 =
Dia. 10=BE"

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Sources : North pp. 726-7; Visits JG 1998; GAD 17.9.1999.



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