[Bell Historians] Dropping bells

[Neil Skelton]

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MessageAnother clanger-dropping event:

Stratford Tony, Wilts: The Clement Tosier tenor of 3 in 1978. The block & T=
ackle used had been tested the week before. It was designed for use with we=
ights far greater than the load being lifted. The bell fell about ten feet.=
Apart from some slight chipping of the soundbow, where it fell on the chai=
n, it was otherwise undamaged. Sadly, it didn't improve the tone!

If you visit the church today (now in the care of The Churches Conservation=
Trust) you can see the 'ring' in the concrete floor of the tower. Incident=
ally, I was the one operating the block & tackle which had been borrowed fr=
om a reputable contractor who was also present at the time.

Neil Skelton.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Andrew Wilby=20
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:33 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Dropping bells


If this is the Harry Parkes West Brom story then I thought he pushed a be=
ll off the other side of his lorry whilst loading another?
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We seem to have bells dropping everywhere today in the most unlikely of c=
ircumstances.
Andrew


It was Harry Parkes, and with his speech difficulties he had a few prob=
lems telling homebase.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Grimmett [mailto:richard at g...]=20
Sent: 05 July 2004 15:57
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: **SPAM** RE: **SPAM** [Bell Historians] Re: Liverpool Cathed=
ral Bells


I have heard it from Henry himself.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Chester [mailto:mike at m...]=20
Sent: 05 July 2004 15:55
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: **SPAM** [Bell Historians] Re: Liverpool Cathedral Bells


--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, David Bryant <david at b...>=20
wrote:
> Surely no bell hanger would be stupid enough to put a bell on a=20
lifting chain and then just leave it hanging over a long drop?
>=20

Something that you do only once!

I've heard this story from a couple of different sources.

Mike




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