[Bell Historians] post-war rings

[David Cawley]

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Both Mears & Stainbank and Gillett & Johnston were heavily involved in the =
production of precision castings in WW2; as also was James Barwell & Sons, =
who were still casting small bells.

TSJ gives a full; account of JT & Co's activities in WW1 and 2. And one mus=
t not forget that Warner's had that huge Admiralty contract (after which th=
eir "Battleship" and "Dreadaught" frames are named). As stated before on th=
is site, they were paid in kind, often with shell cases they had made thems=
elves - zinc rich, as the good people of Mangotsfield were to discover.

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> Certainly Taylors were involved with the war effort. I have seen
> correspondence (c1947) with Netheravon with words to the effect that th=
e
> firm would put them in the queue for work to be done, after they had
> finished with war work. Sorry, can't remember which bell they recast.

There's a fair bit on it in Trevor Jennings' history of the foundry.

David

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