Shalford, Surrey

[George Dawson]

Shalford are a 6 by 'Old' John Warner of London in 1789 although the tenor
was recast in 1866 by Warners.
The recent discovery of George L Hanks notebook in Cincinnatti (Hanks was an
American bellfounder), which contains extracts from the manuscripts of the
Hedderly family of Nottingham (UK) and Philadelphia (America) has shown that
this installation was not the sole work of Old John.
George Hedderly was a Nottingham bellfounder from 1785 until 1793 when he
'emigrated' to America. The extracts show that Hedderly did not work alone
as previously thought but collaborated with both John Briant of Hertford
and Warner.
In the Shalford case the ring was partially cast when Hedderly was called
in, and altered the design of the ring, replacing the already cast treble
and altering the settings of the two tenors. It is clear that after the
bells were cast he was still not satisfied with the result.
I give below the entire extract:

Shalford Surrey, extracted from Hanks Notebook pages 8 & 9.

Dimentions of a Peal of 6 Bells as set by Mr Warners man to be in F and the
peal to weigh 55cwt. But after he had cast the first 4 was altered by me in
White Chapel Oct 1789. the peal for Shalford near Guilford in Surry

1st 2ft 6 3/4 wide 2 1/2 in thick
2d 2 " 8 ½" " 2 ½ " "
3d 2 " 11 ½ " 2 5/8 " "
4th 3 " 1 ½ " 2 5/8 " "
5th 3 " 3 1/2" " 2 3/4 " "
6th 3 " 6 ½ " " 2 ¾ " "

The first of the above peal was the eighth part of tone too sharp - the 2d
was correct the third a 16th part of a tone too flat. The fourth a quarter
of tone too flat 5th & 6th was not cast by Mr W. the first was a bad bell
and sent abroad
For Mr Hedderlys setting and alterations see next page

Peal of 6 Bells for Shalford near Guilford in Surry
1st 2ft 7 1/2in wide 2 5/8 thick (too sharp) ought to be 2 ½ thick
2d 2 " 8 ½ " 2 ½ "
3d 2 " 11 ½ " 2 5/8 " (too flat) ought to be 2ft 11in
wide
4th 3 " 1 ½ " 2 5/8 " (too flat) ought to be 3 " 1/2
in "
5th 3 " 4 " 2 5/8" " (too sharp) " " " 3 " 4
½ "
6th 3 " 8 " " 2 3/4 " (too sharp) " " " 3 " 8
½ "
Mr H's setting 1st 5th & 6th
The 1st 5th & 6th were 8th part of a tone too sharp each. Should have been
made as designated above
The following are the weights
Cwt qrs lbs
1st 6 2 23
2d 6 3 26
3d 8 1 23
4th 9 0 21
5th 10 2 13
6th 14 2 0



George Dawson