[Bell Historians] Preston on Wye

[Susan Dalton]

>>Preston-on-Wye: presumably the treble of four is somewhere in the 
> augmented ring? [No, it was pensioned-off because it would not have fitted
satisfactorily into the ring of six because of its tone.]

Sharpe says it "may be identified by its shape and
> design as an early fourteenth bell" (with a beautiful illustration by
> CD). [Thank you kindly.]
>
> They were augmented by topping and tailing, and I seem to recall that
> one of the old bells was retired and replaced by a new one, and I
> think it was the treble. Perhaps CD can confirm? [Correct. Whitechapel (yes,
Whitechapel, despite its being an early Tufty & Co. job) then added two
trebles and a tenor.]
>
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