[Bell Historians] William Wooding Starmer

[David Bryant]

> A very interesting story, but which would you rather have - a 53 cwt old
> Whitechapel twelve, or a 54 cwt Gillett & Johnston twelve ? I know which
> would be my choice! Likewise, I can't believe that the old ring at Coventry
> could have, in any way, have been up to the tonal quality of the present
> bells there.

Having heard recordings of both, it seems that both were very good in different ways. The Gillett ring were indeed a tremendous loss. It's a shame they weren't removed for safety before the war, as a number of other city-centre rings were.

David
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