[Bell Historians] Re: Latin Translation

David Bryant davidbryant at ...
Thu Aug 18 08:42:41 BST 2005


>Itis not only bellfounders who make errors,however, although their
>mistakes often last longer than most. I've just purchased a history of
>the Village of Bradford Abbas, also in Dorset, where a layman
>attributed bells to W & C Powell of Cullompton, and Mears & Stainbrook.

Ah, Church guide books and the like - there's another matter. In my 
experience, church guide books which describe their bells accurately are 
extremely rare. A load of drivel with a passing resemblance to reality is 
more often the norm...

David



 


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