[Bell Historians] Oxford Towers

Tue Feb 15 09:35:10 GMT 2005

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Sorry about the punctuation thing Andrew it was a bit of a rush when I wrot=
e it. T Blyth
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From: Andrew Bull=20
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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Oxford Towers

I would have thought that "nabbers" was perhaps the place for this, but h=
ere goes...

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KIDLINGTON

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1 1897 Mears & Stainbank 6.0. 8 D

2 1897 Mears & Stainbank 6.2.18 C<

3 1897 Mears & Stainbank 7.2.12 B

4 1897 Mears & Stainbank 8.2.23 A

5 1715 Abraham Rudhall I 11.2. 0 =
G

6 1897 Mears & Stainbank 12.1. 5 F<

7 1700 Richard Chandler III 16.2. 1 =
E

8 1708 Abraham Rudhall I 21.1.27 D

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Metal frame Webb & Bennett 1897. Rehung with new gear by Whitechapel 1990=
. Go and handle well.

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WOLVERCOTE

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1 1958 John Taylor & Co 23=BD 2.3.19 G

2 1958 John Taylor & Co 24=BC 2.3.24 F

3 1958 John Taylor & Co 25=BE 3.1. 0 E=
=3D

4 1958 John Taylor & Co 27=BC 4.0. 4 D

5 1958 John Taylor & Co 30=BD 5.1.17 C

6 1958 John Taylor & Co 34=BD 8.0. 2 B=
=3D

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Complete Taylor job of 1958. Go and handle very well.

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MARSTON

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1 1972 Mears & Stainbank 24 3.1. 9 A

2 1823 William & John Taylor 25=BD 3.2.18 G

3 1823 William & John Taylor 25=BD 3.2.13 F

4 1823 William & John Taylor 27 3.3. 9 E

5 1823 William & John Taylor 28=BE 4.2. 3 D

6 1823 William & John Taylor 31 5.0.19 C

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Wooden frame, headstocks, ball-bearings mostly by Whites 1935. Go and han=
dle well, though ringing-chamber very small and ceiling very low.

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HEADINGTON

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1 2000 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.2. 1 A=
=3D

2 2000 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.3. 9 G

3 1792 John Briant 3.2.=
22 F

4 1654 Michael Darbie 4.2.16 =
E=3D

5 1792 John Briant 4.0.=
0 D=3D

6 1624 Richard Perdue 5.3. 4=
C

7 1470* John Danyell 7.0. =
8 B=3D

8 1613 William Yare 7.3.=
0 A=3D

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Frame 1967. Rehung and remodelled 2000 by Whites.

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HORSPATH

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1 1866 Mears & Stainbank 3.0. 1 =
G

2 1719 Abraham Rudhall II 3.2. 0* =
F

3 1719 Abraham Rudhall II 4.0. 0* =
E=3D

4 1602 Joseph Carter 4.1. =
0* D

5 1838 William & John Taylor 4.3. 0* =
C

6 1611 William Yare 6.0.=
0* B=3D

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Since rehung & retuned; tenor now 5.2.9. I have no up to date details of =
weights, gear or when the bells were rehung; I would welcome such informati=
on if anyone has it. Bells go and handle well.

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COWLEY

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1 1949 Mears & Stainbank 2.3.20 G<

2 1949 Mears & Stainbank 3.0.21 F<

3 1949 Mears & Stainbank 3.2.22 E

4 1949 Mears & Stainbank 4.1.12 D<

5 1949 Mears & Stainbank 5.0. 2 C=
<

6 1949 Mears & Stainbank 5.3. 3 B

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Complete installation in a two-tier metal frame by Whitechapel, 1949. Bel=
ls go and handle very well.

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NORTH HINKSEY

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1 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 2.2. 6 G<

2 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.0.16 F<

3 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.1.19 E

4 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.2.21 D<

5 1675 Richard Keene 4.0.25 =
C<

6 1907 John Taylor & Co. 5.2.27 B

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Frame: iroko, Whites 1972. Gear also by Whites 1972. Bells go and handle =
very well.

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Incidentally, Tom, ever heard of "punctuation" ?

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Andrew Bull

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-----Original Message-----
From: tom blyth [mailto:tomblyth at n...]
Sent: 14 February 2005 17:10
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Bell Historians] Oxford Towers

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Not sure if it's the right place to ask but im organising an outing in Ju=
ne time to the OXFORD BRANCH and I was wondering if you could give me some =
information on who hung the bells and when and what they go like any inform=
ation like that is more than welcome the Towers are /kidlington/ wolvercote=
/ marston/ headington/ horspath/ cowley/ north hinksey/ from Tom Blyth=20

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