Pen y Fai

[william willans]

Is it true that they were provided for Cambridge quarters on 1-2-3-6 of six, 
with "5" added as the hour bell?

That's the story I've been told.

W

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>Subject: [Bell Historians] Digest Number 1138
>Date: 25 Jul 2005 11:48:20 -0000
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> 1. two historic postcards on e-bay
> From: "philholtsdgr" <pippolucas23 at ...>
> 2. Pen y Fai
> From: "Andrew Higson" <andrew_higson at ...>
> 3. RE: Pen y Fai
> From: "David Bryant" <davidbryant at ...>
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> Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:31:57 -0000
> From: "philholtsdgr" <pippolucas23 at ...>
>Subject: two historic postcards on e-bay
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>Currently there are 2 interesting postcards on e-bay viz:
>OLDHAM PARISH CHURCH, LANCS, LARGEST BELL, 1923 - R/P Item number:
>6195608846 &
>Oxon postcard Bicester Church Bells 1913 Old Ring of 8 Item number:
>6196089900
>Hope these might be of interest
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>Phil Lucas
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>Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:05:05 +0100
> From: "Andrew Higson" <andrew_higson at ...>
>Subject: Pen y Fai
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>Nick Bowden has spotted that the 5 Taylor bells here have been joined by
>a muggle, so they will have to come out of the list.
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>For reasons unknown they were cast as 1,2,3,5 and 6 with the 4th
>missing.
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>Andrew
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> Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:54:05 +0000
> From: "David Bryant" <davidbryant at ...>
>Subject: RE: Pen y Fai
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> >Nick Bowden has spotted that the 5 Taylor bells here have been joined by
> >a muggle, so they will have to come out of the list.
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> >For reasons unknown they were cast as 1,2,3,5 and 6 with the 4th
> >missing.
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>An esoteric clock chime?
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>I think the 4th is by G & G Mears, one of the old six from Rainhill. I also
>seem to recall that it was hung in a separate frame by E&S, which indicates
>(if I've remembered correctly), that the five of 1901 were put in a 5-bell
>frame.
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>David
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