[Bell Historians] Re: Whitelackington - Somerset

[Nick Bowden]

"Andrew Higson" <andrew_higson at t...> wrote:
> Can't help too much. The two tenors were recast as stated, the two 
old bells being cracked. These were broken up in the tower and their 
combined weights were 16-3-24. The trebles were left there and we 
have no detail of any new fittings being made for them.
> 
> 1. 31.5", hum 283, nom 1081
> 2. 30.25", hum 265, nom 1011.5
> 3. 36", JT 1896, 8-2-0, hum 226, fund. 456, nom 907
> 4. 40.25", JT 1896, 11-3-15, hum 205, fund. 399, nom 808
> 
> 3 & 4 cast iron headstocks and coeval fittings.

That ties in with the current situation. 3 & 4 look to be ringable, 1 
& 2 could be patched up for a try out. An interesting installation.
At least we now have an exact tenor weight and nominal.
Nick