[Bell Historians] Staunton Harold (was Canon removal and faculties)

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Roderic Bickerton" 
<rodbic at n...> wrote:
>
> A very interesting and through reply From Richard Offen, and I 
would like
> to thank Richard for making this interesting but controversial 
material
> available.
> I rang at Staunton Harold a few years before they were done and 
they were
> not that bad.
> I am sure the whole ringing community would be very interested to 
hear if
> there is any likelihood of these bells being improved sufficiently 
to be
> used.

Thanks Rod. As you can imagine, it was a source of considerable 
frustration to a number of us at the time.   

I very much doubt if anything will be done with the bells for a good 
few years as, in the eyes of the Trust, they are now properly 
conserved ...what a joke!

Richard