[Bell Historians] Redundant bells in Greenock

[David Cawley]

GREENOCK ST GEORGE
Formerly Renfrewshire
Diatonic chime of 9 (as recorded 1947 by Ranald Clouston in CB Renfrewshire & Dumbartonshire)

Treble RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1913. / FOUNDED 1889 / 1
2nd CAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON 1912. / 2
3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1913. / FOUNDED 1889 / 3 (or 4 or 5 or 7)
6th RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1912. CAST 1889. / 6
8th RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1913. / THIS PEAL OF BELLS WAS PRESENTED BY / MRS. ROBERT SHANKLAND / TO THE FREE MIDDLE CHURCH GREENOCK. / IN MEMORY OF HER PARENTS / MR. AND MRS. GIBSON, PAISLE, / 1889. / 8    
Bass RECAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON 1912. /MIDDLE UNITED FREE CHURCH / GREENOCK / THIS TENOR BELL WITH TWO TREBLES / ADDED BY THE CONGREGATION IN / 1912.

Seven bells (1,3,4,5,6,7,8); chiming machine played changes on the diatonic six. 5th recast as 6th and 2nd and tenor added 1912. The comparison must have been striking, as the remaining bells were recast the following year. 

They were played from a clavier which with the floors and the chiming machinery was destroyed by fire in 1948.

 Given as 44"; Dove I gives 14 cwt in E; both note that there had been a fire in 1948 and the two tenors were cracked, although all were still hanging in their steel framework. RWMC states "It is possible that the bells will all be recast."

Dove II gives 10 bells, 18-1-7 in F, so it appears that the bells were increased in number and weight by G&J in 1950. Baton clavier. Perhaps Alan Buswell can give fuller details of the bells.

I realise that this is mainly about the old bells, but it is possibly not devoid of interest.

DLC 




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Lewis 
  To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:30 PM
  Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Redundant bells in Greenock


  At 13:14 06/12/2006, Dickon wrote:

  >Why is everyone bitching about this? I think Robert was asking a little 
  >more than just "what is there", which can indeed be found online. He (and 
  >I presume others) want to know what is happening now, what the process is 
  >for such decommissioned churches and the impact on the bells for this 
  >church, etc.
  >
  >DrL

  Thanks Dickon. I suspect that GAD just has it in for me - due to some 
  perceived slight! (no more photo favours for you, George!!)

  But, hey, I can live with that.

  You are quite right - I was after something rather more than the bare facts 
  from the (excellent) databases mentioned.

  RAL 



              
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