[Bell Historians] Re: Bell Photographs.

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Regarding the Liverpool Cathedral bells, there was a story going around
after the installation, of the 9th bell breaking it's rope when being
lifted in to the tower and killing two workmen on the way down.

I've heard this story from numerous (good) sources yet no one has ever
found whether this to be true or not.

There are two weights for the 9th currently doing the rounds, one at
34-0-11 and one at 35-0-11.

Short of going through the Cathedral archives, anyone else heard of this?



> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Jim Phillips
> <jim.phillipse9ox at ...> wrote:
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>> Jon wrote:-
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>> "(it is rust by the way, considering they've spent over 50 years
>> in the tower, it's shocking the way they've been left to fall in
>> to that state)."
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>> The rust is coming from the inside of the cast iron headstock
>> caused by condensation within the hollow stock and evidences the
>> high humidity of the area.  Personally I don't think it is too
>> much to worry about and that much can be done about it now.  No
>> doubt the installation is subject to a regular inspection and
>> maintenance contract by a firm of qualified bellhangers who will
>> examine the bolts holding the bell to the stock.
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> If I remember correctly, the bell bolts at Liverpool were replaced
> some years ago with stainless steel bolts.
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