Taylors 'Grimthorpe' bells

[davidhird_uk]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Richard Offen" 
<richard at s...> wrote:
> 
> We're back on to the old question of whether old bells that sound 
> dreadful should be tuned or not? Whether of great historical 
> significance or not, why should a parish be expected to put up 
with 
> something inferior for the sake of pleasing a few 
conservationists?   
> 
> Would previous generations have been as concerned? Answer: 
probably 
> not. Did those generations, by their actions, add to the 
historical 
> richness of our present bell heritage? Answer: almost certainly!
> 
> A certain amount of devil's advocacy is involved in my answers 
above 
> and I honestly don't think that there is a right or wrong answer, 
> whatever anyone may tell you!
> 
> By all accounts, most Grimthorpe style rings were pretty dreadful, 
so 
> it's not surprising that most places wanted rid of them! If they 
> helped Taylors to reach their significant discoveries at the end 
of 
> the nineteenth century and resulted in the replacement of 
Grimthorpe 
> rings with such glories as the twelve at Worcester Cathedral, then 
we 
> should not mourn their loss but be thankful they were a means to 
an 
> end!
> 
> Richard

Exactly. Like the argument about keeping crappy bell frames that no 
one ever sees.

Let those that want to preserve these things buy them and keep them 
for preservation themselves. That way everyone wins.

David