[Bell Historians] Grimthorpe Bells

[David Cawley]

No coincidence at all. And Lord G was his Godfather!

DLC

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From: "Susan & Christopher Dalton" <dalton.family at ...>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Grimthorpe Bells


>> ... recast in the
>> first half of the C20 by Taylor's - I have heard it said that in some 
>> cases
>> Taylor's approached the churches and offered to do the job at a reduced
>> rate as they saw the bells as an embarassment. How much truth there is in
>> this I don't know.
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> This is perfectly true - eg. St Peter's Bournemouth, and some of the bells
> at Swanage. But I would venture to suggest that it was rather because the
> founders were keen to bring about a great improvement than because they 
> were
> embarrassed by something done by their forebears 60 and more years 
> earlier.
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> Incidentally, thinking of Lord Grimthorpe's name, is it pure coincidence
> that Edmund Denison Taylor was so named?
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