[Bell Historians] Bellfounder - William Hambling?
John Baldwin
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Tue Jul 4 11:55:53 BST 2006
--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Susan & Christopher Dalton"
<dalton.family at ...> wrote:
>
> > William Hambling was casting at Blackawton 1823 to 1852 according
to Hope's "English Bellfounders". Is anything known of him part from
what is in Ellacombe's "Church Bells of Devon"?
>
> Try John Scott - he might give a preview of what is in his
forthcoming Devon book.
>
> I have seen a number of Hambling's bells - not that he seems to have
cast very many, and those that there are are all quite near home. Not
aware that he ventured into handbells, but he might have.
>
> C D
>
Data that John Scott has kindly provided us for the proto-NBR show
that Hambling was the founder of the following bells:
Denbury 5/5 1829 7cwt
East Ogwell 6/6 1828 6cwt
Halwell 4/6 1823 ? cwt
South Pool 6/6 1821 11-0-4
Thurlestone 3/6 1844 ? cwt
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