[Bell Historians] Re: Pimlico, Ashton, Mancroft, Oxford.

[David Cawley]

Indeed, the work carried out at Mancroft by John Taylor & Co specifically 
involved NOT tuning the front 11 and the flat sixth. Their weights were 
reduced by removal of the canons and of the old cast-in crown staples.

There are in some of these bells what may be some slight 'scratch ' marks, 
dating from 1775 when they were first installed.

The tenor was of course recast in 1814 by Thomas Mears II. John Taylor & Co 
proposed in 1924 recasting it and increasing the weight; this was not 
permitted; so the tenor, and only the tenor, was significantly tuned by 
Taylors. Its nett weight after removal of 56 lb of dirt and staple was 
40-2-21, prior to tuning, which removed a further 2-3-6.

For a detailed history of Mancroft, see Paul Cattermole's "Chuirch Bells of 
Norwich", which every member of this list ought to possess; and which does 
contain, like David Bryant's on this site, contributions from yours truly

DLC
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>> Mancroft were tuned by Taylors the tenor from 40 2 21 to 37 3 15.
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> All of the evidence indicates that the tenor received minimal tuning (and
> this appears to have been simply to lower the nominal - it was sharp) and
> the others were not cut at all.
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> David
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