[Bell Historians] Re: Brighton, St Paul - was Stonetcroft St Paul

[David Cawley]

BRIGHTON ST PAUL

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & tenor bells were dismantled by Harry 
Parkes and broken up to "chute" them over the organ. The frame was also 
dismantled, being a huge affair, designed in quarters with an extra space 
for the bourdon. A "new" frame using timbers from the old was made for the 
bourdon, which was drilled, had its canons taken off (all done in the tower) 
and was rehung with a horseshoe headstock and wheel etc for slow-swinging. 
The treble was rehung in a simple frame, also made from old timbers, for 
stationary chiming. They were overhauled c1990 when the huge timber lantern 
in which they hung was extensively repaired following damage in the 1988 
hurricane.

For the record, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Bourdon were originally intended as a mighty 
eight and were installed by C&G Mears, with quarter-wheels, in 1847. Reality 
was faced in 1873 and the four smaller became 5, 6, 7, 8 and four new 
trebles were added by Mears and all including the big one hung for ringing.

Don't know when they were last rung, but peals were rung there in the C19th. 
They were in a dreadful state by 1959.

DLC
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Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Stonetcroft St Paul


> Good location for the bells, St. Luke's, nice tower.
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> Anyone know what is left in St. Pauls, Brighton?  Went in once but 
> couldn't find any info. I
> have it as a lost 8, but also have a note of a single bell weighing 
> 41-1-13.
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> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "combineharvestersam"
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>> Liverpool. That is the correct name. The church couldn't afford to
>> hang the bells so they sold them (back?) to the MBRG for #2000, in
>> whose possession they remain. Hopefully they'll be put into the
>> bombed out church of St Luke's Bold Street, Liverpool.
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>> Aye
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>> Sam
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>> George Dawson <george at ...> wrote:
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>> The 1994 Dove reported the transfer of Widnes St Paul to Stoneycroft
>> St
>> Paul. Where is this, does it have another name?
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>> --- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "George Dawson" <george@>
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>> > The 1994 Dove reported the transfer of Widnes St Paul to
>> Stoneycroft St
>> > Paul. Where is this, does it have another name?
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