[Bell Historians] Trowbridge Treble

[David Cawley]

I think the question is about specific donation, possibly recorded by 
inscription. However, there are a number of ex-RC bells which in recent 
years have converted to the Anglican church and one if not two rings of 
eight which have crossed the Tiber the other way. Also the delicious chime 
ex Cradely Heath (Grainger's Lane) Methodist Church is on offer to the St 
Martin's Guild and could end up Anglican or Roman Catholic.
One could of course say that Henry VIII saw to it that many Catholic bells 
still in existence were "donated" to the Church of England.
Some years ago I acquired from Taylor's one of the two old bells from Mount 
St Bernard's Abbey intending possibly to hang it in one of my own (Anglican) 
churches. The opportunity came last year to return it to the Communion 
whence it had come, when the Parish Priest at Leamington RC church told the 
ringers (I'm one of them) that he would like an Angelus bell. This seemed 
just the right home, and now Taylors have tuned and hung it for stationary 
chiming - it is the only bell in the tower which doesn't make it sway!

DLC
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> Trowbridge St James treble was donated by the Salvation Army, and I was
> asked last night if it is therefore unique. I know of no other. Does
> anybody else know of another, or indeed any other bells donated to an
> Anglican church by either non-Conformist or Roman Catholic groups?
>                  Phil Lucas
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