[Bell Historians] Dowlish Wake Somerset

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In a message dated 14/09/2006 23:50:40 GMT Standard Time,  
davidbryant at TL0hgwsSzLkuABWpeFou0YehQM2sdn5zRFSe3u7KmvylQCp2GNm6rQzcKtIkZLj7Vb4wUWXmLGOrj77_SzJ8RM9TLQ.yahoo.invalid writes:

Why?  Didm't they have Taylor cast iron stocks? Were they hung by a local  
bellhanger (e.g. Cumbe Florey, Taylor six of 1902 with wooden stocks and  
frame by Sully of Stogumber I believe).

David 


I should imagine that they needed it! 
 
There are a lot of Taylor (looking) jobs in Somerset on timber headstocks.  
Marston Magna and Chilton Trinity to name two. These were probably by  Sully or 
Doble - so I guess that Dowlish could well have been hung by one of  these. 
Heathfield are interesting. Bells and clappers by Mears and all other  fittings 
by Taylors in a locally made frame - all of the same date. 
 
Hmm - thinking about it, that sounds a bit like one of my recent  
jobs...........
 
Matthew
 
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Church Bell Engineers.
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Chilcompton,
Bath,
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