New York

[Laura Dickerson]

     A number of us in the neighborhood, loosely speaking (only 200 
miles away),  found the inscriptions odd as well.  I thought it would 
have been good to at least mention the name of the church (rather than 
just that of the rector) but after rummaging through the Lovesguide to 
bells of London, I couldn't find any examples of recent bells with such 
an inscription.  Is there some tradition about not mentioning the 
dedication of the church for which the bells are cast?
Laura Dickerson