New Chimes

[peter461779]

The mystery is solved!  I was surprised to see the web site picture 
of the (alleged) Manor Farm Wantage as I am vaguely acquainted with 
the owners and they've never said anything about bells!  The answer 
is that Manor Farm Business Centre is actually in Wantage (although 
on the outskirts) whereas the picture and web site URL is of Manor 
Farm, West Challow (2 miles outside Wantage) and although a chime 
would undoubtedly grace the fine building, there isn't one!  I will 
endeavour to visit Manor Farm BC to see the new chime.

Peter

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Mike Chester" <mike at ...> 
wrote:
>
> I have been sent more details by Bryan McCahey - the clock chime is 
> indeed at Manor Farm, Wantage.
> 
> 
> The owner says:-
> Thank you for the message. I am very happy to have both sets of 
> chimes listed, and while there is not likely to be a large number 
of 
> requests for visits this would not be a problem as is is quite 
simple 
> to do them on open days or when we have house tours.
> 
> I think I gave you the bell details at Wantage, but in case not the 
> hour bell is by Thomas Purdue, B/353Kgs and the chime by Petit and 
> Fritsen 2007 comprising B/58Kgs, D#, E, F#. and the tune as 
follows; 
> [() means a quaver]  B=1, D#=2, E=3, F#=4
> Q1  (1) (2) (4) 3 1
> Q2  2 3 (4) (2) 3 () (1) (3) (4) 2 1 
> Q3  4 3 (2) (3) 1 () (2) (3) (4) 2 1 () (3) 4 (4) (2) 1
> Q4  (1) (2) (3) 4 2 () (2) (3) (4) 1 () (2) (3) (4) 3 1 () (4) (2) 
> (1) 3 () ()
> 
> I hope that is intelligible!
> The chime is at Manor Farm Business Centre (name provisional, but 
at 
> Manor Farm at least) Manor Road, Wantage, Oxon. There is no 
> electrical supply to the building yet though the chime and clock 
> illuminations were tested before lifting, but I hope the 
installation 
> will go live in about August.
> 
> The B2 bell is inscribed:
>     "If you can fill the unforgiving minute..."
>            "Poulton Hall Estate 2007"
> 
> The special significance of the Kipling quotation is because my 
> father who bought the farm for the estate (when we lost the land on 
> which the Poulton Lancelyn housing estate now is) was for many 
years 
> editor of the Kipling Journal and a noted Kipling scholar.That is 
in 
> addition to my thinking it appropriate of course!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Chester
>