Oldest Fittings

[Philip Denton]

Does anyone know which ringable rings have the oldest fittings? When I rang at East Carlton, Northamptonshire (3/06), I was told that the bells (Joseph Eayre, 1755, 9 cwt ring of 6) were re-hung in the new church tower in 1788. The Peterborough Diocesan Inventory gives the frame and fittings as probably by Edward Arnold, 1789. They were very heavy-going to ring! Are there many cases of older fittings in use?
   
  PD
   
  
jshe726707 at NJqj1lbM1FlmVf-99l8rQDhx4BgRqRSmmFcBp6OFeLOnkJRk9UFNe96bZmxdbR17c0F9H-P0ST5M.yahoo.invalid wrote:
              In a message dated 12/08/2007 21:46:11 GMT Daylight Time, rodbick at XMxbPE-5fZP7eLCoQtw1Yx4bfiR7jiXUaI6ztfHkA7hgF52i0jsm6lYpBFxO6FHRiauMywROT7wlyv12yHqqi_c.yahoo.invalid writes:
  I remember re-hanging a bell in the 1070's and it went really badly. It is
still going and now goes as well as any other bell in the tower.

  
  I didn't appreciate that you were that venerable Rod .
   
   
  Jim
  

         

       
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