Tubular bells (was Messages)

[Chris Pickford]

Sorry, don't have anything on Earley beyond what's in Sharpe who mentions six bells made in Coventry in 1887, obtained by Douai Abbey at Woolhampton from Douai (France) in 1903 and bought by the Earley vicar in 1919.

I don't believe the 1864 date in Elphick for the Brighton chime - that's the date of the church. The tower was added in 1881, which is more likely although still early (except that Harrington evidently had Brighton connections in the 1870s and 1880s so maybe they were one of his forst ventures)

My missing messages were about the Harrington family and firm, providing information from the census returns and trades directories. Happy to post if of general interest, although so far only DLC - to whom I sent them after my postings bounced - has them

CP


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  From: Alan Buswell 
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  A search of the G&J records show that a set of 8 tubular bells were sent to Earley, Nr Reading in 1938. no weights but only notes (No 8 being A442) There is, I believe another set where CJP has the details. (Can you help here Chris?.)

  AAJB
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    From: David Sloman 
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    George Elphick states that the tubes at Brighton, The Annunciation date from 1864 and Frederick Sharpe records that three tubes were recast by Gillett & Johnston at Oxford St. Barnabus in 1949, these are the earliest and latest I have in my records but for most I have no recorded dates.

    DS
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