[Bell Historians] was Charlton Adam

[Alan Birney]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "E. John Arthur" <john at ...> 
wrote:
>
> In his postingl Rodney asked "What is going on up there 
(Yorkshire)."
> 
> To start with Yorkshire is a large geographical county with the 
following Diocese:
> Wakefield, Sheffield, Bradford, Ripon & Leeds and York. All these 
have independent DAC's and slightly differing rules about what can 
and cannot be carried out without a Faculty. The York list can be 
found at: 
> http://www.denisontill.com/NR/rdonlyres/1EF20063-3F50-4BAF-A632-
EA4B257463D0/0/PRACTICEDIRECTION2005NO1AUG2005.pdf
> 
> 
> Picking up on what David was referring to I am fully aware that 
there have been activities within York which I have discovered work 
had been carried out which would properly be due a Faculty. Advisers 
can only visit a parish after a request has come from the parish. In 
some of these cases I know that work has been done after I had 
visited and sent an advice report* to the parish. If work has been 
done then I am sure the Archdeacons would want to follow this up, 
however, we then move into the extremely difficult area of pastoral 
care for many small and financially stretched small parishes. The 
ultimate measure would be a Consistory Court hearing. These are both 
costly and someone bears the cost and still would rarely get the job 
done correctly. 
> 
> *Advice reports here are presented to the DAC and adopted. Having 
been adopted are covered by liability insurance held by the Diocese.
> 
> John Arthur
>


          Some valid points John. You are aware of at least one 
location where the installation is dangerous before and after work 
but have you actually seen the work for for yourself?. The Parish 
has been ripped off and they probably think the bells have been 
restored fully. The fact of the matter is that the frame is tall and 
thin, one foundation beam under the Treble is rotten and virtually 
non existant, thin small, narrow frame strenghtening brackets fitted 
(with elongated holes) fastened on by m10 threaded rod, and three 
qaurter wheels fitted (which are out of alingnment and loose) and 
the garter holes are in the correct position to form a handstroke.in 
all honesty, they are only suitable to be hung dead as they are.

       Its not a restoration, nor is rehanging a 2cwt lever chime of 
two in a 2" by 2" pine frame on £8.00 Koyo light duty bearings, 
which the same person has done- Sooner or later someone is going to 
get hurt or killed or serious damage will occour.

Alan