[Bell Historians] Steelwork into masonary

[Alan Birney]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Anne Willis" <zen16073 at ...> 
wrote:
> 
> My bosses are doing just that with a local architect who has got 
the
> organisation into no end of trouble wrt planning permission.  He 
is also our
> church architect and rather inefficient.  So far the parish has 
not taken
> any action against him.
> 
>  
> 
> AW
>


       At Barnoldswick, we have had two poor architects- the first 
diagnosed settlement cracks as being caused by the swinging of the 
bells. A later inpection by Adrian Dempster proved this theory wrong.

       The replacement architect, I invited on site to a meeting 
with Taylors and the Bradford DAC Advisor, Ron crabtree. I knew this 
architect was not knowledgeable as regards bells which is why I got 
everyone on site at the same time. The architect wanted the new 
supporting steelwork to float in the walls so that the ends had 
ventilation! 

       It took Jed Flatters, Ron Crabtree and myself some time to 
explain why the supporting steelwork HAD to be fastened securely 
into the walls and have anti drag cleats fitted.

        Makes you wonder how many parishes actually listen 100% to 
the architects who don't have an understanding of such matters.

Alan