[Bell Historians]ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE WIGAN - EVEN MORE neglected bells from urban Exploration,

[davidhird_uk]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "David Cawley" <dave at ...> wrote:
> Returning to HANLEY - surely the momentum must be kept up. So far as 
their quality is concerned I have spoken to a couple of people who 
have rung there and heard them outside. Within there is a long draught 
and the four trebles hanging over the top are not very clear. Outside 
the trebles are very loud, but the ten are describwed as tonally an 
excellent ring.
> 
> What with these and the Regal bells we seem to be in rather a dark 
age. Thank goodness DrL has unearthed the latter. How good it would be 
if they could be acquired as a unit and hung as a true carillon with a 
baton clavier.
> 
> DLC

I rang at Hanley in the late 70s and can confirm that they were a fine 
ring.

David