[Bell Historians] Re: FW: a neglected tower

[jimhedgcock]

---Oakham tenor broke 
> in the crown and had to be recast a couple of years after being hung, 
> it was cast a couple of cwt heavier.
> 
> According to Nigel Taylor, Oakham tenor was cast in 1910 at 22-3-8 
and finished at 20-3-6. (Bell Historians 11/06/04) and the new one 27-0-
24 finished at 24-2-9 in 1924. It was in 1924 that it broke and in the 
process of falling cracked the 7th. Nigel's details of the weight of 
the 1924 7th. 18-3-6 finished at 16-2-19 are at variance with Ovens& 
Sleath, Time in Rutland, 17-1=0 Interesting photos in this book.