[Bell Historians] Re: Vancouver

[jimhedgcock]

I am replying to you on behalf of Margaret Ketchen who is out of town 
at the 
moment.

Having returned from (another) hour of climbing around the bells, I 
report 
the following dates, cast into our bells - from the Tenor up:
Tenor     Mears & Stainbank Founders, London  1935
9        M. & S.  London 1935
8        M. & S.  London 1935
7        M. & S.  London 1935
6        M. & S.  London 1935
5        M. & S.  London 1935
4        M. & S.  London 1936
3        M. & S.  London 1936
2        1982  Whitechapel
Treble  1982    Whitechapel

A complete listing of all inscriptions cast in to the bells is 
attached.

Hope this serves your purposes

Yours sincerely

C. Stephen Smith
Victoria Bellringer


--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Alan Ellis <alan_ellis at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Hello Chris et al,
> 
> I can now confirm that Victoria, Christ Church Cathedral, are all 
1935.
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Alan Ellis
> 
> 
> Chris Pickford wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Regarding date discrepancies for Vancouver (and other jobs), it's 
not 
> > always possible to know from foundry records, press reports and 
other 
> > sources is what date is actually cast on a bell or set of bells. 
That's 
> > only to be determined from actual inscriptions - but this is what 
we 
> > should generally aim to show for all bells (i.e. date of casting 
as 
> > indicated by the date on the bell)
> >  
> > Vancouver could well be 1935 (not 1936). Confirmation either way 
would 
> > be appreciated
> >  
> > CP
> >
>