[Bell Historians] Re: Vancouver

[Alan Ellis]

Sorry folks,

Forget what I said earlier about Victoria.

C. Stephen Smith is correct.  I had mis-understood what he had told me. 
   Obviously what he has written is right because it was he who spent 
the time among the bells.

Best wishes

Alan






jimhedgcock wrote:

> 
> 
> 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 
> <mailto:bellhistorians%40yahoogroups.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
>  > >
>  >
> 
> 
           
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