[Bell Historians] St Michael's Gloucester

[David Cawley]

In fact, the two trebles installed by Taylors in 1898, were fixed direct to the RSJs in the picture, along with the 3rd. Subsequently, cast-iron framesides were installed for these three bells by G&J. These in turn were taken out in 1956, again by G&J, who installed them at the Cathedral, and hung the two excellent Taylor trebles (possibly the best bells ever to hang there) to make the ring of ten.
G&J bought the back eight and traded the metal in to Taylors who received it as broken bells. 

DLC
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  From: David Bryant 
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  "It once held a bell museum - does anybody know amy more about it?"

  It's described briefly in Bliss & Sharpe (p. 331-3).



  The bells, a ring of ten, were apparently in two separate frames with three bells above. In photo number 11 on the BBC site an RSJ framework is clearly visible. I would guess that this is the foundation for the upper (cast iron) frame. The BBC describes the church demolished in 1956 as being '15th century'. This is incorrect - the body of the church was Victorian Gothic. I think I have a photocopy of a photo of it somewhere.



  I remember asking to have a look up the tower when the base of it was the tourist information office, but wasn't allowed. I was a teenager then, and less persistent than I am now!



  David

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