Christopher Dalton

[Richard Offen]

David Cawley's words eloquently sum up Chris Dalton: he really was 
one in a million.

My first encounter with him was back in the early 60s when he came to 
ring at Tenterden on an outing that contained just about all the 
characters mentioned by Michael Uphill in his `Tales from the London 
County Crypt'.   On that occasion CD dared to make a derogatory 
comment about the tone of my beloved Tenterden bells.   Despite his 
seemingly acidic comment (which was actually a very accurate 
summation of the melancholy tone of the two Warner tenors), we became 
instant friends and I treasure many happy hours spent in his company 
over the last forty years or so.

Both the photographic and the bell world have been greatly enriched 
by his amazing contribution, for which we should all be immensely 
grateful.

He fought a very brave battle.   May he rest in peace.

Richard