own church with bells

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If anyone is at all interested the Church of St. James at Newton  Hall in 
Northumberland close to Corbridge is being disposed of by the  Diocese of 
Newcastle.
 
I will post more details when an indicative price is published.
 
The ring of six bells were cast in 1873 by John Warner & Sons having a  tenor 
of app. 12cwt.
 
At this moment in time it is not possible to ring the treble due to a  
problem with the bearings. The other five bells are perfectly ringable ( a 1/4  was 
rung on them a month ago ) but the wheels are mostly in a poor  condition.
 
Do not fret that the bells might be lost as I have a verbal understanding  
that special terms may be applied with some sort of restrictive covenant so that 
 if the new owner does not want them they will be saved as a ring of bells  
seperately from the sale of the Church building.
 
Anyone wishing for further information may contact me privately if  they wish.
 
Howard E. J. Smith    -    bell  advisor for the Diocese of Newcastle.



   
           
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