House bells

[John Ketteringham]

The following extract from Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders may be of interest :

The various Trades Directories for the nineteenth century includes a considerable number of tradesmen who are listed as bellhangers under the general heading of Whitesmith, Locksmiths and Bellhangers.    It seems very unlikely that these tradesmen did, in fact, hang tower bells and were actually responsible for installing and maintaining house bells, which, before the introduction of electrically powered bell systems, were installed in many private houses.    This seems to be confirmed by White's 1882 Directory in which 'Bellhangers' and 'Church Bell Hangers are listed separately.  







By the way the second edition of this book is almost ready for the printers the nofficial date of publication being 28 October which is my 80th birthday 


             
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