FW: [Bell Historians] First World War memorial bells

[David Bryant]

DLC has asked me to forward this.
 

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> From: David Cawley
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> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
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> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:26 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] First World War memorial
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> Regarding Bishop Latimer Church Bells, now at Perry
> Barr. The new ring was most certainly cast as a War Memorial, and it was the
> reason why the old Deritend bells were acquired (in the late 1940's). It took
> ten years to raise the money. In fact, only 7 bells were cast from the Deritend
> metal, the original Taylor bell of 1904 (intended as the 4th of a ten which
> never materialised) being used as the 5th of the new 8.
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> Although the bells have gone from this magnificent
> tower, there remains a tablet in the base recording their installation as a
> memorial to those from the parish who gave their lives in the 2nd World
> War.
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> Just a small amendments to GAD's list,
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> Bishop Latimer, now Perry Barr
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> The Bishop Latimer's bells were cast in
> 1958 from the metal of the old Wells of Aldbourne ring at Deritend, and their
> inscriptions make no mention of them being a memorial to either World War.
> They are now at Perry Barr (and the 1923 Bishop Ryders bells - again not a War
> Memorial as far as I know - are now at Harborne)
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