[Bell Historians] Re: Levels of Bell Production

[Anne Willis]

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On Behalf Of David Sloman
Sent: 23 November 2009 08:27
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Levels of Bell Production

 

  

John,

 

The list contains all known bells existing or recast from most counties,
recorded in county books. I haven't had the opportunity of obtaining a few
county books mainly in the North West-Cheshire, Shropshire, Cumberland &
Westmoreland. There will be many bells that have been recast and not
recorded. 

 

David.

 

 

The only way to find some of these 'missing bells' is to go through church
records.  I don't know what the survival rate is for other counties, but in
Wiltshire only 32 pre-1642 churchwardens' accounts from 351 buildings of
worship survive.  Only 11 are complete and some are very brief indeed.

 

Anne

           
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