[Bell Historians] Dunbar Bells lost at sea

[Laurie Alexander]

 Thanks George, I will do some more research, I was always told the church had 'the ships bell' but 3 years ago a researcher from the North Shore of Sydney came in with the draft of a book he had been researching and writing, he showed me the photographs of all the bells in the peal, our bell being one of them, I have since lost contact with him.  If I could locate the pub in Balmain (I am told there is another bell there) that might shed some more light on the mystery.  The current bell at St John's was purchased at a salvage auction along with a number of other items from the ship, the bell was placed in a turret at the front of the church, I have a photo of (this taken in 1871), however when the Spire was built in 1873, the bell was moved to the school next door and became the prefects bell before being moved (in 1966) to the current location in the church entrance, (might it have been modified for the moves?) I will do some more research and report back.
Regards,
Laurie





  




This does not look like a regular founders bell. From the picture there is no inscription? And is that a join line at the shoulder?

In other words the bell cannot be part of a ‘peal’.
 
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[Attachment(s) from Laurie Alexander included below] 
One of those bells lost when the Dunbar sank on 20th August 1857 (at the entrance to Sydney harbour) was salvaged along with a number of others, St John's church in Darlinghurst, Sydney has one of the bells, I am told a second is located in a pub in Balmain, Sydney (still have to verify this), the bell at St John's in Darlinghurst is rung 3 times each Sunday to announce the Clergy have arrived at the church front door and the service is about to begin, one of the 13 Harrington Tubular bells sounds at the same time.
 
Photos available should anyone wish to see.
 
Laurie A.



 		 	   		             
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