[Bell Historians] Fire at Sheering, Essex

[Alan Buswell]

Glad to hear the bells are ok. No quarter peals rung here.
But, does any one know the frequency of church fires over the years? It may show some alarming figures. 

AAJB.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Sloman 
  To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Fire at Sheering, Essex


    

  Bells are OK,  but much smoke and water damage to church.

  DS
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: John H Allen 
    To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
    Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:16 PM
    Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Fire at Sheering, Essex


      

    Robert,


    Have you seen this?


    John


    http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/efnews/4846841.SHEERING__Church_life_will_go_on_despite_blaze_vows_vicar/





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    From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lewis
    Sent: Friday 15 January 2010 10:47
    To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
    Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Fire at Sheering, Essex


      

    Does anyone have details of the fire damage at Sheering, Essex 
    reported briefly with a picture in this week's Church Times (p.4).

    The Church's website has nothing about it yet, but says this about the bells:

    "There are four bells in the bell tower. The first and third are by 
    Miles Graye 1619; the second is probably by William Wightman dated 
    1682 and the fourth probably by Richard Keene 1702. The bells were 
    not heard for about thirty years as the tower was considered unsafe 
    for change ringing, but in 1998 they were repaired and re-hung by the 
    Whitechapel Bell Foundry with a chiming mechanism, as part of our 
    year 2000 preparations."

    RAL

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