[Bell Historians] Riverside

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I saw the new Riverside bells at Whitechapel in 1999, just after they had been inspected by a carillon 'expert' from The Netherlands - I'm not sure who! It was my understanding that the top 58 Van bergen bells had been replaced - upto about one ton in weight - the biggest that they could fit in the lift. The new Whitechapel bells were pure G&J profiles at the larger end, blending into std Whitechapel shapes for the smaller bells. The trebles were almost solid - just a hole with a shoulder up the middle for a bell bolt.

I was told that Whitechapel had done a lot of research on G&J bells and had visited other G&J carrillons (Chicago included). They cast a 7cwt test bell before they cast the Riverside set - this was later bought by myself and now forms the tenor of the G&J style octave at Marston Bigot, Somerset. Whitechapel also had stamps made for the traditional "batwing" frieze and the 1920's 'hobnail' letters (several different sizes).

I'm sure Nigel is lurking in the background watching all this - he'll certainly be able confirm the above!

Best wishes,

Matthew
           
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