[Bell Historians] Elizabethan bell for sale

[peterbellman2006]

I see the bell went for £3,960!! I agree with George that the Bonhams' and Clarkes' photos look very similar, even down to the fittings. I will have a word at our Guild AGM on Saturday and see if anyone can get information from Stanney WI (formerly village school) if it still exists.

Pete Dyson

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "George Dawson" <george at ...> wrote:
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> Well, the Plate Vii in Part 4 of Cheshire bell and the picture on the Bonham
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> Perhaps a visit/enquiry at the Stanney Womens Institute would be in order.
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> George
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> This is what Bonham's say:-
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> This has come from Chester itself and having spoken with the vendor (now
> 57), he recalls it when he was 3, in his relative's farm in the local
> village of Oscroft near Tarvin. He has taken it with him through two local
> house moves. 
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> I attach a number of images for your assistance. Aside from the damage to
> the cage, and some rim depletion, it is structurally sound and makes a
> pleasant, if not tonally perfect, noise... 
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