FW: [Bell Historians] Church Bells of the West Riding of Yorkshire

[Richard Offen]

Alan Ellis is having computer access problems (not the only problems he's
having by the look of things!), so has asked me to forward the following
message to the Group: 

 

 

Hello Everyone,
 
Although I appreciate Richard's suggestion and confidence, I'm afraid that
it will not happen for the forseeable future.
 
CB Shropshire will be the last.   It is taking an extraordinary length of
time for my copier to complete the book.  In fact it may never get done.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the final 4 or 5 signatures will be
completed at some time.   Then I can get it printed and bound.   If the book
goes ahead people who have ordered the book at the originally advertised
price and/or those who have paid already will be protected.  For all new
orders the price has to be GBP75.00.
 
My second problem is that my bookbinder friend has had a stroke and has sold
his business.  Hopefully the new owner will continue to bind the books for
me at a reasonable cost.  I do know him but what his costs will be are not
known!!!  
 
Thirdly, the drop in the value of the Pound has created the largest problem
to this little business.   Sales have already fallen off and future books
will be just too expensive for buyers.  Hence, I am suspending all future
facsimile publications. 
 
Books on the drawing board but suspended include Campanalogia 1698;
Campanalogia Improved 1705 and 1753; Clavis Campanalogia and the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th editions; and possibly CB Lancashire. 
 
Thank you all for your support.
 
Best wishes
 
Alan Ellis



 

What a great shame!

 

Thank you Alan for the superb books you have already made available to a
wider audience.

 

Richard
 

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:10:49 +0800
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Church Bells of the West Riding of Yorkshire

  

Is this a project for Alan Ellis?   His facsimile books are superb
productions.

 

R

 

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From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Andrew Aspland
Sent: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 4:31 PM
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Bell Historians] Church Bells of the West Riding of Yorkshire

 

  

During the last 20 years of the nineteenth century J Eyre Poppleton, of
Pontefract (my home town!) researched the bells in the ancient churches of
the West Riding of Yorkshire.  His findings were published in the Yorkshire
Archaeological Journal during 1902 and 1903.  There was also a reprinted
copy published as a complete book, "Church Bells of the West Riding of
Yorkshire".  I have only ever seen one copy of this book and that was in the
public library in Pontefract.  Several of my teenage days were spent
photocopying sections of this book, trying not to attract the attentions of
the librarian, until I had it all!

 

Recently I have managed to collect the necessary volumes of the Yorkshire
Archaeological Journal.  However, there are digital copies now online.

 

The necessary parts are:

 

Vol 16 pp 46 - 83 inc Plates I - VIII (published as Part 61)

Vol 17 pp 1 - 32 inc Plates IX - XV (published as Part 65)

Vol 17 pp 192 - 236 inc Plates XVI - XX (published as Part 66)

Vol 17 pp 434 - 462 (published as Part 68)

Vol 18 pp 88 - 104 (published as Part 69)

 

Some, but not all, may be found at:

 

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Yorkshire+Archaeologica
l+Society%22 <http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator:> 

 

The plates are of particular interest as they form the basis of George
Dawson's numbering system for founders' marks but these have not been
reproduced (properly) in the above scans.  I have digitised my own copies
and I am in the rocess of putting them on my website
www.riponandleedsbells.org.uk <http://www.riponandleedsbells.org.uk/>  -
follow the Poppleton link.  Plate I is misbehaving at the moment but the
others seem to work.

 

Yours

Andrew

 



           
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