[Bell Historians] ] Origin of church towers

[Anne Willis]

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On Behalf Of John Harrison
Sent: 03 August 2012 17:37
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Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] ] Origin of church towers

 

  


> The openings being positioned so that the exact moment that the body was
> lowered into the grave could be observed, and the bell silenced.

Mmm... OK if they bury everybody in the same place, but one opening would
give a very limited view of the whole graveyard. Maybe as it filled up
they kept cutting out more stonework?

-- 
John Harrison
Website http://jaharrison.me.uk

 

I have a nasty feeling that this is one of those suggestions that are really
grasping at straws.

 

Anne

           
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