[Bell Historians] Gateshead, Co Dur, SMV

[khsbelring at xGTbxL2LBfw6NotNs4XP1xexEWZlDOsVSqdUVlegZuMigGgiNUgeB2nWTJpEsmb59Q-5lBROgnZ--8E.yahoo.invalid]

Alan - I am afraid St. Mary Gateshead will not figure in 1/4 peal analysis  
any time soon. 
There were 4 bells in the 1552 inventory.
 
6 new bells in 1730.
 
8 new bells in 1788.
 
7th cracked in early 1970s.
 
Church gutted by fire.
 
Bells put into Diocesan storage.
 
Two trebles used as scrap for augmentation at St. Mary Whickham.
 
6 remaining bells stolen.
 
Church redundancy scheme 1984 and gifted to Northern Heritage Trust for  
Civic use.
 
Manager of building very much against installation of any bells.
 
regards - Howard E. J. Smith - Newcastle
 
 
In a message dated 25/10/2012 14:33:05 GMT Daylight Time,  
aaj.buswell at YrT9MmzR7EN3yuo-cX5OzMI7gy1rxLGqNbB-swDQeSu1AhkIDR-Q7E9vekcNp0BlJdAUOKolAd-gVoaer_3-Yw.yahoo.invalid writes:

 
 
 
I have a note (RW p1007, 1983) that two bells were stolen, one cracked and  
six bells are in store. What happened next? The last quarter peal on them 
was  in 1978 (see RW for 12 Jan 1979).

AAJB 




           
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