[Bell Historians] Guildford Cathedral

[Peter Trotman]

Beverly,
Twickenham All Hallows was the tower we passed on the A316 on the way to
Guildford.

TTYL, Peter


On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Peter Whisker <peter at ...> wrote:

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> Dennis Brock (Tower Captain of Sunbury-on-Thames) is probably the last
> person alive to have rung at All Hallows Lombard Street (and of course has
> since rung the same bells in Twickenham).
>
> Dennis has been ringing since the age of 11 or 12 - more than 80 years ago
> and is still out ringing most nights of the week at Sunbury, Weybridge,
> Walton, occasionally Staines and elsewhere - still driving himself!
>
> If anyone deserves recognition and a long-service medal for ringing, he
> certainly does!
>
> Peter Whisker
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "David Cawley" <davidl.cawley at ...>
> To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> Sent: 29/05/2013 23:50:48
> Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Guildford Cathedral
>
> 
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> In fact, when the Cathedral was scarcely out of the ground, they were
> offered the ring of ten from All Hallows, Lombard Street, demolished in
> 1938. Apparently the offer was turned down as the Cathedral wanted a
> heavier ring. For details of the Lombard Street ring (eventually sent
> complete with its tower to All Hallows Twickenham) see Dickon Love's
> "Lovesguide" London site.
>
> DLC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Richard Offen <richard.offen at ...>
> *To:* bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:22 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Bell Historians] Guildford Cathedral
>
>
>
> On 30/05/2013, at 12:41 AM, "David Cawley" <davidl.cawley at ...>
> wrote:
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> This is the John S Goldsmith Memorial Bell, which was presented when the
> first part of the Cathedral was being built; it was hung for chiming in the
> turret at the east end when the Lady Chapel was being built in the 1960's.
> Cast at Whitechapel. There is a photograph of it on the back cover of the
> Golden Jubilee issue; the inscription reads THIS BELL IS GIVEN BY THE
> GUILDFORD / DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS / AS A MEMORIAL TO
> THEIR FIRST CHAIRMAN / JOHN SPARKES GOLDSMITH. / WHO DIED 1ST JUNE 1943.
> This reading is taken from the rather grainy picture so is O&OE and does
> not include any Foundry data there will be - no doubt the Whitechapel
> Foundry would oblige; and perhaps the Editor can tell us a bit more about
> his great predecessor's memorial bell.
>
> DLC
>
> The web site of the Guildford Diocesan Guild says the following:
>
>  "The Guild’s biggest challenge, the provision of a ring of bells for the
> new Cathedral, faced the membership from the early ’30s. A Cathedral Bells
> Fund was set up in 1933, before construction of the new Cathedral had even
> started. It received little support for many years but a Sacring bell, cast
> as a memorial to John S Goldsmith, was hung in the incomplete building in
> 1947 and a further bell, the ninth of the present ring, provided as a
> memorial to Alfred H Pulling in 1961."
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>
> R
> Sent from Richard Offen's iPad
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