[Bell Historians] Enfield - Bramley Road Clock Tower

[Robert Lewis]

There is a reference to it in an old book on unusual clocks by Arthur
Tremayne, which ties up with Chris's location information (school playing
fields/sportsground):

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=esD7DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT56&lpg=PT56&dq=boys+and+girls+come+out+to+play+clock+chime&source=bl&ots=rjBz8cPDPB&sig=ACfU3U3JwPbkCI41hxX_fh6pLqBunqouug&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwrtjEn97nAhXsTxUIHUOcCzgQ6AEwB3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=boys%20and%20girls%20come%20out%20to%20play%20clock%20chime&f=false


RAL

On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 5:35 PM Chris Pickford via Bell-historians <
bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:

> The bells were cast by Taylors for Smiths of Derby in November 1936. They
> are a diatonic set of five in F (i.e. notes F, G, A, A# and C), the largest
> being 23” diameter and weighing 2-1-24. They have the makers’ names on –
> but no special inscriptions. Taylors merely supplied the bells – and had
> nothing to do with the original installation, which was designed and
> executed by Smiths.
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> The clock tower is listed (grade II) -
> https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101389536-clock-tower-cockfosters-ward#.Xk1wcSj7SUk
> - as being in De Bohun Park, Bramley Road, Cockfosters, in the London
> Borough of Enfield
>
>
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> That’s about it really
>
>
>
> *Chris Pickford*
>
> *Archives team – John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum and Archives*
>
> *E-mail* pickford5040 at gmail.com
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