[Bell Historians] Canons on ancient bell at Hanford, Dorset
Richard Smith
richard at ex-parrot.com
Mon Dec 6 23:23:26 GMT 2021
Sorry, another question on an ancient bell.
In 'The Bell and Belfries of Dorset: Part II', Dalton
reproduces a diagram of the cross section of the 11th
century bell at Hanford [p 326]. This is seems to be based
on diagrams by Elphick in 'The Craft of the Bellfounder' [p
20], and a 1958 Ringing World article [p 449].
Dalton also includes a photo of the bell [p 325], which is
reproduced at higher resolution in 'Exploring England's
Belfries' [p 100].
I'm really struggling to reconcile the cross-sectional
diagram and photograph with regard to the canons. Is anyone
able to describe what they think the canons look like?
RAS
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