[Bell Historians] John Barrett bell hanger and agent for Mears 1826

[Neal Dodge]

John Barrett was born around 1785, lived in Exeter and died on 5th March 1850. He is recorded as acting as an agent for Mears from 1819 including carrying out the hanging of the bells at Holsworthy (1836) and Sowton (1845).

Thanks
Neal Dodge 

> On 13 Sep 2021, at 22:38, Richard Johnston <johnstonrh at rhj.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> Anyone know anything about 
> 
> John Barrett 
> 
> who in 1826 rehung the bells at Plymtree Devon, in a five bell frame, 
> at a cost of £24 1s 7d, and is also described in the parish records 
> as an agent for Mears, who supplied 2 bells.
> 
> Richard Johnston
> 
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