[Bell Historians] Holywood Church, Dumfriesshire

[Graham]

oooh!  you are a tease Chris...🙂


Graham

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On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 16:54, c.j.pickford.t21--- via Bell-historians <
bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:

> There's quite a story here, running back several years before this latest
> twist.
> The supposed value of of the bells is based on a historical study by the
> owners - and conclusions that several experienced bell historians have felt
> unable to endorse.
> I shall say no more, but this is just to warn that the latest news is only
> part of a longer story.
> Chris Pickford
>
> Sent from my Huawei phone
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Bell Historians] Holywood Church, Dumfriesshire
> From: alan bagworth via Bell-historians
> To: bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk
> CC: alan bagworth
>
> Thought this might be of interest.
>
> The Times on-line on Saturday 22 February in the Scotland section has a
> report on two 'old' bells. The church was bought from the Church of
> Scotland by a couple who have lowered the bells and put them into secure
> storage as they feared they might be stolen. The local authority is now
> ordering the couple to return the bells to the church. There are
> pictures of the two bells which are believed to be linked to a
> 12th-century knight 'William le Riche'. Is there any recorded
> information on these bells and can their date be predicted from their
> profile?. The report suggests they may have an eight figure valuation.
>
> Alan
>
>
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