[Bell Historians] Holywood Church, Dumfriesshire

[Andrew Aspland]

 HiI am one of the stewards of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Library.  This is both archive and active library based at Taylor's bellfoundry in Loughborough.  We would be pleased to consider receiving Roger's books.  Clearly we have quite a collection already but in order to create a publicly useable library we do need duplicate copies of many works.  Could you give me some idea of the size of the collection?Many thanksAndrew Aspland
    On Friday 14 March 2025 at 15:27:41 GMT, roger kendrick via Bell-historians <bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:  
 
  Hi ChrisI am Sylvia Kendrick, Roger's wife.I have a collection of Roger's ringing books, a few of which are very old, and notes, photos etc about various bells and frames. Roger was very keen that these things were not destroyed, so I was hoping that you might know what could be done with them.I am happy to either send or transport them.Best wishesSylvia 
    On Sunday 23 February 2025 at 16:54:22 GMT, 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 

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Subject: [Bell Historians] Holywood Church, Dumfriesshire
From: alan bagworth via Bell-historians 
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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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