[Bell Historians] St Andrew bath

[David Kelly]

Oliver,

 

George Hawkins was a ringer at St Michael's and Bath Abbey until he died a
few years ago. He had rung at St James and at St Andrew's pre-WW2. Neither
were unringable prior to being destroyed in the Bath blitz. Tomorrow you
might manage a ring at Christ Church, Julian Rd (9.15-10am) and St Michaels,
Broad St (if enough ringers 10.05-10.30) prior to ringing at the Abbey.
Walking between towers is a few minutes and St Michael's less than 5 minutes
to the Abbey. 

 

Dave

 

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Subject: [Bell Historians] St Andrew bath

 

This weekend I'm going over to bath for my cousin's wedding and naturally I
have researching a couple of the towers locally as well as the abbey which I
will be ringing at this Sunday for morning service, I have however noticed
that there isn't much anywhere about the 24cwt eight which where destroyed
in the blitz and I was if anyone on list might have rung with  older ringers
who might have remembered them?. My 1936 B and W report gives them as having
a regular practice ( where they only seem to have rung  grandsire ) but for
whatever reason they don't seem to have been that popular for peal ringing
with the last recorded one being in may 1931 !. 

Regards Oliver Lee 

P/s the same also seems to be true with the rudhall  eight at st James (
also destroyed) and as there is no mention as to weather ringing was
possible I'm tempted to believe that they where unringable

 

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