I am shocked to learn that Warners' records are gone.
I'm a bit surprised myself, but that's what George Dawson told me.
Were all the parish records lost in the fire? Might there be an invoice for wheels or other fittings?
That's a good question! I should have thought of that...
Being cast by a change-ringing founder, placed in a usable frame, doesn't necessarily mean that they were suitably fitted out with ropes and wheels of our sort.
Good point, although since Dennison is defending the use of his (unconventional) bell frame design by remarking that "he had heard no complaints of its unsteadiness: on the contrary, the peal seemed to give great satisfaction in all respects," he clearly thought that they were going to be so equipped.
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I'm a bit surprised myself, but that's what George Dawson told me.
Were all the parish records lost in the fire? Might there be an invoice for wheels or other fittings?
That's a good question! I should have thought of that...
Being cast by a change-ringing founder, placed in a usable frame, doesn't necessarily mean that they were suitably fitted out with ropes and wheels of our sort.
Good point, although since Dennison is defending the use of his (unconventional) bell frame design by remarking that "he had heard no complaints of its unsteadiness: on the contrary, the peal seemed to give great satisfaction in all respects," he clearly thought that they were going to be so equipped.