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Salisbury Diocesan Guild — THE GREAT BRITISH BELLFOUNDING REVIVAL

19:15 – 21:00 GMT Saturday, 16th January 2021

Online talk

Founders and Bell Hangers of the late Nineteenth Century

Speaker: Chris Pickford

Did you know that by the mid-1840s the Whitechapel foundry had a near monopoly in the British bell founding market? The Victorian church reforms coupled with the reordering and restoration of churches changed all that. This talk explores the great British bell founding revival.

A ringer for over 50 years, Chris is now based in south Staffordshire. He is a Past Master of the Ancient Society of College Youths and has rung 2000+peals. Now semi-retired, he spent his working life as an archivist. He is the author of ten books, but the history of bells and bell founding is his “special subject”.

Last updated Monday, 25 January 2021 at 22:21:06. First submitted Thursday, 17 December 2020 at 16:53:19 by Robert Wellen.

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✖ Home Newest Browse Search Random Diary Virtual Hub RW Issues Shop Pathways Subscriptions Donate Features FAQs Register Log in	Salisbury Diocesan Guild — THE GREAT BRITISH BELLFOUNDING REVIVAL 19:15 – 21:00 GMT Saturday, 16th January 2021 Online talk Register on Guild website at `https://sdgr.org.uk/bell-ringing-talks/` Founders and Bell Hangers of the late Nineteenth Century Speaker: Chris Pickford Did you know that by the mid-1840s the Whitechapel foundry had a near monopoly in the British bell founding market? The Victorian church reforms coupled with the reordering and restoration of churches changed all that. This talk explores the great British bell founding revival. A ringer for over 50 years, Chris is now based in south Staffordshire. He is a Past Master of the Ancient Society of College Youths and has rung 2000+peals. Now semi-retired, he spent his working life as an archivist. He is the author of ten books, but the history of bells and bell founding is his “special subject”. Last updated Monday, 25 January 2021 at 22:21:06. First submitted Thursday, 17 December 2020 at 16:53:19 by Robert Wellen. Chris Pickford (Image: Robert Wellen) William Blews and Sons Advertisement (Church Bell Founders). (Image: Robert Wellen)
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