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Kevin's Tour Pictures #23-88
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29 Droitwich Spa, p71, St Nicholas, Ella-TU-08, broke rope on first try
Only set of tubular bells in Worcs.  Built 1884 for the workhouse.
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GQ-23 GQ-25

Those spare blue ropes on the right meant that they also were prepared for them to break.
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Introducing Kevin Jones.
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41 Abberly, St.Mary the Virgin, p2, TU-6-1850 9-1-14 Ab
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47 Abberly, St.Michael, no tower bells, built by Normans 12C
GQ-26 GQ-27
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54 Great Witley, p 98, St. Michael & All Angels, 2 bells(UR) Rudhall-1734, Saunders-1738
Built by James Gibbs 1735 in Italian style, Interior is Renaissance style with paintings by
Antonio Bellucci, Baroque and exquisite gilded decorations thruout.
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62 Lunch at Great Witley, on the grounds of ruined Witley Court stately home
Joe, Gayle, Kevin, Mike
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63 Hartlebury, Bishops Wood, p104, St.Mary (Chapel of Ease), Ella-06 Bb
by Severin van Aershodt of Belgium 1890.  Wooden Wattle & Daub style
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71 Grave of Kevin Jones' grandparents.
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73 Doverdale, St.Mary, p70, 3-3-0 in Bb, swing chimed medieval bells
1-Richard Belytere 1440, 1-Godwin Baker-1615, 1-John Martin-1660
GQ-30 GQ-31
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77 Hindlip, p112, chime Hemis-08, M&S 1888, excellent condidition
West Mercia Police Hdqtrs, ex-St.James the Great
Hindlip comes from hind leap for animals escaping the fenced in farm.
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82 Pershore, The Collegiate Church, p225, change of 10, 19-0-2 in E
Built 1210 on site of previous Saxon Monastery.  Oldest building in town.
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84 Pershore, Guild Chapel, p225,
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86 Welford on Avon, St. Peters, p251, Norman 1100-1170, ring of 8, Taylor 1960/1980
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87 Long Marston, St. James the Great, p144, 2-(UR)
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88 Weston on Avon, All Saints, p159, Built 1283/15C, Bell-Leicester 1450
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