Reference
P91/28/82
Title
Papers concerning the restoration of the bells and work on the clock.
Date free text
1898
Production date
From: 1898 To: 1898
Scope and Content
Including:
a) Letter from Rev. F.E. Robinson, Drayton Vicarage, Berks., to G.F. Green, Leighton Buzzard, recommending Messrs. Webb & Bennett of Kidlington as "good and reliable Church Bell Hangers" 15 August 1898
b) Report on the bells by Messrs. Webb & Bennett of Kidlington, Oxon, Church Bell Hangers etc., with estimate for rehanging and quarter turning the bells (£ 88) and for repairs to the bellframe (£17 15s.) [Two items] 17 August 1898
c) Letter from Webb & Bennett to G.F. Green, listing work recently completed and listing clergymen to whom reference might be made for testimonials 28 August 1898
d) Estimate of Webb & Bennett for repairs to the chimes (£ 25) and to the quarter chimes on the clock (£ 10), 2 September 1898, with pencil notes on tunes for the chimes 2 September 1898
e) Report on the clock and dial works by Webb & Bennett, with estimates for altering and overhauling the clock (£4 10s.) and for new dial rods etc. (£6 5s.) [Two items] 24 September 1898
f) Estimate of Webb & Bennett for rehanging the small bell [i.e. the Ting-Tang] with new iron frame and fittings (£5 5s.) and for fitting a new minute dial to the clock in the belfry (£3) 3 December 1898
Reference
Level of description
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