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The Maplestead
Mini-Ring
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This portable ring of bells was made in 1997 by Matthew Higby, of Chilcompton Somerset, with the assistance of Kate Walker and Bob Parker. The 8 bells hang in pairs in
wooden frames, all mounted on top of a 4-legged
fabricated steel tower. The fittings consist of
fabricated steel headstocks, counterbalanced
clappers, wooden wheels and miniature bellropes with
terylene top ends just like many church tower bell
installations. The bells were cast over-thick
using modified handbell moulds by
Having travelled widely in the UK with Matthew, they were used for several years by ringers near St. Benoit, Normandy, France and at Shalford in Essex. They were at Great Maplestead from 2003 till 2010 and are now at Deeping St James near Peterborough in South Lincolnshire. |
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Alistair Donaldson ©A M Donaldson 2011 |
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