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| bell house, Kendal | ||
| site name:- | Holy Trinity Church | |
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bell foundry | |
| coordinates:- | SD51699213 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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| notes:- |
There was a bell house, a bell foundry, in Kendal from the late 17th to late 18th
century, used by itinerant bellfounders. Christopher Hodson leased it for 3 years
from 1695. It was pulled down, 1790. Bells were probably cast here by William Whitwell,
Christopher Hodson and Abraham Rudhall. |
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| Handley, Diana: 1983: Notes on Furness Branch Bells::: inscriptions and history |
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