Henry Williams : The Glasbury Bellfounder, and the production and tuning of bells

Lewis, Colin A

Title: Henry Williams : The Glasbury Bellfounder, and the production and tuning of bells
Creator: Lewis, Colin A
Date Issued: 2012
Date: 2012
Type: Book chapter
Identifier: vital:6159
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004779
Identifier: Full text available to the end of Chapter 2
Description: The production and tuning of church bells is described before attention is paid to Henry Williams, the Glasbury bellfounder who died in 1722, and his bells. The bells of TP, his apparent successor are also described. Henry Williams was probably a member of the Williams family of Gwernyfed and was born c 1635. His presumed family connections are described. Bells known to have been cast by Henry Williams between 1677 and 1719 are listed; their distribution depicted; and their qualities assessed. The inventory of Williams' possessions at the time of his death is presented and discussed. Bells cast by TP during a brief foray into bell founding, apparently 1738-40, are described and their qualities assessed. TP was probably Benjamin Tanner (T), the industrialist specialising in iron production who succeeded Williams at the Pipton forge (P) in Aberllynfi parish near Glasbury, or Tanner (T) and Samuel Prichard (P). Prichard was the grandson of Henry Williams and his sole executor.
Description: A complete copy of this book is available at The Whiting Society of Ringers at: http://www.whitingsociety.org.uk
Format: 22 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: The Whiting Society of Ringers
Language: English
Relation: A complete copy of this book is available at The Whiting Society of Ringers at: http://www.whitingsociety.org.uk
Rights: Michael Foulds from the Whiting Society of Ringers has given permission to make available the front cover, title page, table of contents and chapters one and two to be put on the Rhodes University Research Repository, plus the back cover with a note that the whole book is available from the Whiting Society.

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