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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

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.

Handley, Diana: 1983: Notes on Furness Branch Bells::: inscriptions and history

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