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	Home		Baltimore, Maryland, Christ Church Bells: 6, 12 cwt Mears 1803 Bells: were removed and hid from the British during the War of 1812. Three bells were lost and never recovered. (see The Clapper, Spring 2001) Dorchester, South Carolina, St. George's Church Bells: 4, Rudhalls 1751 & 1753. Second ring installed in North America. Town laid waste by the British during the American Revolution. The bells survived and were later hung in The New Church (present Cathedral in Charleston). Bells were later cast into one large bell which was destroyed or melted down during the Civil War. New Westminster, British Columbia, Holy Trinity Cathedral Bells: 8, 24-0-18, Mears 1861 Destoyed by fire 1898, one bell survives. Montreal, Quebec St.Patrick's Cathedral Bells: 10, 20-0-26 Mears & Stainbank 1910 Currently rung by electronic hammers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Christ Church Bells: 8, 18-0-24, Lester & Pack 1754 (second oldest ring of 8 in North America) Number 5 recast in 1950's by Paccard and 3 more bells added to the tower and control given to a carillon type of apparatus. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, St. Peter's Church Bells: 8, 15-1-25, Mears 1842 Currently rung at an Ellacombe chime stand. Waccabuc, New York The Waccabuc Mini-Ring a.k.a. The Coleridge Campanile Bells: 8, 0-0-10 Higby/Bowditch 1997 The first mini-ring in North America. The bells were originally installed in the home of Anne Carpenter Crownthorne, Berkshire UK and moved to the home of Peter Bevis and Helen McGregor in December, 1999. The mini-ring was subsequently returned to the original owner in December 2000.
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