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Below are the Weights of Ballymena Bells
Orginal Eight Bells - Before recast in 1987
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Diameter
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Weight
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Treble
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29 ¼
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5 cwts, 3 qrs, 5 lbs
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2
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30 ½
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5 cwts, 3 qrs, 26 lbs
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3
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32
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6 cwts, 2 qrs, 22 lbs
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4
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34 ½
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7 cwts, 3 qrs, 26 lbs
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5
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37 ¼
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9 cwts, 1 qr, 15 lbs
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6
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39 ¼
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10 cwts, 2 qrs, 5 lbs
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7
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42
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12 cwt, 2 qrs, 7 lbs
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Tenor
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47
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17 cwt, 2 qrs, 10 lbs
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Present Day Twelve - After Recast 1987 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry Limited. London.
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Diameter
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Weight
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Note
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Treble
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22”
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3 cwt, 1 qrs, 11 lbs
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A
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2
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23”
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3 cwt, 2 qrs, 1 lbs
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B
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3
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23¼”
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3 cwt, 2 qrs, 17 lbs
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A#
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4
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24”
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3 cwt, 3 qrs, 19 lbs
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G#
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5
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26”
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4 cwt, 1 qrs, 5 lbs
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F#
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6
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26”
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4 cwt, 1 qrs, 5 lbs
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F
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7
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27”
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4 cwt, 3 qrs, 0 lbs
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D#
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8
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30¼”
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5 cwt, 3 qrs, 3 lbs
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C#
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9
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32”
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6 cwt, 3 qrs, 3 lbs
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B
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10
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33¼”
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7 cwt, 2 qrs, 14 lbs
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A#
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11
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38”
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10 cwt, 2 qrs, 19 lbs
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G#
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Tenor
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42½”
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14 cwt, 2 qrs, 17 lbs
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F#
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