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More model informationThis self-aligning bearing for a church bell was designed by Sir Arthur P. Haywood. They were used to help absorb some of the movement which would be created when the bells were rung. Without the bearings, this would have caused stress on the bell tower which could have caused structural damage in the long term. The self-aligning design of these bearings meant that the bells would always come to rest in the same position after being rung.
This bearing is one of a pair from the tenor bell in St Alkmund’s Church, Duffield, Derbyshire. These were replaced by ball bearings by Taylor’s bell foundry, Loughborough in February/March 1977.
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