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Daily Herald Photograph: Looking down on the bells for Michigan University and Buckfast Abbey.

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Bradford, United Kingdom

One photograph showing top view of bells in foundry at Loughborough, soon to be shipped to Michigan University and Buckfast Abbey. Caption on back reads: '100 bells have just been cast at Taylor's bell foundry at Loughborough. They are shortly to be shipped to Michigan University and Springfield (Mass). The biggest bell weighs eleven tons. Photo shows - Looking down on the giants. The bell in the background weighs eleven tons and is the biggest for Michigan University. That in the foreground is for Buckfast Abbey, Devon. Fox, March 30th, 36'.

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  • Title: Daily Herald Photograph: Looking down on the bells for Michigan University and Buckfast Abbey.
  • Date Created: 1936-03-30
  • Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Fox Photos Ltd.
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