The Story so far
The Guild Gavel and Stand
When John Taylor recast the ring of eight at Hughenden in 1952, the local band carried out eight hundred and thirty-three hours of work assisting in the rehanging and raising money for the project. Although this may
be common in restoration work in the 21
st century, fifty years ago it was
more unusual.
One of the money-raising ideas was the turning of model bells from the wood of the old oak frame. The tower captain at Hughenden, Roland Biggs, produced these and to commemorate the new bells he made a gavel and stand in the form of a bell resting in a model frame. It was presented to the Guild in 1954 to be used by the Master at meetings.
