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This handbell bears the inscription 'Part of the Great Bell of the Tron Church, Edinburgh, destroyed by fire 1824'. It was made by John Clyfton in 1633.

Handbell inscribed 'Part of the Great Bell of the Tron Church, Edinburgh, destroyed by fire 16th December 1824'

The Tron Church in Edinburgh's High Street was begun in 1637, opened for worship in 1647, but not completed until 1663. The 1824 fire, which badly damaged the church, affected the south side of the High Street from the Tron to St Giles.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-439-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KJ 95
• Date: 1633
  1824
  
• Material: Inscription: Part of the GREAT BELL of the TRON CHURCH EDINBURGH
  
• Dimensions: 150 mm H x 95 mm D
  
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• Subject: Ecclesiastical, miscellaneous, vestments (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: John Clyfton
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Tron Church
  
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