MEMORIAL CARILLON.
THE BELLS FOR WELLINGTON.
APPRECIATION IN ENGLAND.
When on a visit to England Mr. H. L. Feathcrstono, of Jiloyd Avenue, Mount Albert, heard the carillon, designed for the Wellington War Memorial, play ,in the grounds of the North-east Coast Exhibition ht "Thoy are wonderful bells," he said, "and Wellington will be very proud when they arrive in Now Zealand. They are worth going a long way to hear."
Mr. Feathorstone said a crowd of 200,000 people flocked into the grounds one Sunday to hear the carillon play. The scene was an amazing one and would novcr bo forgotten by those who witnessed it.
The carillon contains 49 bells, the heaviest weighing five tons. It is operated by a clavier and also by an clcctropneumatic mechanism, including an ivory keyboard for remote control and a paper band automatic player, which is started as required from a master timepioce.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20391, 21 October 1929, Page 13
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