Using some steel bar I salvaged from Malvern Link when I helped augment them from 8 to 10 in 1993, we made a frame to support the 7th bell on four M16 lengths of studding.
By tightening the nuts, this lifted the bell about ½", allowing the bell bolts to be cut off using an angle grinder.
And here is the result, the headstock ready for its trip to Matthew Higby's workshop. The bell is sitting on the framework very steadily, and will not require any more support.
We also managed to undo the last of the long bolts holding the 1911 frame side to the rest of the frame, allowing this to be lifted out of the way of the trap door.
After a bit of a tidy up, the planks we need to lift are at the bottom of this picture looking down on the SE corner of the tower. These planks will have to be replaced as they are rotten.
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