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Did you know that All Saints Church in the North Norfolk village of Bristow, about 10 miles from Fakenham, has on display a metal cello made in 1700? A Mr Clithero, the village blacksmith, made it himself, and played it regularly in the church. If that strikes a chord, on a smaller scale but associated with a bigger name, Bedford boasts a metal violin made by John Bunyan who in his youth worked as a tinker.

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