Ansonia Fire Bell Has New Home

Photo from the City of Ansonia.

ANSONIA — The following information is from a press release from the Ansonia mayor’s office:

The city recaptured a piece of its history yesterday by finding a new home for an 1877 fire sounding bell that for 87 years adorned the top of Farrel Foundry on Main Street.

In 1964, the bell was removed from the roof of Farrel Corporation and moved across the street to a small park adjacent Eagle Hose fire station.

The bell, which had been in storage at public works for the past three years, was restored at no cost to the city by Tracy’s Garage, and the bell’s foundation poured compliments of Frank Pepe Construction, both of Derby.

The bell was delivered yesterday and moved to its new home at Webster Hose Memorial Park on Central Street, the site of Webster Hose’s original location that housed horses for the horse drawn fire carriage back in 1907.

An inscription on the bell reads it was 1877 to the memory of Almon Farrel, founder of Farrel Foundry. 

Farrel Pomini donated the bell in 2017 to the city when they left their downtown location to move into a new facility at Fountain Lake Industrial park on the city’s west side.

A formal dedication ceremony will be announced.

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