SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)*
BARNES GROUP, INC.
 Name of Issuer
CLASS A COMMON
 (Title of class of securities)
068706109
Cusip Number
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person [1] has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and [2] has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13-d 7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 068706109 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
Name of Reporting Person
1. Social Security or IRS Identification No. of Above Person
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 05-0341324
2. Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship of place of organization 50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903

   Number      5.  Sole Voting Power
     of            361,834
   Shares
Beneficially   6.  Shared Voting Power
  Owned by         161,594
 Each
  Reporting    7.  Sole Dispositive Power
   Person          353,948
    with
               8.  Shared Dispositive Power
                   826,206	

9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person. 1,183,540
10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares*
11. Percent of class represented by amount in row (9). 18.41%
12. Type of reporting person* Holding Company

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Barnes Group, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
 123 Main Street, Bristol, CT 06010
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address or Principal Business Office, or if none, Residence:
 50 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
Item 2(c) Citizenship: Rhode Island
Item 2(d) Title or Class of Securities: Common
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 068706109
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) ( ) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a) (6) of the Act
(c) ( ) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a) (19) of the Act
(d) ( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act
(e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Company Act
(f) ( ) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment or Endowment Fund; see 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii)
(F)
(g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13-d-1(b) (ii)
(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (H)

Item 4.        Ownership

(a)            Amount beneficially owned:    1,183,540

(b)            Percent of Class:             18.41%

(c)            Number of shares as to which such person has:
                 (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                      361,834
                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                      161,594
               (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      353,948
                (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      826,206	

                                                              Page 4 of 4 Pages

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
               the date hereof, the reporting person has ceased to be the
               beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
               securities, check the following (  ).

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               N/A

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
               Acquired the Security being reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company.

               Exhibit A attached

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

               N/A

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Item 10.       Certification

               By signing below I certify that, the best of my knowledge and
               belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
               ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
               purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing
               the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
               acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
               transaction having such purpose or effect.

Signature
               After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
               belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
               statement is true, complete and correct.

Date           February 14, 1995

Signature      /s/  Richard H. Jones

Name/Title     Richard H. Jones, Vice President
               Fleet Financial Group	

EXHIBIT A
Subsidiary Acquiring Securities Classification

Fleet Bank, National Association                Bank
Fleet NH                                        Bank

Fleet Trust Company                             Bank