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LIBRARY CATALOGUE

2011 Issue no. 2f

Most of the Guild Library has now been deposited in the Suffolk Record Office and East Anglian Sound and Vision Archive.

If you wish to borrow any items please contact the Guild Librarian ([email protected]). Items marked * are currently held by the librarian

CONTENTS

1. Central Council Publications 2. Guild and Church Records 3. and Composition 4. General 5. Local History (Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex) 6. Local History 7. Other Regional Books 8. Churches, Towers, and Ringers 9. Maintenance 10. Personal Memorobilia 11. Audio Visual 12. The Ringing World, Bell News, , Reverberations 13. Boards and Photographs 14. 15. Miscellaneous 16. Foreign Bells and Ringing 17. Fiction 18. Appendices

1: CENTRAL COUNCIL PUBLICATIONS

Title Donated By Beginners Handbook, 1981 Edition Anon Bell ringing – leaflet “Bells in your care” Notes for Incumbants - leaflet Central Council guidelines on ensuring the acceptability of The sound of ringing March 2001 S. Pereira Central Council Leaflet: “Working for Ringers and Ringing” Central Council Leaflet: “Central Council Publications 2001” Central Council Library: Essays for the Friends Nos.1-18* Central Council Library Catalogue Part 1, 1979 Central Council Library Catalogue Part 2, 1983 Central Council Library: Friends Newsletters Nos.12-25, 27-32* Central Council Meeting Official Report, Hull 1984 Anon Central Council Publication: Organising a Bell Restoration Project Suffolk Guild Sec Central Council Report of the Committee, 1894 Anon Central Council Rules & Decisions 1891-1903 G.W.Pipe Central Council Rules & Regulations (1894) Anon Central Council Rules 1993 Gen Secretary Central Council Rules & Decisions 1995 Gen Secretary Central Council Rules and Decisions 1998 Gen Secretary Central Council Training Directory 1997, 1999, 2000 Gen Secretary Change ringing on handbells (1949) H.Egglestone Change ringing, the history of an English art (ed Sanderson, 1987) H.C.Rush Collection of legitimate methods (1907) H.D.Lister Collection of rung surprise major methods (1973) D.Knox Collection of surprise methods in place notation C.J.Sedgley Conducting Triples by N.Chaddock J.Williamson Conducting Stedman Triples by W.Moreton (1984) J.Williamson Doubles & Minor methods (3rd ed, 1949) R.W.Steward Elementary handbook for beginners (1959, 62, 66, 69 editions)* Anon Hints for instructors & beginners (1933, 3 copies) 2 Anon (1 B Wakefield) Judging striking competitions by R.G.T.Morris Anon Major methods (collection of compositions, 1950) G.W.Pipe On conducting (1980) J.Williamson 1

Ringing World Report of the Central Council Meeting Suffolk Guild Sec Teaching From rounds to Bob Doubles by Moreton Anon Ten & Twelve bell compositions (1972) Anon Towards better striking by R.Smith & M.Tyler J.Williamson Towers & Bells handbook (1973, 2 copies) S.Bloomfield Variation & Transposition by J.A.Trollope (1936) C.J.Sedgley Central Council 103rd AGM at Bury St. Edmunds 2000 G. Wakefield Central Council Library Catalogue Part 1 – printed books Library purchase Poster: Ring the Changes bellringing a great tradition

2: GUILD & CHURCH RECORDS

East Bergholt Ringers Handbook Suffolk Guild of Ringers - Objects, Constitution & Rules Anon Suffolk guild of ringers Consultative Document J Girt On- going photographic record of Suffolk Guild Officers (1923-) (Album by V.Bedford, photos collected by G.W.Pipe) Photo album Guild dinner, Woolpit, 1988 A.Whiting Photo album Guild dinner, Woolpit, 1993 Photo Album Guild dinner 75th Anniversary 1998 K and D Salter Medical Guild Summer Meeting 2000 Programme G. Wakefield Mildenhall District Minute Book 1946-1959 Bury St.Edmunds District Minute Book, 1956-1967 Leiston Company Minute Book, 1898-1922 SE District Minute Book, 1970-1979 SE District Minute Book, 1979-1988 SE District Attendance Book, 1966-1978 SE District Attendance Book, 1979-1986 SE District Attendance Book, Oct 1986-Dec 1995 SE District Annual Report, 1988 NW District Attendance Book, 1948-1962 NW District Attendance Book, Aug 1962-Oct 1981 NW District Attendance Book, Jan 1982-Sept 1994 NW District Minute Book, July 1967-July 1994 West Central District Minute Book, 1960-1977 Suffolk Guild AGM Minute Book, 1921-1938 Suffolk Guild AGM Minute Book, 1938-1989 Suffolk Guild AGM Minutes, 1994 Suffolk Guild Management Committee Minute Book, 1938-1973, 1973 - 1989 Suffolk Guild Statistical Record, 1923-1972 Suffolk Guild General Meeting Book, 1938-1981 Guild Reports - Norwich D.A., 1878-1879, 1888-1918 - Norwich & Ipswich Assoc, 1919-1921 - Norwich, St.Edmundsbury & Ipswich Assoc, 1922 - Suffolk Guild, 1923-2010 - Essex Assoc, 1951-1962, 1964, 1966-1970, 1972-1975, 1977-1998 - Norwich D.A., 1896 (incomplete), 1964-1976, 1978-1997,1999 - Hereford D.A. 1965-1968 - Many others from various guilds etc see appendix at end of catalogue Suffolk Guild Newsletters - Various, from April 1974 (see Appendices) SE District Newsletters - Various, from March 1978 (see Appendices) 2

Notes from Suffolk Guild seminar, 22 Sept 1990 Suffolk Guild Directory of rings of 4 or more bells in the SE District Diocese of St.Edmundsbury & Ipswich, Directory 1984, 1985 C.of E. Central Board of Finance Report, 1930 Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress Exhibition, Ipswich, 1927 An analysis of rung for the Suffolk Guild 1923-1993 D.Salter Minute book of meetings in the Sudbury,Clare,Lavenham branch (Jan 1960-May 1977) R.Whiting Minute book of meetings in the Sudbury & Clare branch (May 1945-July 1958) R.Whiting Sudbury District Attendance book (March 1957-Nov 1973) R.Whiting Hatcheston Bells 2000 Issue no. 3 (leaflet) Suffolk Guild of Ringers Recruitment and Training Committee Minutes April 1994 - April 1999 D. Salter Suffolk Guild of Ringers What‟s On Oct 2002 Don Price‟s social events from 1997 D. Price - incl. Welcome to the Nine Tailors 10.11.02 Woodbridge St. Mary‟s ringers Service ringing attendance book Jan 1999 – Dec 2002 Jan 2003 - June 29th 2008 Correspondence re a peal rung for Sir John Smith, brother of The Duchess of Grafton R Suggett

3: CHANGE RINGING & COMPOSITION

Author Title Donated By Banister The art & science of change ringing (1874&1879) H.C.Rush Bedford An introduction to English tune ringing H.C.Rush Blagrove Campanalogia, surprise methods 1821-1950 C.J.Sedgley Bloomfield Information on Bowell‟s Bell Foundry F. Bloomfield Camp Bell ringing (& letters re errors, 1974) H.C.Rush Carter Circuits of stedman cinques & caters (1906) C.J.Sedgley Cleaver The Theory of Change Ringing – An Introduction J. Hammond Corrigan First peals & progressive lengths on 8,10,12 C.J.Sedgley Corrigan Half-lead system for false courseheads in treble-bob (1950, 3 copies) C.J.Sedgley F Bloomfield Corrigan 370 Surprise major methods (booklet & notes) C.J.Sedgley Corrigan 370 Surprise major methods F Bloomfield Corrigan 350 Surprise royal & maximus methods 1949, 3 copies) C.J.Sedgley F Bloomfield Corrigan 100 Surprise methods in place notation (1947, 2 copies) C.J.Sedgley Corrigan 160 unnamed surprise major methods in place notation (1947, 2 copies) C.J.Sedgley Corrigan Surprise methods on 8,10 or 12 bells F Bloomfield (items donated by F Bloomfield were given to him by D Knox‟s widow) Cranbrook Earl of Article on Change Ringing from Aldeburgh Anthology publ.1072 Dawn Scotcher Davis Lead ends (1918) C.J.Sedgley Davis Odds & ends of Grandsire Triples (1929) E.R.Goate Davis Surprise methods (1927, 2 copies) J.C.Haggar Fenton A ringers notebook (1972, 2 copies) Anon Gridley A Collection of Methods in the Art of Change Ringing Betty Syrett Heywood A treatise on Duffield (1888) C.J.Sedgley Heywood Stedman (1903) G.E.Symonds Higgins C The Chris Higgins Guide to Three Bell Ringing* A. Antrobus Hodgson A symbolic treatment of false courseheads (1962) C.J.Sedgley Hubbard Elements of Campanologia B Wakefield 3

Hudson,McClenahan & Bishop (1963) Incidence of falseness in treble bob. Wrong place and particularly right place surprise major D.Knox Knox D A collection of 720‟s of minor F Bloomfield Knox D A collection of peals F Bloomfield Knox D A collection of surprise major methods F Bloomfield (items donated by F Bloomfield were given to him by D Knox‟s widow) Lancs Association Instructions and Diagrams for Beginners (1948) B Wakefield Lancs Association Rules & Diagrams for beginners (1911) G.W.Pipe Morris History & art of change ringing (1937) J.C.Haggar Pipe Tips for ringing Stedman Powell The Ringer's handbook H.C.Rush Rigby Elementary change ringing (1980) Anon Salter The Suffolk Guild composition collection (1987/8) D.G.Salter Segar Blue-line system of extracting false courseheads (leaflets, 1959) C.J.Sedgley Snowdon Diagrams (1985) Library purchase Snowdon Ropesight - 4th edition, 1891 J.C.Haggar - 6th edition, 1910 G.W.Pipe - 9th edition, 1936 J.C.Haggar - 10th edition B Wakefield Snowdon Standard methods - 1908 edition G.W.Pipe - 1915 edition (belonged to W.Button) G.W.Pipe - 1915 edition L.G.Brett - 1916 edition (belonged to E.Grindell) Anon - 1947 edition B Wakefield - 1951 edition G.Smith Snowdon Treatise on treble bob part 1 (1879) J.C.Haggar Suffolk Guild Peal compositions for 1983 G.W.Pipe Thompson Method splicing part 2 - major methods C.J.Sedgley Trollope Stedman Anon Troyte Change ringing - 1869 edition (belonged to E.Ambrose) H.D.Lister - 1869 edition (2 further copies) H.C.Rush Tufts The art of handbell ringing (1961) H.C.Rush Wilson Change ringing (1965) H.C.Rush Wilson Notes for beginners (1953) H.C.Rush Wilson The art & science of change ringing Anon Wratten A collection of surprise compositions (1965) Anon The

4: GENERAL

Barnes J. The Unofficial Ringers‟ Handbook* Anon Bleby We sing in a strange land (1989) J.A.Smith Bristol U.R.G. (1935) Directory of church bell ringers (2 copies) H.D.Lister Camp Discovering bells & bell ringing (1968, 1975 eds) H.C.Rush Coleman The bell ringers bedside companion Lib Purchase Coleman The bell ringers early companion Lib Purchase Coleman The method ringers companion Lib Purchase Coleman The bob callers companion Lib Purchase Duckworth Tintinnalogia, or the Art of Ringing (facsimile ed. 1970) H.C. Rush Ellacombe Belfries & Ringers (1871) H.C.Rush Foden Inspired by bells (1991) Anon Harrison The Tower Handbook Lib. Purchase Hawes Music & Morals (1879) G.W.Pipe Heywood Bell towers & bell hanging (1914) H.C.Rush Ingram Bells in England (1954) H.C.Rush 4

Jones About bells & bell ringing H.C.Rush Johnston J England‟s Child The and Casting of Bells (and Ringing World Review of the book May 9th 2008 by G Pipe) G Pipe Mears & Stainbank Church bells report 1900 H C Rush Mears & Stainbank Church bell founding during four centuries at Whitechapel bell foundry (1960) D.Hughes Morris Legends o‟the bells (194?)* R. Munnings Morris Bells of all nations (1951) G.W.Pipe Morris Towers & bells of Britain (1955) H.C.Rush Moris Tintinnabula (1959) D.Knox Nichols Bells through the ages (1928) G.W.Pipe Raven The bells of England (1906) E.R.Goate Shipway The Campanologia (1816) H.C.Rush Sottanstall Elements of Campanalogia H.C.Rush Tricker and Pipe Suffolk‟s Churches Great and Small G. Pipe Trollope The history of the College Youths (1937) G.W.Pipe Tyack A book about bells (1898) G.W.Pipe X-Y-Z Bells & (1879) H.C.Rush Short Office for Ringers‟ Meetings B.Wakefield

5: LOCAL BELL HISTORY (Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex)

Allen Holy Trinity Church Long Melford - The Tower, The Bells, The Ringers P. E.T. Allen Cautley Suffolk Churches & treasures (1975) D.Knox Cattermole Church bells & bell ringing - a Norfolk profile (1990) Library purchase Clouston Reports on the bells of various churches (see appendices) R. Clouston Clouston Small bells (Magazine article, 1980) R.Clouston Clouston Bury St. Edmunds Bells R. Clouston Clouston & Pipe Bells & bell ringing in Suffolk (1980, 2 copies) H.C.Rush & D.Knox Cottrell The Parham Bells and their Frame S Cottrell Deedes & Walters The Church Bells of Essex (1909, 2 copies) H.C.Rush Earey The Demo bell - a History R. Earey Earey The Demo Bell – press clippings R. Earey Girling Stowmarket St. Peter and St Mary 1815 – 2000 The Ringers and the first 200 peals W.S. Girling L'Estrange The Church bells of Norfolk (1874) H.C.Rush Pearson Principal rings of bells - Eastern counties (1910) H.C.Rush Pipe/St.Mary-le-tower Papers on the restoration of St.Mary-le-tower 1963-75 & 1980, correspondence & drawings G.W.Pipe Raven The Church Bells of Suffolk - 1890 edition - 1890 edition H.C.Rush - 1890 edition G.W.Pipe - 1890 edition (belonged to C.Sayer) E.R.Goate Roast Change ringing in Essex (1978) H.C.Rush Syrett Betty Notes about the Bells and Bell ringers of Wingfield Library purchase Thurlow Church bells & ringers of Norwich (1948) H.C.Rush

Details of Mechelen bells to be found in East Anglia from „De Mechelse Klokkenzieters‟ R Clouston Letter re appeal for funds for rehanging Ufford bells R Peters Letter re handbell ownership R Peters The Essex Assoc. of Change Ringers Millennium 5

Celebrations S. Periera Photocopies of Gillett and Johnson‟s recordsof castings of The 4th and 7th bells at St. Mary‟s church Woodbridge N. Whittell Parham Church Bells Newsletter Issue no. 4 Autumn 2005 Parham Church Bells Appeal – leaflet Framlingham bells restoration appeal – leaflet Report, design and estimate for the installation of sound control at St. John Baptist Church Felixstowe F. Bloomfield Certificate and record of peal rung at St. Mary‟s Church Woodbridge - to celebrate the 80th Birthday of HM Queen B. Wakefield - to celebrate 25 years of priestly ministry by Rev. Kevan McKormac B. Wakefield Campsea Ashe bells project information The bells of St Mary‟s church Gislingham – leaflet Acton bells + photo of Baburgh Hall, reputed source of Oak for beams in Acton church S Dawson Correspondence re the proposed restoration of the clock and chiming mechanism in the tower of St.Mary‟s Church, Woodbridge B. Wakefield Leaflet The Bells of St Mary‟s Ixworth R. Suggett Felixstowe Sound level tests F Bloomfield Leaflet Bardwell Bells Past, Present and Future* R. Suggett

6: LOCAL HISTORY

Ambrose Melford Memories (1972, 2 copies) D.Knox Bevis Fenland Saints & Shrines E.Ambrose Bevis A letter from the Fens D.Knox Bevis A guide to Fenland churches D.Knox Bevis The Fens & West Norfolk D.Knox Bevis The Ipswich Bell Founders Bevis The story of a Fenland steeple D.Knox Howat Keeping in time with Suffolk churches (1983) G.W.Pipe Discovering East Suffolk (1962) D.Knox The Suffolk review - summer 1977 D.Knox Perry W. The Sudbury Bell Founders W.Perry Pickford Orwell Park Nacton – the bells, clock and chimes C Pickford

7: OTHER REGIONAL BOOKS

Bliss and Sharpe The church bells of Gloucestershire (1986) H.C.Rush Cannon Church bells of Cornwall H.C.Rush Cattermole Church Bells of Norwich Library purchase Clouston The bells of Berwickshire R. Clouston Clouston Manx bells (1986) R.Clouston Clouston The bells of Perthshire (1992) R.Clouston Colchester Hampshire church bells (1979) H.C.Rush Cook Cambridge University Guild 1879-1979 H.C.Rush Dove Church bells of Britain - 1st edition, 1950 W.Button - 2nd edition, 1956 W.Button - 3rd edition 1962 Library purchase - 4th edition, 1968 H.C.Rush - 5th edition, 1976 H.C.Rush - 6th edition 1982 Library purchase - 7th edition (signed by R H Dove) library purchase - 8th edition, 1994 Lib Purchase 6

- 9th edition, 2000 Lib. Purchase Eeles & Clouston The Church & other bells of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (1967) H.C.Rush Eeles & Clouston Bells of Wigtownshire, Kersmains bell (1976) R Clouston Elphick Sussex bells & belfries (1970) H.C.Rush Jennings A History of Staffordshire bells H.C.Rush Jennings A History of Surrey bells H.C.Rush Peterson Change Ringing in Scotland Anon Sharpe The Church Bells of Berkshire H.C.Rush Sharpe The Church Bells of Cardiganshire H.C.Rush Sharpe The Church Bells of Guernsey, Alderney & Sark H.C.Rush Sharpe The Church Bells of Herefordshire H.C.Rush Sharpe The Church Bells of Radnorshire H.C.Rush Sharpe The Bells of the Isles of Scilly (1965) H.C.Rush Tilley & Walters The Church Bells of Warwickshire R.Clouston Walters The Church Bells of Wiltshire H.C.Rush Bells and Churches in N. Tamar - leaflet V. Kemmett Booklet; The Great Bells of St. Buryan, Cornwall V. Kemmett Leaflet: the bells of St.Anne‟s Alderney G. Wakefield Leaflet:Kendal Parish Church Bells J.Budden Leaflet: 20 Questions about English Church Bells and Bell Ringing J.Budden Leaflet: The Bells of Canterbury Cathedral V.Kemmett

8: CHURCHES, TOWERS, BELLS & RINGERS Antrobus The Old Bell Frame, Bardwell (2009)* A. Antrobus Historical Notes on the Norman Tower – A4 leaflet (2010) Bray Bells of Memory (History of Loughborough Carillon, 1981) H.C.Rush Bray War Memorial Tower & Carillon Guide J.Williamson Camp J In Praise of Bells R Mares Cook Bells of St.Paul's Cathedral (1981) H.C.Rush Cooper Bells of SS.Peter & Paul, Lavenham (1965) H.C.Rush Dacombe Bell Ringers at Lavenham (1940). Article in Picture Post 44(2) 9th July 1949. 28 – 31.* D. Rogers Edwards Bells on the East Cliff (1980) H.C.Rush Elphick The Craft of the Bellfounder Library purchase Lee The old & new bells of Peterborough Cathedral (2 copies) H.C.Rush Mackechnie Inveraray G.W.Pipe Montagu Benton Bells & Ringing Annals of Saffron Walden (1921) H.C.Rush Nixseaman The Clock that Changed Hands, discovered in Cambridge (1956) Anon Ockelton Tower & bells of Great St.Mary's Cambridge (1981) H.C.Rush Pickford The Steeple, Bells & Ringers of Coventry Cathedral H.C.Rush Pipe Churches Associated with The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths G. Pipe Roberts D The bells and bellringers of St. Cuthbert‟s Church Darlington J Budden Rowlands Bells and Bell ringing at St Peters Church Iver D. Rowlands Scott The Bells of Exeter Cathedral H.C.Rush Scott Casting a bell for Exeter Cathedral H.C.Rush Simpson A B “On bell tones”from the Pall Mall magazine Vol VIII no. 30 F Bloomfield (from D Knox‟s widow) Stannard, P. V A Short History of the Norman Tower and its Bells (1995) Suggett, R Leaflet – Bardwell Bells – Past, Present, Future* Thow The Rings of Twelve H.C.Rush Thurlow Tower,Bells & Chimes of Gloucester Cathedral H.C.Rush 7

Walker York Minster, its Bells & Bellringers (1973) H.C.Rush Ward Bobs & Singles at Christchurch Cathedral H.C.Rush The Bell cage & bells of East Bergholt The Church of St.Mary Halesworth - A History of the Bells D Crooks St. Edmundsbury Cathedral Millennium Project File G. Pipe

Various dedication & rededication leaflets including: Great Yarmouth St.Nicholas (October 1959) Falkenham (Dec. 1994) S. Girt Felixstowe (June 223) G. Wakefield Halstead (April 1957) Hatcheston (April 2000) G. Wakefield Rumburgh (Feb 2005) S. Girt Lavenham (August 1965) Stoke-by-Nayland (December 1965) Wickham Market (November 1980) Parham (July 2006) S. Cottrell

Order of Service for the Rededication of the Church and a new bell at Iken Oct. 24th 1999 G. Wakefield Order of Service for Dedication of the restored & augmented bells at Barrow (31 March 1996) S. Girt Order of Service for Choral Evensong at Barrow to mark the end of the day of Dedication (31 March 1996) S. Girt Order of Service of Dedication of St.Margaret Reydon (Dec 1996) G.Wakefield Order of Service for the Hallowing of the bells of St. Bartholomew‟s Church Orford S. Harrison Order of Service Service of Thanksgiving in recognition of the contribution to bellringing made in the Diocese by members of the Suffolk Guild of Ringers S Girt Leaflet The Bells of St.Mary's Woodbridge (by R.Rice) Woodbridge ringers Leaflet Chichester Bell Tower and its Bells B Wakefield Ringing World 26/1/34 Article re restoration of Woodbridge Bells Library purchase

Order of Service leaflets from dedications of various rings, and funerals of Suffolk ringers including

Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeral of David Richard Barnard S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Robert George Crooks S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Hessel Fuller S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Peter Southerton S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Ranald Clouston S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Leslie Wright S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the life of Joyce Lester S Girt Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeral of Trevor Bailey S. Girt Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeral of Lady Rachel Mary Bridges S. Girt Leaflet A celebration for the life of Audrey Foreman S. Girt Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeral of Marie Isobel Goodship S. Girt Leaflet A Thanksgiving for the earthly life of Sylvia Ruth Pipe S. Girt Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeral of Robin David Allum S. Girt Leaflet Order of Service for the Funeralof Ruth Wright Leaflet Order of Service for Evening Prayer at St. Michael‟s Beccles On Easter Monday for the Suffolk Guild AGM 2005 Leaflet Order of Service for Evensong at St. John‟s Felixstowe For the Suffolk Guild Quarterly meeting G. Wakefield Leaflet Order of Service of Thanksgiving and Blessing for Diana and George Pipe‟s Golden Wedding S. Girt Leaflet Aldeburgh Parish Church Pew News 8

Thanksgiving Service for the life of Susan Munford Article on ringing and a controversy Bell Restoration & Augmentation - Central Council Seminar at Orford G. Wakefield Booklet Manx Bell Restoration Appeal 1997 G. Wakefield Whitechapel Bell Foundry - promotional leaflet on Handbells G. Wakefield Various Church Guides for many Suffolk churches (ask the Librarian for more details) Copy of a poster: Bodmin Ringing Contest 20.1.1902 A Wakefield Copy of a Ringing Warning Notice from Cornwall Record Office A Wakefield Information on 18th century competition ringing in Cornwall A Wakefield Photos and Obituary of David Collins ringer from Worlingworth G.Robinson Norfolk and Suffolk border ringers tours 1965 – 1986 M.Rose Rougham ringers half day and whole day outings 1960 – 1977 M.Rose Newspaper cuttings – photo of Woolpit bells return 1969(?) M. Rose 2 cuttings re Albert Driver aged 94 2009 M. Rose Bardwell bells removal 27.02.09 M.Rose Suffolk Guild photo and report EADT 15.4.96 M. Rose Lists of participants and photos of ringers outings from the Rougham area 1966 – 1972 M.Rose Leaflet The Bells of St John the Baptist, Campsea Ashe* Postcard „The ringers what rang in the long peal‟ Thornham Magna 1912 M. Carson Order of Service – Geoffrey Pulford 1932 – 2011, Otley.* R. Beavis Newspaper „A family ding-dong‟. Golden wedding of Michael and Heather Eary, Sproughton (June 2009). EADT 20/06/2009. Newspaper „Albert still ringing bells at age of 94‟ EADT 23/02/2009* R. Beavis

9: MAINTENANCE

Bulwer Glossary of technical terms (1904) ( 2 copies) Central Council Schedule of regular maintenance Anon Clouston Movements in church structures (1989) R.Clouston Clouston Practical guide to the inspection of church bells R.Clouston Jennings The development of British bell fittings (1991) Anon Jutsum Knots, Bends & Splices (1930) J.C.Haggar Pickford Bell frames: a practical guide to inspection and recording Library purchase Oxford D.G. care & maintenance Anon Rupp Maintenance and Protection of Bells (2008)(6th Framework programme of the European Community)* Robert Beavis Rupp Ringing bells – state of the art in the durability evaluation of church bells (2006). Development and Evaluation, LAVEK.* Robert Beavis. Skirving Wire splicing J.C.Haggar Central council maintenance handbook Anon Church Bells & Their Hanging - a booklet advertising Nicholson Engineering including data sheets on - Clappers, Bell frames, Pulleys, Bearings/Gudgeon, Headstocks, Wheels, Stays, Sliders, Runner gear. G.Wakefield John Warner The Crescent Foundry Cripplegate Catalogue B.Wakefield

10: PERSONAL MEMORABILIA

ASCY Rules & regulations (belonged to G.Symonds) G.W.Pipe ASCY History, rules & regulations (belonged to W.Brown) H.C.Rush St.Mary-le-Tower Society Rules ®ulations 1901(belonged to G.Wightman) G.W.Pipe E.Ambrose Personal peal book G.W.Pipe 9

Bailey Peal book Anon G.Bennett Peal book Anon J.Bennett Note books etc G.W.Pipe E.V.Blake Book of towers visited G.W.Pipe E.Blomfield Note books and papers etc G.W.Pipe A.Bowell Register of towers & bells visited Anon A.Bowell Ledger Anon W.Brown Campanology diaries (1903-1940) (including some compositions) H.C.Rush W.Brown Personal peal book (1909-1944) H.C.Rush W.Brown Peals with people records H.C.Rush W.Button Personal peal book G.W.Pipe Harry W King Membership of the Guild Certificate (no date) M.Rose H.D.Lister Peal book Anon J.W.Sedgley Collected touches G.W.Pipe L.Wightman Personal peal books (1912-1954) G.W.Pipe Norwich D.A. Membership certificate - C.J.Sedgley - W.J.Button Suffolk Guild Membership certificate - C.J.Sedgley J.R.G.Darling - George Freeman H. Judge Touches by Wickham Skeith & Thornham Magna bands H.C.Rush

The Bowell Papers G.W.Pipe A collection of various drawings, notes & photographs from Bowells Bellfoundry, Ipswich (catalogued by C Pickford) on long term loan to Ipswich Record Office A CD-ROM produced by Chris Pickford C. Pickford

The Leslie Brett Papers G.W.Pipe A collection of papers concerning methods & compositions with other miscellaneous personal papers. Also cuttings of the Ringing World series "Personalities of the Exercise" & "Servants of the Exercise" Plus Personal peal books

The Dudley Button Papers G.W.Pipe A collection of church guidebooks, leaflets, maps & newspaper cuttings (from his sister, Joy Wakeling)

The Helmingham & Framsden Papers G.W.Pipe Records of methods rung by the Helmingham band (1930-1939)

The Dennis Knox Papers G.W.Pipe

The T.William Last Scrapbooks G.W.Pipe The Ringing World series of articles "Leading Conductors" Plus Personal peal books

The Library Scrapbook Various cuttings & photographs concerning Suffolk Bells & Ringers

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Muriel Page's Scrapbook Muriel Page

The Cecil Pipe Papers G.W. Pipe

The George Pipe Papers including the Pipe family tree A large collection of papers manuscripts and memorabilia G.W.Pipe

The Sylvia Pipe papers G. W Pipe

The Claude Rush Papers H.C.Rush A collection of letters, pamphlets, leaflets concerning various dedications & rededications of Suffolk rings of bells (particularly Eye). Plus Guild & SE District newsletters from the 1970s. Also notes from various talks given on ringing

The Charles Sedgley papers G.W.Pipe Miscellaneous envelopes containing compositions of Stedman Triples, Caters & Cinques; Erin, Royal & Maximus methods, & compositions of Spliced Plus peal books, method books, tower book. Also peals rung from Sedgley compositions 1913-71

The George Symonds scrapbooks G.W.Pipe A collection of newspaper & Ringing World cuttings, together with photographs concerning bells & ringing Plus peal books, compositions, inventions & ideas

Woods W (of Hasketon) A collection of methods St Mary‟s, Woodbridge Bellringing scraps of Agnes and Reg Kersey S. Munnings

11: AUDIO VISUAL (The items in this section are held on long term loan by the East Anglian Film Archive)

Cassette Tape Teach yourself change ringing on handbells Anon Cassette Tape Nationwide selection of Christmas bells including Grundisburgh, 1985 (BBC Radio 4) B.Waterson Cassette Tape Bells - a 30 minute feature on bells & their uses (BBC Radio 4, 16 October 1994) B.Wakefield Cassette Tape "Le famosse otto campane di Desio" & "Concerti di campane" - Italian bell ringing Library purchase Cassette Tape "Unione campanari Bolognesi" - Italian bell ringing Library purchase Cassette Tape La Campane di Montegaldella Italian ringers Cassette Tape Haverhill Bell ringers (BBC Radio Suffolk, Dec 1996) Valerie Jay Cassette Tape Suffolk Bells 1997 B. Wakefield Cassette Tapes 1 and 2 Nolan Golden Recordings of Suffolk Bells recorded from spool tape by Owen Caxton Compact Disc Bowell of Ipswich. A compilation of data and images from the business, archives etc.(2001 ed. ) C Pickford Compact disc Bowell of Ipswich A compilation of data and images From the business, archives etc. (2005 ed.) C. Pickford Compact disc Let the bells ring out – Sounds of Suffolk Bells Library purchase Compact disc The W Library purchase Compact disc Service of Dedication of Parham Bells Library purchase Compact disc Abel for Windows – Abel ringing simulator (Donation to the Library appreciated if borrowing this) Library purchase Compact disc Ringing at Grundisburgh church S Pettman Compact disc BBC Sound Effects recordings British bells (3 copies) S Pettman 11

Compact disc BBC Sound effects recordings British and foreign bells S Pettman Compact disc BBC Sound effects recordings foreign bells S Pettman Compact disc The bells of St Mary‟s Ixworth recorded March 2008 before the rehang and augmentation Ruth Suggett DVD The Craft of Bell ringing Library purchase DVD Parham bells restoration project Library purchase DVD 8 Bells at East Raynham P.Gorrod DVD Chediston‟s Bells Inaugural Peal P.Gorrod DVD The Bellringer: A Profile of Harold Rogers P. Gorrod LP Records The bells of G.W.Pipe Birmingham Cathedral Bells G.W.Pipe Bells of St.Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne G.W.Pipe Ian Tracey plays the Henry Willis III Organ of Liverpool Cathedral G.W.Pipe Bells of the Norwich Diocese G.W.Pipe Spliced Surprise Major on handbells G.W.Pipe Music by Sound in Brass Handbells G.W.Pipe . Voices of the Tower (SMLT Ipswich) G.W.Pipe Church Bells G.W.Pipe Handbells in Harmony presented by Sounds in Brass M. Rose Twenty Best Loved Carols sung by Revivaltime Choir M. Rose 78rpm Record Kent Treble Bob rung at Lavenham broadcast on St George‟s Day 1948 Don Mills Music on handbells from Worcester B Wakefield Shepherd The Sound of Bells (record & book, 1964) H.C.Rush Spool Tape Various recordings including Cathedrals of Lichfield & Lincoln, Dutch handbells, Whitechapel handbells & other ringing G.W.Pipe Spool Tape Stonham Aspal W.J.Button Spool Tape Silverdale bells Anon Spool Tape Henley, Bramford, West Stow (1968) H.Egglestone Spool Tape Christmas Bells, Ipswich (1974, 2 copies) G.W.Pipe Spool Tape ANZAB weekend, Melbourne (1965) G.W.Pipe Spool Tape BBC "Dateline" program (1969) Ringing & interview, Long Melford H.Egglestone Spool Tape 7 unidentified Anon VHS Video Anyone can be a ringer (Kent County Assoc) VHS Video Brentwood Ringing Outing VHS Video Church Bell Restoration (Central Council) VHS Video Italia 90 Ringing Holiday VHS Video Let the bells be rung G. Pipe VHS Video Look and Learn Library purchase VHS Video Once in a century - Framlingham restoration - copy 1 Framlinham PCC - copy 2 Library purchase - copy 3 G.Pipe VHS Video St.Peter & St.Mary Stowmarket VHS Video Suffolk Veterans Ringing Parties 1998 S. Munnings VHS Video Collection of highlights from various Suffolk Guild and other social events involving ringers (1994) J.Williamson VHS Video "Campane e Campanari" - A ringing holiday in Italy, October 1994 B&G Wakefield VHS Video Bell ringing in Northern Italy (Italian ringing styles) B&G Wakefield VHS Video Suoniamo Ancora – Lets ring again B & G Wakefield VHS Video Bellhandling - Central Council Education Committee C&D Salter VHS Video Whitechapel Bell Foundry Gold Medal Church Blacksmith G. Pipe VHS Video Bell ringers in Australia G.Pipe 12

VHS Video Suffolk Historic Churches Trust „Churches in Danger‟ Appeal Campaign G.Pipe VHS Video “Songs of Praise” by Eayre and Smith J Stevens VHS Video “Songs of Praise” P. Moss VHS Video Includes episode from TV Series “Heartbeat” featuring ringing P. Moss VHS Video Bells for St. John‟s Felixstowe Library purchase VHS Video BBC2 programme “Augmentation of the bells of East Raynham Norfolk” Bruce Wakefield VHS Video BBC 1 programme “Inside Out” featuring the Hollesley Simulator Bruce Wakefield

12: THE RINGING WORLD, BELL NEWS, CAMPANOLOGY & REVERBERATIONS

Miscellaneous copies of "Bell News" & "Campanology" from the turn of the century G.W.Pipe and Bell News, July 27 1907* R Peters Campanology, Jan 6, 1896 (2 copies)* Reverberations, April 1969 Ringing World - 26/1/34: article re restoration of Woodbridge bells Library purchase Ringing World DVD – 1911 – 1940* (Contact Abby Antrobus) Library purchase Ringing World* – (Contact Abby Antrobus for their location) complete years 1937, 1938, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 to 2010 except for May 31st 1957): (donated by H.C.Rush, D.Knox, J.Stevenson, H.Leeson, G.Waterson, J.Williamson, St.Mary's Tower Woodbridge, H Price, G. Pipe, R Peters, issue dated 14/9/79 donated by A.Morris from Ixworth), John Girt 2010 onwards, and library purchase Incomplete years 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1947 1931 Jan 16th only 1928 Feb 3rd only Ringing World Facsimile 24.3.11 issued with the diamond Jubilee Number 26.3.71* R Peters Ringing World Suffolk Guild Jubilee Issue 06.04.1973*

13: PEAL BOARDS & PHOTOGRAPHS

Photographs of the Bailey brothers (4 different) A.Kersey Photograph St.Matthew's, Ipswich, 196? A.Archer Photograph Lavenham, 1965 Anon Photograph Handbell ringers, Stradbroke, 1915 (including photographic plate) Anon Photograph Handbell ringers, Stradbroke, 1918 (including photographic plate) H.C.Rush Photograph Eye, 1956 H.C.Rush Photograph The surprise major handbell band, 1901-7 (William Pye's band) E.W.Pye Photograph St.Mary-le-Tower ringers, 1888-90 G.W.Pipe Photograph Large unframed of Horringer, 1967 Anon Photograph Debenham ringers Anon Photograph Claude Woodard, Ernest Blomfield, A Roy Woodard + ? G Pipe Photograph Suffolk Ringers in 1948/49 approx George Pipe Photograph Suffolk Guild Ringers taken on 13 April 1996 at Lavenham David Salter Photograph (2 photocopies) Stowmarket Ringers c1922 R Peters Photograph Lady bell ringers at Grundisburgh church 1979 Evening Star Newspaper photograph Veteran ringers of the Guild at Henley Anon 13

Peal Board Leiston, 1913 A.H.Archer Peal Board Thornham Magna, 1901 (framed) L.E.Last Peal Board Framsden, 1927 (framed) R.P.Peters Printer's Block Willy Lotts Cottage H.C.Rush Printer's Block Eye Church H.C.Rush

14: HANDBELLS

Two inscribed bells, deposited on long term loan with Gillian and Bruce Wakefield together with the provenance of the two bells. Presented to Herbert Bayles by Mrs F.W.French, 1910 & 1913. Restored by Winston Girling 2003 H.C. Rush

15: MISCELLANEOUS

Nelsons Encyclopedia Volume 3 Tirrill - The Aided Schools Handbook Various guides East Anglian Magazine: April 1950, December 1952 Friends of St.Edmundsbury Cathedral Annual Report, 1986 St.Andrew's Ashberton Parish magazine, July 1971 Leaflet - Framlingham bells restoration appeal British Medical Journal article, December 1990 – Bell ringers' bruises etc Mitson Shield (old) + details of inscriptions Management committee (1995) Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol 124 (1994) R Clouston Headstock & Gudgeon (bound copies) R & J Peters John Taylor Bell Foundry Museum Details G. Wakefield A bell ringers book of brain benders by Angela Newing 1984 P. Wakefield Info. On art installation “Waterlog” including art work depicting Bob Minor in colours Alec Finlay (artist) Hunt Blanche “A Peel of Laughter” a collection of amusing poems, and anecdotes about ringing R Mares

16: FOREIGN BELLS & RINGING

Audio-visual items in this section are held on long term loan by the East Anglian Film Archive

Leaflet Mostra Storico-documentaria "Arte Campanaria" Italian ringers Book Per Conoscere Desio (by Massimo Brioschi) Italian ringers Book Campane Nei Secoli (by Gianni Mauli, 1991) Library purchase Book La pieve di Cisano e le sue campane Italian ringers Booklet S. Maria in Stelle; il campanile, le campane, i suonatori Italian ringers Booklet Washington Cathedral G W Pipe Cassette Tape La Campane di Montegaldella Italian ringers Cassette Tape "Le famosse otto campane di Desio" & "Concerti di campane" - Italian bellringing Library purchase Cassette Tape "Union campanari Bolognesi" - Italian bellringing Library purchase Compact disc Campane A Festa S. Pettman Compact disc L‟Armonia The bellringing tradition in the valleys of Bergamo N. Italy (2 copies) S Pettman Leaflet The Cathedral complex of Verona Leaflet Suonate campane Italian ringers Leaflet Unione campanari Bolognesi Italian ringers Leaflet V Trofeo „Aldo Zanoni‟ Italian ringers VHS Video Italia 90 Ringing Holiday VHS Video Campane “alla bolognese” S. Pettman 14

VHS Video "Campane e Campanari" - A ringing holiday in Italy, October 1994 B&G Wakefield VHS Video Bell ringing in Northern Italy (Italian ringing styles) B&G Wakefield VHS Video Suoniamo Ancora - Lets ring again B &G Wakefield VHS Video The Nine Tailors by D. Sayers Library purchase Leaflet Vijf eeuwen Klokkenkunst te Mechelen H Renfield Ringing Towers The Journal of Australian and New Zealand Assoc. of Bellringers Vol 60 No.2 June 2006 G. Wakefield Information on bells and ringing in Australia and New Zealand G. Wakefield

17: FICTION

Arkell: Reginald Trumpets over Merriford Library purchase Blythe: Ronald Akenfield Library purchase Harry: Lilian The Bells of Burracombe Sally Munnings Kidd: Chico Bell Music D G Rowlands Kidd: Chico Bells Rung Backwards D G Rowlands Kidd: Chico In and Out of the Belfry D G Rowlands Kidd: Chico Summoning Knells Library purchase Kidd: Chico The Printers Devil Library purchase Kidd: Chico Wraiths and Ringers D G Rowlands Lamb: Lynton Death of a Dissenter M.J.Thorley Lewis: Georgina The Winter Tree Library purchase Meade Falkner The Nebuly Coat Library purchase Murdoch: Iris The Bell Library purchase Rowlands: David Ghost stories David Rowlands Sayers: Dorothy The Nine Tailors Library purchase Brill: Reginald Poem “Tidings” Michael Stagg List of fiction with references to bells and bellringing from suggestions by readers of the Ringing World 2000

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APPENDICES

Reports by Ranald Clouston on the bells of: (see also section 5)

Barham (Dec 79) Barking (Jul 81) Barnham (Oct 80) Bramfield (Ap 76) Bury St. Edmunds (Dec 98) Carlton (Aug 80) Chediston (May 80) Clare (Aug 75) Coddenham (61) Cornard Great (63) (Donated by A Moult) Cowlinge (Jun75) Darmsden (Sep75) Eye (July 72) Felixstowe Framlingham (75) Gislingham (Dec 75) Harkstead(Jn 76) Hatcheston (86) Haughley(Aug 90) Haverhill (July 75) Henley (Jul 75) Hepworth(Apr75) Horringer(Apr 78) Ips - St.Matthew (81) Kesgrave (Sep 81) Kirton (Mar 82) Lakenheath(Aug 77) Lavenham (Mar 63) Middleton (Oct 80) Occold (Jul 81) Palgrave (May 82) Parham (74) Pettistree (Dec 80) Rendham (Oct 79) Rishangles (Oct 76) Ringsfield(Oct75) Rougham (Oct 64) Saxmundham (Se 77) Sibton (Apr 80) Stansfield(Ap78) Stanton (Apr 75) Stoke Ash (Jun 79) Stradishall (Dec 78) Sudbury All Saints Thorndon(Sep 81) Thelnetham (Se 75) Thrandeston (Aug 84) Tunstall (Jun79) Ubbeston (Apr 74) Wangford by Southwold (Jul 77) Wattisfield(Se75) Weybread (Aug 81) Whepstead (Aug 80) Wickham Market (Nov 80) 16

Wilby (Oct 82) Woodbridge (Nov 80)

Guild Reports (see also section 2)

Bath & Wells D.A. 1957, 1964 Chester Diocesan Guild 1964 Devonshire Ringers (Guild of) 1977 Durham and Newcastle 1997 Derby Assoc. 1997 Ely Diocesan Guild 1974, 1975, 1983, 1992 Essex Association 1951-62, 1964, 1966-70, 1972-75, 1977-99 Gloucester & Bristol D.A. 1983, 1991 Hertford County Association 1965, 1974, 1984 Kent County Association 1965, 1967, 1984 Lancashire Association 1969 Leicester Diocesan Guild 1984 Lincoln Diocesan Guild 1963 London County Association 1984 Middlesex County Association 1951-53, 1957-65 Middlesex/London D.G. 1966, 1971-72, 1997, 1998 Norfolk Guild of Ringers 1923 Norwich Diocesan Association 1878-79, 1888-1918, 1964-76, 1978-97, 1999, 2000 Norwich and Ipswich Assoc. 1919-21 Norwich, St. Edmunds & Ips. Assoc 1922 Oxford Diocesan Guild 1984 Peterborough Diocesan Guild 1964, 1973, 1983-85 Salisbury Diocesan Guild 1980 Southwell Diocesan Guild 1984 (2 copies) Suffolk Guild 1923-2009 Sussex County Association 1964 Yorkshire Association 1982-84, 1993

Guild Newsletters (see also section 2)

April 74 April 76 October 77 October 78 April 79 March 80 June 80 December 80 April 81 June 81 October 81 April 82 June 82 December 82 April 83 March 84 October 84 January 85 April 85 January 86 May 86 March 87 July 87 November 87 Easter 88 Summer 88 Winter 88 Spring 89 Summer 89 Christmas 89 Spring 90 Summer 90 Christmas 90 Spring 91 June 91 September 91 December 91 March 92 June 92 September 92 December 92 March 93 June 93 September 93 December 93 March 94 September 94 December 94 March 95 June 95 September 95 December 95 March 96 September 96 March 97 June 97 September 97 Christmas 97 March 1998 June 98 September 98 December 98 March 99 June 99 Sept 99 December 99 March 2000 June 2000 Sept. 2000 December 2000 March 2001 June 2001 Sept 2001 March 2002 June 2002 Sept 2002 Dec 2002 March 2003 June 2003 Sept 2003 Dec 2003 March 2004 Summer 2004 Autumn 2004 Spring 2005 Summer 2005 Autumn 2005 Winter 2005 17

Spring 2006 Summer 2006 Autumn 2006 Winter 2006 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter 2007 Spring, Summer, Autumn 2008 Dec2008 March 2009, June 2009, Sept 2009, Dec 2009 Magazine of the Suffolk Guild of ringers Issue no.1 Spring 2010, 2, 3 (Winter 2010) and 4 (Spring 2011)*

SE District Newsletters (see also section 2)

March 78 June 78 September 78 December 78 March 79 June 79 September 79 March 80 June 80 September 80 December 80 March 81 June 81 September 81 December 81 March 82 June 82 December 82 Spring 83 Summer 83 Autumn 83 Spring 84 Summer 84 Autumn 84 Christmas 84 Spring 85 Summer 85 Christmas 85 Spring 86 Summer 86 Christmas 86 March 87 March 88 June 88 September 88 Christmas 88 March 89 June 89 December 89 Spring 90 Summer 90 Autumn 90 Winter 90 Summer 91 Autumn 91 Winter 91 March 92 June 92 Autumn 92 Winter 92 Spring 93 September 93 December 93 June 94 December 94 March 95 June 95 September 95 December 95

Suffolk Guild of Ringers What‟s On

Monthly from April 2002 - Jan 2003, April, May, June,Aug, Oct Nov Dec 2003, Jan, Feb, March, April May 2004, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 2004, Jan to Dec 2005, Jan to Dec 2006, Jan to Dec 2007 Jan to Dec 2008 Jan to Dec 2009 Jan to Dec 2010*, Jan to Sept 2011* …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Catalogue updated 31.08.2011

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