Change Ringing Resources

“For (almost) everything the ringer needs to know - and a little more” Atom

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CCCBR & Frequently Used Links

Hardware

Methods

Compositions

January Additions

John Carter (Pt.1) & (pt.2) (Richard Pullin via RW)
Previously lost links to old CCCBR site

December Additions

Pocklington (Tower Home Page)
2020 Pathways (Method progression suggestions)

Earlier Additions

Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (CCCBR)
Since the launch of the latest CCCBR web site on 1st June 2019, many of my links no longer work. I would appreciate any in finding the latest links.
- Framework for Method Ringing
- Governance (Rules, Standing Orders, Decisions, Budget)
- Standing Orders
- Old Website (Feb 2017 - May 2019)
- Archive including former:
- CRAG Final Report (April 2017)
Dove’s Guide

Ringers’ Email Addresses (withdrawn)
Associations Guilds & Societies
Student Societies (CCCBR)
Tower Home Pages (Individual)
Composition Library (Graham John)
- Help page
BellBoard On-Line Peals, Quarters & more

Dealing with Complaints (CCCBR - oldsite)
CCCBR Publicity material (posters, leaflets, etc.)

Design & Analysis

Tower Movement
- Vibration of Bell Towers Excited by Bell Ringing (Hugh Hunt & Richard Smith)
- Assessment of Masonry Bell Tower Response to Bell Ringing at St Paul’s Bendigo (Brown, Hwang & Parker)
- Church Bells and Towers (an analysis of interaction) (Don Robinson & Harry Windsor)
Bell & Clapper Dynamics
- Mathematical Clappering Model (Frank King)
- The Dynamics of a Ringing Church Bell (J. Woodhouse et al.)
- When does a Bell Strike? (John Norris)
Frame Design
- Great St Mary’s Cambridge – The Frame (Barry Johnson)

Bell Acoustics & Tuning
- Acoustical Measurements on Church-bells and Carillons
  (E. W. van Heuven, PhD thesis)
- Australian Bell Pty
- The Sound of Bells (Bill Hibbert)
- Tuning, Temperaments and Bells (Nigel Taylor)
- Why Bells Sound Out of Tune and How to Cure them (Rev A. B. Simpson)
  - html version - pt. 1 (via Bill Hibbert)
  - html version - pt. 2 (via Bill Hibbert)
Sound Control
- Guidance Notes (CCCBR)
- Sound Control Leaflet (pdf from ODG)

Suppliers

Bellfounders, Bellhangers and Suppliers (UK)
- Belleplates (Cheaper alternative to handbells)
- John Taylor & Co
- The Keltek Trust (Recycled Bells)
- Matthew Higby & Co
- Meadwell Church Restoration
- Nicholson Engineering
- Soundweld
- TLB Services
- The Westley Group
- The Whitechapel Bell Foundry
  - The London Metropolitan Archives
- Bells of Whitechapel Ltd
- Whites of Appleton
Bellfounders, Bellhangers and Suppliers (USA)
- Brosamer’s Bells (Second Hand Bells - MI USA)
- Christoph Paccard (Charleston, SC USA)
- Hisey Bells (OH USA)
- Malmark (Handbells, PA USA)
- McShane Bell Foundry (MD USA)
- Meeks, Watson & Company (OH USA)
- Schulmerich Bells (PA USA)
- B. A. Sunderlin Bell Foundry (VA USA)
- The van Bergen Company (SC USA)

Bellfounders, Bellhangers and Suppliers (elsewhere)
- All India Church Suppliers (Indian Bell Foundry)
- Australian Bell Pty
- Blagovest Russian Church Bells
- Cornille Havard (Villedieu-les-Poêles, France)
- Donetsk Bell Foundry (in Russian)
- Eijsbouts (Netherlands)
- Jan Felczyński (incorporating Royal Bells) (Poland)
- Fonderie Paccard (France)
- Grassmayr (Austria)
- Kruszewscy Foundry (Poland)
- Olsen Nauen (Norway)
- Petit and Fritsen (Netherlands - now owned by Eijsbouts)
- Petit and Edelbrock (Gescher, Germany)
  - German Bell Museum (Gescher)
  - Westphalian Bell Museum (Gescher)
- Rincker Bellfoundry (Sinn, Germany)
- Rüetschi AG Glocken und Kunstgiesserei (Switzerland)
See also:
- Bell Founders Database (historical)

Bell Muffles
- Big Wilf’s Bell Muffles
- (Little Malvern Saddle Co)
Bell Ropes
- Avon Ropes
- Bristol Rope & Twine Co (polyester rope)
- Ellis & Pritchard’s
- Malcolm Brown Bellropes
- Mendip Ropemakers
- Outhwaite’s no longer make bellropes
Peal Boards
- Metal Peal Boards and Plaques (Foilprint)
- Painted Peal Boards (Paul Rapson)

Maintenance etc.

Steeple Keeping
- Clapper Silencing (Peter Dale & Frank Lewis)
- Clapper Stays (Chris Adams)
- Clapper Stay Design (Aidan Hedley)
- Fid (Marlin Spike) (Raymond Harwood)
- Fire Safety
  - CCCBR Guidance
  - General Law (H M Government)
  - Small Rooms (from the above)
- Long Splice (YouTube video)
- Odd Struckness - Correcting (Malcolm Taylor)
- Odd Struckness Meter (David Bagley)
- Pigeon Shit
- Repairable Stay (Karl Grave)

Bell Restoration
- Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 (Government Legislation)
- Faculty Rules 2015 (Archbishop’s Council Guidance)
- Mailing List (Church Bell Restoration)
Fund-Raising Ideas:
- Institute of Fund Raising
Gift Aid etc. rules (HM Government - Donating to Charities)
Handbell Restoration
- Bells of Whitechapel Ltd

Grant-Awarding Bodies
- Allchurches Trust
- Church Buildings Council (ChurchCare)
  - Bells and Bell Frames
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- Directory of Funding Bodies
- Foundation for Sports and the Arts
- Heritage Lottery Fund
  - Regional Teams (for advice)
  - Places of Worship programmes
- Historic Churches Preservation Trust
- j4b Community (Funding database)
- Landfill Communities Fund
- Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (Recovery of VAT)
- The Sharpe Trust

Other Hardware

Carillons and Chimes
- Carillons & Chimes (World Index)
- Carillons in the Pays d’Oc
- Carillon Society of Australia
- Chimes (Mike Chester)
- Clock-O-Matic (Belgium)
- Clock Chimes (British Horological Institute)
- Dartington
- Gideon Bodden’s Carillon Site (Netherlands)
- The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
- North American Chimes
- Trinity College Carillon (Hartford, Connecticut)
- World Carillon Federation

Mobile Phone Base stations
- Guidance Information (CCCBR)
- Notes for Ringers (Peter Blight)
- ICNIRP Guidelines
  - EMF Guidelines (1998)
  - Statement on EMF Guidelines (2009)
- Selective Radiation Meter (Info on what the installer might use - pdf)
Simulators and Sensors
Tower Bells (info. from Carl Zimmerman)
- Great Bells (World Index)

Turret Clocks
- British Horological Institute
  - Clock Chimes
- Clock Suppliers
- Clock Tower People
- The Cumbria Clock Company
- The Electric Time Company (Medfield, MA)
- Gillett and Johnston
- Richard White Clocks (Leicestershire)
  - Autowinders
  - Regulators etc.
- Smith’s of Derby
- Thwaites & Reed
- Time Assured
- Turret Clocks (Chris McKay)
- Verdin (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Method Construction, Libraries and Blue Line Generators

The Methods Committee
- Framework for Method Ringing
- Methods Library
- Amended Method Titles (following adoption of the Framework for Method Ringing 1st June 2019)
Doubles Methods and Variations (Peter Hinton)
All Plain Minor Methods (CCCBR)
All Treble Dodging Minor Methods (CCCBR)
All Double Treble Dodging Major Methods (Roger Bailey)
All Well-Formed Surprise Major Methods (Roger Bailey)
Blue Line Applet (Philip Abbey)
- Mobile Version of the Above (Philip Abbey)
Blueline - Methods (Robert Wallis)
Blue Line Psion Software (Philip Abbey)
Blue Line Printer (Martin Bright)
Change Ringing Tool Kit (Steve Scanlon)
Lead Head Codes (for “Regular” Methods)
False Course Heads

Group Theory (mainly university notes)
iAgrams Blue Line App for iPhone and Android (Simon Gay)
Kent & Oxford Variations (Worcester, Ilkeston, etc.)
- See also
Learn The Line
Method Database (Martin Bright & Richard Smith)
Method Master (Chris Adams)
MethodScript (Ander Holroyd)

Method Information (Don Morrison)
Method Libraries
- BYROC
- CC Methods Library (Graham John for CCCBR)
- Method Collections (Tony Smith)
- MicroSiRiL
41 Surprise Minor (Useful Table)
Minor Principles (Ander Holroyd)
Most Popular Methods (Graham John)
Project Pickled Egg (Simon Linford)
Ringing Shapes (John Harrison)
- Methods as Polyhedra (Hugh Pumphrey)
Sally (Java Software by Max Spicer)
Triples Principles (Brian Price)
Visual Method Archive (Adam Beer)
The X-File Online

Composing and Proving

BYROC (Composing Software by David Beard)
BellBoard Online Prover
Beltower (Derek Ballard)
Call Change Composer (Steve Scanlon)
Elf (Online spliced composer by Mark Davies)
ERIL (Sean Smith)
A Note on Grandsire Triples (W. H. Thompson - 1886) (2.2MB pdf)
Grandsire Triples - notes on bobs-only compositions (Roy Dyckhoff)
GSiril (Richard Smith)
A Handbook of Composition (John R Leary)

JSProve (Web-based proving program by James Holdsworth)
(Minor) Method Splicing (John P Fidler)
Peal Prover (Dave Ware)
Papers by Brian Price
Shades of Truth (Richard Smith)

SIRILIC (Steve Noyes)
Software Firsts
Spliced Minor Explained (John Warboys)
Stedman
- Stedman Triples Touch Designer (Mike Pickup)
- Stedman Composer’s Spreadsheets (Chris Rusby)
- Stedman Course Pricker (Mark Davies)
  - Stedman Course Pricker Mk II
- Stedman Spinner (Rick DuPuy)
Trident Proving & Composition Software (Edward Lupton)
Variation and Transposition. What every composer should know

Composition Collections

The Compositions Committee
- Online Peal Collection (Don Morrison)
- RW Compositions Index (to 2007 only)
Call Changes (Michael Williams)
Cambridge Surprise Major Tenors Together (Graham John)
Composers’ Full Names (For Obsessives Only)
Composition Library (Graham John)
- CompLib Help page
Compositions Online (Michael Wilby)
Composition Pages

Grandsire Compositions (CCCBR)
Grandsire Doubles (Classic 240’s of)
Grandsire Doubles (John Irving)
Handbell Compositions
- Smith’s 17-23 spliced (Place bells)
Minimus Extents (Ander Holroyd)
Multi-Extent Minor Blocks
Other Composition Pages (Ander Holroyd)
Quarter Peal Compositions:
- Richard Angrave
- Stephen Beckingham (“The Best 1280”)
- Don Morrison

Spliced Compositions Database (Roddy Horton)
Spliced Surprise Compositions (CCCBR)
- Touches
  - by Sean Smith
Stedman & Erin Triples Compositions (Philip Saddleton)
Stedman Touches:
Stedman Compositions Collection (plus Erin) (Philip Saddleton et al. for CCCBR) (Caters, Cinques & Higher Numbers) (29Mb pdf)
Ten Bell Compositions (CCCBR)
Twelve Bell Compositions (CCCBR)
Universal Major Compositions (CCCBR)

Work by Individual Composers

The Information and Communications Technology Committee
Bellring Applet (Otto Benz)
Bells Applet (Kees van den Doel)
Beltower (Derek Ballard)
Change Ringing App. (Julian Back)
Change Ringing Tool Kit (Steve Scanlon)

Data Protection
iAgrams Blue Line App for iPhone and Android (Simon Gay)
Running simulators under Linux (obsolescent) (Mark Banner)
Mathematical Clappering Model (Frank King)
Method Writer (Theo van Soest)
Practice Software (Adam Oliver)
Ringing Class Library (Martin Bright)
Roan (Don Morrison)

Spam Protection for Email Addresses (Mark Davies)
Hawkear (Striking Analysis Project)
(National 12-bell striking contest)
Strikeometer (Striking Analysis Tool) (Mike Pickup)
Software Catalogue (CCCBR - old site)
Web Hosting (free)
Website Creation (How to DIY)

Peal Records
- BellBoard On-Line Peal Submission and Display (The Ringing World)
- Old Periodicals to download (CCCBR - old site):
  - Church Bells (1870-1906)
  - Bell News (1881-1915)
  - Campanology (1896-1897)
  - The Bellringer (1907)
  - The Ringing World (1911-1927)
- Felstead Peal Database
- PealBase (Andrew Craddock)
- Peals Database (Ringing World)
CCCBR DVDs (old site) for sale:
- Bell News (Version 2)
- Ringing World 1911-2017
- etc.
On This Day (Andrew Craddock)

Other Peal Records
- Ashton-Under-Lyne (St Michael & AA)
- Middlesex CA & London DG Peal Board Photos (Paul Norman)
- Llandaff & Monmouth DACBR Peals since 1893
- Nonagenarian Peals (Andrew Craddock)
- Norman Smith’s 23-Spliced (Andrew Craddock)
- Peal Database (Julian Watson) for:
  - ASCY
  - Bristol Society
  - Cambridge University Guild
  - Gloucester & Bristol DA
  - St Michael’s Society
  - University of Bristol SCR
- Peals at St Mary Abbots, Kensington
- Peals at St Paul’s Cathedral
- Peals at “The Institute”
- Record Multi-Method Peals (Tony Peake)
- Staffordshire Peals (ex William Hall)

Records Software
- Duco - Peal Database (Owen Battye)
- Peal Records (Andrew Hall)
- TowerBase (Andrew Craddock)
- Tower Visit Logger (Steve Scanlon)
- WinRK (Ringer’s Record Keeper Data Base for Windows)
Recordings

Association of Ringing Teachers
- SmART Ringer (online resources for teachers and learners)
2020 Pathways (Method progression suggestions)

Safeguarding (Child Protection)
- Disclosure & Barring Service (was CRB Checks)
- Safeguarding National Policy & Practice Guide (Church of England)
  - Practice Guidance: Safer Recruitment (July 2016)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (UK Legislation)
- Safeguarding Training Portal (Church of England)

Ringing Publications
- by Steve Coleman
- from
- by Tom Longridge
- CCCBR DVDs (old site) for sale:
  - Bell News (Version 2)
  - Ringing World 1911-1970
  - etc.
- Educational Leaflets (ODG)
- Handlist of articles etc. on Lincoln Cathedral (John Ketteringham)
- by John Harrison
  - Ringing Skills v2 (Free Download)
  - The Tower Handbook (Online version)
- Learning Methods (Michael J de C Henshaw - pdf)
- Music and Mathematics
- Publications List (Bibliography) (CCCBR - old site)
- Publications List (Chris Pickford)
- Publications Online (CCCBR)
- Ringers’ Handbook (E S & M Powell)
- (Nick Parkes)
- Triples & Major for Beginners (William Butler - pdf)
- from The Whiting Society
  - Free downloads (out of print books)

Ringing Books (historical)
- Tintinnalogia (Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman) (Gutenberg Project)
  - HTML Version
  - Downloadable & Text Versions
- Campanalogia Improved (J.D and C.M. 1702)
- Campanalogia Improved (5th Edition 1766)
- Clavis Campanalogia or A Key to the Art of Ringing (1788)
- The Campanalogia: or, Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing (William Shipway 1816)
- Elements of Campanalogia or an Essay on the Art of Ringing (Henry Hubbard 1854)

Ringing Courses:
- Bradfield (Berks)
- Essex
- Hereford
- Keele (North Staffs Association)
- Storthes Hall Summer Course (Yorkshire Association)
Ringing Training Videos
- Documentary (Chicago University)
- Ringing up (Graham Nabb - YouTube)
- Ringing down (Graham Nabb - YouTube)
- Ropesight (Video tutorials DVDs)

Ringing Centre Directory (CCCBR)
Ringing Centre Directory (CCCBR - old site)
Ringing Centres:
- Adelaide Ringing Centre (Australia)
- Barrow-upon-Humber (North Lincs)
- Bradpole (Dorset)
  - and New site
- Chigwell (Essex)
- Cinque Ports (Dover)
- Docklands (East London)
- Ecclesfield (South Yorks)
- (Shropshire)
- Gordon Halls (Derbys)
- (Surrey)
- Gwennap (Cornwall)
- Harry Windsor (Warwicks)
  - Newsletter
- Longwood (Huddersfield)
- Oadby (Leics)
- Salisbury Guild
- Shiplake (Oxon)
- Stretham (Ely, Cambs)
- Troyte (Devon)
- Tulloch Ringing Centre (Inverness-shire)
- Yorkshire Dales (North Yorks)

Animated Visual Aids:
- Bell Motions (Washington DC Cathedral)
- Rounds on Six
Bellringing (Wikipedia)
Change Ringing App. (Julian Back)
Conducting
- Basic Conducting (Laura Duncan)
- Learning to Conduct (CCCBR - old site)
- “Will You Call a Touch Please, Bob” (Peter T Hurcombe)
Coursing Order (John Harrison)
Dumb Bells:
Education Documents from the Ely Association
Glossary of Ringing Terms (John Harrison)
Glossary of Ringing Terms (John Sturdy)
Hull Handbells Project (Peter Church)
Learning To Ring:
- Peter Blight Introduction for Beginners
- Ant Brickell’s Ringing FAQ
- John Harrison The Learning Curve
- Simon Kershaw
- John Sturdy
Notes on Ringing (John Heaton)
Ringing Practice Toolkit (Pip Penney)
Ringing Training (Richard Johnston)

Sherbourne Teaching Aids (Pam & Ted Copson)
- Model Bell (Temporary link)
Simulators:
- Abel Simulator for Windows (Chris Hughes and Simon Feather)
  - Mabel Abel Simulator for Mac OS X
  - Mobel Abel Simulator App for iPhone
- Beltower (Derek Ballard)
- A Handbell Simulator (Ivor Dickin)
- Running simulators under Linux (obsolescent) (Mark Banner)
- Ringleader Simulator (David Bagley)
- The Saxilby Simulator
- Virtual Belfry (Doug Nichols)
Simulator Sensors:
- Abel Interfaces (David Bagley)
- Belfree Wireless Bell Sensor
- Bell Position Sensor (David Bagley)
- Beltower (Derek Ballard)
- Liverpool Ringing Simulator Project
- Sensors for Abel, Beltower etc. (Aidan Hedley)
- Sensors for Abel, Beltower etc. (John Thorpe)
- Simbell (Wireless Bell Simulator)
- Sound Files for Abel and Beltower (Richard Johnston)
- Wireless Transmission for Abel Sensors (Philip Turrell)

Hawkear (Striking Analysis Project)
(National 12-bell striking contest)
Strikeometer (Striking Analysis Tool) (Mike Pickup)
!Strike (Learning aid by John Harrison)
Ringing Tutor (Phil Hope)
Treble’s Going (Mainly for Learners)
Useful Stuff (Mark Wastie)
Learning Variants of Methods (John Harrison)
When does a Bell Strike? (John Norris)

The Dead

Giants of the Exercise II (John Eisel - pdf)
Obituary collections etc.
- Index to Biographical Records (CCCBR)
- Obituaries Index 1881 to 1998 (table)
- Obituaries Index 1881 to 2000 (searchable)
- Ringing World Obituaries (November 2008 to May 2015)
- “Halfmuffled” (Surrey Association Members in the First World War)

Tributes to Deceased Ringers
- Roger Bailey
- James Bruerton
- Eric Brunger
- Keith Buckingham
- John Carter (Pt.1) & (pt.2) (Richard Pullin via RW)
- David Collis
- Arthur Crowder
- Michael Crowder
- John Ashley Freeman
- John Freeman
- The Holmes Family
- Stephen Ivin and more:
  Stephen Ivin
- Henry Law James
- John Ketteringham (Autobiography)
- John R Leary
- C Kenneth Lewis
- Rodney Meadows
- Shelagh Melville
- Jack Millhouse
- Albert J Pitman (Michael B Davies)
- Brian D Price (an appreciation)
- Philip Reynolds
- Rupert Richardson
- Revd F E Robinson (John Harrison)
- Douglas H Rooke (John Ketteringham)
- Thomas & Charles Thurstans (Recollections of John Day)
- John Walden
- Kitty Willers

Where

Tower Lists, etc
- 1 and 2 Bell Towers (John Adams)
- Bedfordshire
- Bolognese Ringing
- Bristol Bells (Nick Bowden)
- Bristol Practice Nights
- Dorset Churches (Michael Day)
- Dorset Towers (Maureen Frost)
- Gloucestershire (David Bagley)
- Hampshire (W&PDG)
- Herefordshire (David Bagley)
- Isle of Wight (Steve Noyes)
- Kent (Dickon Love)
- Lancashire (LACR)
- Lincolnshire Towers
- Liverpool (Sam Austin)
- Liverpool (Giles Blundell)
- London Docklands
- City of London (Dickon Love)
- Middlesex and City of London (MCA&LDG)
- National Bell Register (George Dawson)
- North American Towers (Carl Scott Zimmerman)
- North East England (Mike Chester)
- Prague (Dickon Love)
- The Rings of 12 (Michael Wilby)
- Diocese of Ripon and Leeds
- Surrey Association
- Transfers, Lost rings and Heavy Bells (David Kelly)
- Veronese Bells and Ringing (David Bagley)
- Warwickshire (Mike Chester)
- Welsh Valleys (Doug Davison)
- Westminster (Dickon Love)
- West Sussex (part)
- Worcester Towers (David Beacham)
- Worcestershire (David Bagley)
- Yorkshire (YACR)

Small Rings

Abbots Bromley Campanile (Staffs)
Ambergate Campanile (Worcs - mobile)
The Bakery Tower (Somerset)
Balscote Ring (Berks)
Binley Woods Bell Tower (Warwicks)
The Bell Meadow Peal (Sussex)
Black Bull Inn, Frosterley (Co. Durham)
Broadway Campanile (Bucks)
Carmel Campanile (Indiana, USA)
Chanctonbury Campanile (Sussex)
Charmborough Ring (Essex - mobile)
The Claydon Folly (Suffolk)
Clock House Bells (Awbridge, Hants)
(Alan Collings, Sussex)
The Denmisch Ring (Dumbells - now in Exeter)
Durham & Newcastle DA Mini-ring (mobile)
The Far Cork Campanile (Eire)
Great Orchard Campanile (Somerset)
Hillbrow Campanile (Hants)

Jack & Jill House Campanile (Hants)
The John David Mini Ring (Wellington NZ - mobile)
Karearea Bells (SI, New Zealand)
Knapp’s Farm Campanile (Somerset)
Lichfield Diocesan Mobile Belfry (Staffs - mobile)
Liss Campanile (Hants)
Little Orchard Tower (Somerset)
Lower House Farm (Worcs)
Frank Mack Portable Ring (Devon)
Maplestead Mini-Ring (Northants - mobile)
Maybells Campanile (Hants)
The Millbeck Ring (Suffolk)
Millcroft Campanile (Cambs)
Mindinho-le-Tower (Suffolk)
Moorland Miniring (Devon)
Narnia Campanile (Hants)
Pig-le-Tower (Somerset)
Piltdown House Campanile (Kent)

The Rack (Staffs)
Ringmore Campanile (Shrops)
The Shed (Glos)
St Christopher’s Bells (Glos)
St Oulton Campanile (Derbys)
The Smoke Ring (Toronto)
Southampton University Campanile (Hants)
The Stables Campanile (Shropshire)
(Tony Crabtree, Oxon)
Stoulton Campanile (Worcs)
Suffolk Guild Mini-Ring (Suffolk)
(Kent)
Trotton Mini Ring (Sussex)
The Vestey Ring (Suffolk - mobile)
The Wickham Ring (John Norris, Sussex)
Whitacre Heath Campanile (Warwicks)
Willoughby Campanile (Notts)
Wobbly Bob’s Campanile (Devon)
The Wolery (Suffolk)

Light Ring Directory

Here (a complete listing by Michael Williams)

What

Blogs
- Changeringing Wiki (Updateable Information by Graham John)
- Days in the Life (Robin McKinley)
- Handbells (Tina Stoecklin)
- Ringing News Articles (Ian McCallion)
Newspaper Articles, etc
- Bell Ringing Web (Ringing News Updates)
  - Twitter Feeds
- Sydney Morning Herald
- Sued-Kurier Konstanz
Photographs of Bells
- Boston Bells (Lincoln DG)
- Derby Cathedral (Derby DA)
- Wokingham (John Harrison)
- Wokingham (John Harrison)
- Lightcliffe (Peter Kirby)
- Malta Siege Bell (Peter Kirby)
- Various Taylor Projects (Paul Mason)
- York Minster
Photographs of Churches
- Keltek Trust’s Photostream (Around 5,000 churches)

Ringing Competitions
- The Essex Trophy
- London 12-Bell Competition
- National 12-Bell Striking Contest
- North West 12-Bell Striking Competition
- South West 12-Bell Competition
- Oswy Street Memorial Cup (6 bell)
- The Ridgman Trophy (10 bell)
- The Tewkesbury Shield (10 bell)
- The Worthington Trophy (10 bell)
Ringing Courses
Ringing Road Shows (CCCBR)

Sound Recordings of Bells
- Bells on Sunday (Radio 4)
  - BoS History (Rob Parker)
- The Bells of History (Audio Drama by Barry Moore)
  - Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
- Bell Recordings (ex John Ketteringham)
- Compact Discs
  - 2007 Twelve-Bell Contest
  - Bell CD’s
  - Bell Recordings (Mark Regan)
  - Cantate Recordings (Chris Kimber)
- Handbell Recordings (Graham John)
- Ringing Oddities (John Ketteringham)
- The Sound of Bells (Bill Hibbert)
Video & Film Recordings of Bells
- British Pathé Films (Andrew Johnson via The Ringing World)
- Royal Jubilee Bells, Garlickhythe (Billy Payn youtube video)
- Toronto Cathedral
- Video Recordings Index (John Ketteringham)
Young Bell Ringers Cycling Tour (Stephen Lake)

Getting Around the UK

Anglican Diocese Directory
Crockford’s Clerical Directory
Postcode Finder (Royal Mail - need to register)
Postcode Finder (no need to register)
Rail Travel
- Cheapest Train Tickets (and more)
- Split Journeys (for cheaper tickets)
Road Maps (takes OS Grid Refs)
Road Route Planner (AA)

Satellite Navigation
- Tower Data (Ron Miers)
- Mailing List
Street Maps (Any Town)
Telephone Numbers
Tower Information and Practice Nights
Transport for London
Weather Forecasts

Accommodation with Ringers
- Belmont Guest House (Tamworth)
- (Shropshire - self catering)
- Grange House Farm (Felixstowe)
- Holland House B&B (Worcester)
- Knapps Farm (Doulting, with mini-ring)
- Maentwrog (Vale of Ffestiniog)
- Number One B&B (Deal)
- Old Rectory Coach House (Somerset - self catering)
- Orchard Cottage (Shropshire, with mini-ring)
- Whaley Hall (Peak District - retreat)
Arthur Heywood’s Railways
- Minimum Gauge Railways (A P Heywood)
- at Perrygrove Railway
Call-change Arranger (Ian Broster)
Data Protection
- Data Protection Act 2018 (UK Legislation)
  - Guidance (Information Commissioner’s Office)
Fun
- Animations
  - Bell Motions (Washington DC Cathedral)
  - Rounds on Six
- The Beaufort Scale of Fire-ups (Simon Davies)
- Don’t Try This At Home
- Do Not Click This Link
- Knitting
  - Cardigans
  - Socks
- Lego Bell Ringing Machine (Ander Holroyd)
- Maximus Bibendus (Beer!)
- Multi Bell Ropes
- Ringing Garland (Jadd’s and Ben’s School Project)
- Ringing Oddities (John Ketteringham)

Gift Aid
Handbells
- Learning scheme (Association of Ringing Teachers)
- Handbell Compendium (Michael Jedamzik) (8MB pdf for tune ringers)
  - (parent site)
- Handbell Recordings (Graham John)
- (Alan Collings)
- Handbell Ringers of Great Britain (Tune ringing)
- Handbell Supply and Maintenance (Bells of Whitechapel Ltd)
- Hull Handbells Project (Peter Church)
- Tina Stoecklin’s Handbell Blog
Health
- Ringing Vertigo (BMJ)
Historical
- Bell Founders Database (Peter Dyson)
- Books (Historical)
- Campanologomania (Katherine Hunt)
- History of 17c and 18c London Ringing (J A Trollope - manuscript)
- Paul Revere Bells
- A Rudimentary Treatise on Clocks, Watches and Bells (Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe, 1903)
- Software Firsts
- Stedman Tercentenary (CCCBR - old site)
- All Saints’ Wokingham History (John Harrison)
- Whitechapel Bell Foundry records at The London Metropolitan Archives
Hymns for Ringers
Income Tax for UK Ringers
Metric-Imperial Weight Calculator (Carl Scott Zimmerman)

Miscellaneous Products
- (Andrew Gordon)
- Bell-ringing Gifts and Stationery (Grit & Bells)
- (Pauline Coles)
- Model Bell (Alan Hartley - ex Sherbourne - temporary link)
- Model Bells (Robin Noble)
- Ropesight (Video tutorials DVDs)
- Screen-Printed Clothing, Badges and Plaques
- The Ringer (Novel by Greg Hunt)
- Things to Buy from the Oxford Guild
- (Stella Bianco)
Russian Bellringing
- Another Article

Roger c.2001? This site was created by Roger Bailey, who died on 22nd January 2013, and is now maintained by (sadly, without the help of Roger’s muse Atom who died on 22nd May 2017). Please send all suggestions and corrections . This applies especially to links that have moved or died.
Thanks.