PUBLICATIONS LIST

A list of publications in print on bells, ringing and related subjects

Apart from the Central Council publications and a very small number of books on bells and ringing from commercial publishers, there are a great many books and pamphlets produced by individuals and societies. These can range from small fund-raising booklets to full-scale private publications — important contributions to campanological literature and learning.

These publications can, however, be hard to obtain because few private publishers can afford to advertise regularly in the Ringing World. Sales after the initial flurry of post-publication activity are often slow, yet stocks of publications are still available. Collectors and would-be purchasers often simply don't bother to chase these specialist titles. Publishers and authors need a free and simple means of letting people know that their titles can still be obtained.

The aim of this list is to provide a central publications list so that people wishing to buy copies of such works can easily find out where to obtain them. The list will also provide advertising space for publishers. Hopefully it will encourage sales and make publications generally much more accessible to a wider readership.

The details in this trial edition have been taken from advertisements and reviews. Where the published details are incomplete it has only been possible to add the missing data in cases where copies are readily to hand. Intending purchasers should be aware that at this stage only a few links have been verified. This will be done once a draft list has been completed. In the meantime, the information given here must carry a cautionary health warning — both in terms of description and current availability.

Prices for postage and packing are as quoted in advertisements. Generally these are UK surface mail. Overseas rates may be available on request from the publisher.

The following links to publishers’ web pages may be helpful:

Mail updates or corrections to Chris Pickford, or write to him at: 4 Walmsley Court, High Street, KINVER, Staffs, DY7 6HG, or phone him on 01384-878435.

Last updated 19/02/2010 (revisions to RW 27/11/2009)

Type Author Title Date Edition Publisher ISBN Extent Price Order from
[cheque payable to named person or company given below]		 Review
Bellfounding Butler, Roderick and Green, Christopher English Bronze Cooking Vessels & their Founders 1350–1830 [contains information on bellfounders who made cooking vessels] 2003 1st Private 08546050 0 4 204pp £43.50 inc p&p Roderick Butler, Marwood House, Honiton, Devon EX14 1PY  
Bellfounding Butler, William Musical Handbells 2000 1st Phillimore 1 86077 118 1 xii+164pp £19.50 Phillimore & Co Ltd, Shopwyke Manor Barn, Chichester, West Sussex RW 2000 p 951
Bellfounding Dodds, Joyce Hertfordshire Bellfounders 2003 1st Hertfordshire Publications 0 9542189 1 4 xvii+331pp £19.95 Hertfordshire Publications, Learning and Information Services, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AB RW 2003 p 673
Bellfounding Elphick, George The Craft of the Bellfounder 1988 1st Phillimore 0 85033 648 1 xii+132pp £15 Phillimore & Co Ltd, Shopwyke Manor Barn, Chichester, West Sussex  
Bellfounding Greenwood, Dennis James Shaw, Son & Co, Bellfounders & Clockmakers of Bradford, Yorkshire 1996 1st Dennis Greenwood 0 9525452 1 7 43pp   Dennis Greenwood [no longer contactable. Title believed to be out of print]  
Bellfounding Greenwood, Dennis The Post-Reformation Bellfounders of York 1994 1st Private   iv+44pp   Dennis Greenwood, [no longer contactable. Title believed to be out of print — Dec 2006] See RW 1995 p 293
Bellfounding Jennings, Trevor S Bellfounding 1988 1st Shire Publications 0 85263 911 2 32pp £ 2.95 Shire Publications Ltd, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0PH RW 1988 p 387
Bellfounding Jennings, Trevor S Master of My Art: The Taylor Bellfoundries 1784–1987 1987 1st John Taylor & Co 0 9511988 1 5 xvi+155pp   John Taylor & Co, The Bellfoundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1AR [out of print]  
Bellfounding Jennings, Trevor S Temporary site bellfounding technology and the itinerant bellfounder’s technique 2006 1st Private 0 9500076–8-4 / 978–0-9500076–8-7 vi+122pp £21 inc p&p Trevor Jennings, The Willows, 54 Bramcote Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2SA RW 2007 p 285
Bellfounding Johnston, Jill England’s Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells 2008 1st Cadmus Editions 0 032274 71 4 xiv+311pp $42.95 (inc p&p to Europe) http://www.jilljohnston.com RW 2008 pp 513–5, 7
Bellfounding Taylors Taylor Bells: A Living Tradition 2001 — Taylors N/a Video £17 inc p&p John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum, The Bellfoundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough LE11 1AR RW 2001 p 897
Bellfounding Taylors Taylor Bells: A Living Tradition — Volume 2 2005 — Taylors N/a Video   John Taylor Bellfoundry Museum, The Bellfoundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough LE11 1AR RW 2005 p 1057
Clocks Council for the Care of Churches Turret Clocks: Guidelines for their Maintenance and Repair and for the Installation of Automatic Winders 1996 1st Council for the Care of Churches 0 7151 7576 9 14pp £2.50 Council for the Care of Churches, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ RW 1996 p 848
Clocks McKay, Chris The Turret Clock Keeper’s Handbook 1998 1st Antiquarian Horological Society   39pp £2 inc p&p Antiquarian Horological Society, New House, High Street, Ticehurst, East Sussex TN5 7AL  
Clocks Pickford, Chris Turret Clocks: Lists of clocks from makers’ catalogues and publicity materials 1995 1st Antiquarian Horological Society 0 901180 26 2 xii+180pp £15 inc p&p AHS Turret Clock Group, c/o Chris McKay, Lavenham, Hinton Martell, Wimborne, Dorset B21 7HG  
Clocks Potts, Michael S Potts of Leeds: Five Generations of Clockmakers 2006 1st Mayfield Books">Mayfield Books 0 9523270 8 2 432pp £45 Mayfield Books,Matherfield House, Church Lane, Mayfield, Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 2JR RW 2007 pp 900–1
Clocks Rock, Hugh Church Clocks 2008 1st Shire Publications   64pp £5.99 Shire Publications Ltd, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0PH RW 2009 pp 317, 9
County Bliss, Mary and Sharpe, Frederick Church Bells of Gloucestershire 1986 1st Alan Sutton 0 86299 084 X xxvi+726pp £35 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Cattermole, Paul Church Bells and Bell-Ringing: A Norfolk Profile 1990 1st Boydell Press 0 85115 532 4 xvi+234pp £39.50 Boydell Press, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF [out of print in 1997] RW1990 pp 1218–20
County Cattermole, Paul The Church Bells of Norfolk: Part 1 — The Hundred of Clavering 1991 1st Golden Bell Press   32pp   I M Golden, Golden Bell Press, Spa Croft, Hungate Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6UX  
County Cattermole, Paul The Church Bells of Norfolk: Part 2 — The Hundred of Loddon 1992 1st Golden Bell Press   46pp   I M Golden, Golden Bell Press, Spa Croft, Hungate Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6UX  
County Cattermole, Paul The Church Bells of Norfolk: Part 5 — The Hundred of Depwade 2000 1st Golden Bell Press   42pp £3.50 inc p&p I M Golden, Golden Bell Press, Spa Croft, Hungate Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6UX RW 2000 p 714
County Cattermole, Paul The Church Bells of Norfolk: Parts 3 & 4 — The Hundreds of Diss & Earsham 1996 1st Golden Bell Press   28+24pp   I M Golden, Golden Bell Press, Spa Croft, Hungate Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6UX RW 1997 p 186
County Cawley, David and Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of the Channel Islands 2007 1st Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Ringers 979 0 9543668 1 0 132pp £14.95 inc p&p CBCI Sales, 79 Merrieleas Drive, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh SO53 2FQ RW 2007 pp 876–7
County Clouston, Ranald W M The Bells of Berwickshire 2000 1st Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club   40pp [not stated] [not known — formerly available from Ranald Clouston] RW 2000 p 446
County Dalton, Christopher The Bells and Belfries of Dorset: Part I 2000 1st Private 0 9538 610 0 xxxvi+316pp £24.50 (inc £3.05 p&p) Christopher Dalton, Upper Court, Ullingswick, Hereford HR1 3JG RW2000 pp 1230, 1233–4
County Dalton, Christopher The Bells and Belfries of Dorset: Part II 2001 1st Private 0 9538616–1-9 xvi+310pp £20 inc p&p Christopher Dalton, Upper Court, Ullingswick, Hereford HR1 3JG  
County Dalton, Christopher The Bells and Belfries of Dorset: Part III 2005 1st Private 0 9538616–2-7 Xvi+400 £29 inc p&p — or £50 for the set (plus £8.50 p&p) Christopher Dalton, Upper Court, Ullingswick, Hereford HR1 3JG RW 2005 pp 1212–3
County Dawson, George A The Church Bells in the Diocese of Sheffield in the county of Yorkshire 1998 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 5 6 pp 1–152 etc £15 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Nottinghamshire: Part 1 (Adbolton to Forest Town) 1994 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 0 5 pp 1–78 etc £7 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ RW 1995 p 58
County Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Nottinghamshire: Part 2 (Gamston to Nuthall) 1995 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 1 3 pp 79–170 etc £10 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Nottinghamshire: Part 3 (Oldcotes to Wyverton) 1995 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 2 1 pp 171–266 etc £11 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Dodds, Geoffrey The Church Bells of Hertfordshire 1994 1st Hertford County Addociation 0 9502364 1 6 viii+340pp £15 (plus £3 p&p) Hertford County Association [out of print — Nov 2001] RW 1995 pp 416–7
County Dukes, Fred E Campanology in Ireland: a study of bells, bell-founding, inscriptions and bell-ringing 1994 1st Samton Ltd 1 898706 00 X 256pp £17 inc p&p Samton Ltd, 17 Pine Lawn, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland RW 1994 pp 750, 866–7
County Dunkin,

E H W

 Church Bells of Cornwall 2008 Facsimile of 1st ed 1898 Ellis Publications None viii+94pp £40 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
County Eisel, John C The Church Bells of Breconshire 2002 1st Logaston Press 1 873827 23 7 xvi+142pp £14.95 Logaston Press, Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herefordshire HR3 6QH RW 2002 p 889
County Eisel, John C The Church Bells of Montgomeryshire 1986 Offprint Archaeologia Cambrensis   pp 163–96   Dr John C Eisel, 10 Lugg View Close, Hereford HR1 1JF  
County Essex Association The Essex Association of Change Ringers Handbook 2005 1st Essex Association     £5 plus 75p p&p Mary Bone, 11 Bullfields, Sawbridgeworth CM21 9DB RW 2005 p 12
County Greenwood, Dennis The Bells of the Churches in the Diocese of Wakefield 1995 1st Dennis Greenwood 0 9525452 0 9 197pp   Dennis Greenwood [no longer contactable. Title believed to be out of print — Dec 2006]  
County Halls, Patricia A M and Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Derbyshire: Part 1 (Aldercar to Duffield) 1998 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 4 8 pp 1–104 etc £10 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Halls, Patricia A M and Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Derbyshire: Part 2 (Earl Sterndale to Norton) 1999 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 6 4 pp 105–202 etc £10 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Halls, Patricia A M and Dawson, George A The Church Bells of Derbyshire: Part 3 (Oakwood to Youlgreave) 2000 1st George Dawson 0 9524775 7 2 pp 203–316 etc £10 inc p&p George A Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 6SZ  
County Hearn, John E The Rings & Chimes of Buckinghamshire Churches 1994 1st John Hearn   69pp £10 (in p&p) John E Hearn, 26 Dean Close, High Wycombe, Bucks HP12 3NS  
County Hutchieson, Stuart and Speake, Eric Bells and Bellringing in South Staffordshire: The History of the first 100 years of the Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconry Society of Change Ringers 2000 1st Private   36pp £3.50 inc p&p Stuart Hutchieson, 7 Hazel Drive, Armitage, Rugeley WS15 4TZ RW 2000 p 1199
County Ketteringham, John R et al Lincolnshire Bells & Bellfounders 2000 1st John R Ketteringham 0 9512738 6 8 Xviii+370pp £42.50 inc p&p John R Ketteringham, 27 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln LN2 4QS [out of print — May 2001] RW 2002 p 162
County Morgan, Julian and Schupke, Sally Towers and Bells around Guildford 2001 3rd Guildford DG   75pp £4.50 inc p&p Sally Schupke, Bridge End, Somerswey, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8EQ RW 1999 p 747
County Ovens, Robert and Sleath, Sheila Time in Rutland: A History and Gazetteer of the Bells, Scratch Dials, Sundials and Clocks of Rutland 2002 1st Rutland Local History and Record Society 0 907464 30 0 400pp   Rutland Local History & Record Society, c/o Rutland County Museum, Catmose Street, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HW RW 2002 p 1173
County Oxford Diocesan Guild Gazetteer of Bell Towers in the Oxford Diocese 2005 1st Oxford DG   CD £5 bobbie@bmay.freeserve.co.uk RW 2005 p 840
County Pearson, Denis et al An Inventory of the Church Bells of the Diocese of Peterborough 1989 1st Christopher Groome   ii+52pp £6 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
County Scott, John, Mack, Frank and Clarke, James Towers and Bells of Devon Vol 1 — history of towers, bells, bell-foundries & ringers 2007 1st The Mint Press 987 1903356

449

 x+266+39pp £75 (for vols 1 & 2 together — not sold singly) plus £5 p&p Stevensbooks, Taddyforde House South, Taddyforde, New North Road, Exeter EX4 4AT, email stevensbooks@ hotmail.com RW 2007 pp 308–10
County Scott, John, Mack, Frank and Clarke, James Towers and Bells of Devon Vol 2 — Abbot’s Bickington to Zeal Monachorum 2007 1st The Mint Press 987 1903356 465 iv+450pp As vol 1 (not sold singly) Stevensbooks, Taddyforde House South, Taddyforde, New North Road, Exeter EX4 4AT, email stevensbooks@ hotmail.com RW 2007 pp 308–10
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Berkshire 1971 2nd Kingsmead reprints 901571 46 6 Viii+404pp £10 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Herefordshire: Part I — Introduction, Abbey Dore to Little Cowarne 1966 1st Private   xvi+112pp £5 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Herefordshire: Part II — Much Cowarne to Kingsland 1969 1st Private   xii+144pp £5 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Herefordshire: Part III — Kington to Pudleston 1970 1st Private   xii+160pp £5 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Herefordshire: Part IV — Putley to Yazor 1972 1st Private   xii+176pp £5 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
County Sharpe, Frederick The Church Bells of Herefordshire: Part V — summaries etc 1975 1st Private   vi+244pp £5 inc p&p The Sharpe Collection Trust, Rev Dr J C Baldwin, 60 Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2PX  
General Camp, John In Praise of Bells: The Folklore and traditions of British Bells 1988 1st Robert Hale   202pp £12.95   RW 1988 p 649
General Davies,

The Rev C D P

 Stedman 2008 Facsimile of 1st ed 1903 Ellis Publications None v+270pp £40 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
General Jupp, Edmund W Bell Watching 2003 1st Intellect Books     $19.99 Intellect Ltd, PO Box 862, Bristol BS99 1DE http://www.intellectbooks.com RW 2003 p 625
General Keegan, Terry, Hughes, Douglas, Brock, Claude A, and Hawthorne, Ran Horse Bells 1988 2nd National Horse Brass Society None Iv+36pp £3.55 inc p&p Steve Pink, Secretary — National Horse Brass Society, Woodbine Cottage, Tarrington, Herefordshire HR1 4HZ  
Handbells Jennings, Trevor S Handbells 1989 1st Shire Publications 0 7478 0044 8 32pp £ 2.95 Shire Publications Ltd, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0PH [out of print in 2003] RW 1989 p 1122
History Bevis, Trevor Dorothy Leigh Sayers and the Fens 2001           Trevor Bevis, 28 St Peter’s Road, March, Cambs PE15 9NA [out of print — Nov 2001] RW 2001 p 309
History Bleby, Elizabeth The Sound has Gone Forth: A History of Change Ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 2001 2001 1st A N Z A B 0 9578736 0 3 xi+222pp £15 inc p&p Yvonne John, 9 Lancaster Close, Glynneath, West Glamorgan SA11 5EF RW 2001 p 752
History Bliss, Mary (ed) and Andrew Agg, Patrick Bird and John Manley UBSCR: 1943–1999 — A History of the University of Bristol Society of Change Ringers 1999   University of Bristol Society of Change Ringers 0–9537 588 0-X iv+140pp £20 (plus £1.50 for p&p) Andrew Agg, 62 Hill View, Bristol BS9 4PX RW 2000 p 1157
History Cook, William T The Society of College Youths 1637–1987: a new history of the Society 1987 1st Ancient Society of College Youths   120pp £12 inc p&p ASCY, c/o John Hughes-D’Aeth, Boundary House, High Street, Little Milton, Oxford OX44 7PU  
History Cook, William T The Society of College Youths 1637–1987: a revised history of the Society 2005 2nd Ancient Society of College Youths   Xii+131pp, illus £20 inc p&p ASCY, c/o Dickon Love, 10 Wharton Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 3LF RW 2006 p 397
History Corbin, Alain Village Bells: Sound and Meaning in the 19th Century French Countryside 1998 1st Columbia University Press 0 231 10450 2 416pp £12 Columbia University Press, New York [order via bookseller] RW 1999 p 700; RW 2001 p 1089; 2002 p 1205
History Cummins, John The Ringing Years: A History of Sydney’s Catholic Towers 2006 1st Dragonwick Publishing 0 9757588 5 3 xiv+312pp [not stated] Jack Cummins, 34 George Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484, Australia RW 2007 p 1205
History Evans, Leslie A Herefordshire Life: The life and times of Leslie Evans, Bell Ringer, Musician, Craftsman and Countryman 2006 1st Orphans Press, Leominster 978–0-9526472–2-5 144 pp £12 plus £1 p&p St Michael’s Hospice, Bartestree, Hereford HR1 4HA RW 2006 p 731
History Frith, Denis Ring in the True: The history of the first hundred years of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers 2000 1st Private [none] vi+62pp £4.50 (plus 70p p&p) Denis Frith, 28 Farndale Crescent, Grantham, Lincs NG31 8DR RW 2000 p 1133
History Holdgate, Glyn Ting Tangs, Trebles and Tenors: A collection of historical notes, anecdotes and customs about some of the bells, belfries and bellringers of East Derbyshire & West Nottinghamshire 1999 1st Glyn Holdgate 0 9535472 0 5 256pp £14 inc p&p Glyn Holdgate, 11 Spanker Lane, Nether Heage, Derbyshire DE56 2AT  
History Ingram, David and Jones, Richard (eds) Belfry Life in Birmingham c 1760–1860: The Recollections of John Day 2002 1st Ingram-Jones Publications 0 9540599 0 5 xxii+88pp £14.95 inc p&p R L Jones, 286 Franklin Road, King’s Norton, Birmingham B30 1NE (cheque to Richard Jones) RW 2002 pp 453–5
History Lee, Michael Peterborough to Pennsylvania: Henry Penn Bellfounder 1999 2nd Michael Lee 1 902256 01 8 150pp £8 inc p&p Michael Lee, Chapel House, Elton Road, Wansford, Peterborough PE8 6JD  
History Lewis, Colin A Look To! My Ringing World 2006 1st Private   210pp £13.35 inc p&p E & J Webster, 33 Cherry Gardens, Bitton, Bristol BS30 6JA RW 2006 p 1191 and RW 2007 p 320
History Mew, Christopher Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers: A Centenary History 1907–2007 2007 1st Coventry Diocesan Guild   Iv+32pp £2.50 inc p&p Chris Mew, 82 Coventry Road, Warwick CV34 5HH (cheques to Coventry Diocesan Guild)  
History Pettet, Helen and Doggett, Anne The Bells are Ringing! A celebration of Melbourne through the story of her bells 2002 1st Private 0 9580160 0 3 vi+98pp £12.20 (inc p& p) Yvonne John, 9 Lancaster Close, Glynneath, Neath, West Glamorgan SA11 5EF RW 2002 p 546
History Purnell, Christine Celebration of a centenary: The Devizes Branch of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers 1901–2001 2001 1st Private   48pp £5 inc p&p Peter Baker, 19 Studland Park, Westbury, Wilts BA13 3HQ  
History Scott, Stanley G 43-ers — 60th anniversary 2003 1st Private   88pp £10 inc p&p S G Scott, Chequers, Crowthorne Road, Bracknell, Berks RG12 7EE RW 2004 p 42 and p 529
History Smith, Robert B My Life Among the Bells 1999 1st Robert B Smith 0 9537265 0 9 viii+195pp £9.95 inc p&p R B Smith, 45 Blanchcroft, Melbourne, Derby DE73 1GG RW 1999 p 1233
History Southwell D G The Southwell Diocesan Guild: A Short History 1946–1995 1999   Southwell Guild     £3.50 inc p&p SDGCBR, c/o Mrs Jenny Loxston, 11 Frederick Avenue, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham NG17 8HA  
History Spice, John E The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers 1872–1997 1997 1st Carnegie Publishing for the OUS 1 85936 042 4 viii+472pp £30 inc p&p OUSCR History, c/o Peter Giles, 6 Pittsfield, Cricklade, Wilts SN6 6AN RW 1997 pp 367–8
History Stevenson, Janet A History of the Ladies’ Guild of Change Ringers 1912–2000 1999 1st Janet Stevenson 0 9536869 0 6 viii+192pp £8.50 plus £1 for p&p Janet Stevenson, 6 Heathfield, Thringstone, Coalville, Leics LE67 8LU RW 1999 p 1106
Journals Bell News The Bell News and Ringers’ Record 1881–1915 2007 1st Friends of the CC Library   DVD £50 (£45 to friends) plus £2 for p&p Chris Ridley, 19 Beechcroft Avenue, New Malden KT3 3EG (cheques to Friends of the CC Library) RW 2007 p 1157
Music Crabtree, Tony Music for Handbells and Church Bells 1984 2nd Tony Crabtree 0 9506758 1 4 59pp £3 inc p&p Tony Crabtree, 1 Stallpits Road, Shrivenham, SWINDON SN6 8BG  
Poetry Snowdon Series Inspired by Bells     Christopher Groome     £16 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
Reference Dove, Ronald H A Bellringer’s Guide to the Church Bells of Britain 1994 8th Seven Corners Press Ltd   x+208pp £12.50 (post free) Seven Corners Press Ltd, Penmark House, Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1BL [no longer available — 2003]  
Reference Dove, Ronald H Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers 2000 9th CCCBR 0 900271 67 1 316pp £13 inc p&p Mrs B Wheeler, 2 Orchard Close, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 1XE RW 2001 pp 79–80
Reference Johnston, Ron; Allsopp, Graham; Baldwin, John and Turner, Helen An Atlas of Bells 1990 1st Basil Blackwell 0 631 15143 5 x plus 240pp — Basil Blackwell Inc — OUT OF PRINT (Nov 2001)  
Reference Jones, Kevin Campanologists Companion: Guide to Traditional Bell Ringing around the World 2002 1st Private     £12 (plus £2.50 p&p) Mrs W M Jones, 126 Willowfield Drive, Marlpool Gardens, Kidderminster, Worcs DY11 5HA RW 2002 p 1197
Reference Struckett, David W A Dictionary of Campanology 1985 1st Private   128pp £3 (post free) David W Struckett,40 Summerfield Road, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9BE  
Reference Wratten, Cyril The Bell News Index 1881–1915 2002 1st Ellis Publications None 376pp £50 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$) RW 2000 p 951, RW 2004 p 483
Reference Wratten, Cyril and The Ringing World The Ringing World Index 1911–2003 2004 1st Ellis Publications None 430pp £55 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
Ringing Bamforth, Stuart I An Introduction to Ringing Multi-Method Doubles 2002 1st The Whiting Society of Ringers   24pp £2 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2003 p 641
Ringing Banister, William The Art and Science of Change Ringing 1874 Facsimile of 1st Ellis Publications None vii+165pp £30 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
Ringing Beer, Adam J A Collection of Cornish Methods 1999 1st A J Beer   50pp £5.80 (colour) or £3.80 (b/w) inc p&p Contact abeer@hotmail.com or adamjbeer@bigpond.com  
Ringing Beer, Adam J Cornish Methods — supplement and index 2002 1st A J Beer   21pp+ Price on application Contact abeer@hotmail.com or adamjbeer@bigpond.com  
Ringing Beer, Adam J Cornish Methods and Variations 2000 1st A J Beer   72pp £6.80 (colour) or £4.30 (b/w) inc p&p Contact abeer@hotmail.com or adamjbeer@bigpond.com  
Ringing Bishop, Anthony S A Universal System for Extents of Treble Dodging Minor Methods 2004 1st The Whiting Society of Ringers   92pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD —
Ringing Camp, John Bells and Bellringing 2006 4th Shire Publications 0 7478 0326 9 48pp £ 4.99 Shire Publications Ltd, Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 0PH (shire@shirebooks.co.uk) RW 2006 p 251
Ringing Carr, Derek (recording engineer) and Massey, George (notes author) Bells of Somerset 1998 1st Bath & Wells Association   CD recording £12 inc p&p Robert Perry, Castle Farm, Farmborough, Bath BA3 1DD  
Ringing Chant, Harold Method Splicing, Part 1: Minor methods 2007 Reprint The Whiting Society of Ringers   96pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD  
Ringing Coleman, Steve The Bellringer’s Bedside Companion 1994 1st Steve Coleman   430pp £14.95 post free Sue Coleman, 46 Byfords Road, Huntley, Glos GL19 3EL RW 1994 p 1018
Ringing Coleman, Steve The Bellringer’s Early Companion 1999 1st Steve Coleman   430pp £14.95 post free Sue Coleman, 46 Byfords Road, Huntley, Glos GL19 3EL  
Ringing Coleman, Steve The Bob Caller’s Companion 1996 1st Steve Coleman   430pp £14.95 post free Sue Coleman, 46 Byfords Road, Huntley, Glos GL19 3EL RW 1996 p 1073
Ringing Coleman, Steve The Method Ringer’s Companion 1995 1st Steve Coleman   430pp £14.95 post free Sue Coleman, 46 Byfords Road, Huntley, Glos GL19 3EL RW 1995 p 1049
Ringing Duckworth, R Tintinnalogia 2007 Facsimile of 2nd ed 1671 Ellis Publications None viii+136pp £40 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$) RW 2006 pp 1234–5
Ringing Duckworth, Richard Tintinnalogia, or the Art of Ringing (facsimile reprint) 2007 Facsimile reprint Alan Ellis     £40 inc p&p Ellis Publications, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada — alan_ellis@telus.net RW 2007 p 1234
Ringing Foulds, Michael Advanced Spliced Treble Bob Minor     The Whiting Society of Ringers   124pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD  
Ringing Foulds, Michael An Introduction to Ringing Multi-Method Spliced Treble Bob Minor 2002 1st The Whiting Society of Ringers   116pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2003 p 461 and 2005 p 705
Ringing Foulds, Michael How to Learn Methods 2009 1st The Whiting Society of Ringers     £4 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2009 p 653
Ringing Foulds, Michael Intermediate Spliced Treble Bob Minor     The Whiting Society of Ringers   116pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2005 p 915
Ringing Foulds, Michael Plain Minor Method Splicing Tables     The Whiting Society of Ringers   72pp £4 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD  
Ringing Foulds, Michael Short Touches of Spliced Minor     The Whiting Society of Ringers   60pp £3 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD  
Ringing Foulds, Michael Spliced Treble Bob Minor Data Tables 2003   The Whiting Society of Ringers   108pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2003 p 945
Ringing Foulds, Michael Treble Place Minor Splicing Tables 2004   The Whiting Society of Ringers   88pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD RW 2004 p 867
Ringing Gay, Philip Raising & Lowering 1994   John Longridge     £3.75 post free Contact Tom Longridge RW 1994 p 992
Ringing Higgins, Chris and Chandler, Ian The Chris Higgins Guide to Three-Bell Ringing 2003 1st The Huntingdonshire Church Bell Restoration Society   20pp £2.50 Kirby Manor Press, Kirby Manor, High Street, Ashwell, Herts SG7 5NP RW 2003 p 811
Ringing Ivin, Stephen Compositions of London Surprise Major 2009 1st Stephen Ivin   48 peals with introductory notes by the author £5.00 plus £0.80 UK p&p S J Ivin, 54 High Street, Steventon, Abingdon OX13 6RS  
Ringing Le Marechal, Roy Hampshire Bells 2001 1st Roy Le Marechal   CD recording £12 inc p&p Roy Le Marechal, 9 Buckland Close, Eastleigh, Hants SO50 4RD RW 2001 p 771
Ringing Longridge, John Composition 502     John Longridge     £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John Conducting & Coursing Order [not dated] 1st John Longridge   36pp £2.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John Quarter 500 1980 1st John Longridge   40pp £3.75 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John Standard 70 1982 1st John Longridge   68pp £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John TB Major Variations     John Longridge     £1.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John and Campbell, Ian Method 300 1980 1st John Longridge   76pp £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John et al Composition 501 1984 1st John Longridge   80pp £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Longridge, John N et al Composition 500 1979 1st John Longridge   76pp £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Mew, Chris The theory of change ringing: advanced     Coventry Diocesan Guild     £3.50 Chris Mew, 82 Coventry Road, Warwick CV34 5HH RW 2004 p 444
Ringing Mew, Chris The theory of change ringing: elementary     Coventry Diocesan Guild     £1.25 Chris Mew, 82 Coventry Road, Warwick CV34 5HH RW 2004 p 444
Ringing Mew, Chris The theory of change ringing: intermediate     Coventry Diocesan Guild     £2.50 Chris Mew, 82 Coventry Road, Warwick CV34 5HH RW 2004 p 444
Ringing Monk, J Campanalogia Improved 2008 Facsimile of 5th ed 1766 Ellis Publications None xii+204pp £40 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
Ringing Morris, George First Steps in Surprise Ringing — Cambridge Surprise Minor 2001   Malvern Hills Society     £2 inc p&p Malvern Hills Society of Bellringers, c/o G Bagley, 49 Green Lane, Malvern Wells, Worcs WR14 4HT  
Ringing Morris, George Learning Double Norwich Court Bob 2001   Malvern Hills Society     £2 inc p&p Malvern Hills Society of Bellringers, c/o G Bagley, 49 Green Lane, Malvern Wells, Worcs WR14 4HT  
Ringing Morris, George Learning London Surprise Minor with Wells, York and Durham 2001   Malvern Hills Society     £2 inc p&p Malvern Hills Society of Bellringers, c/o G Bagley, 49 Green Lane, Malvern Wells, Worcs WR14 4HT  
Ringing Powell, Everard S The Ringers Handbook 1997 Reprint A A Sotheran Ltd     £6.50 inc p&p Peter Sotheran, Home Farm, Yearby, Redcar, ClevelandTS11 8HQ  
Ringing Price, Geraldine A Glossary of Bellringing Terms 2001   Malvern Hills Society     £1.50 inc p&p Malvern Hills Society of Bellringers, c/o G Bagley, 49 Green Lane, Malvern Wells, Worcs WR14 4HT  
Ringing Regan, Mark Bells in the City: Ringing the Changes for an English Tradition (a short film promoting bellringing from Worcester Cathedral) 2009   Mark Regan   DVD film £6.50 inc p&p Mark Regan, 22 Sebright Avenue, Worcester WR5 2HH RW 2009 p 1208
Ringing Regan, Mark Lost and Found 1: Early recordings of church bells, carillons and handbells 2006   Mark Regan   CD recording £9.99 plus £2 UK p&p (£3.25 overseas) Mark Regan, 22 Sebright Avenue, Worcester WR5 2HH RW 2006 p 539
Ringing Regan, Mark Lost and Found 2: Record peals on tower bells 2007   Mark Regan   CD recording £8 (ink UK p&p) Mark Regan, 22 Sebright Avenue, Worcester WR5 2HH RW 2008 p 452
Ringing Regan, Mark Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral 2008   Mark Regan   CD recording £10 (ink UK p&p) Mark Regan, 22 Sebright Avenue, Worcester WR5 2HH RW 2009 p 277
Ringing Smith, Robert B (Jasper Snowdon Series) Standard Methods 1980   Christopher Groome     £8 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [out of print (Jan 2007)]  
Ringing Snowdon, Jasper & William (Jasper Snowdon Series) Diagrams 1991 Reprint Christopher Groome   [not paginated] £4.50 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
Ringing Snowdon, Jasper Whitfield and William (Jasper Snowdon Series) Ropesight 1987 Revised Christopher Groome   Viii+144pp £3 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
Ringing Stedman, Fabian (Snowdon Series) Campanalogia Improved: Or the Art of Ringing Improved (facsimile reprint) 1990 Reprint Christopher Groome   Xiv+231pp £20 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
Ringing Taylor, Bernard The Harpenden Handbell Band     The Whiting Society of Ringers   104pp £5 inc p&p The Whiting Society of Ringers, c/o Anne Phillipson, 9 Ebbsgrove, Loughton, Milton Keynes MK5 8BD  
Ringing Taylors Called Home: An Anthology of Taylor Bells (Volume 1) 2003   John Taylor & Co   CD recording £13.50 inc p&p John Taylor & Co, The Bellfoundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 1AR RW 2004 p 220
Ringing Thackrah, Benjamin The Art of Change Ringing 2006 Facsimile of 1st ed 1874 Ellis Publications None viii+188pp £30 Alan Ellis, 12937 99th Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1E6, Canada (UK or CDN/USA$)  
Ringing Thompson, Giles The Complete Cambridge Surprise Major     John Longridge     £3.95 post free Contact Tom Longridge  
Ringing Trollope, J Armiger (Jasper Snowdon Series) Grandsire 1987 Reprint Christopher Groome   128pp £4 post free Christopher Groome, 22 Duke Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, Northants NN15 5SG [temporarily unavailable]  
Ringing Udal, Adrian (recording engineer) National Twelve Bell Striking Competition 2000 at Birmingham Cathedral 2001 1st National 12-bell Contest Committee   CD recording £12 (plus £2 p&p) Carol Franklin, 58 Park View, Sharnford, Hinckley, Leics LE10 3PT RW 2001 p 871
Ringing Udal, Adrian (recording engineer) National Twelve Bell Striking Competition 2003 at Surfleet 2005 1st     CD recording £15 (plus £1 p&p) Adrian Udal, Disbrowe Cottage, 1 Disbrowe Road, London W8 8QG RW 2005 p 769
Ringing Wilson, Wilfrid G Art & Science of Change Ringing           £14 inc p&p Alison Caton, 5 Manor Road, Rushden, Northants NN10 9EX  
Technical Council for the Care of Churches The Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes: Code of Practice 1993 1st Council for the Care of Churches 0 7151 7565 3 28pp £2.95 Council for the Care of Churches, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3NZ SeeRW 1993 p 1207
Technical Drew-Edwards, Anthony and Lodge, David Timber Bellframes 1998 1st (reprinted with amendments) Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) 1 898856 12 5 Iv+16pp £4 inc p&p SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY — or online at http://www.spab.org.uk/bookshop RW 2004 p 625
Technical Heywood, Arthur Percival Bell Towers and Bell Hanging: An Appeal to Architects 2008 CD reproduction of 1914 work George Dawson   CD version £12 inc p&p George Dawson, 112 Main Street, Willoughby on the Wolds, Notts LE12 6SZ RW 2008 pp 666–7, 9
Technical Jennings, Trevor S British and Irish Chime Barrel Mechanisms their music and the community response 1550–1930 2000 1st Trevor S Jennings 0 9500076 5 X xii+112pp £12.50 inc p&p Trevor Jennings, The Willows, 54 Bramcote Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2SA  
Technical Jennings, Trevor S The Development of British Bell Fittings 1991 1st Trevor S Jennings 0 9500076 4 1 xii+168pp £12.50 inc p&p Trevor Jennings, The Willows, 54 Bramcote Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2SA  
Technical Morgan, Tom A Practical Guide to Belfry Maintenance and Repairs 2006 1st Private   12pp £7.50 inc p&p Tom Morgan, 5 Coniston Avenue, Noctorum, Birkenhead, Cheshire CH43 9SB RW 2006 p 953
Technical Pickford, Christopher J (compiler) Bellframes: A practical Guide to inspection and recording 1993 1st Private 0 9512321 1 8 iv+60pp £6.50 (plus £1 p&p) Chris Pickford, 4 Walmsley Court, High Street, Kinver, Staffs DY7 6HG RW 1993 p 336
Technical Simpson, Rev A B Why Bells Sound Out of Tune 2008 Reprint of 1895–6 work David Beacham     £3.50 inc p&p David Beacham, The Lea, Main Road, Hallow, Worcester WR2 6LQ RW 2008 p 301
Technical Young, E Alexander English Bells and their Tuning: an Historical Sketch 2008 Reprint of 1928 work David Beacham     £3.50 inc p&p David Beacham, The Lea, Main Road, Hallow, Worcester WR2 6LQ RW 2008 p 301
Tower — The bells of Monken Hadley (cassette recording) 1998 — — — Cassette £ 6 inc p&p Katie Morris, 43 Fitzjohn Avenue, Barnet, Barnet, Herts EN5 2HN RW 1998 p 454
Tower Bray, Maurice I Bells of Memory: A History of Loughborough Carillon 1981 1st (reprint 1999) Reprint UK 0 907687 00 8 112pp £6 (post free) Reprint (1999), Beacon Views, Abberton Way, Loughborough LE11 4NX RW 2003 p 172
Tower Cattermole, Paul and Rutledge, Paul New Buckenham Church: A History and Guide 2007 1st New Buckenham PCC   82pp £5 inc p&p Barbara Cattermole, Appletrees, Tharston, Norwich NR15 2YP RW 2008 p 429
Tower England, John Tower 500 — A History of the Tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, Bere Regis, 1500–2000 2000 1st     20pp £5 inc p&p Bere Regis PCC, c/o John England, 10 South Mead, Bere Regis BH20 7HY RW 2000 p 294
Tower Giles, Andrew The Bells and Ringers of All Saints’, Llanbradach 1999 1st Andrew Giles   80pp £6 inc p&p Andrew Giles, 2 Chestnut Close, Sunbury on Thames TW16 7PU RW 1999 p 355
Tower Harrison, John Living Heritage: 300 years of bells, ringing and bellringers at All Saints, Wokingham 2009 1st John Harrison 0 9563740 0 4 160pp £9.50 inc p&p John Harrison, 2 Murdoch Road, Wokingham, Berks RG40 2DA RW 2009 p 1205
Tower Ketteringham, John R Lincoln Cathedral: A History of the Bells, Bellringers and Bellringing 2000 2nd Lincoln Minster Shops Ltd 0 9537606 0 X x+118pp £12.95 (plus £2.25 p&p) Lincoln Minster Shops Ltd, Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln LN2 1PX RW 2000 p 790 and note on p 1147
Tower Kimber, Chris Rehang of the Bells of St Mary’s Beddington 2004–2005 2007   Cantate Music   DVD £10 inc p&p Cantate Music, 2 Peaks Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3JE (cheques to Cantate) RW 2007 pp 1212 & 1214
Tower McCahey, Bryan J Peace and Good Neighbourhood: The Story of the bells of St Luke’s Church, Liverpool, 1817–1965 1995 1st Aureol Press 0 9526798 0 9 xvi+62pp £14 inc p&p Merseyside Bell Restoration Group, c/o G K Austin, Cyprus Cottage, 32 Roby Road, Huyton, Liverpool L36 4HF RW 1995 p 1194
Tower Pickford, Christopher J The Steeple, Bells and Ringers of Coventry Cathedral 1987 1st Private 0 9512321 0 X xii+132pp £10.95 (plus £1.50 p&p) Chris Pickford, 4 Walmsley Court, High Street, Kinver, Staffs DY7 6HG RW 1987 pp 727–8
Tower Potter, David E The Bells and Bellringers of York Minster 2009 2nd David Potter 978–1-904446–20-0 x+154pp £40 (plus £3 UK p&p) David Potter, 8a Minster Yard, York YO1 7HH RW 2009 p 1180
Tower Powney, Dennis The Bells & The Ringers of St Nicholas Church, Bromham, Wiltshire 2003 1st Dennis Powney   56pp £5 inc p&p Dennis Powney, Victoria Cottage, High Street, Bromham, Wilts SN15 2HA RW 2005 p 267
Tower Strong, David A “To the Glory of God”: The tower, bells and ringers of the Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston Magna, Wiltshire 2001 1st Private — 16pp £2 (post free) David Strong, Nuage du Matin, Bordel Lane, Vale, Guernsey GY3 5DE  
Tower Willcocks, Dennis A History Christ Church Society of Bell Ringers [Southgate, Middlesex] 1874–1994 1995 1st Dennis Willcocks 0 9525387 0 9 xi+78pp £5.85 inc p&p Stephanie Willcocks, 48 Boleyn Drive, St Albans, Herts AL1 2BS RW 1995 p 1145
Tower Willis, Anne Heard but not seen: a history of the bells, clock and carillon of Holy Trinity, Bradford on Avon 2001 1st Private     £7.70 inc p&p Anne Willis, 179 Winsley Road, Bradford on Avon, Wilts BA15 1NY RW 2002 p 124

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