Library

The association owns a library containing rare ringing books, handwritten peal books recording all peals rung for the Association, and documenting the history of the Association. The following is a list of the items held in the library. For information about how to access items in the library contact the Honorary Librarian

SectionTitleAuthorYear
Bells & HistoryA Century of Ringing at Kings Langley 1895 — 1995Daphne W Barker1995
Bells & HistoryA History of Christ Church Society of Bell Ringers1874-1994 (Southgate)Dennis Wilcocks1994
Bells & HistoryA Short Touch by a Grandsire Ringer (Poem)J S Stewart1871
Bells & HistoryA Transcription of a conversation on ringing topicsChris & Robin Woolley1960
Bells & HistoryArts of ChurchB H Walters1908
Bells & HistoryBelfries and RingersH T Ellacombe1871
Bells & HistoryBelfries and RingersH T Ellacombe1861
Bells & HistoryBellringers Guide to Church Bells of BritainR H Dove1968
Bells & HistoryBells and Bellfounding X Y ZLlewellyn & James1879
Bells & HistoryBells in EnglandT Ingram1954
Bells & HistoryBells of the Isle – Bob MajorR Harrison
Bells & HistoryBook about BellsG S Tyack1898
Bells & HistoryCasting a Bell for Exeter Cathedral in 1372J G M Scott1969
Bells & HistoryChange Ringing History Vol 1J Sanderson1987
Bells & HistoryChange Ringing in EssexJoe Roast
Bells & HistoryChurch Bells and some Parish Clerks of Hertfordshire Nos 1 & 2L H Chambers
Bells & HistoryChurch Bells CatalogueMears & Stainbank
Bells & HistoryChurch bells of Britain 6th Ed.R H Dove1982
Bells & HistoryDevelopment of British Bell FittingsTrevor S Jennings
Bells & HistoryEnglish Bells and their TuningE A Young1928
Bells & HistoryHertfordshire BellfoundersJoyce Dodds2003
Bells & HistoryHistory and Art of Change RingingE Morris1931
Bells & HistoryHistory and Art of Change RingingE Morris1937
Bells & HistoryHistory and Art of Change Ringing (New Edition)E Morris1974
Bells & HistoryHistory of Cambridge University Guild (Vol II)1929-1954
Bells & HistoryHistory of Ringing in HertfordshireH V Frost1955
Bells & HistoryHistory of Ringing in HertfordshireL G Goodman1971
Bells & HistoryHistory of Ringing in St.Albans (1729-1889)H V Frost1963
Bells & HistoryHistory of St Mary The Virgin Bells WestmillMichael Thody1998
Bells & HistoryHistory of St Stephens Bells St AlbansAlison McFarlane1998
Bells & HistoryManual for Ringers
Bells & HistoryMethod 300
Bells & HistorySinging SpiresVan Assumburg
Bells & HistorySound of Bells (45rpm record missing)E C Shepherd1964
Bells & HistorySound of Bells (with 45rpm record)E C Shepherd1964
Bells & HistoryTen & Twelve bell compositions1972
Bells & HistoryTowers and Bells of BritainE Morris1955
Bells & HistoryVariations and TranspositionTrollope1936
Church Bells ofAberdeenshire Parts I II IIIEeles & Coulston1956
Church Bells ofBedfordshireT North1883
Church Bells ofBerkshire (2nd Edition)F Sharpe1970
Church Bells ofBuckinghamshireA H Cocks1897
Church Bells ofCambridgeshireJ J Raven1869
Church Bells ofCardiganshireF Sharpe1965
Church Bells ofCheshire Bells (Photocopied)J W Clark
Church Bells ofChurch bells of Essex (Photocopied)Deeds & Walters1909
Church Bells ofDevonH Ellacombe1872
Church Bells ofEnglandH H Walters1912
Church Bells ofExeter CathedralH Ellacombe1874
Church Bells ofFlintshireR W Clouston1960
Church Bells ofGuernsey Alderney and SarkF Sharpe1964
Church Bells ofHerefordshire Volume IF Sharpe1966
Church Bells ofHerefordshire Volume IIF Sharpe1969
Church Bells ofHerefordshire Volume IIIF Sharpe1970
Church Bells ofHertfordshireNorth & Stahlschmidt1886
Church Bells ofInscriptions on the church bells in Cambridgeshire (Photocopied)
Church Bells ofKirkcudbridgtR W Clouston1966
Church Bells ofLeicestershireT North1876
Church Bells ofLincolnshireT North1882
Church Bells ofSomersetH Ellacombe1875
Church Bells ofSussexA D Tyssen1864
Church Bells ofThe Church Bells of HertfordshireGeoffrey Dodds1992
Central Council PublicationsCentral Council Handbook1956
Central Council PublicationsCentral Council Library Catalogue Part I1979
Central Council PublicationsCentral Council Library Catalogue Part II1983
Central Council PublicationsChange Ringing on Handbells1959
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Composition in Popular Major Methods1950
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Doubles and Minor Methods1949
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Doubles Methods1961
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Legitimate Methods1907
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Minor Methods1961
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Peals I1903
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Peals II1904
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Peals III1908
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Plain and Major and Cater Methods1926
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Plain Major Methods1952
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Right-Place Surprise Major Methods1963
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Surprise Compositions
Central Council PublicationsCollection of Surprise Methods in place notation1964
Central Council PublicationsComplete Collection of Clear Proof Scale Surprise Major Methods1969
Central Council PublicationsCompositions of Stedman Caters and Cinques1961
Central Council PublicationsElementary Handbook for Beginners1959
Central Council PublicationsElementary Handbook for Beginners1962
Central Council PublicationsGlossary of Technical Terms1901
Central Council PublicationsHandbook of Grandsire Caters (2nd Edition)1964
Central Council PublicationsIncidence of Falseness in Right Place Surprise Major Method1963
Central Council PublicationsInstallation Preservation and Repair of Bells Frames and Fittings1892
Central Council PublicationsLaw Affecting Church Bells1931
Central Council PublicationsMajor Methods Method Splicing Part 2
Central Council PublicationsMethods Committee Report on Extension1953
Central Council PublicationsOn Conducting1960
Central Council PublicationsPreservation and Repair of Bells1962
Central Council PublicationsReport of the Committee on Catalogue of Peals1894
Central Council PublicationsReport of the Committee on Catalogue of Peals1893
Central Council PublicationsRinging for Service1961
Central Council PublicationsRules of Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Central Council PublicationsSpliced Minor CollectionCCCBR1986
Central Council PublicationsTowers and Bells Handbook1974
Central Council PublicationsTowers and Bells Handbook1973
Miscellaneous ItemsA Bellringer’s book of Brain BendersAngela Newing1978
Miscellaneous ItemsAssociation Portrait Album
Miscellaneous ItemsAssociation Tin Box
Miscellaneous ItemsBell Block for Life Membership Certificates
Miscellaneous ItemsBell Rubbings (presented by Mrs. L. Goodman)
Miscellaneous ItemsCassette – “Festalban 77” Highlights of the Centenary
Miscellaneous ItemsCentral Council Library List1991
Miscellaneous ItemsCertificate Block (1930 design) for Membership Certificates
Miscellaneous ItemsDedication service sheets
Miscellaneous ItemsDirectory of Church Bell RingersBristol United Ringing Guilds1935
Miscellaneous ItemsDirectory of Church Bell RingersBristol United Ringing Guilds1928
Miscellaneous ItemsFramed Photograph of peal board of Thurstons four part peal at Tring. First peal on the bells 25 February 1905 (2 hours 55 mins)
Miscellaneous ItemsFramed Photograph of ringers of Thurstons one part peal at Stedman Triples non-conducted at St.George’s Southwark 31 October 1901 (2 hours 58 mins)
Miscellaneous ItemsFramed Photographs of Peal Board and Ringers of Peal of Bristol Surprise Major 12160 changes at Knebworth 8th April 1912 (7 hours 18 mins)
Miscellaneous ItemsGavel and Block presented by G W Debenham (President 1959)
Miscellaneous ItemsGavel and Block presented by Mrs. M A Coburn (President 1983-4)
Miscellaneous ItemsGramophone record of Spliced Surprise Major (handbells)
Miscellaneous ItemsHCA Membership certificate (signed but blank)
Miscellaneous ItemsMiddlesex County Association Library List1991
Miscellaneous ItemsModel Code of Ringers
Miscellaneous ItemsMusical Handbell RingingW Gordon
Miscellaneous ItemsOld style 8 Bell Competition Certificate (before renamed Coburn Trophy)
Miscellaneous ItemsOld style Kimpton Cup Certificate (change 1989)
Miscellaneous ItemsRoyal Cumberland Youths Society Certificate – Arthur Day 19 June 1948
Miscellaneous ItemsRule Books and Reports of various Societies including Yorkshire bound reports 1932-1959
Miscellaneous ItemsScrap Book (presented by Miss Ayre in memory of W Ayre)
Change Ringing350 Surprise Royal and Maximus MethodsA J Corriganc1964
Change RingingA Simple Method of Extracting False Course Heads from Major Royal and MaximusA R Carter
Change RingingArt & Science of Change Ringing (1st Edn)W Bannister1874
Change RingingArt & Science of Change Ringing (3rd Edn)W Bannister1887
Change RingingArt of Change RingingB Thackrah1852
Change RingingCampanalogia (Bell News Reprint)W Shipway1886
Change RingingCampanalogia (Original copy but many pages missing)Stedman1677
Change RingingCampanalogia (Original copy) some original pages missing pp193-224 but made ?complete? with photocopiesStedman1677
Change RingingCampanalogia Elements ofW Sottanstall1867
Change RingingCampanalogia Elements of (1st Edition)H Hubbard1845
Change RingingCampanalogia Elements of (2nd Edition)H Hubbard1854
Change RingingCampanalogia Elements of (3rd Edition)H Hubbard1868
Change RingingCampanalogia Elements of (4th Edition)H Hubbard1876
Change RingingCampanalogia Improved (5th (Monk) Edition)J D & C M1766
Change RingingCampanalogia Improved (Original copy but many pages missing)J D & C M1702
Change RingingCampanalogia New (Reprint 1975)Blakemore1796
Change RingingChange RingingW G Wilson1965
Change RingingChange Ringing (4th Edition)C A W Troyte1869
Change RingingChange Ringing DisentangledW W Wigram1880
Change RingingChange Ringing DisentangledW W Wigram1871
Change RingingCircuits of Stedman Caters (Broadsheet)J Carter1906
Change RingingClavis Campanalogia (1st Edition) (starts at page 41)Jones Reeves & Blakemore1788
Change RingingClavis Campanalogia (Key to the Art of Ringing) (Longman Edition complete)Jones Reeves & Blakemore1796
Change RingingCollection of Compositions of Grandsire & Stedman Caters1961
Change RingingDuffieldA P Heywood1888
Change RingingEast Herts Archaeological Transaction vol 9 Pt 2. 1935–Vol 11 Pt 4.L H Chambers1943/4
Change RingingGrandsire TriplesW H Thompson1886
Change RingingHandbook of Grandsire CatersE C Shepherd1964
Change RingingHow to learn Change Ringing without an InstructorC Pearson1887
Change RingingInstallation Preservation & Repair of Bells Frames & Fittings1948
Change RingingInstruction & Diagrams for BeginnersLancs Assn1948
Change RingingLead EndsC D P Davies1918
Change RingingMethod Splicing ? Practical HintsJ P Fidler1925
Change RingingMethod Structure in Change RingingA York-Bramble1965
Change RingingMysteries unveiled – Treatise on Stedman TriplesJoseph W Parker
Change RingingOdds and Ends of Grandsire TriplesC D P Davies1929
Change RingingRingers HandbookE S Powell
Change RingingRules & Diagrams for Instruction of BeginnersLancs Assn1937
Change RingingRules & Diagrams for Instruction of BeginnersLancs Assn1928
Change RingingSymbolic Treatment of False Course HeadsM Hodgson
Change RingingThe Bell News Index 1881–1915Cyril A Wratten1973/2002
Change RingingThe Bellringer’s Bedside CompanionSteve Coleman
Change RingingThe Bellringer’s Early CompanionSteve Coleman
Change RingingThe Bob Caller’s CompanionSteve Coleman
Change RingingThe Method Ringer’s CompanionSteve Coleman
Change RingingThe Ringing World Index 1911–2003Cyril A Wratten2003
Change RingingTintinnalogia 1668 – Bell News reprint 1895Duckworth1668
Change RingingTintinnalogia 1668 – Kingsmead reprint 1970Duckworth1668
Change RingingUnion TriplesW H Thompson1893
Change RingingVillage BellsJ Howes1946
BiographiesA Great AdventureJ S Goldsmith1935
BiographiesAmong the Bells (Bound Volume)F E Robinson1909
BiographiesAmong the Bells Parts 1-17 (Part 15 missing)F E Robinson1909
BiographiesBenjamin Annable – College Youths Bicentenary of his Mastership 1746-1946E A Young1946
BiographiesCollege YouthsJ A Trolloope1937
BiographiesJohn Briant – A Biography and List of his Bells and ClocksH C Andrews1930
BiographiesMaster of My Art Taylors 1784-1987Trevor S Jennings1987
BiographiesMemoirs of Woolmore WigramWigram (Mrs)1908
Snowdon PublicationsDiagramsGroome1972
Snowdon PublicationsDouble Norwich Court Bob Major1884
Snowdon PublicationsGrandsireJ A Trollope1948
Snowdon PublicationsGrandsireJ W Snowdon1888
Snowdon PublicationsGrandsireJ W Snowdon1905
Snowdon PublicationsRopesight1891
Snowdon PublicationsRopesight1950
Snowdon PublicationsRopesight1883
Snowdon PublicationsRopesight1880
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Diagrams)1908
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Diagrams)1892
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Diagrams)1881
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Letterpress)1928
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Letterpress)1916
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods (Letterpress)1908
Snowdon PublicationsStandard Methods/Treatise on DuffieldSnowdon/Heywood1892
Snowdon PublicationsStedmanC D P Davies1903
Snowdon PublicationsStedmanJ A Trollope1938
Snowdon PublicationsSurprise MethodsC D P Davies1927
Snowdon PublicationsTreatise on Treble Bob – Part 11902
Snowdon PublicationsTreatise on Treble Bob – Part 21879
Snowdon PublicationsTreatise on Treble Bob – Parts 1 & 21878/9
Personal BooksErnest E Huntley Peal Book (1)
Personal BooksFrederick J Spicer Peal & Note Book (Folder & Book)Frederick J. Spicer
Personal BooksFrederick W Brinklow Peal Books (3)
Personal BooksFrederick W Brinklow’s Peals 1–1171901–1911
Personal BooksGeorge N Price Peal Books (2) Note Books (3)
Personal BooksGeorge N Price Peals rung by 1893–1897C W Woolley
Personal BooksGeorge Pope So. of Watford Union Youths Peal Book. Some colour prints1818–1827
Personal BooksJ C Mitchell Early Handbell Peals (cuttings)
Personal BooksJ Sanderson Check List of Ringing Books
Personal BooksPeals rung by Henry Hodgetts 1901–1949C W Woolley
Personal BooksT Clark Diaries and photographs
Personal BooksThomas L Simmons peal book 1904–1912
Personal BooksWilliam H Lawrence Peal Books (2)
NewspapersBell News Portraits Bound Volume
NewspapersChurch Bells Vols VI VII VIII IX XIII XVIII (1876-1888)
NewspapersThe Bell News Vols II – XIV (1883-1896)
NewspapersThe Bellringer Unbound parts 1907
NewspapersThe Ringing World Vols 1-7 (1911-1917) 1955 1968-1980
Other ItemsBound Annual Reports No.1 1884-1912
Other ItemsBound Annual Reports No.2 1912-1934
Other ItemsBound Annual Reports No.3 1932-1953 with General Secretary
Other ItemsBound Annual Reports No.4 1954-1971 with General Secretary
Other ItemsLedger Books No.1 1884Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsMinute Books No.1 1884Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsMinute Books No.2 1895Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsPeal Book No.1 28.02.1885 – 26.11.1902Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsPeal Book No.2 27.11.1902 – 30.12.1950Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsPeal Book No.3 12.01.1951 – 09.08.1972Held at County Records Office
Other ItemsPeal Book No.4 11.08.1972 –Held at County Records Office
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