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Guild Librarian

 

Ian Self

 

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Please contact the Guild Librarian so that you may arrange to borrow or inspect any item in the catalogue below.

The Guild Librarian may also be able to assist on historical matters concerning the Guild, churches, towers, bells and ringers.

NB. The Guild Librarian holds the Guild banner available to borrow for your tower open days or other fund raising or ringing events. It is a “pull up” 6 foot tall advertising and information display banner which comes with its own built in stand.

 

TDGR Library List 2018

 

Author Pub Date Title
     
Acland Troyte 1882 The Change ringers guide to the Steeples of England
Adams C 1999 Ringing Circles
Allsop, Baldwin, Johnston, Turner 1990 An Atlas of bells
Anon   Grandsire Doubles (2)
Anon ND Splicing Rope (2)
Anon ND Whitechapel Bellfoundry (2)
Anon ND Church Bell Founding during four centuries at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Anon 2002 Anzab tower directory
Anon 2003 Anzab tower directory
Anon 1997 The Southwell Diocesan Guild A Short History 1946-1995
Anon ND St. Giles Cripplegate – Our Bells Clocks and Chimes
Anon ND The Bells of Wimborne Minster
Anon 1978 Central Council Handbook
Anon 1979 Maintenance Handbook
Anon 1979 Bell Restoration Funds
Anon 1908 The Bells of the Minster and St. Marys Church Beverley
Anon 1933 The Taylor Family
Anon 2003 The Tower and Bells of St. John the Baptist Devizes
Anon ND The Ten Bells of The Priory Church Edington Wilts
Anon   Souvenir of The Great Peal 18027 Stedman Caters rang at All Saints Loughborough
Anon. nd The Bells of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church – South Brisbane
Anon. nd The Church Bells of Callington
Anon. ND The Church Bells of The Cathedral of the Holy Rosary Vancouver
Anon. 1981 The Bells of Canterbury Cathedral (2)
Anon. ND The Bells of Alderney, Parish Church of St. Anne
Anon. 1994 Lundy – Church of St. Helena 1994 Restoration
Anon. ND The Bells of St. Mary the Virgin Penzance (3)
Anon. ND Ripon Cathedral Guide
Anon. 1975 Winchester Cathedral Bells
Ayres Dr. R 1981 Bells and bell hanging
Bagot H 1978 The Church Bells of St. James’s Old Cathedral Melbourne
Bailey R., Baldwin J.C., Sibson D.E., Wratten C.A. 1979 Treble dodging minor methods (2)
Bannister 1874 The Art and Science of Change Ringing
Barnes J. 1982 Unofficial Ringer’s Handbook
Barter E.B. 1922 Lines in Praise of Good Ringing
Bayles ND Change ringing in easy stage
Beer 2000 Collection of Cornish Methods
Beer 2002 Cornish Methods: Supplement and Index
Beer A. 1998 Collection of Cornish Methods
Best-Shaw – Batterbee ND Rochester Cathedral Bells
Bevis T.A. 1957 The Church Bells of the Fens
Blagrove F.T., Lewis C.K., Mayne J.R. 1964 Surprise Methods in Place Notation (2)
Bliss 1985 The Bells of Cirencester
Bristol United Ringing Guilds 1929 Directory of Church Bell Ringers
Bristol United Ringing Guilds 1931 Directory of Church Bell Ringers
Bristol United Ringing Guilds 1935 Directory of Church Bell Ringers
Browne Revd P. and Gull A 1905 Kenwyn Bells (2)
Browne Revd P. and Gull A 1905 Kenwyn Bells – Presentation copy
Bulwer Rev H. 1901 A glossary of technical terms
Bulwer Rev H. 1904 Glossary of Technical Terms
Butler 1988 Beginners guide to change ringing on handbells (with cassette)
Butler   Beginners guide to Change Ringing on Handbells (With Cassette)
Butler W 1983 Doubles and Minor for beginners 2nd Edition (2)
Butler W 1986 Triples and Major for Beginners (2)
Butler W 1981 100 Years of the Oxford Diocesan Guild
Camp 1974 Bell Ringing (2)
Camp 1968 Discovering Bells and Bellringing
Cannon 1979 The Church Bells of Cornwall Author’s presentation copy (2)
Carveth A. and Davidson A.J. 1985 The Bells of Truro Cathedral
Carveth A. and Davidson A.J. 1996 The Bells of Truro Cathedral
Cascable ND Bell Ballads (2)
Cassette 1964 The Washington Peal – Recording
Cater Gail 2001 Training directory 8th Ed
Cattermole 1968 Worcester
Cave   Cambridge Surprise Minor, Major, Royal and Maximus
Cawley Rev D.L. and Oakley A. 1976 The Bells of Canterbury Cathedral
Central Council 1907 Collection of legitimate methods
Central Council 1903 Collection of Peals
Central Council 1904 Collection of Peals – Section II
Central Council   The Preservation and Repair of Bells Frames and Fittings
Central Council ND Maintenance Handbook
Central Council 1930 A handbook on the preservation and repair of bells, Frames and Fittings and other kindred matters
Central Council 1908 Collection of Peals
Central Council 1907 Collection of legitimate methods
Central Council 1903 Collection of Peals
Central Council 1904 Collection of Peals – Section II
Central Council   The Preservation and Repair of Bells Frames and Fittings
Central Council ND Maintenance Handbook
Central Council 1930 A handbook on the preservation and repair of bells, Frames and Fittings and other kindred matters
Central Council 1908 Collection of Peals
Central Council 2003 Collections of Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob and Alliance Methods (Supp)
Central Council 2001 Guidelines on Ensuring the Acceptability of the Sound of Church Bell Ringing
Central Council 1989 Bell Advisor
Central Council 1990 Guidelines for a do it yourself project
Central Council 1994 Guidelines for a do it yourself project
Central Council   Bell restoration funds committee leaflet (2)
Central Council   Bell restoration video
Central Council 1991 Bell restoration – Organising (2)
Central Council 1956 Central Council handbook
Central Council 1978 Central Council handbook (2)
Central Council 1979 Central Council Library Catalogue
Central Council 1983 Central Council Library Catalogue
Central council 2002 Central Council Library Catalogue
Central Council 1986 Central Council Rules
Central Council 1990 Collection of Principals
Central Council 1991 Collection of Plain Minor Methods
Central Council 1996 Collection of Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob & Alliance methods in place notation
Central Council 1999 Collection of Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob & Alliance methods in place notation
Central Council 1980 Doubles Collection
Central Council   Minor Methods: 4-Way Table
Central Council 1988 Collection of Plain Methods in Place Notation
Central Council 1994 Collection of Plain Methods in Place Notation
Central Council 1986 Spliced Minor Collection
Central Council 1985 Standard 8 Surprise Major
Central Council 1980 On Conducting
Central Council 1964 Elementary Handbook
Central Council 1969 Elementary Handbook
Central Council 1976 Elementary Handbook
Central Council 1948 Handbook on the installation, preservation and Repair of Bells
Central Council 1962 Handbook on the installation, preservation and Repair of Bells
Central Council 1989 Judging Striking Competitions
Central Council 1979 Maintenance Handbook (2)
Central Council   Place Notation – Plain Methods
Central Council 1994 Striking the Right Note – A guide to Public Relations for Ringers
Central Council   Rhythm of the Bells
Central Council   Recruiting package and Church Bellringing
Central Council 1961 Ringing for Service
Central Council   Surprise Major Methods, Standard Eight
Central Council 1988 Survey of Ringing
Central Council 1987 Teaching from Rounds to Bob Doubles (3)
Central Council 1980 Tutor’s Handbook
Central Council 1998 Sound Management
Central Council 1981 Major Compositions
Central Council 2001 Collection of compositions in Popular Major Methods
Central Council 2001 Collection of Universal Compositions
Central Council 2001 Collections of Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob and Alliance Methods
Central Council 2002 Collections of Rung Surprise, Delight, Treble Bob and Alliance Methods (Supp)
Central Council – Gen Editor Sanderson 1994 Change Ringing – The history of an English Art Vol II The 18th Century
Central Council – Gen Editor Sanderson 1992 Change Ringing – The history of an English Art Vol III
Central Council – Gen Editor Sanderson 1987 Change Ringing – The history of an English Art Vol I Up to 1699
Chaddock   Conducting Grandsire Triples (3)
Chaddock Moreton 1972 A Tutors Handbook part II Elementary Change Ringing
Chant H 1984 Elementary Method Splicing
Clarke J. 1949 The Church Bells of Cheshire Part I
Clarke J. 1951 The Church Bells of Cheshire Part II
Cleaver ND Change ringing: An introduction
Clements D 1995 Church of St. Mary the Virgin Kintbury Berkshire
Clouston R 1973 Practical Guide to the Inspection of Church Bells
Cockett Mary 1973 Bells in our lives
Cocks 1897 The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire
Coleman S 1995 Method Ringers Companion (2)
Coleman S. 1994 Bellringer’s bedside companion (2)
Coleman S. 1999 Bellringer’s Early Companion
College of Campanology ND Bell Handling and Control in the Elements of Change Ringing
College of campanology 1960 Bell handling and control
Cook 1993 Centenary history of the Central Council
Critchley W.E, Feirn G., Pitman A.J Speed R.F.B. 1966 Major Methods and Compositions from Plain Bob to Spliced Surprise
Critchley W.E, Feirn G., Pitman A.J Speed R.F.B. 1961 A collection of compositions of Stedman Caters and Stedman Cinques
Critchley W.E, Feirn G., Speed R.F.B. 1972 Ten and Twelve Bell Compositions
Crofts and Legg 1996 St. Buryan and the Great Bells of St, Buryan 2nd Edition
Crofts and Legg 2001 St. Buryan and the Great Bells of St, Buryan 3rd Edition
Cummins J 1988 The Church Bells of St. Mary’s Cathedral Sydney
Davidson A. 1977 First Steps in Change Ringing – 8 Copies bound together
Davidson A. ND Simple Hints on Ringing Cambridge
Davidson A. ND Simple Hints on Ringing Stedman Caters
Davidson A. ND Simple Hints on Ringing Double Norwich
Davidson A. ND Simple Hints on Ringing Yorkshire
Davies Rev C.D.P. 1903 Stedman (2)
De Montferrand ND Great Bell of Moscow
Devon Association 1992 A Devon Bellringers Handbook
Diocese of Exeter 1989 Exeter Diocesan Directory
Dove 1956 The Church Bells of Britain Second Edition
Dove 1962 The Church Bells of Britain Third edition (2)
Dove 1968 The Church Bells of Britain Fourth Edition
Dove 1976 The Church Bells of Britain Fifth Edition (2)
Dove 1982 The Church Bells of Britain  Sixth Edition (2)
Dove 1988 The Church Bells of Britain  Seventh Edition
Dove 1994 The Church Bells of Britain
Dove 1950 The Church Bells of Britain First edition
Dunkin 1878 The Church Bells of Cornwall
Dunkin 2008 The Church Bells of Cornwall (Facsimile Edition)
Eisel J 2010 Order and Disorder in the Eighteenth Century
Eisel J 2011 Order and Disorder in the Eighteenth Century: A Supplement
Eisel J 2013 Order and Disorder in the Early Nineteenth Century 1800-1829
Eisel J 2015 Order and Disorder 1830-39
Eisel J 2018 Order and Disorder 1840-45
Ellacombe The Rev H.T.E. 1872 The Bells of Devon
Elliot & Purdey 1979 Call changes 120’s for 6 bell towers (2)
Elphick 1988 The craft of the bellfounder
Elwell & York   Luxulyan Church Guide
Felstead K.W.H., Golden F.N., Kippin C.H., Lewis C.K. 1961 Collection of Minor Methods
Felstead K.W.H., Golden F.N., Kippin C.H., Lewis C.K. 1969 Collection of Minor Methods
Fenton 1972 Ringers Notebook
Frost A.J. 1973 Towers and Bells Handbook
Gilbey B 2005 Towers of Strength
Gladstone I. 2002 Bells of Axminster
Goldsmith & Fussell 1935 Great Adventure (2)
Groome 1972 Diagrams
Groome 1991 Diagrams
Handbell Ringers of Great Britain 1969 Reverberations – Journal of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain Vol I
Handbell Ringers of Great Britain 1970 Reverberations – Journal of the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain Vol III
Harrison J Ed. 2002 The Learning Curve Vol 1
Harrison J. 1989 Raising and Lowering in Peal (2)
Harrison J.A. 1993 Ringing Skills
Harrison J.A. ND Ringing Jargon made easy
Harrison John 2004 The Learning Curve Vol 2
Harrison R. (Bob Major) 1940 Bells of the Isle (3)
Hayden HR 2004 Lechlade St. Lawrence – A brief history of the bells and clock
HDC 1977 America – The Liberty Bell – Facsimile of July 4th 1776 Broadsheet
Heywood 1914 Bell Towers and Bell Hanging
Hodkin ND Manchester Cathedral guide
Howes 1952 Village Bells 4th Edition
Hubbard 1876 Art of ringing, an essay
Hubbard 1876 Elements of Campanolgia
Hurcombe P 1989 Will you call a touch please Bob
Ingram 1969 Bells in England 2nd Edition
Jasper Snowdon 1987 Ropesight
Jennings Cannon H. 1936 Notes on the history of Madron Morvah and Penzance 1st edition
Jennings T. 1977 Bells of Haselmere
Jerram ND Cornish Methods (5) One book and 4 exercise books
Jerram 1967 Cornish Methods, experiments, ringing note book
Johnston Ron 1986 Bell ringing
Jones ND About bells and bellringing
Jones, Reeves and Blackmore 1975 New Campanologia
Ketteringham John 1987 Lincoln Cathedral Bells (2)
Lancashire Association of Change Ringers 1928 Instructions and Diagrams for Beginners
Lancashire Association of Change Ringers 1948 Instructions and Diagrams for Beginners
Lancashire Association of Change Ringers 1963 Instructions and Diagrams for Beginners (2)
Lancs. Assoc 1928 Rules and Diagrams
Lancs. Assoc 1928 Rules and Diagrams
Law-James H., Lewis E.H., Trollpope J.A. 1926 Collection of Plain Major and Caters compositions
Leary   Composition – A Handbook
Lewis 1980 Conducting for beginners
Llewellyn 1879 Bells and bellfounding
Longridge J 1979 Composition 500
Longridge J   Method 300
Lucas 2004 Kaleidoscope Ringing
Massey 2011 The Church Bells of Somerset
Mauli Gianni 1991 The Bells of Italy (In Italian but includes a brief translation by Cannon H. Miles Brown
Mears & Stainbank ND Church Bell Catalogue
Mears & Stainbank ND Bell founding from the Armada to the Great War
Miles Brown Cannon H. 1994 The Book of St. Winnow
Moreton W. 1984 Elementary Method Construction
Moreton W. ND Conducting Stedman Triples
Moreton W. Chaddock N. 1995 Tutor’s Handbook
Moreton W.F. 1997 Starting a new band
Moreton Wilf 1995 Tutors Handbook Parts I & II
Morris E. 1974 History and Art of Change Ringing (2)
Morris R.G.T. 1984 Place Notation
Nicholls 1928 Bells through the ages
North Christine 1987 A guide to Veryan Parish Church
North Christine ND Dedication of Bells and Clock Service Sheet 1897 (Facsimile Copy)
Ovens and Sleath 2002 Time in Rutland
Pargeter 1998 Teaching beyond Bell Handling
Parsons 1983 Tower Captains Handbook
Parsons D. 1989 Conducting Stedman
Parsons D. 1987 Easily remembered Services Touches
Parsons D. 1999 Easily remembered Services Touches
Parsons D. 1983 Tower Captain’s Handbook
Phillips 1959 Big Ben – The story of
Pickford 1985 Maiden Bells of St Veep plus MS notes supplied by William Hoskin C/W
Pickford ND The Archaeology of Bellframes – Recording and Preservation
Pickford 1987 Coventry Cathedral Bells
Pickford C 1985 Gwennap – Notes on the bells of the Church of St. Weneppa
Pickford C   Ampthill Church Bells
Pitkin 1992 Truro Cathedral – A Guide
Pointer N 1998 The Bells of Southwark
Poore Tufts 1962 The Art of Handbell Ringing
Powell 1968 Ringers Handbook, An elementary Instruction
Powell 1970 Ringers Handbook, An elementary Instruction
Price 1933 The Carillon
Pritchard   Bell rope procurement and care (leaflet)
Pte nd The Church Bells of St. Saviour’s Cathedral Goulbourn NSW
Purdey and Borlase 2010 Ringing down ‘ere
Rabey I. 1976 St. Columb Major Bells
Raven 1908 Bells of England
Regan 1997 A Short History of the Bells of St. Mary Le Bow Cheapside London
Rendell G. ND A Glossary of Fundamental Ringing Terms
Roast J 1978 Change Ringing in Essex
Roberts Canon AS ND Hymns for Chiming Apparatus
Robinson 1904 Among the bells pp 1-64 only
Robinson 1909 Among the bells
Saddleton 1999 Collection of compositions of Stedman Triples and Erin Triples
Sanger 1958 Ringing a Bell
Sayers Dorothy L 1978 The Nine Tailors
Scott 1964 The Bells of Exeter Cathedral (2)
Scott, Clarke, Mack 2007 The Towers and Bells of Devon (Vol I)
Scott, Clarke, Mack 2007 The Towers and Bells of Devon (Vol II)
Segar   Blue line system extracting false courseheads (pamphlet)
Segar   Spliced Triples (Pamphlet)
Segar ND Four Way Table of Minor Methods
Self I   History of the Bells and Ringers of St. Mary Penzance
Sharpe F. 1975 Llandaff Cathedral Bells inc Sharpe lecture ‘Campanology’
Sharpe F. 1953 The Church Bells of Oxfordshire
Shepherd 1964 Grandsire Caters – A Handbook 2nd edition (3)
Shepherd E.C. 1964 Sound of the Bells (Book with 45 RPM Record)
Shepherd E.C. 1974 Touches of Triples for easy reference (2)
Shipway 1886 The Campanologia
Shipway 1886 The Campanologia
Shipway 1886 The Campanologia The Art of Ringing
Smith R. and Tyler M. 1989 Towards better striking
Smith R.B. ND Plain Bob Major, Proof of
Smith RB 1999 My life amongst the bells (signed by the author)
Snowden J. 1878 A Treatise on Treble Bob
Snowden J. 1922 Diagrams
Snowden J. 1928 Diagrams
Snowden J. 1947 Diagrams
Snowden J. 1957 Diagrams (2)
Snowden J. 1881 Standard Methods in the Art of Change Ringing
Snowden J. 1879 A Treatise on Treble Bob
Snowden J. 1878 A Treatise on Treble Bob
Snowden J. 1881 Standard Methods in the Art of Change Ringing
Snowden J. 1879 A Treatise on Treble Bob
Snowden J. 1878 A Treatise on Treble Bob
Snowden J. 1908 Standard Methods in the Art of Change Ringing
Snowden J. 1922 Standard Methods in the Art of Change Ringing
Snowden J. 1928 Standard Methods in the Art of Change Ringing
Snowden J. 1929 Ropesight
Stedman 1970 Tintinnalogia – The Art of Ringing – Kingsmead reprint of 1668 edition
Stedman 1895 Tintinnalogia
Stedman 1895 Tintinnalogia
Stone B 1991 A schedule of regular maintenance
Taylor’s 1960 Two Hundred Years of History
Thomas D.H. 1998 Tuneful Tongues (2)
Thomas DH 1977 The Church Bells of Camborne (3)
Thorold 1992 Southwell Minster Guide
Thurlow 1967 Cathedrals at work
Thurlow A.G. 1947 The Bells of Ringers of Norwich
Trollope 1948 Grandsire
Troyte A 1872 Change Ringing (3)
Tyack 1898 A book about bells
Tyler M 1981 Beginners handbook (3)
Tyler M 1996 Belfry Offices (Forward by Most Rev G. Carey
Tyler M   Bells in your care – notes for ordinands leaflet
Various 1937 Sermons preached at the Jubilee at the Consecration of Truro (2)
Waddiington 2003 Beginners Plain Bob
Waddiington 2003 Beginners Grandsire
Walters 1908 Church Bells (4) From the ‘Arts of the Church’ Series First Edition
Walters 1937 Church Bells
Walters H.B. 1969 Church Bells of Wiltshire
Warwick 2009 Pillaton Bells
Whiting 1974 The Bells of Chester Cathedral
Wigram Rev W. 1880 Change Ringing Disentangled
Wilson 1965 Change Ringing
Wood William 1949 The Bells of Gulval
Wooley CC & CW Wooley 1951 Change Ringing on Handbells
Wooley CC & CW Wooley 1974 Change Ringing on Handbells
Worth Stuart. 1952 The Church Bells of the City of Plymouth (2 Copies)
Wratten ND Surprise Compositions Signed by Author
Wratten 2004 Bell News Index 1881-1915
Wratten 2004 The Ringing World Index 1911-2003
Yorke-Bramble 1965 Method Structure and Change Ringing

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