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Prebendary John Gilbert Mortimer Scott

Date of Birth	11/12/1925
Date of Death	09/07/2007
Date of Funeral	23/07/2007
Age at death	81
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 916 07/09/2007

The Ringing World page 1036 12/10/2007

The Ringing World page 1142 16/11/2007

Societies

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Devonshire Guild

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Society offices held: He was chairman of the Exeter Branch of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers from 1951-1954 and President of the Tamar Valley Guild of Ringers from 1960-1966. He was Librarian of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers.

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition Number	Publication	Date	Contribution
853	A Ring Restored Filmstrip and Notes	1978	Author
709	Casting a Bell for Exeter Cathedral, 1372	1967	Author
1025	Devon Bellringing, 1874-1975	1975	Author
543b	The Bells of Exeter Cathedral	1964	Author
4000	The Bells of Exeter Cathedral 2019 update by Ian L C Campbell	1964	Author

Places

Place of Birth	Charlton, London
Began ringing at	Oxford
Towers	Buckland Monochorum and the Oxford University band until 1949; then a member at Cheshunt and Dodbrooke 1949-1951; Exeter St. Thomas 1951-1954; Clawton 1958-1966; Newton St. Cyres 1966-1983 and Bampton (Devon) from 1983.
Location mentioned in obituary	Newton St Cyres

Performances

Notable performances: He rang about 30 peals in total. One of these was strapping the tenor at Exeter Cathedral in November 1953. He rang in the first peal of Cambridge Surprise Major by a resident Devon band at Wolborough on 20th June 1955.

First peal

Plain Bob Minor

St. Thomas, Oxford

13/06/1950

Participation in Central Council activities

Offices held: Sunday Service and Education 1958-1960 Standing / Administrative 1969-1984 Towers and Belfries from 1957 (chairman 1978-1980) Redundant Bells from 1981 He was Vice-President of the Central Council 1975-1981 and President 1981-1984.

Meetings attended: 52

Year	Society	Participation
1954	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1955	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1956	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1957	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1958	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1959	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1960	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1961	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1962	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1963	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1964	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1965	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1966	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1967	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1968	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1969	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1970	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1971	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1972	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1973	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1974	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1975	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1976	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1977	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1978	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1979	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1980	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1981	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1982	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1983	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1984	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1985	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1986	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1987	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1988	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1989	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1990	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1991	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1992	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1993	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1994	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1995	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1996	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1997	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1998	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1999	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2000	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2001	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2002	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2003	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2004	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2005	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2006	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2007	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member

Not in Rolls of Honour

Prebendary John Gilbert Mortimer Scott

Date of Birth	11/12/1925
Date of Death	09/07/2007
Date of Funeral	23/07/2007
Age at death	81
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 916 07/09/2007

The Ringing World page 1036 12/10/2007

The Ringing World page 1142 16/11/2007

Societies

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Devonshire Guild

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition Number	Publication	Date	Contribution
853	A Ring Restored Filmstrip and Notes	1978	Author
709	Casting a Bell for Exeter Cathedral, 1372	1967	Author
1025	Devon Bellringing, 1874-1975	1975	Author
543b	The Bells of Exeter Cathedral	1964	Author
4000	The Bells of Exeter Cathedral 2019 update by Ian L C Campbell	1964	Author

Places

Place of Birth	Charlton, London
Began ringing at	Oxford
Towers	Buckland Monochorum and the Oxford University band until 1949; then a member at Cheshunt and Dodbrooke 1949-1951; Exeter St. Thomas 1951-1954; Clawton 1958-1966; Newton St. Cyres 1966-1983 and Bampton (Devon) from 1983.
Location mentioned in obituary	Newton St Cyres

Performances

First peal

Plain Bob Minor

St. Thomas, Oxford

13/06/1950

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 52

Year	Society	Participation
1954	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1955	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1956	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1957	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1958	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1959	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1960	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1961	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1962	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1963	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1964	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1965	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1966	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1967	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1968	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1969	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1970	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1971	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1972	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1973	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1974	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1975	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1976	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1977	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1978	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1979	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1980	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1981	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1982	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1983	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1984	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1985	Guild of Devonshire Ringers	Society Representative
1986	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1987	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1988	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1989	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1990	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1991	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1992	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1993	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1994	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1995	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1996	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1997	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1998	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Honorary Member
1999	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2000	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2001	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2002	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2003	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2004	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2005	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2006	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member
2007	Central Council of Church Bellringers	Life Member

Not in Rolls of Honour

The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Prebendary John Gilbert Mortimer Scott

Biographical references

Societies

Publications in the Central Council Library

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour

Prebendary John Gilbert Mortimer Scott

Biographical references

Societies

Publications in the Central Council Library

Places

Performances

Participation in Central Council activities

Not in Rolls of Honour