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The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

John Segar

Date of Birth09/12/1892
Date of Death13/04/1972
Date of Funeral17/04/1972
Age at death79
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 408 19/05/1972
The Ringing World page 448 02/06/1972

Societies

Southwell Diocesan Guild

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
1451Four Way Table of Minor Methods1948Author
1393Four Way Table of Minor Methods1964Author
900Spliced Triples1960Author
1055Spliced Triples1960Author
899The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - Internal Falseness1960Author
1456The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - Internal Falseness1960Author
3850The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - The falseness between two methods Leaflet No 21959Author

Photo

Places

Place of BirthRetford, Notts
Began ringing atOrdsall
TowersEast Retford c1913-1961. Skegness 1961-1972
Location mentioned in obituaryEast Retford

Performances

Notable performances: Very expert at 'tapping'; he tapped 5 peals including 7200 in ten Plain Minor methods and 5040 of 7 Surprise. A fine mathematician, he produced the 4-way table of Minor Methods, Spliced Triples and the Blue Line System of False Courseheads. He was also a well known composer of peals.

First peal

Total peals rung21
Tower bell peals rung7
Handbell peals rung9

Participation in Central Council activities

YearSocietyParticipation
1953Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1954Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1955Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1956Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1957Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1958Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1959Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

John Segar

Date of Birth09/12/1892
Date of Death13/04/1972
Date of Funeral17/04/1972
Age at death79
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 408 19/05/1972
The Ringing World page 448 02/06/1972

Societies

Southwell Diocesan Guild

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
1451Four Way Table of Minor Methods1948Author
1393Four Way Table of Minor Methods1964Author
900Spliced Triples1960Author
1055Spliced Triples1960Author
899The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - Internal Falseness1960Author
1456The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - Internal Falseness1960Author
3850The Blue Line System of Extracting False Courseheads - The falseness between two methods Leaflet No 21959Author

Photo

Places

Place of BirthRetford, Notts
Began ringing atOrdsall
TowersEast Retford c1913-1961. Skegness 1961-1972
Location mentioned in obituaryEast Retford

Performances

Notable performances: Very expert at 'tapping'; he tapped 5 peals including 7200 in ten Plain Minor methods and 5040 of 7 Surprise. A fine mathematician, he produced the 4-way table of Minor Methods, Spliced Triples and the Blue Line System of False Courseheads. He was also a well known composer of peals.

First peal

Total peals rung21
Tower bell peals rung7
Handbell peals rung9

Participation in Central Council activities

YearSocietyParticipation
1953Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1954Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1955Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1956Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1957Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1958Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative
1959Southwell Diocesan GuildSociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

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