The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Revd Roger Douglas St. John Smith

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Societies

Society offices held: Master of the Cambridge University Guild 1935-1937. He was the first man to be President of both the Cambridge University Guild and the Oxford University Society He was President of: The Lancashire Association 1951-1965. The Guild of Clerical Ringers 1965-1975. The North Wales Association 1985-1988

Publications in the Central Council Library

Places

Performances

Notable performances: On August 20th 1968 he called a peal of Plain Bob Minor at Great Longstone which consisted of seven different extents, each of which contained 42 singles and no bobs. He rang in the first peal of London Surprise Major by the Clerical Guild of Ringers at Darley Dale on November 8th 1970. On January 9th 1971 he rang a peal of Stedman Cinques at Cripplegate, London, in which all the ringers had studied at Selwyn College Cambridge. On November 20th 1971 at St. Peter, Nottingham he rang in the first peal of Maximus for the Derby Diocesan Association.

First peal

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 9

Not in Rolls of Honour

Revd Roger Douglas St. John Smith

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Societies

Society offices held: Master of the Cambridge University Guild 1935-1937. He was the first man to be President of both the Cambridge University Guild and the Oxford University Society He was President of: The Lancashire Association 1951-1965. The Guild of Clerical Ringers 1965-1975. The North Wales Association 1985-1988

Publications in the Central Council Library

Places

Performances

Notable performances: On August 20th 1968 he called a peal of Plain Bob Minor at Great Longstone which consisted of seven different extents, each of which contained 42 singles and no bobs. He rang in the first peal of London Surprise Major by the Clerical Guild of Ringers at Darley Dale on November 8th 1970. On January 9th 1971 he rang a peal of Stedman Cinques at Cripplegate, London, in which all the ringers had studied at Selwyn College Cambridge. On November 20th 1971 at St. Peter, Nottingham he rang in the first peal of Maximus for the Derby Diocesan Association.

First peal

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 9

Not in Rolls of Honour