Warwickshire Guild and associated societiesAssociated societies have a green background. | Society Name | Descriptions | From (year) | To (year) | Web site |
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| Warwickshire Guild | Prior to the formation of the guild the area was described as 'the only county in England not covered by a county Guild or Society.' Although the Diocese of Coventry was founded in 1918, the Guild title was not changed until 1946, when it became the Coventry Diocesan Guild. Guild became the Coventry Diocesan Guild in 1946 following the founding of the Diocese for Coventry in 1918.
See Coventry Diocesan Guild page for details of membership certificate for the Warwickshire Guild. | 1907 | 1945 | | | Coventry Diocesan Guild | Previously known as the Warwickshire Guild of Change Ringers, the name changed in 1946 The inaugural meeting of the Warwickshire Guild of Church Bell Ringers took place on 23rd November 1907. Despite the Coventry Diocese being formed in 1918, it was not until 1928 that a member, Mr Sykes, suggested a change of name to the Coventry Diocesan Guild. The following years saw this proposal resurrected but nothing further came of it. It was not until 1946 that the revised name was finally adopted. Further information can be found in the publication Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers: A Centenary History 1907 to 2007 by Christopher Mew (2007). Founded 1946 | 1946 | | https://coventrydg.co.uk/ |
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Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)| Name | Place(s) | Other societies | Date of death |
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| Douglas Harold Argyle | Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: St Nicholas, Nuneaton
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 11/07/1946 | | Harry Argyle | Place of Birth: Leicester
Began ringing at: Burton-on-Trent
First peal tower: St. John the Baptist, Sherstone, Staffs
Towers: St Nicholas, Nuneaton, 1880
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton | | 09/12/1931 | | Private Walter Bates | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 30/06/1916 | | Private William Charles Beacham | Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 27/04/1918 | | Mrs Dorothy Eva Beamish | Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: Chilvers Coton
First peal tower: St. Nicolas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Midsomer Norton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 05/03/1990 | | Arthur L Coleman | Place of Birth: Westwick
Began ringing at: Rugby?
First peal tower: St. Alphege, Solihull, Warwickshire
Location mentioned in obituary: Aylmerton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Norwich and Ipswich Association
Norwich Diocesan Association | 26/12/1944 | | Nelson Ralph Griffin | Roll of Honour tower: Southam | | 08/01/1915 | | Sapper Reginald William Hancock | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 25/06/1918 | | Private Thomas Harris | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 07/06/1918 | | Private Patrick Edward Lionel Radcliffe Holmes | Roll of Honour tower: Tysoe | | 25/04/1915 | | Corporal Robert Weston Jesson DCM | Location mentioned in obituary: Rugby
Roll of Honour tower: Rugby | | 20/01/1916 | | Private George Henry Kettle | Location mentioned in obituary: Allesley
Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 28/11/1917 | | Reginald Kitchener | Roll of Honour tower: Napton on the Hill | | 16/07/1942 | | Bernard George Lee | Roll of Honour tower: Southam | | 22/03/1918 | | Company Quartermaster Sgt Duncan Nicholl | Roll of Honour tower: Berkswell | | 16/12/1916 | | Frank Wilkins Perrens | Place of Birth: Walsall area
Began ringing at: Willenhall
First peal tower: Wood Green
Towers: Sutton Coldfield from 1915 until his move to Coventry in 1920. He joined the band at Allesley in 1921
Location mentioned in obituary: Allesley | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 28/03/1987 | | Private Thomas Cyril Perry | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 15/05/1916 | | Lance Corporal Charles Joseph Reason | Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 30/07/1916 | | Adolphus Roberts | Place of Birth: Holy Cross, Pershore, Worcestershire
Began ringing at: St. Michael, Gloucester
First peal tower: St. Mary-de-Code, Gloucester
Towers: Bp. Ryder's Church, Birmingham (1890-1891); St. Mary, Oldswingford, Stourbridge (1896-1900); SS Peter & Luke, Wolverhampton (1900-1904); St. John, Beeston, Notts (1904-1908); St. Michael, Stoke, Coventry (1908-1928)
Location mentioned in obituary: Coventry (Stoke) | | 30/01/1961 | | Serjeant Alfred Walter Steeley | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 23/04/1917 |
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Peal Statistics
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Warwickshire Guild and associated societiesAssociated societies have a green background. | Society Name | Descriptions | From (year) | To (year) | Web site |
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| Warwickshire Guild | Prior to the formation of the guild the area was described as 'the only county in England not covered by a county Guild or Society.' Although the Diocese of Coventry was founded in 1918, the Guild title was not changed until 1946, when it became the Coventry Diocesan Guild. Guild became the Coventry Diocesan Guild in 1946 following the founding of the Diocese for Coventry in 1918.
See Coventry Diocesan Guild page for details of membership certificate for the Warwickshire Guild. | 1907 | 1945 | | | Coventry Diocesan Guild | Previously known as the Warwickshire Guild of Change Ringers, the name changed in 1946 The inaugural meeting of the Warwickshire Guild of Church Bell Ringers took place on 23rd November 1907. Despite the Coventry Diocese being formed in 1918, it was not until 1928 that a member, Mr Sykes, suggested a change of name to the Coventry Diocesan Guild. The following years saw this proposal resurrected but nothing further came of it. It was not until 1946 that the revised name was finally adopted. Further information can be found in the publication Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers: A Centenary History 1907 to 2007 by Christopher Mew (2007). Founded 1946 | 1946 | | https://coventrydg.co.uk/ |
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Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)| Name | Place(s) | Other societies | Date of death |
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| Douglas Harold Argyle | Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: St Nicholas, Nuneaton
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 11/07/1946 | | Harry Argyle | Place of Birth: Leicester
Began ringing at: Burton-on-Trent
First peal tower: St. John the Baptist, Sherstone, Staffs
Towers: St Nicholas, Nuneaton, 1880
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton | | 09/12/1931 | | Private Walter Bates | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 30/06/1916 | | Private William Charles Beacham | Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 27/04/1918 | | Mrs Dorothy Eva Beamish | Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: Chilvers Coton
First peal tower: St. Nicolas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Midsomer Norton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 05/03/1990 | | Arthur L Coleman | Place of Birth: Westwick
Began ringing at: Rugby?
First peal tower: St. Alphege, Solihull, Warwickshire
Location mentioned in obituary: Aylmerton | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Norwich and Ipswich Association
Norwich Diocesan Association | 26/12/1944 | | Nelson Ralph Griffin | Roll of Honour tower: Southam | | 08/01/1915 | | Sapper Reginald William Hancock | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 25/06/1918 | | Private Thomas Harris | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 07/06/1918 | | Private Patrick Edward Lionel Radcliffe Holmes | Roll of Honour tower: Tysoe | | 25/04/1915 | | Corporal Robert Weston Jesson DCM | Location mentioned in obituary: Rugby
Roll of Honour tower: Rugby | | 20/01/1916 | | Private George Henry Kettle | Location mentioned in obituary: Allesley
Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 28/11/1917 | | Reginald Kitchener | Roll of Honour tower: Napton on the Hill | | 16/07/1942 | | Bernard George Lee | Roll of Honour tower: Southam | | 22/03/1918 | | Company Quartermaster Sgt Duncan Nicholl | Roll of Honour tower: Berkswell | | 16/12/1916 | | Frank Wilkins Perrens | Place of Birth: Walsall area
Began ringing at: Willenhall
First peal tower: Wood Green
Towers: Sutton Coldfield from 1915 until his move to Coventry in 1920. He joined the band at Allesley in 1921
Location mentioned in obituary: Allesley | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Coventry Diocesan Guild | 28/03/1987 | | Private Thomas Cyril Perry | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 15/05/1916 | | Lance Corporal Charles Joseph Reason | Roll of Honour tower: Allesley | | 30/07/1916 | | Adolphus Roberts | Place of Birth: Holy Cross, Pershore, Worcestershire
Began ringing at: St. Michael, Gloucester
First peal tower: St. Mary-de-Code, Gloucester
Towers: Bp. Ryder's Church, Birmingham (1890-1891); St. Mary, Oldswingford, Stourbridge (1896-1900); SS Peter & Luke, Wolverhampton (1900-1904); St. John, Beeston, Notts (1904-1908); St. Michael, Stoke, Coventry (1908-1928)
Location mentioned in obituary: Coventry (Stoke) | | 30/01/1961 | | Serjeant Alfred Walter Steeley | Roll of Honour tower: Chilvers Coton | | 23/04/1917 |
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Peal Statistics
Statistics sourced from the annual reports of the Council Peal Analysis Committee will be shown here
The tables will need to be digitised first. A job for 2024.
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Peal board photosNo pealboard photos have been submitted for this society. | PealsFor those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910. |
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