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Central Council of Church Bellringers

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
Central Council of Church Bellringers

[Record added to include non-representative members] [Observations made during the compilation of this combined dataset - by Doug Hird]

https://cccbr.org.uk/

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Captain John Edward Acland Place of Birth: Huntsham Court, Devon
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Dorchester (Dorset)
Oxford University Society
Salisbury Diocesan Guild
15/02/1932
John A Acres Place of Birth: Newmarket, Suffolk
Began ringing at: All Saints, Newmarket
First peal tower: Saffron Walden, Essex
Towers: Leicester Cathedral from 1953
Location mentioned in obituary: Melton Mowbray
Leicester Diocesan Guild18/03/1981
J Alan Ainsworth St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham 
Douglas Harold Argyle Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: St Nicholas, Nuneaton
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton
Coventry Diocesan Guild
Warwickshire Guild
11/07/1946
Dr John Armstrong Location mentioned in obituary: DagenhamAncient Society of College Youths
Essex Association
27/03/2015
Bernard Charles Ashford Place of Birth: Clent, Worcs
Began ringing at: Clent
First peal tower: Clent
Location mentioned in obituary: Clent
Worcester and Districts Association19/06/1985
Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Began ringing at: St Giles, Wimbourne25/03/1961
Joseph Ashmole Place of Birth: Church Gresley
Began ringing at: Winshill
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Kings Norton
Towers: Kings Norton 1883-1884, Sandbach 1887-1888
Chester Diocesan Guild01/04/1955
Edward Maurice Atkins Place of Birth: Isham
Began ringing at: Isham
First peal tower: St. Peter, Isham
Towers: St Augustine, Kilburn, London 1920-1950; St Michael, Teignmouth
Location mentioned in obituary: Teignmouth
Cambridge University Guild
Central Northants Association
16/09/1964
Mr B Austin Peterborough Diocesan Guild 
Walter Ayre Place of Birth: Barton on Humber, Lincs
Began ringing at: Barton on Humber
First peal tower: St. Peter, Barton on Humber,
Towers: King's Langley, Herts from March 1922 for several years Apsley End for the rest of his life.
Location mentioned in obituary: Apsley End
Hertford County Association20/02/1978
Norman Sidney Bagworth Place of Birth: Leicester
Began ringing at: Humberstone
First peal tower: Thurcaston
Towers: St Mary, Merton; St. Margaret, Westminster; St. Clement Danes.
National Police Guild
Surrey Association
06/05/1984
Alan Robert Baldock Place of Birth: Eastbourne, Sussex
Began ringing at: Eastbourne, St Mary
First peal tower: Steyning
Towers: Eastbourne St Saviour 1961-65
Towers: Hailsham, St Mary V 1986 -
Towers: Westham, St Mary V 1965-86
Location mentioned in obituary: Hailsham
Sussex County Association16/12/2021
Mr R Baldwin Hertford County Association16/08/2023
Rev Dr John Charles Baldwin Location mentioned in obituary: LlandaffLlandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association
Oxford Diocesan Guild
23/03/2022
Alan Michael Barber Location mentioned in obituary: Whitley BayEly Diocesan Association12/07/2021
John Spencer Barnes Place of Birth: Caston, Norfolk
Began ringing at: Caston
First peal tower: Caston
Towers: Caston (1946-61)
Towers: Chelsfield, Kent (1961 - )
Towers: Spitalfields, London (1971 - )
Towers: St Martin in the Fields (1989 - )
Towers: Sutton Courtney (1958-61)
Location mentioned in obituary: Chelsfield
Kent County Association
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
19/10/2019
Edwin Barnet SnrPlace of Birth: Ross, Herefordshire
Began ringing at: Leytonstone
First peal tower: West Ham, All Saints
Towers: Monmouth 1883-86; Wanstead 1886-89; Crayford 1889-1932
Location mentioned in obituary: Crayford
Kent County Association13/08/1932
Edwin Arthur Barnett Place of Birth: Bexleyheath
Began ringing at: Crayford
First peal tower: Crayford
Location mentioned in obituary: Crayford
Kent County Association02/08/2004
Mrs Olive Delia Barnett (nee Hairs) Place of Birth: Brighton
First peal tower: Handbells
Location mentioned in obituary: Zeals
Hertford County Association25/10/2010

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.

Peal board photos

No pealboard photos have been submitted for this society.

Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

Central Council of Church Bellringers

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
Central Council of Church Bellringers

[Record added to include non-representative members] [Observations made during the compilation of this combined dataset - by Doug Hird]

https://cccbr.org.uk/

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Captain John Edward Acland Place of Birth: Huntsham Court, Devon
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Dorchester (Dorset)
Oxford University Society
Salisbury Diocesan Guild
15/02/1932
John A Acres Place of Birth: Newmarket, Suffolk
Began ringing at: All Saints, Newmarket
First peal tower: Saffron Walden, Essex
Towers: Leicester Cathedral from 1953
Location mentioned in obituary: Melton Mowbray
Leicester Diocesan Guild18/03/1981
J Alan Ainsworth St. Martin's Guild of Church Bell Ringers for the Diocese of Birmingham 
Douglas Harold Argyle Place of Birth: Nuneaton
Began ringing at: St Nicholas, Nuneaton
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Nuneaton
Location mentioned in obituary: Nuneaton
Coventry Diocesan Guild
Warwickshire Guild
11/07/1946
Dr John Armstrong Location mentioned in obituary: DagenhamAncient Society of College Youths
Essex Association
27/03/2015
Bernard Charles Ashford Place of Birth: Clent, Worcs
Began ringing at: Clent
First peal tower: Clent
Location mentioned in obituary: Clent
Worcester and Districts Association19/06/1985
Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Began ringing at: St Giles, Wimbourne25/03/1961
Joseph Ashmole Place of Birth: Church Gresley
Began ringing at: Winshill
First peal tower: St. Nicholas, Kings Norton
Towers: Kings Norton 1883-1884, Sandbach 1887-1888
Chester Diocesan Guild01/04/1955
Edward Maurice Atkins Place of Birth: Isham
Began ringing at: Isham
First peal tower: St. Peter, Isham
Towers: St Augustine, Kilburn, London 1920-1950; St Michael, Teignmouth
Location mentioned in obituary: Teignmouth
Cambridge University Guild
Central Northants Association
16/09/1964
Mr B Austin Peterborough Diocesan Guild 
Walter Ayre Place of Birth: Barton on Humber, Lincs
Began ringing at: Barton on Humber
First peal tower: St. Peter, Barton on Humber,
Towers: King's Langley, Herts from March 1922 for several years Apsley End for the rest of his life.
Location mentioned in obituary: Apsley End
Hertford County Association20/02/1978
Norman Sidney Bagworth Place of Birth: Leicester
Began ringing at: Humberstone
First peal tower: Thurcaston
Towers: St Mary, Merton; St. Margaret, Westminster; St. Clement Danes.
National Police Guild
Surrey Association
06/05/1984
Alan Robert Baldock Place of Birth: Eastbourne, Sussex
Began ringing at: Eastbourne, St Mary
First peal tower: Steyning
Towers: Eastbourne St Saviour 1961-65
Towers: Hailsham, St Mary V 1986 -
Towers: Westham, St Mary V 1965-86
Location mentioned in obituary: Hailsham
Sussex County Association16/12/2021
Mr R Baldwin Hertford County Association16/08/2023
Rev Dr John Charles Baldwin Location mentioned in obituary: LlandaffLlandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association
Oxford Diocesan Guild
23/03/2022
Alan Michael Barber Location mentioned in obituary: Whitley BayEly Diocesan Association12/07/2021
John Spencer Barnes Place of Birth: Caston, Norfolk
Began ringing at: Caston
First peal tower: Caston
Towers: Caston (1946-61)
Towers: Chelsfield, Kent (1961 - )
Towers: Spitalfields, London (1971 - )
Towers: St Martin in the Fields (1989 - )
Towers: Sutton Courtney (1958-61)
Location mentioned in obituary: Chelsfield
Kent County Association
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
19/10/2019
Edwin Barnet SnrPlace of Birth: Ross, Herefordshire
Began ringing at: Leytonstone
First peal tower: West Ham, All Saints
Towers: Monmouth 1883-86; Wanstead 1886-89; Crayford 1889-1932
Location mentioned in obituary: Crayford
Kent County Association13/08/1932
Edwin Arthur Barnett Place of Birth: Bexleyheath
Began ringing at: Crayford
First peal tower: Crayford
Location mentioned in obituary: Crayford
Kent County Association02/08/2004
Mrs Olive Delia Barnett (nee Hairs) Place of Birth: Brighton
First peal tower: Handbells
Location mentioned in obituary: Zeals
Hertford County Association25/10/2010

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.

Peal board photos

No pealboard photos have been submitted for this society.

Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

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