This page combines information from several sources and also indicates how the society has evolved over time.
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Winchester Diocesan Guild
This Guild was founded by Rev. Arthur du Boulay Hill and Canon F. T. Madge. At that time the Diocese of Winchester was very large. In 1924 it was divided into three dioceses: Winchester, Portsmouth and Guildford. The ringers decided that ringers in the Dioceses of Portsmouth and Winchester should form the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild and those in Guildford would form a separate Guildford Diocesan Guild. [Research by John Harrison.]
1879
1923
Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers [Research by John Harrison.]
The original Winchester Diocesan Guild was founded on 26th June 1879 at a meeting held in Basingstoke. It was the result of the efforts of two individuals, Revd A du Boulay Hill the Revd Canon F T Madge. The new Guild's area was extensive, for the then Diocese of Winchester stretched from parts of the present Greater London in the east to Bournemouth in the west, and included most of Surrey, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. The decision to divide the Diocese in 1924 to create new diocese for Guildford and Portsmouth led to the setting up of the current Guild, with the Guildford Diocesan Guild being established as a separate entity on 1st May 1927. For further background see the Ringing World (22nd June 1979, pages 509 to 518). [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.]
founded 1928 Formerly: Winchester Diocesan Guild (1879-1928) [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]
Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers Centenary Service
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Winchester and Portsmouth D G
Newsletter until May 1992. Guild News from September 1992 Autumn 1984, (Aut 1985 missing), Aut 1986, Spr & Aut 1987, Spr & Aut 1988, Spr & Aut 1989, (Apr 1990 missing), Jan & Oct 1991, May 1992, Jan & May 1993, (Sep 1993, Feb & Sep 1994 missing), Mar & Oct 1995, Mar & Oct 1996, Mar & Sep 1997, Feb & Sep 1998, Ma
1931
Annual Reports
1894/5 (15th), 1900/01 (21st),1908 (29th, published April 1909), 1909 (30th, published May 1910),1911(32nd, published June 1912), 1913 (34th, published May 1914), 1914, 1919 (with peals for 1916 and 1918) -1923, 1926, 1927 (forty-eighth)
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1928-2015/16 (1941, 1942-3, 1943 and 1944 missing), 2016/17 - 2022/23, 1928 was first as W & P, but numbered as 49th continuing from Winchester DG 1940, 1941, 1942-3, 1943 and 1944 were truncated reports of 4 - 8pp
Place of Birth: Eastry, Kent Began ringing at: St. Mary, Eastry First peal tower: All Saints, Kingston on Thames Towers: Southwold 1912. St Margaret's Westminster 1894. Location mentioned in obituary: Newport (IOW)
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths Waterloo Society Winchester Diocesan Guild
Location mentioned in obituary: Fareham Location mentioned in obituary: Greenwich Location mentioned in obituary: Portsea Location mentioned in obituary: St Pauls Cathedral
