HISTORY OF RINGING
Listed alphabetically by author
| Author(s) | Title | Date | Edition |
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| Ancient Society of College Youths | Rules and Regulations. Including History of the Society and Inventory of Property | 1887 | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | Rules and Regulations | 1912 | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | History of the Society: List of Notable Performances: Rules and Regulations: Inventory | 1928 | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | History of the Society: List of notable performances: rules and regulations | 1956 | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | History of the Society; List of Notable Peals; Masters of the Society; Rules | 1964 | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | History of the Society; List of Notable Peals; Masters of the Society; Rules | [1974] | |
| Ancient Society of College Youths | Rules, and rules of the Bell Restoration Fund. As adopted March 10th, 1987 | 1988 | |
| Baldersby, St. James' Church | Rules for the ringers belonging to St. James's Church, Baldersby | 1858 | |
| Barter, E.B. | Lines in Praise of Good Ringing | 1922 | |
| Bath and Wells Diocesan Association | Rules for a Company of Ringers | nd | |
| Bedfordshire Association | Bells and Bellringing Awareness Information Pack | 1998 | |
| Beverley and District Association | Handbook | [1990] | |
| Beverley and District Association | Handbook | nd | |
| Beverley and District Association | Handbook | 2000 | |
| Bleby, Elizabeth | We sing in a strange land. A history of change ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 1988 | 1989 | |
| Bleby, Elizabeth | Their Sound Has Gone Forth. A History of Change Ringing in Australia and New Zealand to 2001 | 2001 | |
| Bliss, Mary (ed) | UBSCR: 1943-1999. A History of the University of Bristol Society of Change Ringers | 1999 | |
| Blunt, Rev. W. | The Use and Abuse of Church Bells, with practical suggestions concerning them | 1846 | |
| Blythe, Ronald | The Ringing Men | nd | |
| Bristol United Ringing Guilds (compilers) | A Directory of Church Bell Ringers | [1929] | Second |
| Bristol United Ringing Guilds (compilers) | A Directory of Church Bell Ringers | 1931 | Third |
| Bristol United Ringing Guilds (compilers) | A Directory of Church Bell Ringers | 1935 | Fourth |
| Burstow, Henry | Reminiscences of Horsham, being recollections of Henry Burstow, the celebrated Bellringer and Songwriter | 1911 | |
| Butler, William | 100 years of the Oxford Diocesan Guild | 1981 | |
| Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers Rules (revised 1986) | 1986 | |
| 'CANTAB, A' | A few words to Clergymen on the management of church bells, especially in reference to ringers | 1864 | |
| Charles, Nicholas | The sounds of Christmas | 1978 | |
| Church Bells | 1849 | |
| Clarke, J.W. | The Chester Scholars or The Gentlemen Ringers of St. John's | 1953 | |
| Cook, William T. | The Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers 1879 - 1979 | 1979 | |
| Cook, William T. | The Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers 1879 - 1979 | 1979 | |
| Cook, William T. | 300 Years of Ancient Youths | 1968 | |
| Cook, William T. | The Society of College Youths, 1637 - 1987. A new history of the Society | 1987 | |
| Coomes, Anne | The Pull of the Bell Tower | 1994 | |
| Cooper, James E. | Bellringers and bellringing. Some account of the foundation, history and members of the Ancient Society of Croydon Ringers | 1950 | |
| Cubitt, David | Love as Brethren | 1967 | |
| Davies, Rev. C.D.P. | The Bellringer | 1927 | |
| Anon [Rev. C.D.P. Davies] | The Management of Bells: a few Hints to the Clergy, Churchwardens, Ringers and Others | c1882 | |
| Devon Association of Ringers | History and Tower Guide | 1981 | |
| Dibdin, Charles | The Jolly Ringers | 1802 | |
| Doncaster and District Society of Change Ringers | Rules | c1970 | |
| Dowland, James | Let All the Bells Ring | [1999] | |
| Duffield Church Ringers' Society | Rule Book | 1884 | |
| Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association | Hand book, 1955 | 1955 | |
| 'E' [Rev. H.T. Ellacombe?] | The right to ring church bells, and something more about them | 1964 | |
| Eisel, Dr. John C. | The Bells and Ringers of Leominster Priory Church, Herefordshire. Part I | 1996 | |
| Eisel, Dr. John C. | The Bells and Ringers of Leominster Priory Church, Herefordshire. Part 2 | 1997 | |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | Paper on Bells | 1850? | |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | Practical Remarks on Belfries and ringers | 1850 | (First) |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | Practical remarks on Belfries and Ringers, with an appendix on chiming | 1861 | Second |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | (Practical remarks on) Belfries and Ringers | 1871 | Third |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | (Practical remarks on) Belfries and Ringers | 1878 | Fourth |
| Ellacombe, Rev. H.T. | (Practical remarks on) Belfries and Ringers | 1884 | Fifth |
| Essex Association of Change Ringers | Millennium Celebrations 2000 | 2001 | |
| Fletcher, Canon J.M.J. | The Old Belfry in the Close of the Canons of Salisbury | 1937 | |
| Fisher, Rev. F.H. | Bell and Bell-Ringers | nd | |
| Frith, Denis | Ring in the True. The history of the first hundred years of The Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers | 1999 | |
| Frost, H.V. | The History of Ringing in Hertfordshire | nd | |
| Frost, H.V. | The Hertfordshire 'Youths': bell-ringing during the 18th and 19th centuries | 1984 | |
| Gawler, John | Eccleston | 1996 | |
| George, Phillip | Huntingdon District Millennium Survey | 2000 | |
| Giles, Andrew | The Bells and Ringers of All Saints' Church, Llanbradach, South Wales | 1999 | |
| Goldsmith, J.S. | A Great Adventure. The Story of a Bell Ringing Tour in Australia. Includes account of Visit to New Zealand , by W.H. Fussell | 1935 | |
| Goodman, L.G. (Editor) | A History of Ringing in Hertfordshire | 1971 | (Second) |
| 'One of the Craft' (T.W. Green) | Campanology on the Bingley Bells | 1875 | |
| The Guild of Devonshire Ringers | Rules, revised June 21st 1884 | [1884] | |
| Hardy, R.E. | Bellringing in Hertfordshire | 1878 | |
| Hargrave, Miss Emily | A Change-Ringing Controversy | [1928] | |
| Harrison, Ted | Lords of the Ring | 1995 | |
| Harrold, John | The Suffolk Guild of Ringers. A statistical record of the years from April 2nd 1923 to December 31st 1972, comprising towers, peals rung and methods of which they consist | | |
| Haweis, Rev. H.R. | Music and Morals | [1871] | 24th imp |
| Heywood, Sir A.P. and Davies, Rev. C.D.P. | Bells, Belfries, and Ringers. Two papers read at the Brighton Church Congress | [1912] | |
| Hill, Arthur T. (Ed.) | Henry Nicholson Ellacombe. A memoir | 1919 | |
| Holdgate, Glyn | Ting Tangs, Trebles and Tenors | 1999 | |
| Horseman, Michael | The Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers: The first hundred years | 1990 | |
| Horsham Ringers | The Horsham Ringers' Peal Book | nd | |
| Howson, Rev. J.S. (Editor) | Wisbech Parish Magazine pages 65 - 72 | 1867 | |
| Humphriss, Ernest L. | Bells over Liverpool. A History of Bellringing in Liverpool. | 1979 | |
| Hunt, Blanche | A Peal of Laughter | 1990 | |
| Hutt, Frederick W. | A Byfield Lad, his Church and Bells. | [1999] | |
| Ingram, David & Jones, Richard (eds) | Belfry Life in Birmingham c.1780-1860: The Recollections of John Day | 2002 | |
| 'Into the Hunt' | The Cathedral Bells | 1873? | |
| Johnson, Norman A. | The bells ring out | 1982/3 | |
| Johnston, Jill (ed.) | Nora Johnston. A memoir | 2002 | |
| Keeley, Rev. Roger | A Century of Changes. The Salisbury Diocesan Guild, 1882-1982 | 1984 | |
| Kent County Association | Appeal for new honorary members to join the Association | 1895 | |
| Kent County Association of Change Ringers | History, Notes on Districts, etc | [1975] | |
| Kent County Association of Change Ringers | History, Notes on Districts, etc | [1976] | |
| Kent County Association of Change Ringers | History, Notes on Districts, etc | [1977] | |
| Kent County Association of Change Ringers | Centenary Year Booklet | 1980 | |
| Lawrence, William | English Bell-Ringing | 1909 | |
| Leisure Hours | Articles: 1. Bells and Chimes Parts I and II by J.W. Snowdon; 2. Bell-ringing and Ringers by J.W. Snowdon; 3. The Bells of St. Giles's, Edinburgh; 4. Bells and Bell-ringers by C.A.W. Troyte | 1877/8 | |
| Lewis, C. Kenneth, and others | The Chester Diocesan Guild of Bell Ringers Centenary. "The first hundred years" | 1988 | |
| Lindley, E.J., and others | A History of the Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers. Volume II, 1929-54 | 1958 | |
| Llandaff and Monmouth Diocesan Association | Rules of the Association. (As amended at the Annual Meeting, Dec. 26th 1922) | 1923? | |
| London County Association of Change Ringers | Rules and Regulations, revised 1903 | 1903 | |
| London County Association of Change Ringers | Rules and Regulations. Revised 1921 | [1921] | |
| London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild of Change Ringers | History and Rules, revised 1933 | [1933] | |
| London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild of Change Ringers | History and Rules, 1953 | 1953 | |
| London County Association | 150th Anniversary | | |
| London Cumberland Change Ringers' Society | Rules and Regulations, 1850 | 1950 | |
| Longridge, Rev. R.N. | The Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers 1962-72 | 1973 | |
| Lonsbrough, John (Comp.) | An Index of Surnames for The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers 1872-1997 | [1997] | |
| Lunn, George L.A. | The History of the Gainsborough District and West Lindsey Branch of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Bellringers | 1985 | |
| Maunsell, W.T. | Church Bells and Ringing | 1861 | |
| [Maunsell, W.T.] | Church Bells and Ringing | 1864 | |
| Mew, Christopher F. | The Surrey Association of Church Bell Ringers, 1880-1980. A Centenary History | [1980] | |
| Morgan, Julian, and Schupke, Sally (eds.) | Towers and Bells around Guildford | 1999 | |
| Morgan, Julian, and Schupke, Sally (eds.) | Towers and Bells around Guildford. A Guide to the Guildford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell ringers, its churches, towers, and bells | 2001 | |
| Morris, Ernest | The History and Art of Change Ringing. With Foreword by Canon G.F. Coleridge | 1931 | |
| Morris, Ernest | The History and Art of Change Ringing. Reprint of 1931 ed., with new Introduction by C.A. Wratten | 1974 | |
| [Morris, Ernest] | Two Thousand Peals | [1961] | |
| National Twelve Bell Contest. Programmes | 1996 | |
| North Staffordshire Association of Change Ringers | Ring in 2000. Commemorative Book | 2000? | |
| Norving (Norman V. Harding) | Highlights of 71 years Bell Ringing | [1991] | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | A Manual for Ringers | nd | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | A Manual for Ringers | nd | Reprint |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | Record of Peals Rung Jan. 1881 - July 1894 | 1895 | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | The Care of Church Bells. What to do during the ban | 1941 | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild | Bibliography. ODG Educational Leaflet No. 2 | [1986] | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild | How to run a one-day ringing course, and How to arrange a one-day bell maintenance course. Educational Leaflet No. 5 | [1979] | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild | How to run a one-day ringing course, and How to arrange a one-day bell maintenance course. Educational Leaflet No. 5 | c1976 | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild | How to run a one-day ringing course, and How to arrange a one-day bell maintenance course. Educational Leaflet No. 5 | 1986 | Second |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | Rules (as at 1.1.1982), Branch Rules, Restoration Fund Rules and Standing Orders | [1982] | |
| Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | A Report on the Guild's Millennium Project May 1996-Decemebr 2000 | 2001? | |
| Oxford University Society | Annual Report, 1882-3 | 1972 | |
| P., A.R. (Peake, Anthony R.) | Most methods to a peal from Minor to Sixteen | 1992 | Revised Nov 1992 |
| Payne, Barbara, and Ridgway, Maurice H. | Bellringers' Jugs | 1981? | |
| Peterson, Magnus | Change Ringing in Scotland | [1982] | |
| Pettett, Helen & Doggett, Anne | The Bells are Ringing. A celebration of Melbourne life through the story of her bells | 2001 | |
| Pickford, C.J. | Bedfordshire Clangers | [1978] | |
| Pickford, Christopher J. | Bedfordshire Clangers | 1982 | |
| Pickford, C.J. | The growth of Changeringing in the East Midlands | 1974 | |
| R., H. | Liversedge bells; or, A little sober thinking on the use and abuse of Church Bells | 1829 | |
| Purnell, Christine | Celebration of a Centenary. The Devizes Branch of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers | 2001 | |
| Ridley, Chris | Catalogue of Metallic Lapel Ringing Badges | 2002 | |
| Ridley, Chris | Kingston upon Thames. All Saints Church. Five Hundred Years of Bells and Bellringing | 2003 | |
| 'Ringer, A.' | Why are You a Ringer? | c1920 | |
| Roast, J. | Change Ringing in Essex | 1978 | |
| Robertson, Judith | Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers. East Dorset Branch Centenary History 1901-2001 | 2001 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Edited by Canon T.L. Papillon | [1909] | De Luxe Edition |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Edited by Canon T.L. Papillon | [1909] | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part I | 1904 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part II | 1904 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part IV | 1905 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part V | 1905 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part VI | 1905 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part VIII | 1905? | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part XIII | 1906 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part XIX | 1909 | |
| Robinson, Rev. F.E. | Among the Bells. Part XX | 1909 | |
| Rogers, Judith M. | A Brief History of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers. The first hundred years 1899-1999 | 1998 | |
| Roslyn, H..E. | The History of the Ancient Society of St. Stephen's, Bristol | 1928 | |
| The St. Albans Society of Change Ringers | Copy of Report read at the Annual Meeting, January 9th, 1877. With Balance Sheet | 1877? | |
| St. Giles-in-the-Fields' Guild of Bell Ringers | Rules. August 1935 | 1935 | |
| St. James's Society | Rules and Regulations | 1886 | |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | Photocopies of press coverage of ringing for the Royal Wedding, 29th July 1981 | [1981] | |
| Salter, David G. | An Analysis of Peals rung for the Suffolk Guild of Ringers 1923-1993 inclusive | nd | |
| Scott, Rev. John G.M. | Devon Bellringing, 1874-1975 | 1975 | |
| S.G.S. [Scott, Stanley G.] (ed.) | Spelsbury 1943-1993 | [1993] | |
| [Scott, Stanley G.] (ed.) | Badsey 1943-1994 | [1994] | |
| S.G.S. [Scott, Stanley G.] (ed.) | Taunton 1943-1995 | 1995 | |
| S.G.S. [Scott, Stanley G.] (ed.) | Milton Keynes 1943-1996 | 1996 | |
| [Scott, Stanley G., & Wenham, Peter D.] (eds.) | Lullington 1943-1997 | [1997] | |
| Shepherd, E.C. | St. Martin's Youths | 1953 | |
| Simpson, J. Michael (compiler & editor) | There was Life before NAG | 1997 | |
| Shurcliff, Margaret Homer (née Nicholls) | Lively Days. Some memoirs of Margaret Homer Shurcliff | 1965 | |
| Smith, Robert B. | My Life Among the Bells | [1999] | |
| Society of Cambridge Youths | Rules of the Society with list of members from 1724 to 1913 | 1914 | |
| Society of Royal Cumberland Youths | Rules of the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, formerly the Society of London Scholars. Revised A.D. 1891 | 1891 | |
| The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths | Rules and History of the Society, 1979 | [1979] | |
| Society of Trinity Youths | Rules and Regulations of the Society of Trinity Youths, Change Ringers, established 1782 | 1888 | |
| Southwell Diocesan Guild | Rule Book | 1987 | |
| Southwell Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | Rule Book | [1981] | |
| Southwell Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers | A Short History 1946-1995 | 1997 | |
| Speake, Eric E. | Bells and Bellringing in South Staffordshire | [2000] | |
| Spice, John | The Early History of the OUSCR | 1993 | |
| Spice, John | The History of the OUSCR 1882-1904 | nd | |
| Spice, John | The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers 1872-1997 | 1997 | |
| Sporting Magazine, The | Vol. 30 | 1807 | |
| Stacey, H.C. | The Saffron Walden Society of Change Ringers | 1976 | |
| Stafford, St. Mary | Rules to be observed by the "Ministers of the Belfry" attached to and practising in the Tower of S. Mary in Stafford | 1887 | |
| Stevenson, Janet | A History of the Ladies' Guild of Change Ringers | 1999 | |
| Suffolk Guild of Ringers | Objects, Constitution and Rules | nd | |
| Surrey Association of Church Bell Ringers | Information pack: envelope containing 8 sheets of information for beginners about the Association, and copy of rules, 1990 | [1991] | |
| Surrey Association of Church Bell Ringers | Ring in 2000 | 2000 | |
| Tower Rules | | |
| Trollope, J.A. | The College Youths. A History of the Society | 1937 | |
| Tyrwhitt-Drake, Rev. B.H. | The Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers. Jubilee History | 1931 | |
| Veronese Association of Ringers | Rules, 23.11.1983. English Translation | [1983] | |
| Verses about Bells and Ringers | 1. Grandisson and his Fellows at Home Again. 'A.M.', June 1902; 2. Ringers Chorus. W.J. Southwood. (no date); 3. Farnham's Bells. Canon J.M.C. Crum, June 1921; 4. Two Hymns. All Saints' Church, Long Stanton; etc | | |
| Volk, Conrad | The Dumb-Bell at Knole | 1981 | |
| Ward, Patricia | Bobs and Singles, at Christchurch Cathedral, N.Z. A History of the Christchurch Cathedral Society of Bellringers | 1966 | |
| Wigram, Rev. Woolmore | Letters on Bell-Ringing | [1872] | |
| Waterloo Society of Change Ringers | Officers of the Society for 1873. Rules and Regulations of the Waterloo Society of Change Ringers revised 1872 | 1872 | |
| Waterloo Society of Change Ringers | Rules and Regulations of the Waterloo Society of Change Ringers revised 1878 | 1872 | |
| Willcocks, Dennis | A History of Christ Church Society of Bell Ringers | 1995 | |
| Williams, E.V. | Some of the early history of the tower of Saint Euny Church, Redruth | 2002? | |
| Williams, George W. | Change Ringing in the Carolina Low-Country. A record of full-circle ringing from 1751 to 2000 | 1999 | |
| Young, E.A. | Benjamin Annable. The Bicentenary of his Mastership | 1946 | |
| Young, E.A. | Benjamin Annable 1702 - 1756. A sketch of his life and career | 1946 | |
| Young, E.A. | James Robert Haworth. Printer - Philosopher - Bellringer | 1952 | |