The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Miss Marie Rosine Cross MBE

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Oxford D G

Societies

Society offices held: Secretary of Oxford City Branch of the ODG. Between 1936 and 1956. She was she Guild's first Librarian, setting up the library in 1954. She was Guild Secretary from 1956 for 14 years.

Places

Performances

Notable performances: She rang many peals with Walter Judge, including silent peals of Cambridge Major and Stedman Triples, spliced Minor in competition with a Leicester band aiming for the record number of minor methods to a peal and of the legendary 25 Spliced Surprise Major at Dorchester in 1951, where she rang the treble but had rung inside for all previous attempts. She rang in the first peal at Inveraray in 1938 and she rang in the funeral peal for Sir Winston Churchill at Bladon.

First peal

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 22

Not in Rolls of Honour

Miss Marie Rosine Cross MBE

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

Oxford D G

Societies

Society offices held: Secretary of Oxford City Branch of the ODG. Between 1936 and 1956. She was she Guild's first Librarian, setting up the library in 1954. She was Guild Secretary from 1956 for 14 years.

Places

Performances

Notable performances: She rang many peals with Walter Judge, including silent peals of Cambridge Major and Stedman Triples, spliced Minor in competition with a Leicester band aiming for the record number of minor methods to a peal and of the legendary 25 Spliced Surprise Major at Dorchester in 1951, where she rang the treble but had rung inside for all previous attempts. She rang in the first peal at Inveraray in 1938 and she rang in the funeral peal for Sir Winston Churchill at Bladon.

First peal

Participation in Central Council activities

Meetings attended: 22

Not in Rolls of Honour