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The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringers from the past

Gordon Allan Halls MBE

Date of Birth15/04/1931
Date of Death27/04/2002
Date of Funeral08/05/2002
Age at death71
Circumstances of deathCancer
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 452 03/05/2002
The Ringing World page 559 31/05/2002
The Ringing World page 564 31/05/2002
The Ringing World page 837 16/08/2002
Report and Newsletter page 7 01/04/2003

Societies

Derbyshire Association
Ancient Society of College Youths
Derby Diocesan Association

Society offices held: Bell consultant for the Derby Diocesan Association

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
751Information Sheet. All Saints (Derby) Cathedral Bells and Towern.d.Author
3851The composition of surprise Major peals of a certain type from a given set of courses1956Author

Photo

Places

Place of BirthDenton, Manchester
Began ringing atNewton le Willows
TowersAfter 1952 he rang at Derby Cathedral
Location mentioned in obituaryDerby

Performances

Notable performances: He rang peals in 607 different towers, including 225 different 10 bell towers. Gordon conducted 781 peals and he rang the alphabet to peals of Surprise Major and Surprise Royal. He circled the following towers to peals: Derby Cathedral, St. Peter, Derby, Duffield, Ilkeston, Sawley, Loughborough Bell Foundry campanile, West Hallam, Belper, Darley Dale, Heanor, Ashbourne, Breadsall, and Ault Hucknall.

First peal

Grandsire Doubles
Newton le Willows
27/04/1951
Total peals rung2117
Total peals conducted781

Participation in Central Council activities

Offices held: While he was on the Central Council he served on the Bell Restoration Committee for many years and the Administrative Committee for a few years.

Meetings attended: 42

YearSocietyParticipation
1960Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1961Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1962Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1963Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1963Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1964Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1964Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1965Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1966Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1967Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1968Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1969Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1969Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1970Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1970Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1971Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1971Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1972Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1972Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1973Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1973Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1974Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1974Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1975Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1975Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1976Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1976Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1977Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1977Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1978Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1978Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1979Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1979Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1980Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1980Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1981Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1981Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1982Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1982Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1983Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1983Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1984Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1984Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1985Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1985Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1986Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1986Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1987Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1987Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1988Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1988Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1989Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1989Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1990Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1990Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1991Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1991Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1992Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1992Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1993Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1993Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1994Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1994Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1995Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1995Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1996Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1996Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1997Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1997Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1998Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1998Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1999Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1999Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2000Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
2000Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2001Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
2001Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2002Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

Gordon Allan Halls MBE

Date of Birth15/04/1931
Date of Death27/04/2002
Date of Funeral08/05/2002
Age at death71
Circumstances of deathCancer
Trade or profession

Biographical references

Biographical Summary

The Ringing World page 452 03/05/2002
The Ringing World page 559 31/05/2002
The Ringing World page 564 31/05/2002
The Ringing World page 837 16/08/2002
Report and Newsletter page 7 01/04/2003

Societies

Derbyshire Association
Ancient Society of College Youths
Derby Diocesan Association

Society offices held: Bell consultant for the Derby Diocesan Association

Publications in the Central Council Library

Acquisition NumberPublicationDateContribution
751Information Sheet. All Saints (Derby) Cathedral Bells and Towern.d.Author
3851The composition of surprise Major peals of a certain type from a given set of courses1956Author

Photo

Places

Place of BirthDenton, Manchester
Began ringing atNewton le Willows
TowersAfter 1952 he rang at Derby Cathedral
Location mentioned in obituaryDerby

Performances

Notable performances: He rang peals in 607 different towers, including 225 different 10 bell towers. Gordon conducted 781 peals and he rang the alphabet to peals of Surprise Major and Surprise Royal. He circled the following towers to peals: Derby Cathedral, St. Peter, Derby, Duffield, Ilkeston, Sawley, Loughborough Bell Foundry campanile, West Hallam, Belper, Darley Dale, Heanor, Ashbourne, Breadsall, and Ault Hucknall.

First peal

Grandsire Doubles
Newton le Willows
27/04/1951
Total peals rung2117
Total peals conducted781

Participation in Central Council activities

Offices held: While he was on the Central Council he served on the Bell Restoration Committee for many years and the Administrative Committee for a few years.

Meetings attended: 42

YearSocietyParticipation
1960Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1961Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1962Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1963Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1963Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1964Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1964Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1965Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1966Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1967Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1968Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1969Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1969Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1970Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1970Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1971Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1971Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1972Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1972Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1973Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1973Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1974Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1974Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1975Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1975Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1976Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1976Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1977Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1977Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1978Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1978Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1979Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1979Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1980Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1980Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1981Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1981Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1982Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1982Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1983Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1983Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1984Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1984Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1985Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1985Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1986Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1986Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1987Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1987Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1988Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1988Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1989Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1989Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1990Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1990Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1991Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1991Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1992Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1992Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1993Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1993Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1994Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1994Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1995Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1995Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1996Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1996Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1997Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1997Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1998Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1998Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
1999Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
1999Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2000Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
2000Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2001Derby Diocesan AssociationSociety Representative
2001Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative
2002Derbyshire AssociationSociety Representative

Not in Rolls of Honour

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