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Midland Counties Association
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Web site
Midland Counties Association
According to Ernest Morris in 'The History and Art of Change Ringing' page 258, the Midland Counties Association was first called 'The Society for the Archdeaconry of Derby and District'. This Association covered all of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, the southern part of Staffordshire and part of Warwickshire. It ceased to exist at the end of 1945 when it was split up as it was too large. The societies which sprang from it were the Leicester Diocesan Guild, the Southwell Diocesan Guild, the Derby and Districts Association and the Midland Counties Guild. [Research by John Harrison.]
founded 1882 In 1946 MCA divided into Derby Diocesan Association, Leicester Diocesan Guild, Midland Counties Guild and Southwell Diocesan Guild [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]
1882
1945
Books in the Council Library
Title
Author
Date
Notes
Acquisition Number
Annual Reports
1892-1897, 1898-41/5
681
Annual Reports
1946 (1st), 50, 52, 54-58, 60-71, 1972-1996
1659
Midland Counties Association List of records held at Leicestershire Record Office 1984
1984
1630
Burton upon Trent, St Paul
20.i.1996
A Celebration of the Formation of the Derby, Leicester, Midland Counties and Southwell Bell-Ringing Guilds in 1946
1044
Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)
Place of Birth: Leiston, Suffolk Began ringing at: Leiston First peal tower: Leiston Towers: Nottingham; Coleshill & Castle Bromwich, Birmingham Location mentioned in obituary: Castle Bromwich
Place of Birth: Nottingham First peal tower: Holy Trinity, Lenton Towers: St. John, Beeston, Nottingham for 14 years Location mentioned in obituary: Nottingham
Central Council of Church Bellringers Society of Sherwood Youths
Place of Birth: Tong Vicarage, Nr. Bradford, Yorks Began ringing at: St. James, Tong, Yorks First peal tower: St. James, Tong, Yorks Towers: Old Basford, Nottingham (1902); Hugglescote, Leics (1910); Enderby, Leics (1916); Stony Stanton, Leics (1923) Location mentioned in obituary: Worthing (Heene)
Place of Birth: Flitton, Bedfordshire Began ringing at: Kirk Holborn, Derbyshire First peal tower: Trowell, Nottinghamshire Towers: Trowell, Stanton-by-Dale and Ilkeston Location mentioned in obituary: Ilkeston
Place of Birth: Leicester Began ringing at: Leicester First peal tower: St. Mary, Anstey Towers: Leicester Cathedral Location mentioned in obituary: Leicester
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 Boards
Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand 04/04/1891
King's Norton, West Midlands 25/11/1893
Stoney Stanton, Leics. 28/04/1923
Midland Counties Association
Society Name
Descriptions
From (year)
To (year)
Web site
Midland Counties Association
According to Ernest Morris in 'The History and Art of Change Ringing' page 258, the Midland Counties Association was first called 'The Society for the Archdeaconry of Derby and District'. This Association covered all of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, the southern part of Staffordshire and part of Warwickshire. It ceased to exist at the end of 1945 when it was split up as it was too large. The societies which sprang from it were the Leicester Diocesan Guild, the Southwell Diocesan Guild, the Derby and Districts Association and the Midland Counties Guild. [Research by John Harrison.]
founded 1882 In 1946 MCA divided into Derby Diocesan Association, Leicester Diocesan Guild, Midland Counties Guild and Southwell Diocesan Guild [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]
1882
1945
Books in the Council Library
Title
Author
Date
Notes
Acquisition Number
Annual Reports
1892-1897, 1898-41/5
681
Annual Reports
1946 (1st), 50, 52, 54-58, 60-71, 1972-1996
1659
Midland Counties Association List of records held at Leicestershire Record Office 1984
1984
1630
Burton upon Trent, St Paul
20.i.1996
A Celebration of the Formation of the Derby, Leicester, Midland Counties and Southwell Bell-Ringing Guilds in 1946
1044
Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)
Place of Birth: Leiston, Suffolk Began ringing at: Leiston First peal tower: Leiston Towers: Nottingham; Coleshill & Castle Bromwich, Birmingham Location mentioned in obituary: Castle Bromwich
Place of Birth: Nottingham First peal tower: Holy Trinity, Lenton Towers: St. John, Beeston, Nottingham for 14 years Location mentioned in obituary: Nottingham
Central Council of Church Bellringers Society of Sherwood Youths
Place of Birth: Tong Vicarage, Nr. Bradford, Yorks Began ringing at: St. James, Tong, Yorks First peal tower: St. James, Tong, Yorks Towers: Old Basford, Nottingham (1902); Hugglescote, Leics (1910); Enderby, Leics (1916); Stony Stanton, Leics (1923) Location mentioned in obituary: Worthing (Heene)
Place of Birth: Flitton, Bedfordshire Began ringing at: Kirk Holborn, Derbyshire First peal tower: Trowell, Nottinghamshire Towers: Trowell, Stanton-by-Dale and Ilkeston Location mentioned in obituary: Ilkeston
Place of Birth: Leicester Began ringing at: Leicester First peal tower: St. Mary, Anstey Towers: Leicester Cathedral Location mentioned in obituary: Leicester
