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London County Association (1903-1928) and associated societies

Associated societies have a green background.

Society Name	Descriptions	From (year)	To (year)
St. James' Society	So-called as its meetings were held at St. James Clerkenwell. Became the London County Association in 1903. [Research by John Harrison.]	1824	1902
London County Association (1903-1928)	The LCA began life as the St. James Society in 1824 as its meetings were held at St. James Clerkenwell. After it expanded in 1903 it became known as the London County Association. It was wound up at a meeting in the crypt of St. Clement Danes on February 10th 2007. [Research by John Harrison.] The Association began its life as the St James' Society in February 1824 which itself appears to have been derived from the earlier St James' Youths. Early meetings of the Society took place at St James, Clerkenwell. In 1903 it expanded to become known under its current title. Between 1929 and 1968 the name was expanded to the London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild, before reverting to its former name in 1968. The Association was dissolved on 10th February 2007. For further details see the Ringing World (22nd February 1974, pages 149 to 152, 169 to 172; also 2nd March 2007, page 226 to 227). [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.] founded 1903 Formerly: St James' Youths (to 1824); St James' Society (1924-1903) Sometime: London County Association and North Southward Diocesan Guild (1929-1968) Ceased to exist: 2007 [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]	1903	1928
London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild		1929	1968
London County Association (1969-2007)		1969	2007

Books in the Council Library

Title	Date	Notes	Acquisition Number
Annual Reports		1936 (dated 37), 37 (dated 38), 38 (dated 39) 39/48, 1970-2003	690
150th Anniversary	1974	illustrated Reprinted from the Ringing World of 22nd February 1974	1039
Rules and Regulations, revised 1903	1903		1593
Rules and Regulations, revised 1911	1911		3184
Rules and Regulations. Revised 1921	1921		2526
Copy Peal Book	1903-1912	Contains Peals 391 (15.x.1903) - 566 (6.iii.1912) MS Copy Book full	3187
Copy Peal Book	1912-1947	Contains Peals 567 (16.iii.1912) - 1026 (26.xii.1947) MS Copy	3188
London C A library list	1977		1129

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

Name	Place(s)	Other societies	Date of death
George Reginald Ashford	Roll of Honour tower: Battersea (St Mary)		10/07/1944
Antony Swinburne Baker	First peal tower: Cranford, Essex Location mentioned in obituary: Cardiff		24/03/1995
Arthur David Barker	Place of Birth: Islington, London Began ringing at: St. Mary, Islington First peal tower: St. John, South Hackney Towers: Stoke Poges, 1922-1986 Location mentioned in obituary: Stoke Poges	Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England Oxford Diocesan Guild	20/02/1986
W Carter	Roll of Honour tower: Battersea (St Mary)
Philip Anthony Corby	Place of Birth: Sutton on the Isle of Ely Began ringing at: Langdon Hills First peal tower: Cudham Location mentioned in obituary: Chiddingstone	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers Kent County Association Leicester Diocesan Guild	09/06/1992
Francis Edward Dawe	Place of Birth: West Meon, Hants Began ringing at: St. John, Wilton Road, London First peal tower: St. John Pimlico Location mentioned in obituary: Woking (Old Woking)	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers	18/12/1942
Henry Stephen Ellis	Began ringing at: St Stephen's Westminster First peal tower: St. Stephen, Westminster Towers: Generally at all London Churches Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths	26/08/1936
William Essery	Location mentioned in obituary: Chelsea Roll of Honour tower: Chelsea (St Luke)
George Robert Fardon	Place of Birth: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Glos. Began ringing at: St. Lawrence, Bourton First peal tower: All Saints, Fulham Towers: St. Luke's, Chelsea Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths	08/07/1934
Gunner Alfred Edgar Fluck	Roll of Honour tower: Clapham		23/06/1916
Serjeant Arthur Ernest Hines	Roll of Honour tower: Southwark, S George M		25/10/1915
J A Holton	Roll of Honour tower: Islington
Private John Albert Hotten	Roll of Honour tower: Islington		27/06/1915
George Thomas McLaughlin	Place of Birth: Westminster, London Began ringing at: Pimlico First peal tower: St. John's Pimlico Towers: St Stephen's, Westminster, St. Gabriel's, Pimlico, St. Barnabas, Pimlico, St Paul'sCathedral Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers St. James' Society
Private Frederick Sidney Morley	Roll of Honour tower: Southwark		13/11/1918
Edward George Mould	Place of Birth: Newbury, Berkshire. Began ringing at: Pewsey in Wiltshire First peal tower: Rowberrow, Somerset Towers: St. Michael's, Bristol from 1959-1962. Other churches he rang at were Wimborne Minster (1962-1964), Sevenoaks (1964-1965), Staveley (1965-1967), Thornbury (1967-1972), Pucklechurch (1972-1981), Bristol (1981-1987) and Ealing (1987 onwards). Location mentioned in obituary: Ealing	Ancient Society of College Youths	19/03/2016
P Murphy	Roll of Honour tower: Clapham (St Mary)
Charles William Ottley	Place of Birth: Navestock, Essex Began ringing at: Navestock First peal tower: Putney Towers: Holloway 1911-14; Putney, Chelsea, St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington; Waterloo; Lambeth; Poplar; Cubitt Town; Hackney; Leyton etc. Location mentioned in obituary: Bentley Common		02/06/1976
Harold Walter Rogers	Place of Birth: Halesworth, Suffolk Began ringing at: Chediston First peal tower: Huntingfield Towers: For a while he rang in Ipswich and later, for the rest of his life, he rang at Isleworth in Middlesex Location mentioned in obituary: IsIeworth Location mentioned in obituary: Isleworth	Central Council of Church Bellringers	17/02/2012
Mrs Olive Louise Rogers	Place of Birth: Whittington, Staffordshire Began ringing at: Isleworth First peal tower: Isleworth Towers: Southwark Cathedral Location mentioned in obituary: Isleworth		16/01/2004

Peal Statistics

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.

London County Association (1903-1928) and associated societies

Associated societies have a green background.

Society Name	Descriptions	From (year)	To (year)
St. James' Society	So-called as its meetings were held at St. James Clerkenwell. Became the London County Association in 1903. [Research by John Harrison.]	1824	1902
London County Association (1903-1928)	The LCA began life as the St. James Society in 1824 as its meetings were held at St. James Clerkenwell. After it expanded in 1903 it became known as the London County Association. It was wound up at a meeting in the crypt of St. Clement Danes on February 10th 2007. [Research by John Harrison.] The Association began its life as the St James' Society in February 1824 which itself appears to have been derived from the earlier St James' Youths. Early meetings of the Society took place at St James, Clerkenwell. In 1903 it expanded to become known under its current title. Between 1929 and 1968 the name was expanded to the London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild, before reverting to its former name in 1968. The Association was dissolved on 10th February 2007. For further details see the Ringing World (22nd February 1974, pages 149 to 152, 169 to 172; also 2nd March 2007, page 226 to 227). [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.] founded 1903 Formerly: St James' Youths (to 1824); St James' Society (1924-1903) Sometime: London County Association and North Southward Diocesan Guild (1929-1968) Ceased to exist: 2007 [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]	1903	1928
London County Association and North Southwark Diocesan Guild		1929	1968
London County Association (1969-2007)		1969	2007

Books in the Council Library

Title	Date	Notes	Acquisition Number
Annual Reports		1936 (dated 37), 37 (dated 38), 38 (dated 39) 39/48, 1970-2003	690
150th Anniversary	1974	illustrated Reprinted from the Ringing World of 22nd February 1974	1039
Rules and Regulations, revised 1903	1903		1593
Rules and Regulations, revised 1911	1911		3184
Rules and Regulations. Revised 1921	1921		2526
Copy Peal Book	1903-1912	Contains Peals 391 (15.x.1903) - 566 (6.iii.1912) MS Copy Book full	3187
Copy Peal Book	1912-1947	Contains Peals 567 (16.iii.1912) - 1026 (26.xii.1947) MS Copy	3188
London C A library list	1977		1129

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

Name	Place(s)	Other societies	Date of death
George Reginald Ashford	Roll of Honour tower: Battersea (St Mary)		10/07/1944
Antony Swinburne Baker	First peal tower: Cranford, Essex Location mentioned in obituary: Cardiff		24/03/1995
Arthur David Barker	Place of Birth: Islington, London Began ringing at: St. Mary, Islington First peal tower: St. John, South Hackney Towers: Stoke Poges, 1922-1986 Location mentioned in obituary: Stoke Poges	Antient Free and Accepted Masons of England Oxford Diocesan Guild	20/02/1986
W Carter	Roll of Honour tower: Battersea (St Mary)
Philip Anthony Corby	Place of Birth: Sutton on the Isle of Ely Began ringing at: Langdon Hills First peal tower: Cudham Location mentioned in obituary: Chiddingstone	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers Kent County Association Leicester Diocesan Guild	09/06/1992
Francis Edward Dawe	Place of Birth: West Meon, Hants Began ringing at: St. John, Wilton Road, London First peal tower: St. John Pimlico Location mentioned in obituary: Woking (Old Woking)	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers	18/12/1942
Henry Stephen Ellis	Began ringing at: St Stephen's Westminster First peal tower: St. Stephen, Westminster Towers: Generally at all London Churches Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths	26/08/1936
William Essery	Location mentioned in obituary: Chelsea Roll of Honour tower: Chelsea (St Luke)
George Robert Fardon	Place of Birth: Bourton-on-the-Hill, Glos. Began ringing at: St. Lawrence, Bourton First peal tower: All Saints, Fulham Towers: St. Luke's, Chelsea Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths	08/07/1934
Gunner Alfred Edgar Fluck	Roll of Honour tower: Clapham		23/06/1916
Serjeant Arthur Ernest Hines	Roll of Honour tower: Southwark, S George M		25/10/1915
J A Holton	Roll of Honour tower: Islington
Private John Albert Hotten	Roll of Honour tower: Islington		27/06/1915
George Thomas McLaughlin	Place of Birth: Westminster, London Began ringing at: Pimlico First peal tower: St. John's Pimlico Towers: St Stephen's, Westminster, St. Gabriel's, Pimlico, St. Barnabas, Pimlico, St Paul'sCathedral Location mentioned in obituary: London	Ancient Society of College Youths Central Council of Church Bellringers St. James' Society
Private Frederick Sidney Morley	Roll of Honour tower: Southwark		13/11/1918
Edward George Mould	Place of Birth: Newbury, Berkshire. Began ringing at: Pewsey in Wiltshire First peal tower: Rowberrow, Somerset Towers: St. Michael's, Bristol from 1959-1962. Other churches he rang at were Wimborne Minster (1962-1964), Sevenoaks (1964-1965), Staveley (1965-1967), Thornbury (1967-1972), Pucklechurch (1972-1981), Bristol (1981-1987) and Ealing (1987 onwards). Location mentioned in obituary: Ealing	Ancient Society of College Youths	19/03/2016
P Murphy	Roll of Honour tower: Clapham (St Mary)
Charles William Ottley	Place of Birth: Navestock, Essex Began ringing at: Navestock First peal tower: Putney Towers: Holloway 1911-14; Putney, Chelsea, St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington; Waterloo; Lambeth; Poplar; Cubitt Town; Hackney; Leyton etc. Location mentioned in obituary: Bentley Common		02/06/1976
Harold Walter Rogers	Place of Birth: Halesworth, Suffolk Began ringing at: Chediston First peal tower: Huntingfield Towers: For a while he rang in Ipswich and later, for the rest of his life, he rang at Isleworth in Middlesex Location mentioned in obituary: IsIeworth Location mentioned in obituary: Isleworth	Central Council of Church Bellringers	17/02/2012
Mrs Olive Louise Rogers	Place of Birth: Whittington, Staffordshire Began ringing at: Isleworth First peal tower: Isleworth Towers: Southwark Cathedral Location mentioned in obituary: Isleworth		16/01/2004

Peal Statistics

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.

The history of bellringers & bellringing - Ringing Societies

London County Association (1903-1928) and associated societies

Books in the Council Library

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

Peal Statistics

London County Association (1903-1928) and associated societies

Books in the Council Library

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

Peal Statistics