Oxford University Society| Society Name | Descriptions | From (year) | To (year) | Web site |
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| Oxford University Society | The oldest University Society, according to the web page. founded 1872 | 1872 | | https://ouscr.org.uk/ |
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Books in the Council Library| Title | Author | Date | Notes | Acquisition Number |
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| An Index of Surnames for The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers 1872-1997 by John Spice - see 2418 below | John Lonsbrough (Compiler) | 1997 | Photocopied | 2449 | | Annual Report, 1882-3 | | 1972 | Originally published by 'Bell News', London, 1883. Reprinted for O U S C R. Centenary, 1972 | 1957 | | The Early History of the OUSCR | John Spice | 1993, Jan | Newsletter | 2114 | | The History of the OUSCR 1882-1904 | John Spice | n.d. | Typescript | 2115 |
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Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)| Name | Place(s) | Other societies | Date of death |
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| Captain John Edward Acland | Place of Birth: Huntsham Court, Devon
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Dorchester (Dorset) | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Salisbury Diocesan Guild | 15/02/1932 | | W C Barratt | Location mentioned in obituary: Dormans | | 22/02/1944 | | John Edward Camp | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | Ancient Society of College Youths
Central Council of Church Bellringers | | | Revd Arthur Du Boulay Hill | Place of Birth: Torquay
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Farnham, Surrey (first peal for Winchester Dioc. Guild)
Towers: Winchester Cathedral 1875; Downton, Wilts (Vicar)1882-1898; East Bridgford, Notts. (Rector) 1898-1927; Northchurch, Herts, 1928-1938.
Location mentioned in obituary: East Bridgford | Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Winchester Diocesan Guild | 19/10/1938 | | Stephen John Ivin | Place of Birth: Northampton.
Began ringing at: Houghton Conquest
First peal tower: Stagsden
Location mentioned in obituary: Bedford & Oxford | Ancient Society of College Youths
Bedfordshire Association
Central Council of Church Bellringers | 07/01/2010 | | Dr Donald Richard Marshall | Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorks
Began ringing at: Bradford Cathedral
First peal tower: Silsden, Yorks
Towers: Bangor, Gwynedd (St David) 1960-87
Towers: Beaumaris 2004-22
Towers: Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Towers: Oxford / Reading (various) 1958-60
Towers: St Andrews & Dundee Cathedral 1950-56 | North Wales Association
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths | 04/01/2023 | | Rodney Brian Meadows | Place of Birth: Norbury, London
Began ringing at: New College, Oxford
First peal tower: Badsey, Worcs
Towers: St Augustine, Kilburn, London from 1947 and Westminster Abbey from 1959.
Location mentioned in obituary: Kilburn | Ancient Society of College Youths
St. Paul's Cathedral Guild of Ringers | 15/03/2002 | | Harry Miles | Began ringing at: Shipton, Oxon
First peal tower: Shipton, Oxon
Towers: Oxford, St. Giles & Christ Church; Lelant & Carbis Bay, Cornwall | Truro Diocesan Guild | 01/03/2000 | | Elizabeth Robbins | Place of Birth: Tunstall, Kent
First peal tower: in hand
Location mentioned in obituary: Tamworth | | 14/03/2013 | | John Freeman Russell | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | Oxford Society | | | Dr John Edgar Spice | Place of Birth: Sittingbourne, Kent
Began ringing at: Tunstall, Kent
First peal tower: Barden, Kent
Towers: Oxford churches, particularly at Christ Church and St Mary the Virgin. Liverpool Parish Church
Location mentioned in obituary: Winchester | | 26/08/2006 | | Miss Betty Spice | | | 14/03/2013 | | Revd Roger Douglas St. John Smith | Place of Birth: Ripley in Derbyshire
Began ringing at: Yardley Hastings
First peal tower: Yardley Hastings
Location mentioned in obituary: Darley Dale | Ancient Society of College Youths
Cambridge University Guild
Central Council of Church Bellringers
Derby Diocesan Association
Lancashire Association | 29/01/2002 | | Francis E Taylor | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | | | | Revd Canon Charles Elliot Wigg | Place of Birth: Ferry Hinksey, Oxford
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: St. Ebbe, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Launcells | Oxford Society | 08/03/1976 | | Mrs Kathleen Wright | Place of Birth: Bradford
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Addingham, Yorks
Location mentioned in obituary: Ampthill | | 01/01/1999 |
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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.
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Oxford University Society| Society Name | Descriptions | From (year) | To (year) | Web site |
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| Oxford University Society | The oldest University Society, according to the web page. founded 1872 | 1872 | | https://ouscr.org.uk/ |
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Books in the Council Library| Title | Author | Date | Notes | Acquisition Number |
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| An Index of Surnames for The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers 1872-1997 by John Spice - see 2418 below | John Lonsbrough (Compiler) | 1997 | Photocopied | 2449 | | Annual Report, 1882-3 | | 1972 | Originally published by 'Bell News', London, 1883. Reprinted for O U S C R. Centenary, 1972 | 1957 | | The Early History of the OUSCR | John Spice | 1993, Jan | Newsletter | 2114 | | The History of the OUSCR 1882-1904 | John Spice | n.d. | Typescript | 2115 |
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Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)| Name | Place(s) | Other societies | Date of death |
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| Captain John Edward Acland | Place of Birth: Huntsham Court, Devon
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Dorchester (Dorset) | Central Council of Church Bellringers
Salisbury Diocesan Guild | 15/02/1932 | | W C Barratt | Location mentioned in obituary: Dormans | | 22/02/1944 | | John Edward Camp | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | Ancient Society of College Youths
Central Council of Church Bellringers | | | Revd Arthur Du Boulay Hill | Place of Birth: Torquay
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Farnham, Surrey (first peal for Winchester Dioc. Guild)
Towers: Winchester Cathedral 1875; Downton, Wilts (Vicar)1882-1898; East Bridgford, Notts. (Rector) 1898-1927; Northchurch, Herts, 1928-1938.
Location mentioned in obituary: East Bridgford | Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Winchester Diocesan Guild | 19/10/1938 | | Stephen John Ivin | Place of Birth: Northampton.
Began ringing at: Houghton Conquest
First peal tower: Stagsden
Location mentioned in obituary: Bedford & Oxford | Ancient Society of College Youths
Bedfordshire Association
Central Council of Church Bellringers | 07/01/2010 | | Dr Donald Richard Marshall | Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorks
Began ringing at: Bradford Cathedral
First peal tower: Silsden, Yorks
Towers: Bangor, Gwynedd (St David) 1960-87
Towers: Beaumaris 2004-22
Towers: Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Towers: Oxford / Reading (various) 1958-60
Towers: St Andrews & Dundee Cathedral 1950-56 | North Wales Association
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths | 04/01/2023 | | Rodney Brian Meadows | Place of Birth: Norbury, London
Began ringing at: New College, Oxford
First peal tower: Badsey, Worcs
Towers: St Augustine, Kilburn, London from 1947 and Westminster Abbey from 1959.
Location mentioned in obituary: Kilburn | Ancient Society of College Youths
St. Paul's Cathedral Guild of Ringers | 15/03/2002 | | Harry Miles | Began ringing at: Shipton, Oxon
First peal tower: Shipton, Oxon
Towers: Oxford, St. Giles & Christ Church; Lelant & Carbis Bay, Cornwall | Truro Diocesan Guild | 01/03/2000 | | Elizabeth Robbins | Place of Birth: Tunstall, Kent
First peal tower: in hand
Location mentioned in obituary: Tamworth | | 14/03/2013 | | John Freeman Russell | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | Oxford Society | | | Dr John Edgar Spice | Place of Birth: Sittingbourne, Kent
Began ringing at: Tunstall, Kent
First peal tower: Barden, Kent
Towers: Oxford churches, particularly at Christ Church and St Mary the Virgin. Liverpool Parish Church
Location mentioned in obituary: Winchester | | 26/08/2006 | | Miss Betty Spice | | | 14/03/2013 | | Revd Roger Douglas St. John Smith | Place of Birth: Ripley in Derbyshire
Began ringing at: Yardley Hastings
First peal tower: Yardley Hastings
Location mentioned in obituary: Darley Dale | Ancient Society of College Youths
Cambridge University Guild
Central Council of Church Bellringers
Derby Diocesan Association
Lancashire Association | 29/01/2002 | | Francis E Taylor | Location mentioned in obituary: Oxford | | | | Revd Canon Charles Elliot Wigg | Place of Birth: Ferry Hinksey, Oxford
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: St. Ebbe, Oxford
Location mentioned in obituary: Launcells | Oxford Society | 08/03/1976 | | Mrs Kathleen Wright | Place of Birth: Bradford
Began ringing at: Oxford
First peal tower: Addingham, Yorks
Location mentioned in obituary: Ampthill | | 01/01/1999 |
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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.
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