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Bell Histories by Chris Pickford

Filename / LinkSize
All Saints189.65 Kb
Old St Martins174.01 Kb
St John Baptist176.71 Kb
St John in Bedwardine154.83 Kb
St Andrew261.61 Kb
St Stephen Barbourne114.43 Kb
St Swithun178.04 Kb
Worcester Cathedral208.32 Kb

Other History and Research

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Bellframes replace or repair345.07 Kb
Early bellfounders in Worcester by Vanda Bartoszuk117.67 Kb
The Cattley Papers574.06 Kb
The bells, clock and carillon of Worcester Cathedral209.37 Kb
The harmonic minor ten by Chris Kippin384.23 Kb
Worcester Cathedral accounts 1611 to 1669149.77 Kb
Worcestershire bellringers who died or served and returned from the First and Second World Wars1.21 Mb
 The Cattley records at Loughborough by Chris Pickford
Bells and bell ringing in the history of Worcester Cathedral

Bells and bell ringing in the history of Worcester Cathedral (external link to Worcester Cathedral Library blog)

Print from The Builder 1874

Print from The Builder (1874) depicting the bells and carillon machine at Worcester Cathedral

Bell ringing in Worcester: identifying celebrations of Napoleonic victories

Bell ringing in Worcester: identifying celebrations of Napoleonic victories (external link to Worcester Cathedral Library blog)

Extract from The Builder 1874 showing the plan of the bells

Extract from The Builder (1874) depicting the plan of the bells at Worcester Cathedral

Maintaining Worcester Cathedral in the early seventeenth century

Maintaining Worcester Cathedral in the early seventeenth century (external link to Worcester Cathedral Library blog)

 

Historic Photographs

Health and Safety

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Action in the Event of a Fire72.57 Kb
Consent Form for Ringers of under 18 Years of Age54.02 Kb
External review of the Worcester Cathedral Guild of Bellringers by Tim Keyes306.04 Kb
Fire Exits13.88 Kb
First Aid18.05 Kb
Ringing Room35.58 Kb
Safeguarding and the W C Go B July 202353 Kb
Safety in the Tower62.26 Kb
Teaching Centre39.09 Kb
See also the Church of England Safeguarding Polices on the Diocese of Worcester website.

Covid-19

The safe resumption of bellringing – see the guidance from the Central Council of Church Bellringers as well as policy and working practice from Worcester Cathedral and the Guild.
Filename / LinkSize
W C Go B risk assessment for resumption of ringing July 2020107.25 Kb
Worcester Cathedral Volunteers Working Practices Pack Covid19 (004)355.12 Kb

Learning to Ring Progress Cards by Bernard Taylor

Learning to Ring

Learning to Ring – Stage 1

Learning to Ring

Learning to Ring – Stage 2

Learning to Ring

Learning to Ring – Stage 3

Media Coverage

See the News page for the latest media coverage.

Marcus Brigstocke’s Trophy People – 22 August 2015
10 year-old schoolboy becomes bell ringer – Caters News, 28 November 2019
Fun with Bells – a podcast, 12 September 2019
Visiting ringers from New York – BBCHW Sunday Breakfast, 23 June 2019
The new bell is cast – BBCHW Sunday Breakfast, 19 November 2017
Dramatic cathedral rescue – BBC Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live interviews, 13 February 2017
Financial Times Masterclass – 21 January 2017
Bellringing – is it a sport? – BBCHW, February 2016
Illuminos interview- In conversation with… – 19 October 2021

Peals

Quarter peals rung at Worcester Cathedral to Feb 2020

Quarter peals rung at Worcester Cathedral to Feb 2020

Analysis of peals rung at Worcester Cathedral to March 2020

Analysis of peals rung at Worcester Cathedral to November 2021

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book – Vol 1 (9Mb file)

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book – Vol 2 (9Mb file)

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book

Worcester Cathedral Peal Book – Vol 3 (7Mb file)

Steeplekeeping

Tower Drawings and Photographs

The Builder 1874

extract from The Builder published 1874 (2Mb file)

Wigwam Tower Plan

Wigwam Tower Plan

Bellframe Layout

Bellframe Layout

Bells Sub-frame

Bells Sub-frame

Bell Details

Bell Details

Headstock Details

Headstock Details

1867 Fulljames Report

1867 Fulljames Report

Worcester Cathedral tower 1870

Worcester Cathedral tower 1870

Worcester Bell Projects

New Bells for OSM

Old St Martins Project Leaflet

OSM Infoboards

Old St Martins Information Boards

St Stephens Barbourne Project Leaflet

St Stephens Barbourne Project Leaflet

Worcester Bellringers’ Leaflets

Learn to Ring Bells at Worcester Cathedral

Learn to Ring Bells at Worcester Cathedral

Worcester Cathedral Tower

Worcester Cathedral Tower (4Mb file)

Bells in the City

Bells in the City – the history, and future, of ringing in Worcester (3Mb file)