Periodicals

Bell News (Bound Volumes)

February 1881 to April 1882. This was the first publication of Bell News, and during this period it was published monthly. April 1882 to 21st March 1883. From the issue dated 8/4/82 and thereafter it was published weekly, starting again at No. l with the issue dated 8th April 1882
7th April 1883 to 22nd March 1884
5th January 1884 to 26th December 1885 NB: Note overlap with previous volume
2nd January 1886 to 31st December 1887
7th January 1888 to 28th December 1889
4th January 1890 to 26th December 1891 NB: Flyleaf carries note: Issues 3/1/91, 25/7/91, 3/10/91 missing. (But see below in following volume 7)
2nd January 1892 to 30th December 1893 NB: Flyleaf carries note: Issues 10/9/92, 24/12/92, 31/12/92 missing. For issues 7/1/93, 14/1/93, 21/1/93, 28/1/93, see following volume 8 BUT – Issue for 3/1/91 is bound between issues 17/12/92 & 4/2/93
6th January 1894 to 28th December 1895 NB: Flyleaf carries note: Issues 13/1/94, 24/3/94, 17/10/94, 3/8/95 missing BUT – Issues for 7/1/93, 14/1/93, 21/1/93, 28/1/93 are bound with January 1895
4th January 1896 to 25th December 1897 NB: Flyleaf carries note: Issues 16/5/96 and 8/8/96 missing
1st January 1898 to 30th December 1899
21st January 1899 to 29th December 1900 NB: Note one year overlap with volume 10
6th January 1900 to 28th December 1901 NB: Note one year overlap with volume 11
5th January 1901 to 27th December 1902 NB: Note one year overlap with volume 12 In these three volumes, certain issues are missing in one of the volumes but are contained in another; as far as is known, no issue is missing altogether
3rd January 1903 to 31st December 1904
7th January 1905 to 29th December 1906
5th January 1907 to 26th December 1908
2nd January 1909 to 31st December 1910
7th January 1911 to 28th December 1912
4th January 1913 to 26th December 1914
2nd January 1915 to 25th December 1915

The Library has also acquired a copy of “The Bell News Index”.

This Index, covering the whole period of existence of Bell News, was compiled by Cyril A. Wratten, on behalf of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, in 1973. It has been re-issued in a very handsomely printed format by Alan F. Ellis, in 2002. The Library copy was obtained in 2004, and is shelved with the bound volumes of Bell News in the Library.

Church Bells

Vol.IV, Advent 1873 – Advent 1874 and Vol.X, Advent 1879 – Advent 1880.

The Ringing World

Volume 1, No 1 24 March 1911 – 27 Dec1912.

Volume 2, 3 Jan 1913 – 25 Dec 1914.

Volumes 3 1915 -1916

Volume 4 1917-1918

Volume 5 1919-1920

Volume 6 1921-1922

All subsequent issues are bound in calendar years. The Library has two volumes for 1973.
The Library thus has a complete set of The Ringing World from its first issue to the present day
The Library has also acquired a copy of ‘The Ringing World Index 1911-2003’. This Index, covering the content of The Ringing World from its beginning up to 2003, has been collated by Alan F. Ellis, and issued by him in a handsomely printed format in 2004; it is shelved with the bound volumes of The Ringing World in the Library.

Also bound into Volume 1 of The Ringing World are issues of ‘The Bellringer and General Church News’, issued monthly from No. l dated 5/1/07 to 1/6/07. The Ringing World issue 4662, 1st September 2000, Page 873, ‘A Copyright Notice’, confirms that this publication appeared only between the dates mentioned above.

Chester Diocesan Guild Annual Reports

The Library holds a complete set of Guild reports with the exception of the first quinquennial report, 1890-1895 which it holds only as a photocopy. It is thought that only one copy of this early report survives which is now lodged in the Chester Record Office. The Librarian would be delighted to hear from anyone in possession of a further copy. Similarly the library would like to obtain the missing reports from the Bowdon, Stockport & Mottram branch.

Annual Reports. The library holds a complete set of annual reports from No. l, 1906 to the present day.

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