The Historical and Archive workgroup has responsibility to:
- develop and manage a comprehensive historical and reference resource relating to ringers and all aspects of ringing.
- make these resources as widely known and appreciated as possible within the ringing community and more generally.
The Council’s existing collection of books, archives and other ringing related artifacts must be the premier source of information on the heritage of ringing. In addition, we are committed to undertake further research and development of historical information to promote and sustain ringing. Given the wide range of subjects that ringing embodies this work has been grouped around a number of key themes.
As the premier collection of books, archives and other ringing related artifacts the Library is a key historical information source. Further enquires should be address to:
On-line access to certain information is also directly available through the following links:
| Item | Link |
| General information | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/ |
| Friends of the Library Essays | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/online-publications/ |
| Library Collection Catalogue | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/ |
| Item | Link |
| General (Change Ringing Resources) | https://www.ringing.info/ |
| Society Badge Catalogue | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/badge-catalogue/ |
| Felstead database | https://cccbr.org.uk/felstead/ |
| General information | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/ |
| Friends of the Library Essays | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/online-publications/ |
| Library Collection Catalogue | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/ |
| Obituary Index | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/obit-index/ |
| Periodicals Church Bells extracts (1870 to 1906) Bell News and Ringers’ Record (1881 to 1915) Campanology (1896 to 1897) The Bellringer (1907) The Ringing World (1911 to 1970) | https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/library/online-publications/ |
| Library publications for sale | https://cccbr.org.uk/about/workgroups/historical-and-archive/library-publications/ |
Useful external information sources
| Item | Link |
| Change Ringing Resources (comprehensive source of information on bells and ringing) | https://www.ringing.info/ |
| Loughborough Bell Museum (information on the museum and archives – in particular sections covering visiting, for the enthusiast and archives) | https://taylorbells.co.uk/ |
| Whiting Society (number of interesting publications together with access to scanned copies of many early books including the original county church bells publications) | https://whitingsociety.org.uk/old-ringing-books/old-books-menu.html |
| Name | Interests |
| Richard Andrew | – Biographies – Peal boards – Historical ringing photographs |
| James Blackburn (CCCBR Ringing Machines Steward) | – Ringing machines |
| Gareth Davies | – Ringing in wider historical perspective – Dissemination of information – Engaging/supporting new researchers – Belfry artefacts |
| TBA – contact the Library Stewards | – Friends of the Library |
| Andrew Aspland (CCCBR Library Steward) Sue Marsden (CCCBR Library Steward) | – Library Collection – Books and archives – Society Badges |
| John Harrison | – Ringer biographies – Digital platform – Making information accessible – Promoting ringing history – History of ringing societies – History of CC Committees/WGs |
| Doug Hird | – Digital platform |
| – Peal boards – Historic research – Dissemination of information | |
| Alan Regin (CCCBR Rolls of Honour Steward) | – Rolls of Honour |
| Chris Ridley | – Society membership certificates – Society logos – Historic ringing prints – Illuminated peal books |
| TBA – contact the Library Stewards | – Friends of the Library – Biographies |
| David Underdown | – Biographies – Historic research – Dissemination of information – Digital platform |