[Bell Historians] Felstead peal sources
Chris Pickford
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Mon Jun 8 16:03:34 BST 2009
The E.J. Osborn manuscript at the British Library. The initials E.I.O. used in the database are the resuklt of mistranscription by inputters in the early stages of computerising the records from Ken Felstead's database and should, of course, be E.J.O.
I was not aware that the material was available online, but on a quick Google search I found the following item:
http://www.archive.org/stream/accountofsociety00snowiala/accountofsociety00snowiala_djvu.txt
This does, indeed, include some material from the stuff at the British Library, but it certainly isn't a full transcript and doesn't include everything in the original manuscripts. The following is a summary list of the BL material which, as will be seen, includes a transcript of the Easter Scholars Ms. Apologies is this scrambles in transmission (it's cut-and-pasted from a Word file)
An expanded version of the British Library catalogue of the six volumes presented to the British Library (formerly British Museum) Department of Manuscripts by Mrs. Elizabeth Osborn, widow of Edward John Osborn, on 12 February 1853. Main details taken from BL printed catalogue. Additional information (in small type) provided by Chris Pickford February 1991.
Additional Manuscripts 19368-19373
19368-9 "Campanarium": containing "a complete Register of the Performances of all the known Ringing Companies in London and Westminster; with an account of the origin and proceedings of each Society. Together with a statement of peals rung in the country, and a correct transcript of the Hertford College Youths' Performances, with all their Ancient Proceedings" etc. "Collected and written by Edward John Osborn". With engraved views of churches. Paper XIXth cent. In two volumes. Folio.
19368 London and Westminster (entire volume)
Includes information on the following Societies
Union Scholars (36 peals) 1718-1757 London Scholars (2 peals) 1727-1729 Eastern Scholars (71 peals) 1734-1763 London Youths (1st society) (52 peals)[1] 1753-1780 London Youths (2nd society) (8 peals)[2] 1776-1801 Junior Cumberlands (81 peals) 1784-1824 Junior College Youths (72 peals) 1820-1844 St. James' Society (55 peals) 1827-1840 Ancient Society of College Youths (406 peals)[3]1724-1841 Cumberland Youths (383 peals)[4] 1747-1851
19369 The provinces (entire volume)
Includes information on the following Societies etc. Hertford College Youths 1767-1822 St.Albans College Youths 1765-1790 Saffron Walden 1799-1828 Cambridge Youths 1725-1797
Oxford Society 1807-1828 Canterbury 1754-1845
Dover 1729-1750
Maidstone 1743,1794 Quex Park, Gravesend etc.
Brighton 1779-1833 Norwich 1715-1845
Coventry 1807,1812 Birmingham (91 peals) 1755-1844
Leeds, York, Wakefield, Doncaster etc. 1765-1843
Bristol 1782-1842
Gloucester 1810-1820
Liverpool 1800-1845 Reading 1734-1745
Bath 1754-1842
Wrexham 1803,1818 Stroud 1815-1817
Cheltenham 1826-1833
Longney, Glos [William Longney 1840] 1831-1833
Shrewsbury
Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham Cuttings from The Era and Bell's Life etc 1843-1852 Printed broadsheets or catalogues issued by bellfounders and bellhangers etc., including John Briant of Hertford c.1808; John Wooding (bellhanger) "successor to the late Mr. Edward Simmons" c.1810; William Dobson of Downham Market, c.1820; John Taylor of Loughborough c.1840; John Rudhall of Gloucester c.1830; Thomas Mears of Whitechapel c.1810 (with later additions); and list of Charles Oliver of Whitechapel, bellhanger, c.1843
19370 "An Historical account of all the several ringing Societies ever known to have been established in London; with a description of the origins and proceedings of each Society. Collected and written by E.J.Osborn". Paper; XIXth cent. Folio.
19371 "Register of members and performances of the Societies of Union Scholars, 1713-1757, and Eastern Scholars, 1733-1763, Bell-ringers; with engraved views of churches. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Folio.
19372 "An account of the Performances completed by the ancient or first Society of London Youths [Bell-ringers], established A.D.1753;" with list of members. Paper; XVIIIth and XIXth centt. Folio
Contains a record of 52 peals rung by the Ancient Society of London Youths (established 1753) rung between 1753 and 1780, with details of a 6-bell peal rung at Whitechapel on 16 April 1737, and list of performances (8 peals) by the second Society of London Youths (established 1776) 1776-1801. These peals are also recorded in Add.Ms 19368.
19373 Original register of the ancient society of College Youths; containing instructions for different peals, and a record of performances from the year 1726 to 1745; with a member's copper ticket. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Folio.
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[1]. For the peals rung by the London Youths, see also Add.Ms.19372
[2]. These peals are also recorded in Add.Ms.19372
[3]. The peals rung by the College Youths between 1724 and 1745 are also recorded in Add.Ms. 19373. The
peal books from 1724 to date remain in the possession of the Society, and microfilm copies for the period 1724-1885 are held by the Society's librarian
[4]. The peal books from 1747 remain in the possession of the Society. A microfilm copy of the peal
books 1747-1934 is held by the Society's Librarian
The Era was a C19th sporting paper - like Bell's Life in London - which carried quite a lot of ringing news. I don't have dates, but from memory coverage starts rather later (perhaps 1830s or 1840s) that the peals that Hazel is looking for. Cyril did indeed make many extracts, and John Eisel has access to these in the CC Library
CJP
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