Church Bells of the West Riding of Yorkshire

[Andrew Aspland]

During the last 20 years of the nineteenth century J Eyre Poppleton, of Pontefract (my home town!) researched the bells in the ancient churches of the West Riding of Yorkshire.  His findings were published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal during 1902 and 1903.  There was also a reprinted copy published as a complete book, "Church Bells of the West Riding of Yorkshire".  I have only ever seen one copy of this book and that was in the public library in Pontefract.  Several of my teenage days were spent photocopying sections of this book, trying not to attract the attentions of the librarian, until I had it all!

Recently I have managed to collect the necessary volumes of the Yorkshire Archaeological Journal.  However, there are digital copies now online.

The necessary parts are:

Vol 16 pp 46 - 83 inc Plates I - VIII (published as Part 61)
Vol 17 pp 1 - 32 inc Plates IX - XV (published as Part 65)
Vol 17 pp 192 - 236 inc Plates XVI - XX (published as Part 66)
Vol 17 pp 434 - 462 (published as Part 68)
Vol 18 pp 88 - 104 (published as Part 69)

Some, but not all, may be found at:

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Yorkshire+Archaeological+Society%22

The plates are of particular interest as they form the basis of George Dawson's numbering system for founders' marks but these have not been reproduced (properly) in the above scans.  I have digitised my own copies and I am in the rocess of putting them on my website www.riponandleedsbells.org.uk - follow the Poppleton link.  Plate I is misbehaving at the moment but the others seem to work.

Yours
Andrew           
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