Church Bells and Bell-Ringing: A Norfolk Profile - Softcover

Cattermole, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184383782X ISBN 13: 9781843837824

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2012

Synopsis

A case study of the development of bell-ringing in one county, Norfolk, from the earliest records through to the present day, revealing much which is of general, as well as local, interest. A new era of scholarship in campanological research and writing.' RINGING WORLD The beginnings of scientific changeringing now seem most likely, from the considerable body of evidence which has emerged, to havetaken place in the eastern counties: and in this classic study Paul Cattermole examines the development of bell-ringing in one county, Norfolk, from the earliest records through to the present day. What he has to say is of general, rather than local, interest, but his information is necessarily drawn from local records. He explores bell-ringers' links with the church and with local communities, using documentary evidence dating back in some cases to the 14th century, and he studies in detail the technical development of church towers and bell frames, identifying and illustrating a number of early examples. PAUL CATTERMOLE, who died in 2009, was for many years Adviser onBells to the Diocese of Norwich.

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Review

[T]he diagrams are excellent; and Cattermole's work shows historical and archaeological method at its best. CHURCH TIMES

The book demystifies what goes on in the ringing chamber in a scholarly but accessible account [.] an invaluable reference book for anyone working on churchwarden's accounts LOCAL HISTORIAN

It's just way cool. ROBIN McKINLEY

About the Author

PAUL CATTERMOLE, who died in 2009, was for many years Adviser on Bells to the Diocese of Norwich.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184383782X
• ISBN 13: 9781843837824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282