Library: Ephemera

AUTHOR SUBJECT TITLE EDITION NOTES
Anon Ephemera Bow Bells milestones ? folder of information    
Anon Ephemera Brighton, St Peter?s ? the bells past and present: Ringing World article 9 April 1954 1954  
Anon Ephemera Centenary Eucharist. Chichester Cathedral. Order of Service 11-May-85 Donated by Wendy Wheeler. See Sussex.
Anon Ephemera Crawley ? celebration evensong for the renovation of the bells 12 Sept 1999 1999  
Anon Ephemera Essex Trophy ? 6ths place certificate 17 Sept 1966 1966  
Anon Ephemera Expo Sussex ?68 ? official programme 19/20 July 1968 1968  
Anon Ephemera Large photopraphs B&W and colour. Bexhill on Sea plus a second photograph that might be Bexhill. Bosham, Chichester Cathedral campanile, Easebourne, Ewhurst Green church, Ewhurst Green church tower, hastings (All Saints), Kirdford, Lyminster, Midhurst, Milland, Northiam (outside church) Northiam (ground floor inside the tower with three ringers standing by one of whom looks like Rosemary Hodge), Petworth, Pevensey (outside church), Pevensey ground floor inside the tower with ringing in progress), St Leonrads on Sea, Shipley, Slinfold, Southover Lewes (five ringers poised to pull off including Mollie Elphick), Southover Lewes (young girl having a handling lesson), Stedham, Steyning, Thakeham, Upper Beeding, Westham (3 photographs) and West Grinstead.   Some, if not all, taken by Miss Patricia Holmes
Anon Ephemera Littlehampton ? copies of newspaper cuttings re protests against an attempt to have a ring of bells at the Parish Church c1929 c1929  
Anon Ephemera Merrily on High. Promotional flyer advertising 5 sites of centenary exhibitions about bells and bellringing in Sussex 1985 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera Official programme EXPO Sussex '68. Ardingly, Haywards Heath July 19 & 20 1968 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera Poem: ?Poor Old John? tells the tale of an alcoholic clock winder ? see Shipley book    
Anon Ephemera Postcards of Battle, Bexhill on Sea, Brightling, Chiddingly, Eastbourne (All Saints), Eastbourne (Christ Church), Eastbourne (St Mary's), Eastbourne (St Saviour's), East Hoathly, Hailsham, Hastings (Blacklands church), Hastings (Blacklands church tower), Hastings (St Clements), Heathfield, Hellingly, Mayfield, Pevensey (2 cards), Rotherfield, Rye (whole church), Rye (view up street to clock), St Leonards on Sea, Salehurst, Seaford, Wadhurst and Waldron    
Anon Ephemera Recordings of Sussex Ringers and Bells copied from audio cassette tapes onto DVD *.AIFF format and .MP3 Sep-10 DVD
Anon Ephemera Ringing machine ?The change Eight Bell set? made by Robert Ward in 1849: illustration on leaflet from Henfield Museum    
Anon Ephemera SCACR Centenary Merrily on High. Promotional flyer advertising 5 sites of centenary exhibitions about bells and bellringing in Sussex 1985 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera Shipley: handbell tunes on 8 bells    
Anon Ephemera Shipley: Recipe for Cure for Love and Curious Love Letter    
Anon Ephemera Shipley: Re-dedication of the bells 21 Mar 2010    
Anon Ephemera Shipley: tale of Richard Middleton who was taken before the Mayor of the City he was in for using playing cards in church during Divine Service see Shipley book    
Anon Ephemera St Margaret?s Church, Buxted Park, E Sussex: 2008 Bells Restoration Project DVD 2008 DVD
Anon Ephemera Sussex churches: pen and ink sketches used in Soundbow    
Anon Ephemera Tape of bell ringing from radio broadcast Undated Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera Tape of peal of Cambridge Surprise major at St John's, Crawley 27-Oct-80 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera Tape of ringing at St Peter's Brighton for Centenary Service and Bells on Sunday from St John's Crawley and St Nicholas Worth 26-Jan-85 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Anon Ephemera      
Armstrong, Stanley Ephemera Brighton, Good Shepherd, Dyke Road ? Ringing World article 22 Aug 1975 1975 2 copies  
Armstrong, Stanley Ephemera Carbon copy of a critical letter to Edwin Macadam, SCACR Secretary dated 30 Jan 1975 1975  
Balcombe Bellringers Ephemera Bell Methods book by I Will Bob    
Balcombe Bellringers Ephemera Constitution and Rules(as revised 16 Feb 1938) 1938  
Balcombe, St Mary?s Guild Ephemera Minutes 1938-1957 Front cover loose
Balcombe, St Mary?s Guild Ephemera Peal book 1951-1965 incl first double-handed peal on eight tower bells (hand lettering by A E Laker) and three 11? x 9? hand lettered peal cards 1951-1965 Spine missing and covers loose.  
Balcombe, St Mary?s Guild Ephemera Tower archive    
Balcombe: Mid-Sussex Arts Festival Ephemera Balcombe: Mid-Sussex Arts Festival 1965 Certificate for reaching Delta standard. Signed by A P Cannon, Adjudicator+C312 1965  
Bennett, Frank Ephemera Peal records May 1902-July 1911, Aug 1911-1953  
Bennett, Frank Ephemera Two albums of postcards. One contains postcards of Susex towers,in particular, plus Hampshire, Surrey, Kent and other counties. The second volume contains postcards of towers in Wales, Ireland and English counties.   Frank Bennett was St Peter's, Brighton ringer
Bond, A. W Ephemera Sussex Weekly Advertiser 1749-1822: extracts relating to bells and bellringing compiled by A. W Bond 1970-1982  
Brighton & District Ephemera Brighton & District Ringers Social Guild Minute Book 1922  
Brown, Harry and Hurcombe, Peter Ephemera Radio interview    
Burstow, Henry Ephemera Photocopy of chapter on Bells & Bellringing, incl some a/c of the Old Bell Foundry of Horsham    
Burstow, Henry Ephemera Photocopy of photograph from The Bell News    
Chapman, E.J. Ephemera Method collections 2 volumes  
Chichester Magazine Ephemera Article about Southover Young Ringers. Page 28 Jan/Feb 2012  
Coard, P. A. Ephemera Album of postcards of Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, London, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxford, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Sunderland, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Ireland. Also includes two photographs of the owner aged 80 dated 26 August 1929.   P. A Coard was a Withyham ringer
Cruttenden, Frank E Ephemera Frank E Cruttenden of Henfield: Ringing Records of towers visited 1920-1980s  
Eastern Division Ephemera Divisional newsletters May 1981 to May-June 2010  
Eastern Division Ephemera Ring in 2000 tower records and photographs 2000  
Elphick, George P. Ephemera SCACR artwork for badge and text designed by George Elphick (not adopted)    
Elphick, George P. Ephemera The making of the Master's Chain of Office. Article from Soundbow Summer 1988  
Green Brothers of Hailsham Ephemera Rope Measures (includes bell ropes) 1847 - 1883 See Sussex
Hemsley,T. W Ephemera Brighton, St Nicholas Church (a short history of, and guide book to) photocopy of Tower section 1895  
Heywood, Sir A.Percival Ephemera Volumes 1 and 3 Personal scrap book and press cutting    
Holmes, Miss Patricia Ephemera 2 volumes of photographs of Western Division towers    
Holmes, Miss Patricia Ephemera Large photopraphs B&W and colour. Bexhill on Sea plus a second photograph that might be Bexhill. Bosham, Chichester Cathedral campanile, Easebourne, Ewhurst Green church, Ewhurst Green church tower, hastings (All Saints), Kirdford, Lyminster, Midhurst, Milland, Northiam (outside church) Northiam (ground floor inside the tower with three ringers standing by one of whom looks like Rosemary Hodge), Petworth, Pevensey (outside church), Pevensey ground floor inside the tower with ringing in progress), St Leonrads on Sea, Shipley, Slinfold, Southover Lewes (five ringers poised to pull off including Mollie Elphick), Southover Lewes (young girl having a handling lesson), Stedham, Steyning, Thakeham, Upper Beeding, Westham (3 photographs) and West Grinstead. c 1985  
Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint Ephemera Belfry Open Day 18th September 2010  
Hurcombe, Peter and Brown, Harry Ephemera Radio interview    
Jenning, George Ephemera Tape of interview with George Jenning (Crawley) on radio 2 and Radio Sussex 1991 Donated by Wendy Wheeler
Johnson V. Johnson Ephemera Photograph of Master 1957-1973. Dedicated to "My friend George P. Elphick c. 1970  
Jordan, David Ephemera Capel, Surrey: handwritten method compositions (name inside front cover: David Jordan, Capel) left by Eric Knapp    
Knapp, Eric Ephemera Peal record book and loose printed peal/quarter peal cards    
Knight, Robert Kelham Ephemera Scrapbook with postcards. Contains assortment of old newspaper cuttings about bells and bellringing, including references to lady ringers and a ribbon that was worn at Ringers' Day at Crystal Palace 1911. Very few items are dated or state the publication in which they appeared.   R. K. Knight was Walthamstow ringer. A Cumberland for 70 years, he died on 21st March 1936 aged 91 years.
Lee, Geoff Ephemera An Introduction to the History of Bells and Ringing    
Macadam, Edwin Ephemera Pen and ink sketches of Sussex churches for a calendar 1989  
Northern Division Ephemera Divisional newsletters November 1978 to May-June 2010. May 1999 - May-June 2014 on CD  
Northern Division Ephemera Ring in 2000 tower records and photographs 2000  
Overy, Raymond Ephemera Method and conductings book    
Overy, Raymond Ephemera Ringer's Handbook 1978 copy no. 2  
Ringing World, The Ephemera Ringing World Calendar for 2000 featuring ?Bells of Sussex? and The Chichester Magazine Christmas 1999 edition 1999/2000  
Simpson, Paul Ephemera Bells of Earth, A Christmas Carol. Score and words 2007  
Simpson, Rev. Arthur B. Ephemera Simpson Tuning - articles appertaining to the work of The Rev Canon Arthur B Simpson, Rector of Fittleworth    
Sippetts, Oliver Ephemera Personal ringing record   Northern Division Ringing Master 1905-1950
Southern Division Ephemera Divisional newsletters 1 undated copy, Mar 1983 to May-June 2010  
Southern Division Ephemera Ring in 2000 tower records and photographs 2000  
St Paul's Brighton Ephemera Printer's block image of church and tower    
St. Mary's, Balcombe Ephemera St. Mary's, Balcombe Guild of Ringers tower records 1938-1957 Left by Eric Knapp
St. Peter's Twineham Ringer's Guild Ephemera Record book containing rules, minutes, attendance, peals, quarter peals and details of special ringing events Founded 1912  
Stillwell, Leonard Ephemera Large framed photograph of him 1974  
Stillwell, Leonard Ephemera List of his 1000 peals rung 3 volumes 1904 - 1977  
Summershal, Raymond Ephemera Shipley Method Book given to Wm Denman Snr, given to Cecil Longhurst, given to SCACR by Cecil Longhurst 2002    
Sussex County Association Ephemera 125th anniversary items 2010  
Sussex County Association Ephemera SCACR Pocket Guide for new members 2000 version 2, 2013 version 5, 2017  
Sussex County Association Ephemera A celebration of the centenary of the Association by veteran members and their friends at St. Margaret's Angmering Sep-1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Account books recording affiliation fees 1900-1911, 1912-1920  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Annual General Meeting Minute books 1884-1919, 1921-1968 1885 needs repair.
Sussex County Association Ephemera Annual Reports 1967 to 2018 bound  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Annual Reports awaiting binding 1913, 1914 and 1915  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Annual Reports bound w/o peals 1885-1889, 1890-1900, 1901-1909, 1910-1925 Leatherbound.
Sussex County Association Ephemera Annual Reports bound with peals 1925-1944, 1945-1966  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Artwork for SCACR certificates and two versions of the badge 2nd edition?  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Association accounts 1900-1911, 1912-1920  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Association minutes 1884-1919  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Bellringers' map of the county 1983  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Benevolent Fund subscriptions 1912-1916  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Centenary dinner 26th January 1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Central Division Minute Book 1902-1922  
Sussex County Association Ephemera DVD of SCACR website 23-Mar-09 DVD
Sussex County Association Ephemera Eastern Division accounts 1892-1957, 1958-1975  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Eastern Division attendance 1947-1958, 1959-1968, 1969-1977, 1977-1995, 2000-2001  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Eastern Division mid week practice attendance book 26 Jan 2006 - 20 Jan 2010  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Eastern Division Minutes 1900-1930, 1930-1959, 1959-1981, 1981-1995, 1996-2002, 2003-2009  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Eastern Division subscriptions 1933-1978, 1964-1965, 1996-2002  
Sussex County Association Ephemera General Committee minute books 1900-1917, 1918-1951  
Sussex County Association Ephemera General Committee Minutes, combined with Western Division minutes 1918-1939  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Metal printing plate used to produce SCACR certificates 2nd edition?  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Northern Division Minute Book 1968-1979 and June 1997-Nov 2009  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Order of Service c.2015  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee 2002  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Ringing Festival Programme 31st August 1991  
Sussex County Association Ephemera SCACR celebrates The Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with a Festival Fortnight 25 May ? 9 June 2002 ? folder of ringing activities and events 2002  
Sussex County Association Ephemera SCACR Centenary Ringing World feature 8th February 1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Southern Division accounts 1933-1956  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Southern Division address book 1960s  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Southern Division attendance 1956-1961, 1961-1967, 1968-1976, 1976-1983  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Southern Division minutes 1933-1964, 1964-1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Southern Division subscriptions 1933-1968, 1969-1983  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex 80th Anniversary ? a Memorable Night Ringing World feature 29th January 1965  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex Association ? annual meeting at Brighton Ringing World feature 12th May 1911  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association ? 70th anniversary celebrations 11th February 1955  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association ? challenge bell competition to cease Ringing World 18th May 1923  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association Dedication of ringing exhibition in memory of George P.Elphick 1995  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association ? Ringing World article 4th April 1947  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association of Change Ringers Centenary Dinner 26th January 1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex County Association sponsorship of The Ringing World Calendar for 2000 entitled ?Bells of Sussex? and The Chichester Magazine Christmas 1999 edition    
Sussex County Association Ephemera Sussex Tourists visit Yorkshire (organised by Florrie Wyman) ? Ringing World article 6th August 1954  
Sussex County Association Ephemera The Centenary Service held at St Peter's Brighton 27th January 1985  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division Account Book recording affiliation fees 1933-1970  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division accounts 1900-1911  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division attendance 1978-1984, 1984-1993, 1994-1999  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division Minute Book 1900-1935, 8th Jun 1974-10 Nov 1990  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division Minute Book and General Committee minutes 1892-1900  
Sussex County Association Ephemera Western Division subscriptions 1933-1968  
Turner, Alfred J. Ephemera Peal records 1891 to 1938 Repair
Walder, George Ephemera George Walder of Bolney - copy of Grandsire Treble Ringing Dodge Method and Bob Method taken from his notebook c1865  
Western Division Ephemera Ring in 2000 tower records and photographs 2000  
Western Division Ephemera Sally-Forth Divisional newsletters Sept 74, June 78, Dec79 to May-Jun 2010  
Wyman, Florrie Ephemera Personal ringing record Oct 1919 - 1945  

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