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Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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This is the online version of Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, the authoritative source for current information about rings of bells since the first printed edition appeared in 1950. Unlike the printed book, however, here (and subject to a set of Conventions) we provide full-featured searching, links to mapping facilities to show their exact location, satellite navigation data, and details of changes to entries as they occur. That scope has been further extended by the addition of data for individual bells and the frame(s) in which they hang as a step towards a prototype National Bell Register (the 'pNBR').
 The printed Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers is available to buy. Click here for more details.
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Site News
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13 Aug
WYorks+Dales >> Leeds
We have learnt of the decision to rename (albeit with possible consequent confusion with the RC diocese of the same name) the diocese of "West Yorkshire & the Dales" as "Leeds". Our records have been amended accordingly with effect from today.
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Dove Updates
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Recent changes to details (only some of which will update their Dove entry):
27 Sep
· South Brent, Devon
No ringing UFN (prob ~Oct 2017): tower work
25 Sep
· Glapthorn, Northants
No longer GF; indication of toilet facility a ...
· Glasbury on Wye, Powys
PN changed from Mon
· Mugginton, Derbys
Indication of toilet facility added
24 Sep
· Castle Bromwich, W Mids
Two new trebles now cast (for ring >> 8)
· Cowlinge, Suffolk
Indication of toilet facility removed
· Grappenhall, Cheshire
URL added
· Ossett, W Yorks
Imminence of augmentation to diatonic 15 noted
· Shepton Mallet, Som
PN info added
· Walthamstow, S Mary, Gr London
Restoration work now completed
· West Cranmore, Som
Thu PN is now 1,3,5 (2,4 at Shepton Mallet)
23 Sep
· Foxholes, N Yorks
Bldg now sold with planning permissn; York di ...
22 Sep
· Cowfold, W Sussex
PN amended from Tue
21 Sep
· Welcombe, Devon
Ringing has been stopped ('bells/frame unsafe ...
· Worcester, Old S Martin, Worcs
Indication of toilet facility removed: not in ...
20 Sep
· Worcester, Barbourne, Worcs
Indication of toilet facility removed: not in ...
18 Sep
· Liddington (6), Wilts
URL amended
· Liddington, Wilts
URL amended
· Tetney, Lincs
No full circle ringing allowed: frame problems
17 Sep
· Stockleigh English, Devon
No longer u/r; more wk remains before general ...
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pNBR Updates
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Recent updates to the pNBR:
26 Sep
· Datchworth, Herts
· Deeping St Nicholas, Lincs
· Defford, Worcs
· Denchworth, Oxon
· Denton, Lincs
25 Sep
· Dartford, Kent
· Davington, Kent
· Deddington, Oxon
24 Sep
· Buckerell, Devon
· Castle Bromwich, W Mids
· Daglingworth, Glos
· Dallington, E Sussex
· Danehill, E Sussex
· Darlton, Notts
· Darrington, W Yorks
· Feniton, Devon
· Grappenhall, Cheshire
· Ossett, W Yorks
· Talaton, Devon
23 Sep
· Barking, Suffolk
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Details incorrect or incomplete?
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All who have supplied information are gratefully thanked for their contributions, particularly those who have been mailing additions and corrections since these pages first appeared on the internet. It is the goodwill that ringers throughout the world have demonstrated over the years, together with the ready assistance shown by professional bell hangers and bellfounders, which enables us to maintain the accuracy of what we are able to present.
If (and only if) you are absolutely confident that the data we are showing is incorrect or incomplete for a tower in which you have special interest or responsibility or knowledge, AND you have also ensured that the matter is not addressed in our FAQs, then do let us have the correct detail. Please refer to the two relevant pages (Description, and Editing) for details about our conventions for this aspect of our data and how to submit any necessary changes. Our Warnings also amplify just why content of any submitted change cannot be expected to be instantaneously visible.
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