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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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10 Mar
Is your tower info incorrect?
As was pointed out in a RW letter today, the onus for ensuring that we show correct practice details lies with the officers of the tower itself.
Our FAQ#22 deals with this matter in some detail.
Also, as indicated in our previous News item of 3 May 2016, webmasters are reminded to keep us informed, please, about wholesale changes to URLs.
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Dove Updates
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Recent changes to details (only some of which will update their Dove entry):
28 May
· Bangor, Down
URL amended
· Neath, Neath PT
Tower work completed
· Priors Marston, Warks
New h/s for 1 fitted; mtce wk to 3,5 completed
27 May
· Rodney Stoke, Som
Tenor note (and ring key) nearer Ab than A: a ...
26 May
· Hemsworth, W Yorks
No longer GF: a new tower floor has been inst ...
· Kingstown Cath, St Vincent, St Vincent
Tenor (and ring key) now shown as Gb rather t ...
· Leeds, Hunslet, W Yorks
Flag set indicating ring forms part of a 10(+ ...
· Whitestaunton, Som
Now rung from a gallery: no longer GF
25 May
· Sheffield, Norton, S Yorks
Postcode amended
23 May
· Dawlish, Devon
URL added
· Dawlish, Devon
pNBR (&GAD) > 5th 31.75"; JGMS(p127) & twr we ...
22 May
· Cornworthy, Devon
Current restoration work noted
· Shepshed, Leics
Ringing resumed ~12/04/2017
· Whitestaunton, Som
Rehang complete; new CI frame; now a 6; rung ...
21 May
· Nether Heyford, Northants
Maintenance work completed
· Peasenhall, Suffolk
Flag set: pNBR shows M&S date for 1; Raven sh ...
· Peasenhall, Suffolk
Flag set: pNBR shows 1694 for date of 2nd; tw ...
· Ryde, IoW
Mtce wk to wheels and clappers complete, ring ...
20 May
· Llanblethian, ValeGlam
Indication of toilet facility added (churchya ...
18 May
· Grinton, N Yorks
Maintenance wk completed: clappers, c/s, roll ...
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pNBR Updates
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Recent updates to the pNBR:
28 May
· Lemsford, Herts
· Lenham, Kent
· Leominster, Herefs
· Letcombe Bassett, Oxon
· Letcombe Regis, Oxon
· Rickinghall Superior
· Ringsfield, Suffolk
27 May
· Langtoft, Lincs
· Layer de la Haye, Essex
· Leigh, Worcs
· Leighton Bromswold, Cambs
· Leintwardine, Herefs
· Reydon, Suffolk
· Rodney Stoke, Som
26 May
· Leeds, Headingley, W Yorks
· Leeds, Roundhay, W Yorks
· Leigh, Dorset
25 May
· Lawford, Essex
· Leeds, S John, W Yorks
· Leeds RC Cath, W Yorks
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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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