https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Cwood Changeringing Wiki - User contributions [en-gb] 2026-04-30T06:26:58Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.34.4 https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=Famous_bellringers&diff=1646 Famous bellringers 2013-02-25T13:29:16Z <p>Cwood: </p> <hr /> <div>The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Barker Kate Barker], economist [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2790348/Bank-of-England-The-nine-people-who-set-UK-interest-rates.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Betjeman John Betjeman], poet (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Brand Jo Brand], comedian [http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2005/08/23/jo_brand_lifestyle_feature.shtml]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan John Bunyan], author of &quot;Pilgrim's Progress&quot; [http://www.sounddoctrine.net/Classic_Sermons/John%20Bunyan/grace_abounding.html]<br /> <br /> Ian Hay Davison, former chief Executive of Lloyds of London [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-kippertie-maker-who-triumphed-over-maxwell-1259302.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison John Harrison], clockmaker, &quot;Longitude&quot;. [http://www.lucytune.com/radnums.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Hatton Derek Hatton], politician (email from Geoff Sparling)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hollobone Philip Hollobone], MP [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Hollobone_Philip.aspx]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_McKinley Robin McKinley], author [http://www.robinmckinley.com/etc/interview_20hundred.php]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timmy_Mallett Timmy Mallett], television performer [http://www.brillianttv.co.uk/timmymallett/bells.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Major Norma Major], wife of former Prime Minister [http://stpeterschertsey.f2s.com/ChertseyDistrict/news/jan08.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Muir Frank Muir], entertainment writer and performer (pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Noble Monty Noble], Australian cricket captain 1903-4 (email from Jim Shepherd)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Philbin Maggie Philbin], television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere Paul Revere], American revolutionary [http://www.oldnorth.com/history/bellringing.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sinden Donald Sinden], actor (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Titchmarsh Alan Titchmarsh], celebrity gardener [http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/blog/2011/07/alan-titchmarsh-celebrity-gardener-profile/]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Wood Victoria Wood], playwright &amp; comedian [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqq6DOMCto4]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brealey Louise Brealey], journalist &amp; actress (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock)<br /> [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/jan/22/louise-brealey-molly-sherlock-interview]<br /> <br /> Jon Shanklin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Shanklin], discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985<br /> <br /> == People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only ==<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC <br /> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Scarborough Adrian Scarborough], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm] <br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Taylor Gwen Taylor], actress in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugald_Bruce_Lockhart Dugald Bruce-Lockhart], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_de_Courcey Jamie de Courcey], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndsey_Marshal Lyndsey Marshal], actress in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://www.modernartistsgallery.com/artistdetails/89_SeamusWhitty.php Seamus Whitty], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]</div> Cwood https://wiki.changeringing.co.uk/index.php?title=Famous_bellringers&diff=1645 Famous bellringers 2013-02-25T13:27:58Z <p>Cwood: </p> <hr /> <div>The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Barker Kate Barker], economist [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2790348/Bank-of-England-The-nine-people-who-set-UK-interest-rates.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Betjeman John Betjeman], poet (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Brand Jo Brand], comedian [http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2005/08/23/jo_brand_lifestyle_feature.shtml]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bunyan John Bunyan], author of &quot;Pilgrim's Progress&quot; [http://www.sounddoctrine.net/Classic_Sermons/John%20Bunyan/grace_abounding.html]<br /> <br /> Ian Hay Davison, former chief Executive of Lloyds of London [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-kippertie-maker-who-triumphed-over-maxwell-1259302.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison John Harrison], clockmaker, &quot;Longitude&quot;. [http://www.lucytune.com/radnums.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Hatton Derek Hatton], politician (email from Geoff Sparling)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Hollobone Philip Hollobone], MP [http://www.conservatives.com/People/Members_of_Parliament/Hollobone_Philip.aspx]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_McKinley Robin McKinley], author [http://www.robinmckinley.com/etc/interview_20hundred.php]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timmy_Mallett Timmy Mallett], television performer [http://www.brillianttv.co.uk/timmymallett/bells.html]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norma_Major Norma Major], wife of former Prime Minister [http://stpeterschertsey.f2s.com/ChertseyDistrict/news/jan08.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Muir Frank Muir], entertainment writer and performer (pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Noble Monty Noble], Australian cricket captain 1903-4 (email from Jim Shepherd)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Philbin Maggie Philbin], television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere Paul Revere], American revolutionary [http://www.oldnorth.com/history/bellringing.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sinden Donald Sinden], actor (email from Bryan McCahey)<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Titchmarsh Alan Titchmarsh], celebrity gardener [http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/blog/2011/07/alan-titchmarsh-celebrity-gardener-profile/]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Wood Victoria Wood], playwright &amp; comedian [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqq6DOMCto4]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brealey Louise Brealey], journalist &amp; actress (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock)<br /> [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/jan/22/louise-brealey-molly-sherlock-interview]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Shanklin], discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985<br /> <br /> == People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only ==<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC <br /> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Scarborough Adrian Scarborough], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm] <br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Taylor Gwen Taylor], actress in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugald_Bruce_Lockhart Dugald Bruce-Lockhart], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_de_Courcey Jamie de Courcey], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndsey_Marshal Lyndsey Marshal], actress in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]<br /> <br /> [http://www.modernartistsgallery.com/artistdetails/89_SeamusWhitty.php Seamus Whitty], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<br /> [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm]</div> Cwood