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The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung: | The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung: | ||
| − | [http:// | + | *[[Wikipedia: Ed Balls|Ed Balls]], politician<ref name = "Ed Balls">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4496720/Ed-Balls-gives-answers-probing-questions.html Daily Mail - ‘Bell ringing is fascinating. I did it for years in my teens': Ed Balls gives his definitive answers to our most probing questions]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Kate Barker|Kate Barker]], economist<ref name="Kate Barker">[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/2790348/Bank-of-England-The-nine-people-who-set-UK-interest-rates.html The Telegraph - Bank of England: The nine people who set UK interest rates]</ref> | |
| − | [http:// | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Betjeman|John Betjeman]], poet<ref name="John Betjeman">[http://nottoomuch.com/?page_id=2434 not too much - Betjeman]</ref>, (email from Bryan McCahey) |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Jo Brand|Jo Brand]], comedian<ref name="Jo Brand">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2005/08/23/jo_brand_lifestyle_feature.shtml BBC - Jo Brand: a Kentish maid]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Louise Brealey|Louise Brealey]], journalist & actor (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock)<ref name="Louise Brealey">[https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2012/jan/22/louise-brealey-molly-sherlock-interview The Guardian - Louise Brealey: 'I don't think Molly is really Sherlock's type']</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Bunyan|John Bunyan]], author of "Pilgrim's Progress"<ref name="John Bunyan">[http://www.sounddoctrine.net/Classic_Sermons/John%20Bunyan/grace_abounding.html Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *Ian Hay Davison<ref name="Ian Hay Davison Welcomed">[https://www.dulwich.org.uk/old-alleynians-home/dulwichfellows Dulwich College - Ian Hay Davison Welcomed as a Fellow of Dulwich College]</ref>, former chief Executive of Lloyds of London<ref name="Ian Hay Davison">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/the-kippertie-maker-who-triumphed-over-maxwell-1259302.html Independent - The kipper-tie maker who triumphed over Maxwell]</ref> |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Harrison|John Harrison]], clockmaker, "Longitude"<ref name="John Harrison">[http://www.lucytune.com/radnums.html Radical Numbers]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Derek Hatton|Derek Hatton]], politician (email from Geoff Sparling) | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Philip Hollobone|Philip Hollobone]], MP<ref name="Philip Hollobone">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181116051405/https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Members_of_Parliament/Hollobone_Philip Conservatives - Philip Hollobone]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Timmy Mallett|Timmy Mallett]], television performer<ref name="Timmy Mallett">[http://timmymallett.co.uk/charities/ Ringing the changes at Cookham]</ref> | |
| − | 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] | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Marsh (composer)|John Marsh]], composer<ref name="John Marsh">The Ringing World, 11 August 2006, p767</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Norma Major|Norma Major]], wife of former Prime Minister<ref name="Norma Major">[http://www.methods.org.uk/archive/ccmr1992.htm Central Council meeting, 1992 - Official Report]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Patrick Mayhew|Patrick Mayhew]], politician<ref name="Patrick Mayhew">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810081609/http://kcacr.org.uk/lord-patrick-mayhew/ Kent County Association of Change Ringers - Lord Patrick Mayhew]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Robin McKinley|Robin McKinley]], author<ref name="Robin McKinley">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180125133753/http://www.robinmckinley.com/blog.php Robin McKinley's Blog. Days in the Life]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Ian McMillan|Ian McMillan]], poet<ref name="Ian McMillan">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150802203352/http://www.bigissue.com/features/5415/ian-mcmillan-how-to-impress-female-bell-ringers The Big Issue - Ian McMillan: How to Impress Female Bell Ringers]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Frank Muir|Frank Muir]], entertainment writer and performer<ref name="Frank Muir">[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mjsbZ6eTeQoC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22frank+muir%22+bell+ring&source=bl&ots=i-15a27JzH&sig=uusV56eopUZseKEbENqY_YX8XMg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj21NbOg6TOAhUkDcAKHdkMCiEQ6AEIOTAF#v=onepage&q=%22frank%20muir%22%20bell%20ring&f=false pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Monty Noble|Monty Noble]], Australian cricket captain 1903-4<ref name="Monty Noble">The Ringing World, 2 May, 1913</ref>, (email from Jim Shepherd) |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Maggie Philbin|Maggie Philbin]], television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey) | |
| − | [http:// | + | *[[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]], American revolutionary<ref name="Paul Revere">[https://www.masshist.org/object-of-the-month/objects/ring-those-bells-paul-revere-bell-maker-2011-07-01 Ring Those Bells: Paul Revere, Bell Maker] - Massachusetts Historical Society</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Jon Shanklin|Jon Shanklin]], discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985<ref name="Jon Shanklin">[http://www.theozonehole.org/jonathanshanklin.htm Jonathan Shanklin] - The Ozone Hole</ref> | |
| − | [https:// | + | *[[Wikipedia:Donald Sinden|Donald Sinden]], actor (email from Bryan McCahey) |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Alan Titchmarsh|Alan Titchmarsh]], celebrity gardener<ref name="Alan Titchmarsh">[https://ilkleybellringing.org.uk/welcome/what-is-ringing/alan-titchmarsh-article-about-ringing Alan Titchmarsh article about bell ringing] - Bellringing at Ilkley & Addingham</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Victoria Wood|Victoria Wood]], playwright & comedian<ref name="Victoria Wood">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqq6DOMCto4 Victoria Wood - Live at the Albert 2001]</ref> |
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== People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only == | == People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only == | ||
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Barrowman|John Barrowman]], TV personality on the [[Wikipedia:Royal Jubilee Bells|Royal Jubilee Bells]] as part of the 2012 [[Wikipedia:Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant|Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant]] |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Peter Benson (actor)|Peter Benson]], actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls<ref name="For Whom the Bell Tolls">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598853/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Dugald Bruce Lockhart|Dugald Bruce Lockhart]], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Jamie de Courcey|Jamie de Courcey]], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Evan Davis|Evan Davis]], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC<ref name="Evan Davis">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm Today - Evan's lesson in bell ringing]</ref> |
| − | [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm] | + | *[[Wikipedia:Peter Davison|Peter Davison]], actor in [[Wikipedia:All Creatures Great and Small (TV_series)|All Creatures Great and Small]] (3 episodes - specific episode in which he rings not yet identified) |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Ade Edmondson|Ade Edmondson]], comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director<ref name="Ade Edmondson">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJNQJQHA5v4 ITV Daytime - Ade Edmondson]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Ardal O'Hanlon|Ardal O'Hanlon]], comedian in I've Never Seen Star Wars<ref name="Ardal O'Hanlon">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rms97 I've Never Seen Star Wars - Ardal O'Hanlon]</ref> |
| − | [http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm] | + | *[[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Hughes|Geoffrey Hughes]], actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls<ref name="For Whom the Bell Tolls">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598853/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:David Lonsdale|David Lonsdale]], actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls<ref name="For Whom the Bell Tolls">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598853/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Lyndsey Marshal|Lyndsey Marshal]], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> |
| − | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm] | + | *[[Wikipedia:Francis Matthews_ (actor)|Francis Matthews]], actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls<ref name="For Whom the Bell Tolls">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0598853/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary]</ref> |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Adrian Scarborough|Adrian Scarborough]], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:Chris Serle|Chris Serle]], broadcaster for 'In at the Deep End ' (BBC TV) (emails to change-ringers list) |
| − | + | *[[Wikipedia:Gwen Taylor|Gwen Taylor]], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> | |
| − | [https:// | + | *Seamus Whitty<ref name="Seamus Whittey biog">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1469301/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm IMDb - Seamus Whittey]</ref>, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead<ref name="Ring Out Your Dead">[http://midsomermurders.org/ringout.htm Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead]</ref> |
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| − | + | == People who may have given ringing a try but don't seem to have stuck with it == | |
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| − | + | ''This section is not intended to be comprehensive, but to note people where the name keeps coming up in conversation as purportedly a famous person who rang'' | |
| − | [ | + | *[[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]], musician<ref name="John Lennon">[https://stpeterswoolton-heritage.com/tag/st-peters/ John and bell-ringing at St Peter's Church]</ref>: 'The current Tower Captain at [[Wikipedia:St_Peter%27s_Church,_Woolton,_Liverpool|St Peter’s]] , Nick Willasey, told us that: “John Lennon did attend a couple of bell-ringing practices around 1957 – but didn’t take it up, as the then Tower Captain suggested that bell-ringing may not be for him, as John was not keen on doing what he was instructed to do!” ' |
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 29 March 2023
The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:
- Ed Balls, politician[1]
- Kate Barker, economist[2]
- John Betjeman, poet[3], (email from Bryan McCahey)
- Jo Brand, comedian[4]
- Louise Brealey, journalist & actor (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock)[5]
- John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress"[6]
- Ian Hay Davison[7], former chief Executive of Lloyds of London[8]
- John Harrison, clockmaker, "Longitude"[9]
- Derek Hatton, politician (email from Geoff Sparling)
- Philip Hollobone, MP[10]
- Timmy Mallett, television performer[11]
- John Marsh, composer[12]
- Norma Major, wife of former Prime Minister[13]
- Patrick Mayhew, politician[14]
- Robin McKinley, author[15]
- Ian McMillan, poet[16]
- Frank Muir, entertainment writer and performer[17]
- Monty Noble, Australian cricket captain 1903-4[18], (email from Jim Shepherd)
- Maggie Philbin, television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)
- Paul Revere, American revolutionary[19]
- Jon Shanklin, discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985[20]
- Donald Sinden, actor (email from Bryan McCahey)
- Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener[21]
- Victoria Wood, playwright & comedian[22]
People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only
- John Barrowman, TV personality on the Royal Jubilee Bells as part of the 2012 Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
- Peter Benson, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[23]
- Dugald Bruce Lockhart, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
- Jamie de Courcey, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
- Evan Davis, economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC[25]
- Peter Davison, actor in All Creatures Great and Small (3 episodes - specific episode in which he rings not yet identified)
- Ade Edmondson, comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director[26]
- Ardal O'Hanlon, comedian in I've Never Seen Star Wars[27]
- Geoffrey Hughes, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[23]
- David Lonsdale, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[23]
- Lyndsey Marshal, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
- Francis Matthews, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[23]
- Adrian Scarborough, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
- Chris Serle, broadcaster for 'In at the Deep End ' (BBC TV) (emails to change-ringers list)
- Gwen Taylor, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
- Seamus Whitty[28], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[24]
People who may have given ringing a try but don't seem to have stuck with it
This section is not intended to be comprehensive, but to note people where the name keeps coming up in conversation as purportedly a famous person who rang
- John Lennon, musician[29]: 'The current Tower Captain at St Peter’s , Nick Willasey, told us that: “John Lennon did attend a couple of bell-ringing practices around 1957 – but didn’t take it up, as the then Tower Captain suggested that bell-ringing may not be for him, as John was not keen on doing what he was instructed to do!” '
References
- ↑ Daily Mail - ‘Bell ringing is fascinating. I did it for years in my teens': Ed Balls gives his definitive answers to our most probing questions
- ↑ The Telegraph - Bank of England: The nine people who set UK interest rates
- ↑ not too much - Betjeman
- ↑ BBC - Jo Brand: a Kentish maid
- ↑ The Guardian - Louise Brealey: 'I don't think Molly is really Sherlock's type'
- ↑ Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
- ↑ Dulwich College - Ian Hay Davison Welcomed as a Fellow of Dulwich College
- ↑ Independent - The kipper-tie maker who triumphed over Maxwell
- ↑ Radical Numbers
- ↑ Conservatives - Philip Hollobone
- ↑ Ringing the changes at Cookham
- ↑ The Ringing World, 11 August 2006, p767
- ↑ Central Council meeting, 1992 - Official Report
- ↑ Kent County Association of Change Ringers - Lord Patrick Mayhew
- ↑ Robin McKinley's Blog. Days in the Life
- ↑ The Big Issue - Ian McMillan: How to Impress Female Bell Ringers
- ↑ pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998
- ↑ The Ringing World, 2 May, 1913
- ↑ Ring Those Bells: Paul Revere, Bell Maker - Massachusetts Historical Society
- ↑ Jonathan Shanklin - The Ozone Hole
- ↑ Alan Titchmarsh article about bell ringing - Bellringing at Ilkley & Addingham
- ↑ Victoria Wood - Live at the Albert 2001
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Midsomer Murders - Ring Out Your Dead
- ↑ Today - Evan's lesson in bell ringing
- ↑ ITV Daytime - Ade Edmondson
- ↑ I've Never Seen Star Wars - Ardal O'Hanlon
- ↑ IMDb - Seamus Whittey
- ↑ John and bell-ringing at St Peter's Church
