Famous bellringers
The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:
Kate Barker, economist[1]
John Betjeman, poet[2], (email from Bryan McCahey)
Louise Brealey, journalist & actor (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock)[4]
John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress"[5]
Ian Hay Davison[6], former chief Executive of Lloyds of London[7]
John Harrison, clockmaker, "Longitude"[8]
Derek Hatton, politician (email from Geoff Sparling)
Robin McKinley, author[10]
Ian McMillan, poet[11]
Timmy Mallett, television performer[12]
Norma Major, wife of former Prime Minister[13]
Frank Muir, entertainment writer and performer[14]
Monty Noble, Australian cricket captain 1903-4[15], (email from Jim Shepherd)
Maggie Philbin, television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)
Paul Revere, American revolutionary[16]
Jon Shanklin, discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985[17]
Donald Sinden, actor (email from Bryan McCahey)
Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener[18]
Victoria Wood, playwright & comedian[19]
Patrick Mayhew, politician[20]
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[21]
Dugald Bruce Lockhart, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[22]
Jamie de Courcey, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[22]
Evan Davis, economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC[23]
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[24]
Ardal O'Hanlon, comedian in I've Never Seen Star Wars[25]
Geoffrey Hughes, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[21]
David Lonsdale, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[21]
Lyndsey Marshal, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[22]
Francis Matthews, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls[21]
Adrian Scarborough, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[22]
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[22]
Seamus Whitty[26], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead[22]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Independent - The kipper-tie maker who triumphed over Maxwell
- ↑ Radical Numbers
- ↑ Conservatives - Philip Hollobone
- ↑ Robin McKinley's Blog. Days in the Life
- ↑ The Big Issue - Iam McMillan: How to Impress Female Bell Ringers
- ↑ The Utterly Brilliant Timmy Mallett - New Bells at Holy Trinity Church Cookham
- ↑ Guildford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers - Chertsey District Newsletter January 2008
- ↑ pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998
- ↑ The Ringing World, 2 May, 1913
- ↑ The Old North Foundation - Bell Ringing
- ↑ British Antarctic Survey - Jonathan Shanklin
- ↑ MyToolShed.co.uk - Alan Titchmarsh
- ↑ Victoria Wood - Live at the Albert 2001
- ↑ Kent County Association of Change Ringers - Lord Patrick Mayhew
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 IMDb - Heartbeat, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Plot Summary
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 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
