| BOWDEN
| TOW/BOW/-
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| | A notebook started 1901 recording various events at Bowdon; but mainly a book of fines; also some miscellaneous jottings. Entries go up to about 1935.
| /BOW/1
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| BREDBURY
| TOW/BDY/-
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| | Correspondence between J. P. Fidler (John Taylor and Co.) and Tom Wilde (of Hyde) and plan for treating bell chamber windows; 1946.
| /BDY/1
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| CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH
| TOW/CHA/-
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| | File of correspondence, 1991-92.
| CHA/1
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| CHESTER CATHEDRAL
| TOW/CAT/-
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| | Service sheet - laying of the foundation stone of the new Bell Tower; 16th June, 1973.
| CAT/1
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| | Service sheet - opening of the new Bell Tower; 25th June 1975 and two invitations (Mr P. Dyson; Mr J. Griffiths).
| CAT/2
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| | Report on Chester Cathedral bells; Whitechapel Bell Foundry; 1962.
| CAT/3
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| | Friends’ Newsletter 1976 (contains reference to visit to Bell Tower by the civic party).
| CAT/4
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| | Enthronement of Bishop Baughn; 1982:
| CAT/5/1-4
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| | Service sheet (two copies);
| /5/1
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| | Ticket marked “Bells” (two copies);
| /5/2
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| | Notes for those attending;
| /5/3
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| | Invitation to the Guild Secretary.
| /5/4
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| | Chester Cathedral Year Book 1938.
(Contains photographs of the blessing of the new bells; 27th February 1937).
| CAT/6
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| | Newspaper Cuttings:
| CAT/7/1,2
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| | 1948 visit of the King and Queen (reference to Hazel Close and Norah Bibby; Cheshire Observer; July 20th, 1948).
| /7/1
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| | 1974 arrival of the new bells
(Chester Chronicle; October 11th, 1974).
| /7/2
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| | Correspondence:
| CAT/8/1-4
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| | 1975
| /8/1
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| | 1976-84
| /8/2
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| | 1987-89
| /8/3
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| | 1973 -74
| /8/4
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| | Plan of Archive Cupboard.
| CAT/9
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| | Attendance Book, 1947-51.
| CAT/10
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| | Festival Service for the Jubilee of the Guild.
| CAT/11
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| | Service Sheet for Dean Addleshaw; 1982.
| CAT/12
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| | Order of Service for Institution and installation of Dean Smalley; 1987.
| CAT/13
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| | Dedication of the bellringers’ Tablet, 1916 93 copies).
| CAT/14
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| | Friends’ Newsletter, June 2006; it contains an article on the bells and ringers (with photographs).
| CAT/15
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| CHESTER - ST MARY ON THE HILL
| TOW/CHE(M)/-
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| | Service of Thanksgiving, 1972.
| CHE(M)/1
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| | Newspaper cutting, 1980 - resumption of ringing at Old St Mary’s.
| CHE(M)/2
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| CREWE - CHRIST CHURCH
| TOW/
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| | History of Ringers and Ringing - Christ Church, Crewe (Ivor R. Nichols, 1966).
| CRW/1
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| | Diaries of J. Parsons (1877-81); photocopies.
| CRW/2/1,2
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| DAVENHAM
| TOW/DAV/-
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| | 6 copies of a pamphlet; “The fascination of change ringing” by “a bellringer”; n.d.
| DAV/1
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| | Details of a local band peal rung in 1897.
| DAV/2
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| DUNHAM MASSEY - ST MARGARET
| TOW/DUN/-
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| | The rededication of the peal of ten bells (November 16th 1974).
| DUN/1
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| ECCLESTON
| TOW/ECC/-
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| | Bellringers’ Outing; 1912 (from Chester Observer, 9th March 1988).
| ECC/1
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| FAIRFIELD
| TOW/FFD
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| | Service Sheet – dedication and blessing of trebles; 1949.
| FFD/1
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| GRAPPENHALL
| TOW/
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| | Service sheet (re-hallowing of the bells) 1966.
| GRA/1
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| HANDBRIDGE - ST MARY
| TOW/HBG/-
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| | Report by John Taylor and Co. on the bells; 21st July 1977.
| HBG/1
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| | Report and estimate for work at Handbridge, from Whitechapel Foundry; 1977.
| HBG/2
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| | Order for bell ropes; 1979.
| HBG/3
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| HYDE
| TOW/HYD/-
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| | Inscriptions on the bells; n.d.
| HYD/1
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| | Historical Account of St George’s Church Bells, Hyde (by Thomas Middleton).
| HYD/2
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| MACCLESFIELD – CHRIST CHURCH
| TOW/MAC (CC)
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| | Service sheet (dedication of memorial bells and re-opening of the tower) 1947.
| MAC (CC)/1
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| | Correspondence File – 1982 – 84.
| MAC (CC)/2
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| MACCLESFIELD - ST MICHAEL
| TOW/MAC (M)/-
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| | Paper with peals rung between February 27th, 1886 and May 17th, 1924 (printed)
| MAC (M)/1
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| | Printed set of rules; n.d.
| MAC (M)/2
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| | Two Christmas Greetings from the Ringers:
| MAC (M)/3/1,2
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| | J. Norbury, Conductor; n.d.
| /3/1
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| | J. Norbury, Secretary; W. Walmsley, Conductor; n.d.
| /3/2
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| | A History of the Bells and Ringers
(2 copies). Ivor R. Nichols, 1992).
| MAC (M)/4/1,2
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| MACCLESFIELD - ST PETER
| TOW/MAC (P)/-
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| | Appeal leaflet for the bells; 1945.
| MAC (P)/1
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| | Order of Service – dedication of bells and clock; 1948.
| MAC (P)/2
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| MARPLE
| TOW//MPL/-
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| | Two copies of Rules, one typewritten; 1892.
| MPL/1
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| | United Counties Association; Meeting at Marple, 16th September 1893.
| MPL/2
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| MIDDLEWICH - ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
| TOW/MID/-
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| | Dedication of Bell Ringers' Banner; n.d.
| MID/1
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| MOTTRAM IN LONGENDALE
| TOW/MOT/-
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| | The bells of Mottram-in-Longendale, Isaac Sidebotham (1997 reprint of book first published in 1910).
| MOT/1
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| | Notice of Prize Ringing at Mottram; January 2nd 1844.
| MOT/2
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| | A cutting from The Bell News: a poem commemorating the peal of 16,608 changes of Kent Major [1883].
| MOT/3
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| | Another cutting from The Bell News: account of the 16.608 of Kent Major.
| MOT/4
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| | A cutting from The Bell News (1885): dedication of two new bells.
| MOT/5
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| POTT SHRIGLEY
| TOW/TOW/POT/-
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| | Dedication of three new bells; 24th September 1986.
| POT/1
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| | Tickets - various events connected with fund raising for the bell appeal;(five items; 1985-87).
| POT/2
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| STOCKPORT - ST GEORGE
| TOW/STO (G)/-
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| | Two items - open day.
| STO(G)/1,2 |
| | Poster advertising open day; n.d., but probably at time of rehanging.
| STO(G)/1
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| | Ticket for tower open day.
| STO(G)/2
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| | Minute Books:
| STO(G)/3/1,2,
| | Minutes (1896 - 1922, and attendances 1886 - 1920);
| /3/1
| | Minutes (1922 - 1995).
| /3/2
[EDM13/05700]
| | Correspondence (1978-79) concerning a roof over the bells.
| STO (G)/4
| | | List of peals 1896-1977
| STO (G)/5
| | STOCKPORT – ST MARY
| | | An Account of the Church and Bells.
| STO (M)/1
| | TAXAL – ST JAMES
| TOW/TAX/1
| | | File of newspaper cuttings, photographs and other items connected with the centenary of the bells (2004)
| TAX/1
| | THORNTON-LE-MOORS
| TOW/T.L.M/-
| | | Letter from Ted Jenkins (n.d.) to Kenneth Lewis in which he sets out the tower’s ‘arrangement’ of Bob Minimus.
| T.L.M./1
| | WARBURTON - ST WERBURGH
| TOW/WBN/-
| | | Licensing of the Reverend Brian Harris as Priest-in-Charge; 4th March 1987. (Invitation).
| WBN/1
| | WEST KIRBY - ST BRIDGET
| TOW/WK/-
| | | Two letters referring to (a) records and (b) records and peal boards.
| WK/1a,b
| | | Service of Celebration and thanksgiving for the Centenary of the bells; 6th June 1990.
| WK/2
| | WILMSLOW - ST BARTHOLOMEW
| TOW/WIL/-
| | | Ticket for a concert to mark the 250th anniversary of the bells; 28th February 1984.
| WIL/1
| | WITTON
| TOW/WIL/-
| | | Three items relating to the new bells, 1911:
| | | souvenir programme of the dedication;
| | | letter from George Hughes to the Revd A. T. Beeston;
| | | invitation card to the dedication.
| WIT/1
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