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Miscellaneous Items

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The Library holds spare copies of Guild Reports for most years from 1947 - these are surplus to requirements and are available to any Guild member who might wish to complete his/her own collection.

THE RINGING WORLD - Copies held in the Library. Complete volumes 1944, 1947-1954, 1956-2009. (Plus misc copies of various RWs.)

If there are any members who still possess older volumes of The Ringing World and would be prepared to donate the required "missing" copies to the Library I shall be pleased to hear from them.

The Guild Minutes Books covering 1883-1900 and 1900-1933 were deposited in the Wiltshire Record Office in the 1980s.

The Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office at Bythesea Road, Trowbridge holds a selection of records for those Branches of the Guild in Wiltshire. The Access Number is 2296 and the selection includes:

  • Guild Minute Books from 1883-1975.
  • Peal Records from 1886-1986.
  • Some Annual Reports.
  • Calne Branch Records from 1921-1972.
  • Devizes Branch Records from 1903-1984.
  • Marlborough Branch Records from 1911-1980.
  • Salisbury Branch Records from 1901-1986.

In addition, there are copies of local newspapers including:

  • The Trowbridge Advertiser.
  • The Wiltshire Times.
  • The Devizes Gazette (which, if you are prepared to work through them,) often give accounts of ringing events.

The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society has a Library at Devizes Museum. Here there is a catalogue for the Society's magazine, and for Wiltshire Cuttings. There may not be any matters relating to the Guild in either of these, but there are some most interesting items about many bells and towers in Wiltshire.

Newsletter, Winter 2005: The following documents are now in the care of the Dorset History Centre (formerly the Country Records Office) while remaining the property of the East Dorset Branch.

  1. Minute Book 1 (15 April 1950 - 23 January 1965).
  2. Minute Book 2 (1 May 1965 - 20 April 1974).
  3. Minute Book 3 (13 July - 8 January 1983).
  4. Minute Book 4 (9 April 1983 - 18 April 1998).
  5. Minutes Folder (Loose leaf minutes from 11 July 1998 - 9 October 2004).
  6. Cash Book (4 January 1986 - 13 October 2001).
  7. Attendance Book (4 January 1986 - 13 October 2001).
  8. Scrap Book (1982 - 1994).

The reference number for this material is D.1967. The Dorset History Centre is in Bridport Road, Dorchester, quite close to the Castle. It has a friendly atmosphere and can be contacted at 01305-250550.

The under mentioned (late) North Dorset Branch Records have been deposited in Dorset Records Office, Dorchester:

  • Minutes: 1924-1955, 1956-1970, 1971-1981, 1981-1994, 1994-2000.
  • Attendance Books: 1932-1972, 1972-2001.
  • Committee Books: 1962-1997, 1997-2000.
  • File: 1999-2001 - Secretarial Reports 1992-1999 and dissolved Branch Minutes and miscellaneous papers.

A completed Minutes Book belonging to the Marlborough Branch handed to the Library for safe keeping in 2008 was returned (upon request) to the Marlborough Branch Secretary on the 28th February 2009.

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