Love's Guide to

The Bells of the City of London

Articles

Here is a list links to articles. Those that have appeared in The Ringing World are reproduced by kind permission of the Editor.

General Articles

Articles on specific towers


City of London (All Hallows Lombard St)

  • "All Hallows Lombard Street: SPAB and Demolition of Famous London Church", Trollope, J Armiger (The Ringing World) 3 September 1937

  • "St Dionis Backchurch and All Hallows Lombard Street", Trollope, J Armiger (The Ringing World) 29 September 1939

  • "Where the Towers No-longer Stand", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 24 August 2001

  • "Church Bells of London: St Dionis' and All Hallows'", Trollope (The Ringing World) 6 October 1939


  • City of London (All Hallows-by-the-Tower)

  • "The Collegiate Church of All Hallows, Berkyngchirche-by-the-Tower", Cawley, David L (The Ringing World) 10 December 1971

  • "The Lost Bells of London (7) Other City Churches", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 2 March 1973


  • City of London (St Andrew Holborn)

  • "St Andrew's, Holborn", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 5 May 1972


  • City of London (St Andrew Undershaft)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (7) Other City Churches", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 23 February 1973


  • City of London (St Bartholomew the Great)

  • "St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London, E.C.", Byrne, R L (The Ringing World) 23 April 1971

  • "The Priory of St Barthlolomew the Great, Smithfield", Byrne, R L (The Ringing World) 26 October 1973


  • City of London (St Bartholomew the Less)

  • "The Tree-Ring Analysis of the Bellframe at the Church of St Bartholomew the Less, London EC1", Ian Tyers (Sheffield University ARCUS Dendrochronology Laboratory) 1 August 2003

  • Prepared by Ian Tyers of the Sheffield University ARCUS Dendrochronology Laboratory for the PCC of St Bartholomew the Less.

    City of London (St Benet Gracechurch)

  • "Bells bells bells", Cleary, Helena (Friends of City Churches Newsletter) 1 August 2009


  • City of London (St Botolph-without-Aldgate)

  • "St Botolph's Aldgate", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 28 April 1972


  • City of London (St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate)

  • "Progress at Bishopsgate", Adam, John P (The Ringing World) 31 January 1992

  • "Progress at Bishopsgate", Adams, John P (The Ringing World) 14 February 1992


  • City of London (St Bride)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (1) St Bride's Fleet Street", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 15 December 1972

  • "The Lost Bells of London (1) St Bride's Fleet Street", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 22 December 1972

  • "O Rare Ben ... Remembering Benjamin Annable", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 24 March 2006


  • City of London (St Dionis Backchurch)

  • "St Dionis Backchurch and All Hallows Lombard Street", Trollope, J Armiger (The Ringing World) 29 September 1939

  • "Where the Towers no-longer stand", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 24 August 2001

  • "St Dionis Backchurch and All Hallows Lombard Street", Trollope, J Armiger (The Ringing World) 6 October 1939


  • City of London (St Dunstan-in-the-East)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (6) St Dunstan-in-the-East", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 23 February 1973

  • "The Lost Bells of London", Not known (The Ringing World) 23 March 1973

  • "The Last Word in Every Respect. . .", Cawley, David L (The Ringing World) 20 October 1978

  • "The best peal in England ... The Last Word in Every Respect Part 1", Cawley, David L (The Ringing World) 25 February 2010

  • "The best peal in England ... The Last Word in Every Respect Part 2", Cawley, David L (The Ringing World) 16 December 2011


  • City of London (St Dunstan-in-the-West)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (5) St Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 16 February 1973

  • "The Church in Fleet Street", Author unknown (The Ringing World) 10 May 1985

  • "Where the bells ring no-longer. A visit to St Dunstan-in-the-West", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 28 January 2011

  • "Centenary Day at St Dunstan-in-the-West", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 15 April 2011

  • "New Diamond Jubilee Bells for the City of London", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 16 December 2011

  • "Jubilee Bells for St Dunstan-in-the-West", Stephenson, Judy (Friends of City Churches Newsletter) 1 May 2012

  • "Diamond Jubilee Bells at St Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012


  • City of London (St James Garlickhythe (The Royal Jubilee Bells))

  • "New Diamond Jubilee Bells for the City of London", Love, Dickon R (Ringing World) 16 December 2011

  • "Royal Jubilee Bells for the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 24 January 2012

  • "Nationwide ringing for the Diamond Jubilee - 3pm on Sunday 3rd June", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 April 2012

  • "Ding Dong its the Jubilee Bells", Robinson, Phil (Mail on Sunday) 27 May 2012

  • "Royal visit to Whitechapel heralds a summer of bells", Hughes, Kathryn (The Ringing World) 1 June 2012

  • "These bells float!", Donahue, Hilary (The Ringing World) 1 June 2012

  • "First peal on the Royal Jubilee Bells", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 1 June 2012

  • "The Royal Jubilee Bells herald Her Majesty on the River Thames", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012

  • "The view from the bridge", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012

  • "John Barrowman learns to handle a bell", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012

  • "A Jubilee river of sound", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012

  • "The Royal Jubilee Bells go to St James Garlickhythe", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 27 July 2012

  • "River Pageant Bells", Stephenson, Judy (Friends of City Churches Newsletter) 1 August 2012

  • "The dedication of the Royal Jubilee Bells at St James Garlickhythe", Stoughton, Patricia (Church Buildings & Heritage Review) 1 September 2012

  • "First peal in tower at Garlickhythe", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 14 December 2012

  • "A year of bells", Stoughton, Patricia (Best of British) 1 June 2013


  • City of London (St Katharine Cree)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (7) Other City Churches", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 23 February 1973

  • "Maids in White Aprons say the Bells of St Katharine's!", Royalton-Kisch, Michael F (The Ringing World) 14 March 2008

  • "St Katharine’s wheels peal at Cree", Vracas, Philip (The Ringing World) 16 March 2012


  • City of London (St Magnus the Martyr)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (3) St Magnus the Martyr, Lower Thames Street", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 2 February 1973

  • "Not St Magnus by an extra bonus", Editorial (The Ringing World) 13 February 1987

  • "Where the Bells Ring No-Longer", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 10 August 2001

  • "Whitechapel Bell Foundry and St Magnus the Martyr", Hughes, Alan (The Ringing World) 8 September 2006

  • "Bells and whistles", Musson, Jeremy (Country Life) 1 May 2008

  • "Bells to return to a restored St Magnus the Martyr", Dyke, Andrew (Bridge Ward Newsletter) 1 July 2008

  • "St Magnus' bells cast", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 20 February 2009

  • "Ringing the Changes: Church to end its 60 year silence", Scarff, Oli (photo) (Daily Telegraph) 4 March 2009

  • "New bells consecrated in the City of London", Fay, Prudence (Church Times) 9 March 2009

  • "Will Lennon drop a clanger", Pomfret, Emma (The Times) 13 March 2009

  • "Bells of St Magnus consecrated", Lewis, Robert A (The Ringing World) 17 April 2009

  • "St Magnus rings again", Author unknown (Friends of City Churches Newsletter) 1 May 2009

  • "St Magnus rings out", Jeremiah, Melvyn (Friends of City Churches Newsletter) 1 December 2009

  • "Where the bells are ringing again", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 18 December 2009

  • "Where the Bells Ring No-Longer", Love, Dickon R (The Ringing World) 10 August 2001


  • City of London (St Mary le Bow)

  • "The Church of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, E.C.", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 3 November 1967

  • "Work at St Mary-le-Bow", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 18 October 1985

  • "The Bells of St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 19 December 2003

  • "Olympic artist at Bow", Meyer, Simon S (The Ringing World) 15 February 2008

  • "50th anniversary of the opening of the new Bow bells", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 10 February 2012

  • "Mrs Bird and the College Youths", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 7 June 1996

  • "The Bells of St Mary le Bow, Cheapside", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 1 December 2003

  • "Bow Bells", Timbs, John (The Illustrated London News) 21 December 1850


  • City of London (St Michael Cornhill)

  • "St Michael's Cornhill, London", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 12 November 1976

  • "The Cornhill Judgment", Offen, Richard C (The Ringing World) 15 October 2010

  • "Home thoughts on Cornhill", Pipe, George W (The Ringing World) 18 March 2011

  • "Cornhill Consecration", Lewis, Robert A (The Ringing World) 8 April 2011

  • "Heteroclital Agitation", Eisel, John (The Ringing World) 13 May 2011

  • "Old and new meet briefly", Clayton, Anthony (The Ringing World) 20 May 2011

  • "College Youths tryout Cornhill", Kench, Antony R (The Ringing World) 3 June 2011

  • "Cornhill's new ring of 12", Kench, Antony R (The Ringing World) 12 August 2011

  • "St Michael's Cornhill", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 26 May 1972


  • City of London (St Olave Hart St)

  • "London's Oldest Ringing Peal", Author not given (The Ringing World) 2 August 2029

  • "St Olave, Hart Street, City of London", Pickford, Christopher J and Churchill, Robin (The Ringing World) 25 July 1975


  • City of London (St Paul's Cathedral)

  • "Great Paul", Collins, Frederick E (The Ringing World) 7 May 1971

  • "The Story of Great Paul Pt 1", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 14 January 1972

  • "The Story of Great Paul Pt 2", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 21 January 1972

  • "The Story of Great Paul Pt 3", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 28 January 1972

  • "Great Paul", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 31 March 1972

  • "Centenary of St Paul's Bells", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 3 November 1978

  • "Waiting to release their twelve-voiced power", Editor, based on Pocock, Tom (The Ringing World) 8 June 1984

  • "St Paul's Cathedral Bells - 2000 a special year", Regan, Mark (The Ringing World) 7 April 2000

  • "St Paul's Cathedral Bells Restored", Chilcott, Michael V (The Ringing World) 22 December 2000

  • "St Paul's under wraps", Carless, Paul L (The Ringing World) 12 March 2004

  • "Great Tom of Westminster", Ridley, Christopher (The Ringing World) 17 September 2004

  • "Women's peal at St Paul's Cathedral", Roger, Philip (The Ringing World) 17 August 2012


  • City of London (St Sepulchre without Newgate)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (2) St Sepulchre's Holborn Part 1", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 12 January 1973

  • "The Lost Bells of London (2) St Sepulchre's Holborn Part 2", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 19 January 1973

  • "St Sepulchre's, Holborn - success in sight", Wilby, Andrew W R (assumed) (The Ringing World) 27 July 1984

  • "The Bells of Old Bailey' to ring out again", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 7 June 1985


  • City of London (St Stephen Walbrook)

  • "The Lost Bells of London (4) St Stephen's, Coleman Street", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 9 February 1973


  • City of London (St Vedast Foster Lane)

  • "St Vedast, Foster Lane", Cook, William T (The Ringing World) 21 April 1972


  • City of London (The Royal Exchange)

  • "The Bells and Chimes of the New Royal Exchange", Author unknown (The Illustrated London News) 2 November 1844


  • Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London