Company of Ringers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln

The Company of Ringers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln ring the bells of Lincoln Cathedral. It practices the English style of change ringing.[1]

History

The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln Company of Ringers is the oldest ringing society with a continuous history of ringing and was formally instigated on 18 October 1612 under a statute granted by the Dean. The Company were also granted their own Chapel, still known today as The Ringers' Chapel.[2][3] [4]

In 2011 a theatrical event to celebrate the history of the company was staged as part of the Lincoln Arts Festival, using acrobats to portray the physicality of ringing.[5] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Lincoln Cathedral bell ringers". The Lincolnite. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Ketteringham, John R. (2000). Lincoln Cathedral - A history of the Bells, Bellringers and Bellringing (2 ed.). Lincoln Minster Shops Ltd. ISBN 0 953760 60 X.
  3. ↑ "1612 - The Company of Ringers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln". Old Societies. The Changeringing Wiki. Retrieved 17 July 2013. ...s the earliest known Company of Ringers still performing their duties for which they were set up.
  4. ↑ King, Richard John (1862). Handbook to the Cathedrals of England. Albemarle Street, Oxford: John Murray. p. 276. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Cowan, Mathew (3 September 2011). "The Company". The Trivia of Eccentric England. Lincoln Arts Programme. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "A live show to celebrate the cathedral's chime lords? That rings a bell". Lincolnshire Echo. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2013. includes picture of Master of the company of ringers Les Townsend.

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