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Catalogue description Records of the Ancient Society of St. Stephen's Ringers
This record is held by Bristol Archives
| Reference: | 38585 |
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| Title: | Records of the Ancient Society of St. Stephen's Ringers |
| Description: |
Ordinances Minute Books The Restoration Committee Correspondence Registers of Members and Subscription Books Financial The Annual Dinner Pictures, photographs and plans Newspaper cuttings Miscellaneous |
| Date: | 1682 - 1976 |
| Held by: | Bristol Archives, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
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| Physical description: | 69 files |
| Access conditions: |
Records after 1930 are not available to the public without the written permission of the Society. |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
Deposited in the Bristol Record Office by Mr. G.T. Ehlers, Learned Clerk |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The origin of the Ancient Guild of St. Stephen's Ringers is obscure, but it was probably established on a religious basis. A charter, or Ordinance, was granted in 1620, redeeming a promise reputedly made by Elizabeth I when visiting Bristol in 1574. In later years the connection with bell-ringing was lost, the society becoming a more convivial body. Since the 1870's the Society has assumed responsibility for the restoration of the fabric of St. Stephen's. |
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