The library has a stock of over 500 items – books, pamphlets, journal back issues. Use this page to discover what's available – either specific titles you know about already or items on a topic in which you are interested.
Please note that the catalogue is a series of "fixed" files and not an online, real-time system. They are updated from time to time and the dates of the most recent updates are indicated below. If you cannot find the item you are looking for, please contact the Librarian (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Author Catalogue (correct to June 2025)
Click here for details of books and pamphlets by authors' names .
Subject Catalogues
Find books and pamphlets on selected subjects using these lists under broad categories:
- General books about bells and ringing (March 2025)
- History of bells and ringing including the history of change ringing (March 2025)
- Directories of towers, county histories and history and description of individual towers (March 2025)
- History of ringing – ringing organisations and biographies of ringers (March 2025)
- Textbooks of ringing for beginners and improvers – both old and recent texts ((March 2025)
- Education, Training and Tower Management (June 2024)
- Methods and Compositions (June 2024)
- Bell installations & Maintenance including bell founding (June 2024)
- Fiction, Poetry & Miscellaneous (June 2024)
- Handbell ringing and tunes (June 2024)
- Ringing Journals and Annual Reports (June 2024)
Notes
- Items with the shelfmarks "TEXTLL" "EDUCTL" and "METHCL" are part of the travelling collections (the "Learners'", "Trainers'" and "Conductors' Libraries") and kept separately by the Librarian. They can be made available if a request is made in advance of visiting the Library.
- "p" against a shelfmark indicates a pamphlet item shelved separately from the books.
- Manuscripts are not normally included in the main author catalogue. Please direct enquiries about these to the Librarian.
