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Meeting Mulled Wine and Mince Pies – Monday 2nd December
On Monday 2nd December we will be holding a short Ordinary Business Meeting followed by Mulled Wine and Mice Pies. There are two documents we will review at our meeting. One is an Interim Report on events held during 2024 and the other is the projected figures for the SCY accounts for 2024 including a…
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Famous members – John Bowtell (1753-1813)
John Bowtell (1753-1813) – elected SCY member 1773. Born in Cambridge, became a bookbinder, and noted bell ringer, he collected fossils, manuscripts, and other curiosities. Bequests included £500 to apprentice boys belonging to Hobson’s workhouse and shares to the value of £7,000 were left to enlarge Addenbrooke’s Hospital (founded 1766). Portrait of him (apparently now…
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‘A Whippe to Kiss Your Arse’
If you have visited Cambridge recently you will know that St Michael’s church, or Michaelhouse, is now a thriving cafe and meeting space in Trinity Street, under the management of Great St Mary’s. It still has a tower, though at present that is mainly used for storage. The four bells that originally hung there were…
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Souvenir Print Available – Cambridge towers with bells in 1724
A wonderful souvenir picture of all the towers of Cambridge that had bells in 1724 is now available. Featuring Great St Mary’s it also shows old All Saints, St Sepulchre, St Michaels, Holy Trinity, Great St Andrews, St Edwards, Kings College campanile, St Benet’s and St Botolph’s as they would have likely looked in 1724.…
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Early Anniversary Dinners 1724-1824
According to the Cambridge Youths’ account books, the first annual dinner was held in January 1779. It almost certainly took place at whichever one of the many inns in Cambridge was being used as the Society’s clubhouse. We know that the landlord was a Mr Conner and other evidence in the accounts makes it likely…
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Cambridge Coronations
A Potted History of Coronation Ringing in Cambridge by Gareth Davies When the bells at Great St Mary’s ring out on 6th May it may be the first time that a King Charles has been so honoured on his coronation day. Though there are records of the anniversaries of the coronations of monarchs being marked…
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