Our bells have been rung over the years in many peals, quarter peals, and special event rings, by visitors and by members of our band. We have a folder of peals going back to the 1970s, which was sent to us years ago by Alan Ellis. I have sorted these out, plus a few that were just on our walls, checked them all with Bellboard, and finally added some to Bellboard and the Dove list. This list should now be complete. I have put a thick border around the peals, and a light border with rounded edges around the quarter peals with locals involved, the rest I have left plain.
As you can see, you may book the towers for your band’s peal attempts, take part during a May Ringing Weekend as an individual, or just come along yourself to Quebec and ask if we have time for a quarter attempt, and the local band will fill in.
For those of you who like stats, the bells of the Cathedral were hung for full circle ringing in 1830, and at Saint Matthew’s in 1888, but as far as we know, the first peal wasn’t rung in Quebec City until 1972. Since then, there have been 30 peals and 84 quarter peals rung.
In the 1970s visiting bands rang 3 peals and 4 quarter peals, 3 of which may have been during the May weekend. In the 1980s visiting bands rang 4 peals and 10 quarters, including 7 quarters during what looks to be the May Ringing Weekend. In the 1990s, visiting bands rang 11 peals and 12 quarters, including 5 quarters on the May Ringing Weekend and one quarter peal with the first time a local joined visitors. In the 2000s, visiting bands rang 6 peals and 16 quarters, including 9 quarters on the May Ringing Weekend, and there was one peal and 3 quarters that a local joined with visitors, and the first all local quarter. In the 2010s, visiting bands rang 2 peals and 26 quarters, including 15 quarters on the May Ringing Weekend, locals joined with visitors for 8 quarters, and an all local band rang a quarter. In the 2020s so far, visiting bands rang 1 peal and 14 quarters, including 11 on the May Ringing Weekend, locals joined with visitors for 3 quarters, and an all local band rang a quarter. Most May Ringing Weekend quarters involve both visitors and locals.
The visitors with the most quarter peals and peals in Quebec are Chris Haller, Philip Goodyer, Elaine Hansen, Donald Trumpler, Steven Jarvis, Linda Rankin, Don Morrison, Linda Woodford, and Elisabeth Trumpler.
If you see your ring here without a photo, and would like to have the photo in, please send it. If you remember doing a special ring in Quebec, and don’t see it here, please send that info along to liason@changeringingquebec.ca
