Sheriff's Peal Appeal
Since the Middle Ages, church bells are perhaps the most constant and unchanged sound to be heard in the City of London. Bells have called people to worship, sounded the curfew, warned of fire, and celebrated national events.
The Peal Appeal
I am ringing the bells of 12 Livery linked City Churches in the Peal Appeal, a series of performances to raise money for the Sheriffs’ & Recorder’s Fund.
Coinciding with the 300th anniversary of the first ever 12 bell peal in the UK (at St Brides Church, Fleet St, 1725) over 100 ringers from London and across the UK are travelling to the City to support me and to raise funds.
The hope is that donors will match the ringers’ efforts with energetic donations.
To support me, please go to my Just Giving page:
Peals are like marathons
Peals are the bell ringing equivalent of a marathon They are a trial of stamina, testing both physical and mental ability.
With up to 12 ringers and 5000 changes, peals can take between 3 and 4 hours non-stop.
So peals are a significant challenge and the performance can only be considered completed and achieved if there are no errors that bring it to a premature halt.
The planned peals include
| Provisional Date of Ringing | Church | Associated Livery Company |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Apr | St Mary le Bow | Mercers; Grocers; Scriveners; Furniture Makers; Arbitrators; Firefighters; International Bankers |
| 19-Apr | St James, Garlickhythe | Skinners; Vintners; Dyers; Painter-Stainers; Joiners & Ceilers; Weavers; Horners; Clockmakers; Needlemakers; Glass Sellers; Coachmakers; Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers; Fan Makers; Management Consultants; Educators; Parish Clerks |
| 27-Apr | St Bartholomew, Smithfield | Butchers; Fletchers; Founders; Feltmakers; Farmers; Information Technologists; Tax Advisers |
| 28-Apr | St Michael, Cornhill | Drapers; Merchant Taylors; Woolmen; Upholders; Master Mariners; Air Pilots; Water Conservators |
| 06-May | St Giles, Cripplegate | Salters; Barbers; Gardeners |
| 08-May | St Pauls Cathedral | City of London Corporation |
| 17-Jun | Holy Sepulchre | Musicians |
| 27-Jun | St Olave, Hart Street | Clothworkers; Environmental Cleaners |
| 08-Jul | St Vedast, Foster Lane | Goldsmiths; Pewterers; Wax Chandlers; Saddlers; Plaisterers; Engineers |
| 29-Jul | Southwark Cathedral | Glaziers; Launderers |
| 02-Sep | St Magnus the Martyr | Fishmongers; Plumbers |
| 14-Sep | St Lawrence Jewry | Haberdashers; Girdlers; Loriners; Distillers; Tobacco Pipe Makers; Chartered Surveyors; Actuaries; Insurers; Chartered Architects; Constructors |