Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Historical Information

Established January 17 1881

Memorials for past Masters of the ODG

In the cloisters of Oxford Cathedral there are several plaques commemorating past masters:

1881 - 1910 F.E.Robinson
1910 - 1933 C.W.O.Jenkyn
1933 - 1946 G.F.Coleridge
1946 - 1973 C.E.Wigg
1973 - 1976 F.Sharpe

In Nether Winchenden there is a joint memorial to Canon Wigg and Fred Sharpe.

Rev. Francis Edward Robinson Master 1881 - 1910
Robinson memorial
Memorial to F.E.Robinson in the Cathedral Cloisters KMC 24 Jul 2004

He retired to Wokingham where he is buried. A portrait can be seen on the past masters page.

Rev. C.W.O.Jenkyn Master 1910 - 1933
Jenkyn memorial
Memorial to Canon Jenkyn in the Cathedral Cloisters KMC 24 July 2004

Coleridge memorial
Memorial to Canon Coleridge in the Cathedral Cloisters KMC 24 Jul 2004

Coleridge was born in 1857 at Cadbury, Devon and learnt to handle a bell there when he was seventeen. He graduated from Keble College in 1884 and became a curate at Caversham. He was vicar of Crowthorne, Berks from 1904 until his death in 1949.

Canon Wigg
1908 - 1976 KMC 24 Jul 2004

A brief obituary can be found on the page with the list of past masters.

Sharpe memorial
1905 - 1976 KMC 24 Jul 2004

A brief obituary of Frederick Sharpe has been summarised from several 'Ringing World' articles.

Following his death a charity, the Sharpe Trustees was set up to preserve the results of his research published in his books.

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