England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

Jill Johnston has written a magisterial biography of her father, the English bellfounder Cyril F. Johnston (1884-1950), an homage to his life and the craft of bellfounding. During his time, he developed such a passion for his vocation that, almost single-handedly, he turned it into a profession celebre. Exemplars of his triumphs are the Laura Spelman Rockefeller 72-bell Carillon at Riverside Church in New York City, and the Peace Tower 53-bell carillon in Ottawa, Canada.
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England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

Jill Johnston has written a magisterial biography of her father, the English bellfounder Cyril F. Johnston (1884-1950), an homage to his life and the craft of bellfounding. During his time, he developed such a passion for his vocation that, almost single-handedly, he turned it into a profession celebre. Exemplars of his triumphs are the Laura Spelman Rockefeller 72-bell Carillon at Riverside Church in New York City, and the Peace Tower 53-bell carillon in Ottawa, Canada.
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England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

by Jill Johnston
England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

England's Child: The Carillon and the Casting of Big Bells

by Jill Johnston

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Jill Johnston has written a magisterial biography of her father, the English bellfounder Cyril F. Johnston (1884-1950), an homage to his life and the craft of bellfounding. During his time, he developed such a passion for his vocation that, almost single-handedly, he turned it into a profession celebre. Exemplars of his triumphs are the Laura Spelman Rockefeller 72-bell Carillon at Riverside Church in New York City, and the Peace Tower 53-bell carillon in Ottawa, Canada.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780932274717
Publisher: Cadmus Editions
Publication date: 03/25/2008
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author


Jill Johnston is a well known writer and feminist; this book is a magisterial biography of her father, the bell-founder, Cyril F. Johnston.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment     xi
Introduction     1
Arthur     7
Elstree     19
The Royal Exchange     29
The Millionaires' Church     41
Onward to Riverside     55
The King's Bell     69
Heavy Metal-the Mother of All Bourdons     83
Nineteen Eighty-Four     97
Coventry     111
Rodman Wanamaker's "Big Ben"     125
Jerusalem The Golden     141
The Bell(e)s of St. Mary's     157
Riverside Redux     173
500 Pounds with Interest     189
The Dutch Connection     203
Lunches at Beaulieu     219
Until Her Majesty's Pleasure Be Known     235
Epilog   Vox Domini     251
Notes     253
Cyril F. Johnston personal facts and genealogy     269
Descendants of James Johnston (family tree)     270
Descendants of Robert Johnston (family tree)     271
Carillons Worldwide   Cyril Frederick Johnston     273
Excerpt from lecture on bell casting   Cyril F. Johnston
Select Bibliography     279
Research Facilities     283
Glossary     287
Index     293
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