{"id":1898346,"date":"2026-04-23T05:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1898346"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:03:30","slug":"bell-ringers-joy-at-being-added-to-lincoln-cathedral-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1898346","title":{"rendered":"Bell-ringer’s joy at being added to Lincoln Cathedral art"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeremy Wheeldon’s name is added to the east wall of Ringers’ Chapel at Lincoln Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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A bell-ringer has told of his pride at having his name added to a piece of 17th Century wall art at Lincoln Cathedral.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jeremy Wheeldon’s name now appears on the east wall of the Ringers’ Chapel, continuing a tradition that spans centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His name features alongside other Masters of the Company of Ringers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wheeldon said: “It is such a great honour to see my name added to the wall in the Ringers’ Chapel, alongside such notable ringers, and to see this tradition continued. It’s incredible.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jeremy Wheeldon has been ringing regularly at the cathedral for 27 years<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The earliest date shown is 1614, but the original painting, still visible underneath, dates back to the 13th Century. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to managers, the practice was revived in 1913 following restoration of the Ringers’ Chapel and continues to the present day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Wheeldon has been ringing regularly at the cathedral for 27 years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jeremy Wheeldon has been Master of the Company of Ringers at Lincoln Cathedral since 2015<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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He learned the art of bellringing as a teenager in the 1980s under the tutelage of former master Jack Millhouse, whose name also appears on the wall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Signwriter Jay Chapman, who added Wheeldon’s name, said: “I love working on quirky numbers like this. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s great because I’m never going to do this again and there’s going to be a piece of my work in the cathedral for years and years to come, long after I’ve gone.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Listen to highlights from<\/i> Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the<\/i> latest episode of Look North.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Download the BBC News app from the <\/i>App Store for iPhone and iPad or<\/i> Google Play for Android devices<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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