What a delightful article on Quethiock on 26 November. Viv Twornicki is to be congratulated on capturing the spirit of the Victorian Village.
Without intending any distraction, may I offer a slight correction. My wife's mother was a Marshall by birth and a Pearce by marriage. True, she was a Roseveare descendent via her mother, Ann Elizabeth. True, her great great great grandfather was one John Roseveare, the first of the Quethiock clan, in 1760. None of which makes much difference to the story. However, both my wife and I feel that the real credit for the 'Bells' should be with one Bob Roseveare, a retired schoolmaster from Uppingham, and the people of Quethiock.
It was through a 'Roseveare Homecoming', an international gathering of some 600 of the clan, organised by Bob, that we were introduced to Quethiock and its people. Returning to the village at Christmas we were thrilled by the children's singing and handbell ringing (led by Mary), but touched by the fact that the bells had been borrowed from Pillaton.
So, that's how the handbells came into being and really it was the village who decided to name them The Roseveare Bells. Sometimes, just once in a lifetime, the right thing is done at the right time.
F D Adams
11 Skreens Court
Chelmsford