Could someone please tell me what was a Charge Ringer, with respect to the olden days!. Saw this on an obituary and have no idea what this is plus couldn't find anything on a search!.
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Thanks in advance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I second the lady above me; "Change ringer"!. The print you are reading may be blurred, or the typesetter may have goofed!. It is quite the thing in England!. Dorothy Sayers wrote a whole Lord Peter Wimsely novel about it, "The Nine Tailors"!. I'm not English!. From the novel I get the feeling it was a hobby, not an occupation!. Google it with "Change" instead of "Charge" and you'll get tons of hits!. This assumes your man was a Brit or lived in a country with a strong British heritage!. If he was Chinese, Cherokee or Zulu, we are wrong!.Www@QuestionHome@Com are you sure it wasn't a "change ringer"!? Change ringing is a system of ringing church bells in set patterns (changes)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |