
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Former hornblowers of the City of Ripon 1815-1988. Benjamin Simmonds 1814-1846; John Simmonds 1846-1887; Jesse Davidson 1887-1894; John Masterman 1894-1903; Edward Heward 1903-1915; Thomas Hawley 1915-1922; Harold Blackburn 1922-1944; Thos. J. Hawley 1944-1954; R. Bruce 1954-1955; John H. Ellis (Jointly) Charles Skirrow 1955-1964; Cyril Hawley 1964-1967; John Lonsdale Jan/Feb 1968; Brian Waines 1968-1972; George Simpkin 1972-1973; Phillip Harrison 1973-1974; Brian Waines 1974-1977; Paul Richmond 1977-1978; Derrick Tyerman 1978-1983; Alan Oliver 1983-*. Kindly Donated by Joel Bastow, Former Deputy Hornblower 1980-1986.
The hornblowers of Ripon were responsible for sounding the horn to mark significant civic events and times, a tradition that dates back centuries in Ripon, making them important figures in maintaining the city's historical and cultural heritage from 1815 to 1988.
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