The Hymn Society of Great Britain & Ireland

Bulletin Volume Numbers

The Bulletin of the Hymn Society was first issued in October 1937, edited by the Revd Dr Millar Patrick. The first 41 issues were serially numbered only; and it was not until the change of editorship in January 1948, when Erik Routley succeeded Millar Patrick, that it was decided to designate a Volume Number. Thus Erik Routley's first issue was "Vol. 2 No. 1"; issues 1-41 were henceforward referred to as "Volume 1" although this is not their printed designation.

During the next 27 years intermittent attempts were made to retain the consecutive serial issue number as well as Volume number and issue within Volume. This was not always achieved; but the table below shows the relation between Volume Number and Issue Number over the period.

A timetable of four issues per year was generally maintained throughout Erik Routley's editorship, but there were occasional gaps or double issues, as may be seen in the table. Two issues (No. 120 and 121, January and "Spring" 1971 respectively) were printed with an incorrect "number-within-Volume"; this was rectified in the November 1971 issue, No. 122 Volume VII.8.

Bernard Massey's editorship began with Issue No. 132, Vol. VIII.6, February 1975, and there were three issues in that year and in each of the following nine years, to Issue No. 161, Vol. X.9, October 1977. Thereafter four issues have been puiblished each year (January; April/May; July; October), with a fresh Volume number in each 3-year 12-issue set.

In the table below, a roman numeral is used for the Volume number followed by an arabic "number-within-volume". Issue numbers are preceded by a hash #.

Scroll through the table sections, or select Volume number:

_I.1-16_ . . _I.14-29_ . . _I.30-41_ . . _II_ . . _III_ . . _IV_ . . _V_ . . _VI_ . . _VII_ . . _VIII_ . . _IX_ . . _X_ . . _XI_ . . _XII_ . . _XIII_ . . _XIV_ . . _XV_ . . _XVI_ . . _XVII_ . .

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
I.1
1

October
1937

1-8
I.2
2

January
1938

1-10
I.3
3

April
"

1-8
I.4
4

June
"

1-8
I.5
5

September
"

1-8
I.6
6

January
1939

1-12
I.7
7

April
"

1-10
I.8
8

July
"

1-10
I.9
9

October
"

1-11
I.10
10

January
1940

1-8
I.11
11

April
"

1-8
I.12
12

July
"

1-8
I.13
13

October
"

1-8

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
I.14
14

January
1941

1-8
I.15
15

April
"

1-8
I.16
16

July
"

1-8
I.17
17

October
"

1-8
I.18
18

January
1942

1-8
I.19
19

April
"

1-8
I.20
20

July
"

1-8
I.21
21

October
"

1-8
I.22
22

January
1943

1-8
I.23
23

April
"

1-8
I.24
24

July
"

1-8
I.25
25

October
"

1-8
I.26
26

January
1944

1-8
I.27
27

April
"

1-8
I.28
28

July
"

1-8
I.29
29

October
"

1-8

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
I.30
30

January
1945

1-8
I.31
31

April
"

1-8
I.32
32

July
"

1-8
I.33
33

October
"

1-8
I.34
34

January
1946

1-8
I.35
35

April
"

1-8
I.36
36

July
"

1-8
I.37
37

October
"

1-8
I.38
38

January
1947

1-16
I.39
39

April
"

1-16
I.40
40

July
"

1-16
I.41
41

October
"

1-16

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
II.1
42

January
1948

1-16
II.2
43

April
"

1-16
II.3
44

July
"

1-16
II.4
45

October
"

49-64
II.5
46

January
1949

65-80
II.6
47

April
"

81-96
II.7
48

July
"

97-112
II.8
49

October
"

113-128
II.9
50

January
1950

129-144
II.10
51

April
"

145-160
II.11
52

July
"

161-175
II.12
53

October
"

177-192
II.13
54

January
1951

193-216
II.14
55

April
"

217-232
II.15
56

July
"

233-248
II.16
57

September
"

249-264

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
III.1
58

December
1951

1-19
III.2
59

Spring
1952

21-39
III.3
60

Summer
"

41-56
III.4
61

Autumn
"

57-72
III.5
62

Winter
1952-3

73-88
III.6
63

Spring
1953

89-104
III.7
64

Summer
"

105-119
III.8
65

Autumn
"

121-140
III.9
66

January
1954

141-156
III.10
67

Spring
"

157-172
III.11
68

Summer
"

173-188
III.12
69

Autumn
"

189-203
III.13
70

Winter
1954-5

205-219
III.14
71

Spring
1955

221-236
III.15
72

Summer
"

237-251
III.16
73

Autumn
"

253-268

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
IV.1
74

Winter
1955-6

1-16
IV.2
75

Summer
1956

17-32
IV.3
76

Summer (!)
"

33-52
IV.15 (sic)
77

Autumn
"

53-64
IV.5
78

Spring
1957

65-84
IV.6
79

Summer
"

85-100
IV.7
80

Summer (!)
"

101-112
IV.8
81

Winter
1957-8

113-132
IV.9
82

Spring
1958

133-148
IV.10
83

Summer
"

149-164
IV.11
84

Autumn
"

165-182
IV.12
85

Winter
1959

185-196
IV.13
86

Summer
"

197-211
IV.14
87

Double Nmbr
(undated)

213-244
IV.14 (sic)
88

Double Nmbr
(undated)

245-260

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
V.1
89

(undated)
(? 1960)

1-20
V.2
90

(undated)
(1960)

21-32
V.3
91

Spring
1961

33-47
V.4
92

Summer
"

49-64
V.5
93

Autumn
"

65-76
V.6
94

Winter
"

77-92
V.7
95

Spring
1962

93-107
V.8
96

Summer
"

109-124
V.9
97

Winter
1962-3

125-143
V.10
98

Spring
1963

145-168
V.11
99

Winter
"

169-192
V.12
100

Spring
1964

193-216
V.13
101

Autumn
"

217-236
V.14
102

January
1965

237-256

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
VI.1
103

April
1965

1-20
VI.2
104

September
"

21-40
VI.3
105

December
"

41-60
VI.4
106

April
1966

61-76
VI.5
107

September
"

77-100
VI.6
108

Winter
1966-7

101-119
VI.7
109

Spring
1967

121-144
VI.8
110

October
"

145-167
VI.9
111

Winter
"

169-192
VI.10
112

Spring
1968

193-210
VI.11
113

Summer
"

211-234
VI.12
114

Winter
1968-9

235-256

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
VII.1
115

Spring
1969

1-24
VII.2
116

Summer
"

25-44
VII.3
117

Autumn
"

45-64
VII.4
118

Spring
1970

65-87
VII.5
119

Summer
"

89-104
VII.5 (sic)
120

January
1971

105-126
VII.6 (sic)
121

Spring
"

129-139
VII.8
122

November
"

141-168
VII.9
123

January
1972

169-186
VII.10
124

April
"

189-204
VII.11
125

September
"

205-220
VII.12
126

January
1973

221-240

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
VIII.1
127

May
1973

1-20
VIII.2
128

November
"

21-40
VIII.3
129

February
1974

41-56
VIII.4
130

July
"

57-76
VIII.5
131

Winter
"

77-91
VIII.6
132

February
1975

93-108
VIII.7
133

June
"

109-124
VIII.8
134

November
"

125-144
VIII.9
135

February
1976

145-160
VIII.10
136

June
"

161-175
VIII.11
137

October
"

177-196
VIII.12
138

January
1977

197-220
VIII.13
139

May
"

221-236
VIII.14
140

October
"

237-256

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
IX.1
141

January
1978

1-20
IX.2
142

May
"

21-36
IX.3
143

September
"

37-56
IX.4
144

January
1979

57-72
IX.5
145

May
"

73-92
IX.6
146

September
"

93-112
IX.7
147

January
1980

113-136
IX.8
148

April
"

137-160
IX.9
149

September
"

161-180
IX.10
150

January
1981

181-204
IX.11
151

April
"

205-224
IX.12
152

September
"

225-244

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
X.1
153

January
1982

1-32
X.2
154

May
"

33-56
X.3
155

October
"

57-84
X.4
156

January
1983

85-112
X.5
157

May
"

113-136
X.6
158

September
"

137-156
X.7
159

January
1984

157-176
X.8
160

May
"

177-196
X.9
161

September
"

197-216

Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XI.1
162

January
1985

1-20
XI.2
163

May
"

21-48
XI.3
164

July
"

49-64
XI.4
165

October
"

65-92
XI.5
166

January
1986

93-120
XI.6
167

April
"

121-140
XI.7
168

July
"

141-164
XI.8
169

October
"

165-188
XI.9
170

January
1987

189-208
XI.10
171

April
"

209-228
XI.11
172

July
"

229-251
XI.12
173

October
"

253-276

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XII.1
174

January
1988

1-20
XII.2
175

April
"

21-36
XII.3
176

July
"

37-56
XII.4
177

October
"

57-72
XII.5
178

January
1989

73-96
XII.6
179

April
"

97-112
XII.7
180

July
"

113-136
XII.8
181

October
"

137-156
XII.9
182

January
1990

157-180
XII.10
183

April
"

181-204
XII.11
184

July
"

205-224
XII.12
185

October
"

225-244

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XIII.1
186

January
1991

1-20
XIII.2
187

April
"

21-44
XIII.3
188

July
"

45-64
XIII.4
189

October
"

65-88
XIII.5
190

January
1992

89-112
XIII.6
191

April
"

113-136
XIII.7
192

July
"

137-156
XIII.8
193

October
"

157-184
XIII.9
194

January
1993

185-212
XIII.10
195

April
"

213-232
XIII.11
196

July
"

233-256
XIII.12
197

October
"

257-280

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XIV.1
198

January
1994

1-24
XIV.2
199

April
"

25-56
XIV.3
200

July
"

57-75
XIV.4
201

October
"

77-104
XIV.5
202

January
1995

105-132
XIV.6
203

April
"

133-152
XIV.7
204

July
"

153-168
XIV.8
205

October
"

169-192
XIV.9
206

January
1996

193-220
XIV.10
207

April
"

221-244
XIV.11
208

July
"

245-264
XIV.12
209

October
"

265-288

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XV.1
210

January
1997

1-24
XV.2
211

April
"

25-48
XV.3
212

July
"

49-68
XV.4
213

October
"

69-96
XV.5
214

January
1998

97-124
XV.6
215

April
"

125-148
XV.7
216

July
"

149-167
XV.8
217

October
"

169-188
XV.9
218

January
1999

189-212
XV.10
219

April
"

213-228
XV.11
220

July
"

229-248
XV.12
221

October
"

249-276

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XVI.1
222

January
2000

1-36
XVI.2
223

April
"

37-68
XVI.3
224

July
"

69-88
XVI.4
225

October
"

89-112
XVI.5
226

January
2001

113-144
XVI.6
227

April
"

145-172
XVI.7
228

July
"

173-192
XVI.8
229

October
"

193-212
XVI.9
230

January
2002

213-236
XVI.10
231

April
"

237-256
XVI.11
232

June
"

257-276
XVI.12
233

October
"

277-304

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages
XVII.1
234

January
2003

1-28
XVII.2
235

April
"

29-60
XVII.3
236

July
"

61-92
XVII.4
237

October
"

93-112
XVII.5
238

January
2004

113-140
XVII.6
239

April
"

141-168
XVII.7
240

July
"

169-188
XVII.8
241

October
"

189-208
XVII.9
242

XVII.10
243

XVII.11
244

XVII.12
245

 
Volume.xy
Issue

Pages

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