The list of songs at the back of "Reminiscences" which was published in 1911 by Albery (a local saddler) via the Christian Church Society as a subscription edition (the names of all subscribers are in the back of the book, and make interesting reading - Lucy Broadwood bought 2, if my memory from the workdesk serves me well). Two runs of 400 and 500 copies were published. (I am lucky enough to have one of these, bought as a retirement present to myself some years ago.) The songs which Burstow had learned from his father were asterisked in the list, although there are indeed no words of songs provided (hardly surprising in view of the number). They make interesting and sometimes rather amusing reading (the titles of some songs are hilarious in conjunction with each other - although that might be just my sense of humour talking!) Although, as Jon rightly says, you have to wait till the last couple of chapters in the book for any substantial mention of singing or bell ringing, the book itself is an interesting read purely for reminiscences of the social history of Horsham and its inhabitants. He records the last public hanging in the town, local election practices, local customs and characters, and there are a couple of drawings of his in the book as well.

For more general information about Burstow, the Wikipedia entry is actually quite useful, drawing mostly on Burstow's book, Lucy Broadwood's comments, and Andy Turner's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry for its content.

The quote about Broadwood's prodigious memory above has always been a favourite of mine (used more than once in the talks I have given over the last few years about Ms Broadwood), as is the story of his "stealing" the words and tune of a much desired song from another singer (detailed in the Wikipedia entry). He also details the fact that, to celebrate his wife's birthday, he set out to sing every one of the songs that he knew to her over the course of several evenings. (It would be interesting to know whether she actually appreciated this birthday gift, but he doesn't record anything to that effect.However, since he also records that his wife also sang herself, and had learned a number of songs from him, maybe she did enjoy the experience ?)

His bellringing exploits extended over a very wide area around Horsham (he even details that he came as far north as Guildford for that) - and he was so esteemed by the people of Newdigate in Surrey that they volunteered to provide him with trading premises as a cobbler locally so that he could ring there on a regular basis.He turned the offer down, as he did not want to move away from Horsham. (It was interesting, on visiting Newdigate to give a talk on Ms Broadwood, to note that the church and the pub in Newdigate were immediately opposite each other. :-) )

I was intrigued by the suggestion that Lucy Broadwood started collecting from Burstow after he had written to her. In fact she records (as far as I recall from memory) in her talk to the Royal Musical Association in London in 1906 that one of the workers on her family estate had told her that he knew of a bellringer who knew old songs - as a result of which she contacted him (rather than the other way round), and had the loan of his book listing all of the songs which he knew.She then arranged for him to visit her at Lyne in 1893, where he sang her a number of his songs.