Brighton and Bolney Society of Change Ringers
St Mary Magdalene
Monday, 8 April 1822 in 6h 36 (13–0–8 in F)
11216 Plain Bob Major
1 Edward Harmes
2 Richard Potter
3 John Potter
4 James Parsons
5 William Wells
6 James Potter
7 Isaac Tester
8 Richard Cooke (C)
(Sussex Weekly Advertiser, Mon. 15 April 1822; extract kindly provided by John Eisel)
GRAND RINGING.—Monday last, 8th of April, the Brighton and Bolney Society of Change Ringers, assembled at Bolney Church, and rung a new and complete peal of 11,216 changes of Bob Major, in six hours and thirty-six minutes, which is the longest peal ever rung in this county, the following are the names of the ringers.
Edward Harmes, Bolney, Treble
Richard Potter, Ditto, 2nd
John Potter, Ditto, 3rd
James Parsons, Brighton, 4th
William Wells, Ditto, 5th
James Potter, Ditto, 6th
Isaac Tester, Ditto, 7th
Richard Cooke, Bolney, Tenor
The Peal was conducted by Richard Cooke.