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Hythe Society

Hythe, Kent

St Leonard

Saturday, 11 July 1818 in 6h 17 (19–3–3 in E)

10080 Plain Bob Major

1 William Keeler

2 John Sealey

3 Henry Down

4 John Crothall

5 Thomas Castle

6 William Grinsted (C)

7 Robert Lucass

8 E Pemble

(Kentish Gazette, Tues 14 July 1818; extract kindly provided by John Eisel)

RINGING.—On Saturday last was rung at Saint Leonard’s Church, Hythe, a true and complete peal of bob majors, consisting of 10,080 changes. Conducted by Wm. Greensted and performed by the undermentioned persons, in six hours and seventeen minutes:—

Wm. Keeler, treble, Elham

John Sealey, 2d, Aldington

Henry Downe, 3d, Hythe

John Crothall, 4th, Aldington

Thomas Castle, 5th, Hythe

Wm. Greensted, 6th, ditto

Robert Lucas, 7th ditto

E. Pemble, tenor, Lyminge

CB 03.0199 and a peal board in the church