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Llandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association

Whitchurch, Cardiff

St Mary

Saturday, 9 October 1915 in 2h 58 (12–2–24 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven 720's each called different

1 Lewis Wright

2 William B Biss (C)

3 Sidney Dawe

4 Frank J Bailey

5 Frederick Chamberlain

6 William Bolton

First peal of Bob Minor as conductor. Rung with the bells half-muffled as a token of sympathy to the late Lord Ninian Crichton Stuart, M.P., who fell in France.

Ringing World page reference: 240.0183

Llandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association

Trevethin, Torfaen

St Cadoc

Saturday, 20 November 1915 in 3h (10–1–2 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Taylor's Six-part

1 John Butler

2 Thomas Morgan

3 Frederick Churchill

4 W H Richards

5 William Phillips

6 Frederick Atwell (C)

7 Joseph E Sykes

8 Henry J Taylor

First peal: 3, 4, 5, 8. Messrs. Butler, Phillips and Atwell hail from Newport, Sykes from Huddersfield. The rest are local men. Rung as a farewell to the Vicar, who is shortly leaving the parish.

Ringing World page reference: 246.0254

Llandaff & Monmouth Diocesan Association

Marshfield, Newport

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 December 1915 in 3h 3 (10½ in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by H Moores's Twelve-Part

1 Pte Albert Devonald

2 Charles Greedy (C)

3 Frank J Bailey

4 William B Biss

5 John W Jones

6 Sidney Dawe

7 Frederick Chamberlain

8 Thomas Middleton

First peal: 1, 8. Arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to both J. W. Jones and W. B. Biss, this being the eve of the 50th birthday of each of them, the ringers wishing them many happy returns. It was also the anniversary of the dedication and reopening of the church and bells after complete restoration. The ringer of the treble, who was elected a member before starting, belongs to the Welch Regiment, and is now recuperating at Cardiff after receiving wounds at the front. He hails from Cadoxton, Neath.

Ringing World page reference: 247.0266

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