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First peal in the method: 3, 5, 6.

Messrs. West, Heald, and Wreaks hail from Manchester; the rest are of the local company, At the conclusion of the peal each ringer wished Mr. Ashcroft “many happy returns" he having attained the and year of his age on the above day

Bell news Vol 4, page 392

First peal: 4.

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 4.

First peal with a bob bell: 2.

All the above are of the Cathedral company.

The ringer of the second is aged 15.

Bell news Vol 4, page 394

First peal in the Treble Bob method: 1, 3, 8.

First peal of Treble Bob Royal: 4

The Brothers Cash and J. Barratt hail from Eccles, the rest are of the Cathedral company.

This peal will be found in Snowdon's Treatise, part 2, page 105

Bell news, Vol 4, page 409

First peal: 2,3, 5,6

This is the first 5040 on the bells.

Samuel Wood hails from Ashton. The rest are the local company.

This peal was rung to celebrate Mr. Downs attaining his 26th year, and is his first peal in the method with a bob bell.

Thomas Heald belongs to St. Philip’s church, (Hulme) Manchester, the rest are of the Cathedral company. This is the first peal of Treble Bob Major rung in the present tower.

The figures of the peal will be found in “The Bell News” for Feb. 27th last.

Bell news Vol 4, page 417 - sent up again st Cathedral of St John

T Yates belongs to the local company; the rest are from Manchester Cathedral.

The peal will be found in Snowdon’s Treatise, Part ii., page 25.

Bell news: Vol 5, page 52

Messrs. West, Turner, Wreaks and Eachus belong to the Cathedral company

Rogers hails from Birmingham; the rest from Ashton.

This peal was rung with the bells half-muliled as a last token of respect to the late John Barratt, father of the above James Barratt, an account of whose death appeared in “The Bell News” of the 15th inst.

Messrs. West and Wreaks hail from Manchester,

the rest are of the local company.

Aged 72: 6.

Bell news Vol 5, page 68

This peal has tbe 6th its extent in all positions, and that bell at home at the last twelve course-ends (Snowdon’s Treatise, part a, page 88), and was rung to celebrate the 68th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, also for the enthronement of Dr. Moorhouse, the new Bishop of Manchester ; the previous attempt for a peal being frustrated

Bell news Vol 5, page 69

First peal: 1.

Samuel Wood hails from Ashton

First peal of Royal: 2, 5, 6.

Messrs. Heap, Leigh, Thorp and Longden hail from Ashton-under-lyme; C.H.Hattersley from Sheffield; Cross from Chester; and Sevier from Gloucester.

The above is Mr. Wreaks' 50th peal.

Bell news Vol 5, page 165

Messrs. West and Sevier hail from Manchester; Ridyard and Welsby from Worsley; the rest belong to the local company.

First peal in the method by Ridyard.

College Youths: 1, 7, 8.

Bell news vol 5, page 196

First peal in the method: 6, 7.

Fir»t peal in the method with a bob bell: 2

C. Cash hails from Eccles, the rest are of the Cathedral company

Bell news Vol 5, page 204

The above are of the Local Company.

This is the first peal of Major on the bells and the first peal in the method by all except the brothers Ridyard; also the first Peal conducted by Richard Ridyard.

Bell news Vol 5, page 204

Messrs. Barratt, Yates and Grimshaw are of the local company, the rest hail from Manchester.

Bell news Vol 5, Page 205

This peal was rung with the bells half-muffled as a last token of respect to the late John Withers, steeple-keeper at the Cathedral, who was interred at Philip‘s Park Cemetery, Manchester, on the previous Saturday.

All the above are of the cathedral company.

Bell news Vol 5, page 213

The figures of this peal will be found in “The Bell News” for May 13th, 1882, page 46. It was rang in honour of the wedding of Mr. T . G. Downs, one of the Cathedral ringers, A peal of Bob Royal was to have been rung, but as one of the intended band did not put in an appearance, this one was rung, Messrs. Yates and Cash hail from Eccles, the rest belongs to Manchester.

Bell news Vol 5, page 228

The ringers of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and tenor come from Ashton-under-Lyne, the rest are the local company.

Bell news: Vol 5, page 258

Messrs. Welsby and Baguley hail from Worsley, Sevier from Manchester Cathedral and the rest are of the Eccles company.

This peal was rung to commemorate Mr John Barratt's 31st birthday, the rigners wish him many happy returns

Bell news, Vol 5, page 277

The above peal will be found in Mr. Hubbard's Book, page 70, being a five-part peal.

It was rung to commemorate the 14th birthday of Lord Brackley, who resides in the above parish.

This is the first peal of Major conducted by William Sevier, who belongs to the Manchester Cathedral society; the rest are of the local company.

Bell news, Vol 5, page 276

First peal in the method: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8.

First peal in the method by the Association.

This peal contains the greatest number of calls possible in a three-part peal.

Messrs. Yates and Barratt are of the local company; the rest hail from Manchester.

First peal in the method: 2.

Bell news, Vol 5, page 300

This peal has the 4th, 5th and 6th their extent in 6th’s place the 2nd never being there, and has never been previously performed. Messrs. Walmsley and Ingham hail from Macclesfield ; the rest belong to Manchester. It was intended to start for Treble Bob Royal, but meeting two short, the above was rung instead

Bell news Vol 5, page 301

This is the first peal in the method on the bells.

J. Grimshaw hails from Eccles, the rest belong to Manchester.

This peals contains the greatest number of calls possible in a five-part-peal

Bell news, Vol 5, page 317

Church bells, Vol 17, page 122

Rung muffled in respect of the death of Mrs Heginbotham, wife of one of the churchwardens.

The composition is rung for the first time.

This peal has the 6th its extent wrong and right.

First peal in the method by J. Moulton.

G. Longden hails from Ashton-under-Lyne, J. Moulton, from Chester, all the rest belong to Manchester.

The above peal has never been previously performed.

Bell news, Vol 5, page 325