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Lancashire Association

Todmorden, Cross Stone, West Yorkshire

St Paul

Thursday, 1 January 1953 in 2h 34 (9)

5040 Minor (8m)

1 extnt each of Kent TB, Oxford TB, Oxford Bob, Childwall, St Clement's, Fulbeck and Spliced Double Bob and Plain Bob

1 Derek Sanderson

2 Ronald Edge

3 Kenneth Hartley

4 Christopher M P Johnson

5 Derek Ogden

6 Roger Leigh (C)

50th peal for the Association - 5. First peal in 8 Minor methods by all.

Ringing World page reference: 2182.0054

Lancashire Association

Scorton, Lancashire

St Peter

Thursday, 1 January 1953 in 3h 2 (18 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by S Biddleston's 12-part

1 James W Metcalfe

2 John Woods

3 John F Wood

4 James Skeats

5 Peter Crook Sen (C)

6 Stanley Anderton

7 Joseph Thornley

8 Thomas H Moss

A 70th birthday compliment to the 2nd ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 2182.0051

Lancashire Association

Newchurch in Rossendale, Lancashire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 3 January 1953 in 2h 44 (13–2–25 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

The first extent was rung silent; the other six were each called by a different member of the band, in order from treble to tenor.

1 Frank Reynolds

2 Ronald D Edge

3 Kenneth Hartley

4 Roger Leigh

5 Revd R D St J Smith

6 Chris M P Johnson

From LACR Annual Report 1953, peal no. 5127.

Rung after meeting short for Major.

Ringing World page reference: 2182.0054

Lancashire Association

Bolton, Greater Manchester

St Peter

Monday, 5 January 1953 in 2h 58 (14–3–12 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Haywood

1 Maurice Thoma

2 Geoffrey Pearson

3 Alan Pendlebury

4 Peter Crook Sen

5 Roger Leigh

6 Christopher M P Johnson

7 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

8 Gordon Corby

First peal in the method - 2,3. Rung to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany.

Ringing World page reference: 2182.0052

Lancashire Association

St Helens, Merseyside

St Helen

Friday, 9 January 1953 in 2h 47 (9–0–17 in G♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 six-scores, 10 callings.

1 Frances E Ellison

2 Harry Blackburn

3 Eric Roughley

4 Richard G Latham

5 Charles Blackburn (C)

6 John R Austin (16)

First peal of Grandsire Doubles: 1, 4. First peal: 3, 6. Rung on the front 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2183.0070

Lancashire Association

Haslingden, Lancashire

St James

Friday, 9 January 1953 in 2h 51 (16½ in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G Williams

1 Leonard Walsh

2 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

3 A Victor Williams

4 Kenneth Hartley

5 Norman Smith

6 Peter Crook

7 Christopher M P Johnson

8 Rogr Leigh

Lancashire Association

Padiham, Lancashire

St Leonard

Saturday, 17 January 1953 in 2h 46 (14–3–10 in E)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Thorp

1 Leonard Walsh

2 Brian Tomlinson

3 Charles W Blakey

4 William Langhorn

5 Joseph Tomlinson

6 Roger Leigh

7 Charles Clegg

8 Laurence J Williams (C)

First peal of Treble Bob - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2183.0068

Lancashire Association

Stretford, Greater Manchester

St Matthew

Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 2h 52 (11–1–23)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Douglas Kirkpatrick

2 Eric Hornby

3 John Scott

4 Henry Parker

5 James W Grounds

6 Cecil Raddon

7 Harold Worrall

8 Harry W Howard (C)

Ringing world: 2184.0083

Lancashire Association

Prestwich, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 2h 59 (16–0–15)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Being seven different extents

1 Keith E Perritt

2 Kenneth Hartley

3 Frank J Maude

4 George A Bell

5 Roger Leigh (C)

6 Frank Reynolds

First peal: 2

First peal of Minor: 3.

Ringing world: 2185.0100

Ringing World page reference: 2185.0100

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 31 January 1953 in 3h 19 (24–0–7)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Henry O Baker

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Wilfred Stevenson

4 John Worth

5 Alan A Potts (C)

6 Walter Allman

7 Brian D Threlfall

8 Ralph G Edwards

9 John E Bibby

10 Edward Jenkins

First of Yorkshire Surprise Royal as conductor

Ringing world: 2186.0114

Ringing World page reference: 2186.0114

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 7 March 1953 in 3h 25 (24–0–7)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Henry O Baker

1 Henry O Baker

2 Marjorie Abbot

3 Shirley Golding

4 Douglas W Kirkpatrick

5 William Allman

6 Henry Parker

7 Harold Worrall (C)

8 Harry W Howard

9 Cecil Raddon

10 John Scott

200th peal: 1

First peal of Royal: 2

First peal of Royal ‘inside’.4

First peal of Royal as conductor.

Ringing world: 2191.0194

Ringing World page reference: 2191.0194

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Tuesday, 10 March 1953 in 3h (18–2–1)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Rev C D P Davies (5 part)

1 Stephen Walton

2 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

3 Miss Annie Potter

4 Norman Tompkins

5 Percy H Derbyshire

6 Joseph Thornley

7 Albert Greenhalgh

8 Henry Prescott

First peal: 1.

Rung with the bells deeply muffled in memoriam James Denner, a ringer at this church, who was interred this day.

Ringing world: 2190.0180

Ringing World page reference: 2190.0180

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Saturday, 4 April 1953 in 3h 55 (42–2–25)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 John E Bibby

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Henry O Baker

4 Alan A Potts

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 John Worth (C)

7 Leslie W G Morris

8 Peter Laflin

9 Edward Jenkins

10 Walter Allman

11 Joseph W Whittaker

12 Ralph G Edwards

The first peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus with 5,040 changes only to be rung.

Ringing world: 2194.0243

Lancashire Association

Walkden, Lancashire

St Paul

Monday, 6 April 1953 in 3h (18–2–1)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Rev C D P Davies (5 part)

1 Stephen Walton

2 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

3 Peter (Senior) Crook

4 Everest Ford

5 Albert Greenhalgh

6 Percy H Derbyshire

7 Joseph Thornley

8 Henry Prescott

Rung to celebrate the wedding of Miss Annie Potter, a member of St. Pauls band, to William McDermott (deputy organist). Both are choristers.

Ringing world: 2195.0259

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0259

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Everton, Lancashire

Emmanuel

Monday, 6 April 1953 in 2h 54 (8–1–12 in A)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Thomas W Hammond

2 George H Hesketh

3 Thomas C Larkey

4 Thomas R Butler (C)

5 Edwin C Birkett

6 Joseph Ridyard

7 Thomas W Hesketh

8 Cyril Henshaw

First Peal: 8. Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to Mr. William W. Larkey (father of the ringer of the 3rd), who is still an active Sunday service ringer at this church.

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0259

Lancashire Association

Prestwich, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 2h 58 (16–0–15)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Obadiah Lang

1 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

2 Alan Pendlebury

3 Geoffrey Pearson

4 Charles Clegg

5 Raymond Johnson

6 Roger Leigh

7 Jack Clegg

8 Laurence J Williams

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 5

75th Peal for the Lancashire association: 7.

Ringing world: 2195.0260

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0260

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Cath and Parish Ch of St Mary, St Denys, & St George

Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 3h 29 (27–3–6)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by W Hudson

1 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

2 Richard Longden

3 Brian Tomlinson

4 Norman Tompkins

5 Peter (Senior) Crook

6 Revd Peter Robbins

7 James W Grounds

8 Joseph Thornley

9 Albert Greenhalgh

10 Roger Leigh

Peal Rung in Honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Ringing world: 2205.0426

Lancashire Association

Burnley, Lancashire

St Peter

Sunday, 7 June 1953 in 2h 57 (18–0–8)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Horace Howlett

1 Leonard Walsh

2 Jean Dawson

3 Kenneth Hartley

4 Charles W Blakey

5 Ernest J Gower

6 Norman Smith

7 Christopher M P Johnson

8 Roger Leigh (C)

Ringing world: 2205.427

Ringing World page reference: 2205.0427

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 27 June 1953 in 3h 16 (24–0–7)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by W Hudson

1 Ian P McEwan

2 Arthur Tomlinson

3 Peter (Senior) Crook

4 Richard Benson

5 Alan Pendlebury

6 Geoffrey Pearson

7 Frank Reynolds

8 Revd R D St John Smith (C)

9 Percy H Derbyshire

10 John F Wood

First peal of Grandsire Caters ‘inside’: 6

First peal of Caters: 10

Rung to welcome the new Vicar and his wife. Rev. and Mrs. T. Billington

Ringing world: 2207.0462

Ringing World page reference: 2207.0462

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Tuesday, 21 July 1953 in 3h 14 (24–0–7)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Arthur Tomlinson

2 Jean C Brown

3 Ruth M Jackson

4 Revd R D St John Smith (C)

5 Revd F Frankland Rigby

6 Roger Leigh

7 Ronald M Edwards

8 Frank Reynolds

9 Percy H Derbyshire

10 David Vincent

First peal of Royal ‘inside.’: 2

First peal of Royal: 3, 7

First peal of Royal as conductor

Ringing world: 2210.0510

Ringing World page reference: 2210.0510

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Town Hall

Monday, 3 August 1953 in 3h 50 (42–2–25)

5000 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by J Reeves

1 Geoffrey Pearson

2 O Michael Slaney

3 Allen Twyman

4 John A Somers

5 Alan Pendlebury

6 Alan J Brown

7 Chris M P Johnson

8 Derek Ogden

9 R Gordon Corby

10 Denis Mottershead (C)

First peal on ten bells: 3, 4.

Ringing world: 2212.0542

Lancashire Association

West Didsbury, Greater Manchester

Christ Church

Saturday, 15 August 1953 in 3h 10 (16–2–7)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Orrell Davies

2 Norman Tompkins

3 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

4 John F Wood

5 Burley Walshaw

6 Alan Pendlebury

7 Geoffrey Pearson

8 Joseph Thornley

First peal of Plain Bob: 1.

Ringing world: 2213.0560

Lancashire Association

Penwortham, Lancashire

St Mary

Monday, 7 September 1953 in 2h 50 (8½)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by T Day

1 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

2 Lawrence Walmsley

3 Brian A Tomlinson

4 Norman Tompkins

5 Edwin Jennings

6 Peter Crook

7 Christopher M P Johnson

8 Joseph Thornley

Rung in honour of the 75th birthday of Mr William E Moxham, who has been a service ringer at the above church for 53 years.

Lancashire Association

Flixton, Greater Manchester

St Michael

Saturday, 12 September 1953 in 3h 4 (13–3–1)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Jean C Brown

2 Geoffrey Pearson

3 Stella P Wain

4 Allen Twyman

5 Alan Pendlebury

6 Roy E Broom

7 Alan N Brown

8 Alan J Brown (C)

Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to Alan Pendlebury

Ringing world: 2217.0623

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 19 September 1953 in 3h 23 (24–0–7)

5040 London Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 Edward Jenkins

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Basil Jones

4 Alan A Potts

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 John E Bibby

7 Peter Laflin

8 Walter Allman

9 Joseph W Whittaker

10 John Worth (C)

Rung to the memory of George R. Newton, a member of the Lancashire Association and the Central Council for many years

Ringing world: 2219.0655

Ringing World page reference: 2219.0655

Lancashire Association

Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

St Mary

Saturday, 19 September 1953 in 2h 55 (15–0–6)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 Norman Tompkins

2 James L Wright

3 Peter (Senior) Crook

4 Roger Leigh

5 Alan Pendlebury

6 Geoffrey Pearson

7 Arthur Tomlinson (C)

8 Joseph Thornley

First peal in the method: 1, 8

25th peal and 20th peal together: 5, 6.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Peter Crook, jun., and Mrs. Crook.

Ringing world: 2219.0655

Ringing World page reference: 2219.0655

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

St John the Evangelist, Miles Platting

Thursday, 24 September 1953 in 2h 57 (12–0–22)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Anne P Brown

2 Ruth M Jackson

3 Jean C Brown

4 David Vincent

5 Denis Mottershead

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7 A Neville Brown

8 Alan J Brown

A 21st birthday compliment to Jean C Brown, and also commemorates 50 years as a member of the association by Mr J Hall, leader of the local band.

Ringing world: 2219.0656

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Cath and Parish Ch of St Mary, St Denys, & St George

Saturday, 26 September 1953 in 3h 13 (27–3–6)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Harold Hollingworth

2 Mary Walshaw

3 Margaret E Ridyard

4 Richard Longden

5 Arthur Tomlinson

6 Burley Walshaw

7 Harold Longden

8 Frank Reynolds

9 Joseph Thornley

10 Revd R D St John Smith (C)

Rung to the Glory of God and as a farewell compliment to the Right Rev. Bishop J. L. Wilson, Dean of Manchester, who is now Bishop of Birmingham

Ringing world: 2219.0655

Lancashire Association

Bootle, Merseyside

Christ Church

Saturday, 17 October 1953 in 2h 35

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Five callings.

1 William T Hilton

2 John McKee

3 Charles Alexander

4 Fred H Hayes

5 Cyril Byard

6 Thomas S Horridge (C)

First Peal: 1, 3, 4. Mr. John McKee is the first ringer to 'circle the tower.' Rung for the 87th anniversary of the consecration of the church.

Ringing World page reference: 2222.0705

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

St John the Evangelist, Miles Platting

Friday, 23 October 1953 in 2h 48 (12–0–22)

5152 Southgate Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Ruth M Jackson

2 Jean C Brown

3 Basil Jones

4 Alan A Potts

5 Alan J Brown

6 Derek Ogden

7 C Kenneth Lewis

8 Edward Jenkins (C)

First peal in the method by all, in the county and for the Association.

A 76th birthday compliment to Herbert Barlow, of Oldham, and a farewell to Derek Ogden on joining H.M. Forces.

Ringing world: 2224.0735

Lancashire Association

Salford, Greater Manchester

St Thomas, Pendleton

Saturday, 24 October 1953 in 3h (18–0–10)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Five-part

1 Norman Tompkins

2 Eric Hornby

3 Peter (Senior) Crook (C)

4 Reginald W Worrall

5 Orrell Davies

6 Harry Parker

7 Joseph Thornley

8 Harry Howard

First peal of Triples: 2

Rung to the honoured memory of former ringers at this church

Ringing world: 2223.0720

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 7 November 1953 in 3h 25 (24–0–7)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Carter

1 Ogden Moores

2 Ernest Moores

3 Joan Carter

4 Fred Pritchard

5 Norman Tompkins

6 Joseph Thornley

7 Stephen Lt Parry

8 Ivan Kay

9 James Carter (C)

10 Eric Casterton

First peal on ten bells: 1, 2, 4, 10

An in memoriam peal for the father of the tenor ringer

Ringing world: 2225.0750

Ringing World page reference: 2225.0750

Lancashire Association

Eccles, Greater Manchester

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 November 1953 in 3h (19–3–13)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Frank Barraclough

2 Harry Anderton

3 Everest Ford

4 James W Grounds

5 Edward Ashcroft

6 Jack N Brown

7 Peter (Senior) Crook (C)

8 Arthur Tomlinson

All are Master Masons.

Rung to celebrate the 70th birthday anniversary of Bro. Ernest Cutsforth, a Bolton and ex-Yorkshire ringer.

Ringing world: 2227.0784

Lancashire Association

Manchester, Greater Manchester

St John the Evangelist, Miles Platting

Friday, 27 November 1953 in 2h 38 (12–0–22)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Allen Twyman

2 Ruth M Jackson

3 Basil Jones

4 Alan A Potts

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Derek Ogden

7 Alan J Brown

8 Edward Jenkins (C)

First peal of surprise: 1.

First peal of surprise inside: 2.

Ringing world: 2229.0815

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 28 November 1953 in 3h 35 (24–0–7)

5040 Langley Surprise Royal

Composed by C K Lewis

1 Doreen Dutton

2 Ronald Kenrick

3 Peter Coxall

4 John E Bibby

5 Revd Peter Robbins

6 Ernest J Gower

7 Jack Ashcroft

8 Walter Allman

9 Edwin C Birkett

10 Joseph Ridyard (C)

First peal of Surprise Royal: 1, 3

First peal in the method by all the band, for the Association and on the bells.

Rung as a 73rd birthday compliment to Mr. Thomas W. Hammond, of Liverpool

Ringing world: 2228.0798

Ringing World page reference: 2228.0798

Lancashire Association

Poulton le Fylde, Lancashire

St Chad

Sunday, 13 December 1953 in 2h 55 (9 in B♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 six-scores, 10 callings.

1 Brian Atkinson

2 Peter S Barrett

3 Olive W Barrett (C)

4 J Kathleen Barrett

5 William Rufus Cowell (C)

6 Bernard H Hall

First peal - 1.2.3.4. First peal by a band of all local Sunday service ringers. Rung as a farewell to the Vicar, the Rev N H Fogg BA on his retirement.

Ringing World page reference: 2231.0006

Lancashire Association

Worsley, Greater Manchester

St Mark

Saturday, 19 December 1953 in 3h 16 (24–0–7 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by C Kenneth Lewis

1 Henry O Baker

2 Fred Dunkerley

3 Wilfred Stevenson

4 John E Bibby

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Walter Allman

7 Edward Jenkins

8 Peter Laflin

9 Joseph W Whittaker

10 John Worth (C)

Believed to be the first peal of Cambridge Royal in the Tittums.

Rung to commemorate the 15,480 Cambridge Royal rung on December 15th, 1951.

Ringing World page reference: 2233.0034

Lancashire Association

Preston, Lancashire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 26 December 1953 in 3h 32 (24–0–18)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J A Burford

1 Patricia Bourne

2 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

3 Thomas Barker

4 Charles Clegg

5 G Alec Dimmock

6 Roger Leigh

7 Jack Clegg

8 E Roger Martin

9 Ernest J Gower

10 Arthur Hatch

First peal on ten bells: 1.

First peal of Cambridge Royal: 3, 6, 9 & 10.

First peal of Cambridge Royal 'inside': 7 & 8.

First peal of Cambridge Royal as conductor.

Rung as a compliment to the Vicar, Rev. Canon W G Fallows, MA, on his appointment as a Chaplain to HM the Queen.

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