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Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

St Bene't

Saturday, 8 January 1938 in 2h 52 (14)

5040 Minor (4m)

Two 720s of Cambridge, Kent T.B. and Plain Bob and one of Oxford T.B.

1 Christopher W Woolley

2 Miss Edith K Fletcher

3 T Reginald Dennis

4 Frank Warrington

5 Wilfrid H J Hooton (C)

6 George W Fletcher

Ely Diocesan Association

Meldreth, Cambridgeshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 15 January 1938 in 2h 50 (12)

5040 Doubles (2m)

8 120s of Plain Bob and 34 of Grandsire.

1 Tom Sherman

2 Cyril A Hurst

3 Bert Dean

4 George Easy

5 Albert Hurst (C)

First peal - 1,2 and as conductor.

First on the bells.

Ely Diocesan Association

Histon, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 20 January 1938 in 2h 35 (7)

5040 London Surprise Minor

1 T Reginald Dennis

2 Charles W Cook

3 Francis G Gleaves

4 Frank Warrington (C)

5 Sidney Brown

6 Albert E Austin

First in the method - 5 and on the bells.

Ely Diocesan Association

Wendens Ambo, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 January 1938 in 2h 48 (8 in G♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Seven 720’s.

1 Albert E Austin

2 Reginald C Sharp

3 Francis G Gleaves

4 Cecil N Austin

5 Sidney Brown

6 Frank Warrington (C)

First peal "inside" - 2 & 5.

First peal in the method - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 1402.0074

Ely Diocesan Association

Shouldham, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 5 February 1938 in 2h 49 (11–0–10 in A♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

Comprising an extent each of Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Combined Oxford and Kent Treble Bob and two extents of Plain Bob.

1 Sydney Flint

2 Claude Cousins

3 Wallace W Cousins

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Edward Barker

6 Cecil V Ebberson

Ely Diocesan Association

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 12 February 1938 in 3h 23 (21 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by York Green

1 William E Bason (C)

2 Alfred Bacon

3 William Rose

4 Lewis Bush

5 John A Godfrey

6 Wallace Cousins

7 Arthur G Bason

8 Frank Warrington

9 Walter Freeman

10 Claude Cousins

First on 10: 4

Rung to celebrate the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William E Bason.

Ringing World page reference: 1405.0123

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 5 March 1938 in 3h 8 (17)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Wallace W Cousins

2 John Buckenham

3 Alfred E Bacon

4 Arthur H Holliday

5 John A Godfrey

6 William Buckenham

7 Claude Cousins

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

180th peal - 3.

First in the method - 4.

Ely Diocesan Association

Watlington, Norfolk

SS Peter and Paul

Thursday, 17 March 1938 in 2h 43 (8)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 of Childwall, St. Clement's, Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, Plain Bob, Oxford T.B. and Kent T.B.

1 Sidney Flint

2 John Buckenham

3 Wallace W Cousins

4 William Buckenham

5 Claude Cousins

6 Cecil V Ebberson (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Marham, Norfolk

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 31 March 1938 in 2h 44 (12)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 of Double Court, St. Clement's, Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, Plain Bob, Oxford T.B. and Kent T.B.

1 Frederick Matthews_snr

2 Claude Cousins

3 Wallace W Cousins

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 John Buckenham

6 William Buckenham (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Woodditton, Cambridgeshire

Sunny View

Monday, 11 April 1938 in 2h 13

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B H Swinson

1–2 Revd B F Sheppard

3–4 Albert E Austin

5–6 Reginald C Sharp

7–8 Christopher W Woolley (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Woodditton, Cambridgeshire

Sunny View

Thursday, 14 April 1938 in 2h 56

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by G H Beevor

1–2 Sidney Brown

3–4 Albert E Austin

5–6 Christopher W Woolley (C)

7–8 Revd B F Sheppard

9–10 Reginald C Sharp

Ely Diocesan Association

Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire

St Mary

Sunday, 17 April 1938 in 2h 51 (11)

5040 Minor (3m)

Two 720s of Kent and Oxford T.B. and three of Plain Bob.

1 Sidney Flint

2 John Buckenham

3 Claude Cousins

4 William Buckenham

5 Wallace W Cousins (C)

6 Ralph Narborough

First as conductor.

Ely Diocesan Association

Harston, Cambridgeshire

All Saints

Monday, 18 April 1938 in 2h 39 (9)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 James H G Hume

2 Cyril G Hurst

3 Ronald H Lawrence

4 Bert Dean

5 Charles W Cook (C)

6 Albert Hurst

First peal - 1,3.

First on six (belong to Little Shelford) - 2,4.

Rung for the Easter Festival.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Tuesday, 19 April 1938 in 3h 12 (17)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Sidney Flint

2 Alfred E Bacon

3 William Buckenham

4 Wallace W Cousins

5 Claude Cousins

6 Arthur Rolfe

7 Ralph Narborough

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

First of T.B. Major - 6.

Ely Diocesan Association

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 14 May 1938 in 2h 55 (11)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

CC No 167.

1 Percy Smith

2 Arthur Abrams

3 Wilfred C Young

4 Russell Paul

5 Donald Peacock

6 William Seekings (C)

First inside - 4.

Ely Diocesan Association

Downham Market, Norfolk

St Edmund, King and Martyr

Saturday, 28 May 1938 in 2h 58 (11)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Alfred E Bacon

2 John A Godfrey

3 Wallace W Cousins

4 John Buckenham

5 William Buckenham

6 Edward Barker

7 Claude Cousins

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Walpole St Andrew, Norfolk

St Andrew

Saturday, 4 June 1938 in 2h 46 (15)

5040 Minor (6m)

720 of Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, St. Clement's, Kent and Oxford T.B. and 1440 of Plain Bob.

1 Sidney Flint

2 Lewis Bush

3 John Buckenham

4 William Buckenham

5 Wallace W Cousins (C)

6 Claude Cousins

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Monday, 6 June 1938 in 3h 4 (17)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 John Buckenham

2 Alfred E Bacon

3 George Johnson

4 William Buckenham

5 Hector Holliday

6 Edward Barker

7 John A Godfrey

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Gressenhall, Norfolk

St Mary

Monday, 6 June 1938 in 2h 54 (10)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 Alfred E Bacon

2 John Clarke

3 John A Godfrey

4 Hector Holliday

5 John Buckenham

6 William Buckenham (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Harston, Cambridgeshire

All Saints

Monday, 20 June 1938 in 2h 46 (9)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 Jack Green

2 Miss Kitty Willers

3 James H G Hume

4 Ronald H Lawrence

5 Charles W Cook (C)

6 Harry L Martin

First peal - 1.

First inside - 3.

Rung on the first anniversary of the dedication of the bells.

Ely Diocesan Association

Shouldham, Norfolk

All Saints

Thursday, 23 June 1938 in 2h 47 (12)

5040 Minor (8m)

720 of Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, St. Clement's, Oxford and Kent T.B. and Plain Bob and 360 of Double Court and Single Court.

1 Edward Barker

2 Alfred E Bacon

3 John Buckenham

4 William Buckenham

5 Wallace W Cousins (C)

6 Claude Cousins

Ely Diocesan Association

Leverington, Cambridgeshire

St Leonard

Sunday, 26 June 1938 in 2h 53 (15–2–0 in F)

5040 Minor (14m)

Comprising seven extents in 14 methods: (1) Plain Bob, Double Bob, Hereward and Double Oxford (2) Norwich Surprise (3) Cambridge Surprise; (4) Double and Single Court; (5) Thelwall and Childwall; (6) St Clement’s and Oxford Bob; (7) Kent and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Sydney Flint

2 Lewis Bush

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Wallace W Cousins

5 Cecil V Ebberson

6 Claude Cousins

First peal in 14 methods - 2, 4, 6. First 14-method peal on the bells and for the association.

Ely Diocesan Association

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

University Church of St Mary the Great

Thursday, 14 July 1938 in 3h 15 (27 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 A Thomas Chinery

2 Rev B F Sheppard

3 Stanley H Goodwin

4 Ernest G Hibbins

5 Charles W Smith

6 T Reginald Dennis

7 Frank Warrington (C)

8 James W R Quinney

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Wednesday, 20 July 1938 in 2h 53 (17)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 William T Godfrey

2 Alfred E Bacon

3 Wallace W Cousins

4 Charles W Cook

5 Francis G Gleaves

6 Arthur G Bason

7 Frank Warrington (C)

8 Claude Cousins

First in the method inside - 2.

Ely Diocesan Association

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire

Harbledown

Wednesday, 31 August 1938 in 2h 23

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1–2 John B Woolley

3–4 Christopher W Woolley

5–6 Wilfrid H J Hooton (C)

7–8 Frank Warrington

First of Major in hand - 7-8.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire

St Margaret

Friday, 2 September 1938 in 2h 55 (14)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 of Double Court, London S., Cambridge S., Kent T.B., Oxford T.B., Double Oxford and Oxford Bob.

1 Victor Chapman

2 Ernest G Hibbins

3 Wilfrid H J Hooton

4 Christopher W Woolley

5 John B Woolley

6 Frank Warrington (C)

First in 7 methods - 1 and on the bells.

250th peal - 6.

Ely Diocesan Association

St Ives, Huntingdonshire

All Saints

Saturday, 10 September 1938 in 3h 19 (12)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Arranged by Frank Warrington.

1 Herbert Cole

2 Arthur J Abrams

3 William T Godfrey

4 Russell A Paul

5 Wilfred C Young

6 George L Perkins

7 William Seekings

8 Frank Warrington (C)

First of Major - 4,5.

First of Bob Major - 7.

Ely Diocesan Association

Hilgay, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 10 September 1938 in 3h 3 (17)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Alfred E Bacon

2 Claude Cousins

3 John Buckenham

4 Lewis Bush

5 Wallace W Cousins

6 Arthur Rolfe

7 William Buckenham

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

Birthday compliment to 7 and 8.

Ely Diocesan Association

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 17 September 1938 in 2h 54 (14)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 of Cambridge, Kent, Oxford T.B., Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, Double Court and Plain Bob.

1 Arthur J Abrams

2 Russell A Paul

3 Wilfred C Young

4 William Seekings

5 Donald Peacock

6 Frank Warrington (C)

First in 7 methods inside - 2.

Ely Diocesan Association

Harston, Cambridgeshire

All Saints

Monday, 26 September 1938 in 2h 39 (9)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Charles W Cook

2 Cyril G Hurst

3 Jack Green

4 James H G Hume

5 Bert Dean

6 Frank Warrington (C)

First inside - 3.

Ely Diocesan Association

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 28 September 1938 in 3h 10 (21 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Gabriel Lindoff (C)

2 Wallace Cousins

3 Mrs R Richardson

4 George Ladd

5 Lewis Bush

6 Fred Wigmore

7 John A Godfrey

8 Claude Cousins

9 Walter Freeman

10 Rupert Richardson

Specially arranged for Mr. G. Lindoff, and rung for the harvest festival.

Ringing World page reference: 1437.0647

Ely Diocesan Association

Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 5 November 1938 in 3h 9 (18)

5088 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by W Micklewright

1 Victor Chapman

2 Miss Kitty Willers

3 Sidney Brown

4 T Reginald Dennis

5 Gordon Lilley

6 Charles W Smith

7 Ernest G Hibbins (C)

8 Robert G King

First on eight - 1.

Ely Diocesan Association

Marham, Norfolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 12 November 1938 in 2h 45 (12)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Wallace W Cousins (C)

2 William Buckenham

3 Fred Matthews_snr

4 Claude Cousins

5 John Buckenham

6 Arthur G Bason

Rung in commemoration of the Armistice.

Ely Diocesan Association

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire

SS Peter and Paul

Wednesday, 23 November 1938 in 2h 40 (11)

5040 Minor (5m)

Two 720s of Oxford and Kent T.B. and one of Double Oxford, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.

1 William Seekings

2 Stanley Murphy

3 Russell Paul

4 Arthur Abrams

5 Donald Peacock

6 Wilfred C Young (C)

First as conductor.

Rung as a welcome to the new Vicar, the Rev J C Hawthorne, and his wife.

Ely Diocesan Association

Crimplesham, Norfolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 December 1938 in 2h 25 (6)

5040 Doubles (3m)

18 extents: Grandsire. 12 extents each: St Simon Bob, Plain Bob.

1 John Buckenham

2 Arthur G Bason

3 Wallace W Cousins (C)

4 William Buckenham

5 Claude Cousins

The first peal on the bells, and of Doubles by all the band.

Ely Diocesan Association

Walpole St Andrew, Norfolk

St Andrew

Saturday, 17 December 1938 in 2h 53 (15)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 of Double Court, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Oxford Bob, Oxford T.B., Kent T.B. and Plain Bob.

1 Thomas Bush

2 Lewis Bush

3 John A Godfrey

4 Wallace W Cousins

5 Claude Cousins

6 Tony Price (C)

Ely Diocesan Association

Woodditton, Cambridgeshire

Sunny View

Wednesday, 28 December 1938 in 2h 50 (17)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1–2 Sidney Brown

3–4 Albert E Austin

5–6 Walter Ayre (C)

7–8 Christopher W Woolley

9–10 Reginald C Sharpe

Ely Diocesan Association

Wendens Ambo, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 December 1938 in 2h 37 (8 in G♯)

5040 London Surprise Minor

1 Reginald C Sharp

2 Frank E Haynes

3 Cecil N Austin

4 Albert E Austin

5 Edward H Finch

6 Walter Ayre (C)

First peal of London Surprise - 3.

First peal of London Surprise Minor - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 1451.0021

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