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St Martin's Guild

Dublin, Dublin

National Cathedral Church of St Patrick

Friday, 24 May 1901 in 3h 51 (45–1–18 in C)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 John Buffery

2 George R Pye

3 Isaac G Shade

4 John S Goldsmith

5 Ernest Pye

6 William Short (C)

7 Gabriel Lindoff

8 James W Townley

9 William H Barber

10 William Pye

This is the first peal of Treble Bob Royal rung out of Great Britain

W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Dublin, Dublin

Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday, 25 May 1901 in 3h 44 (39)

5004 Stedman Caters

Composed by Henry Johnson

1 William H Barber (C)

2 John S Goldsmith

3 George R Pye

4 Philip W Davies

5 Isaac G Shade

6 William Short

7 Ernest Pye

8 James George

9 William Pye

10 John Buffery

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Dublin, Ireland

Belfry of St Patick's Cathedral

Saturday, 25 May 1901 in 2h 47

5017 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye (C)

5–6 William H Barber

7–8 Ernest Pye

9–10 William Short

Umpires - Philip W Davies and James George

First peal in the method on handbells rung out of England

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Dublin, Dublin

National Cathedral Church of St Patrick

Tuesday, 28 May 1901 in 3h 56 (45–1–18 in C)

5017 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William Short

2 John S Goldsmith

3 George R Pye

4 Isaac G Shade

5 William Pye (C)

6 Richard R Cherry

7 Gabriel Lindoff

8 James George

9 Ernest Pye

10 William H Barber

First peal of Stedman Caters on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Bray, Wicklow

Christ Church

Tuesday, 28 May 1901 in 3h 34 (30)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 John Buffery

2 William Short

3 George R Pye

4 Isaac G Shade

5 William H Barber

6 John S Goldsmith (C)

7 Ernest Pye

8 William Pye

First peal in a Surprise method ever rung out of England

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Irish Sea

On board SS Cambria

Wednesday, 29 May 1901 in 2h 53

5173 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Carter

1–2 William Pye

3–4 William H Barber

5–6 George R Pye

7–8 Ernest Pye

9–10 William Short (C)

Umpires - James George and Isaac G Shade

This peal was rung while crossing the Irish Sea from Dublin to Holyhead and is the first ever accomplished on the water

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Bangor, Gwynedd

St David, Glanadda

Wednesday, 29 May 1901 in 3h 8 (13–1–21 in F♯)

5056 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 James George

2 Ernest Pye

3 Isaac G Shade

4 George R Pye

5 William Pye

6 John S Goldsmith

7 William Short

8 William H Barber (C)

This is the first peal in a Surprise method ever rung in Wales and the first peal of New Cambridge out of England. It is also the first peal in the method by all except Messrs Short and Barber

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Birmingham, West Midlands

St Martin

Monday, 22 July 1901 in 3h 39 (36)

5005 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 William G Ellis

2 Isaac G Shade

3 William Pye (C)

4 William Short

5 Charles Dickens

6 Bernard Witchell

7 Harry Middleton

8 Philip W Davies

9 Ernest Pye

10 John Buffery

11 Thomas Reynolds

12 William H Barber

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Birmingham, Warwickshire

St Martin

Thursday, 26 December 1901 in 8h 2 (36)

11111 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William Short (C)

2 George R Pye

3 Thomas Reynolds

4 Charles Dickens

5 William H Barber

6 Gabriel Lindoff

7 Henry Middleton

8 Ernest Pye

9 James E Groves

10 William Pye

11 Arthur E Pegler

12 John Barber

First peal of Stedman Cinques: 6. This is the longest peal yet rang on twelve bells, and was heard by a great number of ringers, including Messrs. Thompson from Derby, C. Hounslow (Oxford), J. Carter, S. Reeves, W. R. Small and all the local men congratulated the band on the excellent ringing throughout the peal.

BN 20.0428.

St Martin's Guild

Selly Oak, West Midlands

St Mary

Friday, 27 December 1901 in 3h 5

5248 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William Pye

2 Ernest Pye

3 George R Pye

4 William H Barber

5 Henry Middleton

6 Gabriel Lindoff (C)

7 Thomas Miller

8 Arthur E Pegler

First peal in the method: 7

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Kidderminster, Worcestershire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 28 December 1901 in 3h 25 (30)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Noah Davis

2 Gabriel Lindoff

3 George R Pye

4 Ernest Pye

5 William Short

6 William H Barber

7 John Crane

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 2, 5 and 6

First in the method by The Guild

Source - W Pye peal book

St Martin's Guild

Clent, Worcestershire

Residence of Mr T Barber

Sunday, 29 December 1901 in 2h 59

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by William H Barber

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye

5–6 William H Barber (C)

7–8 Ernest Pye

9–10 Gabriel Lindoff

Umpire - William Short

First peal of Royal on handbells, also by the Guild

Source - W Pye peal book

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