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Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 15 February 1928 in 3h 19 (29–2–26 in D♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William Knight

2 Richard Clark

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 William J Prescott

5 Gilbert H Harding

6 Charles F Andrews

7 Samuel J Hector

8 Joseph T Dyke (C)

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Devizes, Wiltshire

St John

Saturday, 12 May 1928 in 3h 8 (19–1–6 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Sidney Hillier

2 Charles T Coles

3 George R Pye

4 Sidney Wiltshire

5 Fred Lambeth

6 William Bolwell

7 Alfred E Reeves

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method : 1 and 4

First peal of Cambridge Major : 6

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Chippenham, Wiltshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 13 May 1928 in 2h 58 (21)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Sidney Hillier

2 William Bolwell

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 George R Pye

5 Sidney Wiltshire

6 Fred Lambeth

7 Charles J Gardiner

8 William Pye

First peal in the method : 1, 2, 5 and 6

First Surprise peal on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wimborne St Giles, Dorset

St Giles

Monday, 13 August 1928 in 3h 14 (17)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 George Williams

2 William A Cave

3 George R Pye (C)

4 William H Fussell

5 John H B Hesse

6 Samuel J Hector

7 Joseph T Dyke

8 Frank Hart

The first peal on the bells recently augmented from 6 to 8 by Taylor & Co

Source - G Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Cranborne, Dorset

St Mary and St Bartholomew

Monday, 13 August 1928 in 3h 3 (14)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H W Wilde

1 Norman V Andrews

2 George Williams

3 William H Fussell

4 George R Pye

5 Joseph T Dyke (C)

6 Samuel J Hector

7 William A Cave

8 Charles F Andrews

The first peal of Double Norwich on the bells

Source - G Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wimborne St Giles, Dorset

St Giles

Wednesday, 15 August 1928 in 3h 7 (14–1–5 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 John H B Hesse

2 George Williams (C)

3 Joseph T Dyke

4 George R Pye

5 William H Fussell

6 Charles F Andrews

7 Samuel J Hector

8 William A Cave

This peal was rung by the request of Lord Shaftesbury (President of the Guild) on the occasion of the visit of Her Majesty the Queen to St Giles on this date. Her Majesty signed the visitor's book in the church whilst the peal was in progress, and outside listened to the ringing for 15 minutes

Note - In G Pye peal book with church dedication St Mary Magdalene

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Wimborne Minster, Dorset

St Cuthberga

Wednesday, 15 August 1928 in 3h 32 (29–2–20 in D)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Carter

1 George Williams

2 William H Fussell

3 George R Pye (C)

4 William A Cave

5 James L Hayward

6 Charles F Andrews

7 John H B Hesse

8 Samuel J Hector

9 Joseph T Dyke

10 Norman V Andrews

* First peal of Stedman Caters: 5 and 10

Source - G Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Kingston, Dorset

St James

Friday, 17 August 1928 in 3h 16 (28)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 George Williams (C)

2 William H Fussell

3 A F Martin Stewart

4 George R Pye

5 John H B Hesse

6 Charles F Andrews

7 Joseph T Dyke

8 Norman V Andrews

This was the first peal on the bells which were cast by Messrs Taylor & Co and erected in the tower 48 years ago. See also Ringing World 1928 p558 & 559

Source - G Pye peal book

Salisbury Diocesan Guild

Poole, Dorset

St James

Friday, 14 September 1928 in 3h 17 (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 John H B Hesse

2 George Williams (C)

3 George R Pye

4 Charles F Andrews

5 William H Fussell

6 Joseph T Dyke

7 William A Cave

8 Samuel J Hector

First Surprise peal on the bells

Source - G Pye peal book

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