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Suffolk Guild

Stradbroke, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 4 January 1958 in 3h 14 (20–1–10 in E♭)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 H William Barrett

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Stanley W Copling

4 Leslie G Brett

5 F Charles Goodman

6 John W C Blythe

7 David Vincent

8 Trevor N J Bailey

9 George Sayer

10 L Edward Etheridge

25th peal - 8.

Suffolk Guild

Theberton, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 6 February 1958 in 2h 40 (6–2–9 in B♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents, CCC Nos. 59, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69

1 James M Bailey

2 Alan R Bridges

3 Raymond Peck

4 Jack Pilgrim

5 Alan S Pipe

6 Peter S Bedford (C)

First peal of Surprise 2 & 5.

First of Surprise on the Bells.

Rung to commemorate the anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Suffolk Guild

Theberton, Suffolk

St Peter

Thursday, 20 February 1958 in 2h 31 (6–2–9 in B♭)

5040 Minor (10m)

Being seven extents in ten methods : (1) Ipswich Surprise, (2) London Surprise, (3) Norwich Surprise, (4) Cambridge Surprise, (5) St Clement's College Bob and Double Oxford Bob, (6) Childwall Bob and Thelwall Bob, (7) Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Jack Pilgrim

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Stanley W Copling

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 6 March 1958 in 2h 40 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of York, Wells, London, Bourne, Ipswich, Norwich, and Cambridge.

1 H William Barrett

2 Stanley W Copling

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 Peter S Bedford

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in seven surprise methods by all except the treble ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 2451.0186

Suffolk Guild

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 24 March 1958 in 2h 46 (12½ in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Beverley, York, London, Bourne, Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge.

1 Edwin T Chapman

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Raymond Peck

4 Peter S Bedford

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in seven Surprise methods: 3.

A birthday compliment to Vernon B Bedford.

Ringing World page reference: 2454.0233

Suffolk Guild

Pakefield, Suffolk

All Saints and St Margaret

Monday, 7 April 1958 in 2h 55 (8–3–4 in G)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1 Edwin T Chapman

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Raymond Peck

4 G Anthony Sutherland

5 Trevor N J Bailey

6 Michael J Stokes

7 Peter Kindred

8 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7.

Rung in honour of the marriage of Mr Douglas Mitchell and Miss Molly Woolnough, which took place at this church on Saturday; also Mr and Mrs Peter Kindred's 11th wedding anniversary.

Ringing World page reference: 2455.0247

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 31 May 1958 in 2h 48 (11–0–0 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being a 720 each of Cambridge, Double Court, Double Oxford, St Clements College, Oxford TB, Kent TB & Plain Bob.

1 Mrs E T Chapman

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Peter Kindred

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 Michael Solley

6 John W Blythe (C)

First peal in seven methods - 1 & 5.

Suffolk Guild

Bungay, Suffolk

St Mary

Saturday, 7 June 1958 in 2h 52 (16)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 A William Bird

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 Michael Solley

4 C Jack Gibson

5 Michael J Stokes

6 Trevor N J Bailey

7 John W Blythe (C)

8 Peter Kindred

Rung to congratulate Mr and Mrs George Pipe on the birth of a daughter, Sarah Margaret.

Ringing World page reference: 2465.0411

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Monday, 9 June 1958 in 2h 36 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven different 720's

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 John W Blythe

5 Walter Ruffles

6 Peter S Bedford (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr. W Gibson

Suffolk Guild

Aldeburgh, Suffolk

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 13 June 1958 in 2h 40 (12½ in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being seven 720's : (1) London Surprise, (2) Ipswich Surprise, (3) Norwich Surprise, (4) Plain Bob, (5) Oxford Treble Bob, (6) Cambridge Surprise, (7) Kent Treble Bob.

1 Edwin T Chapman

2 Raymond Peck

3 Peter S Bedford

4 Jack Pilgrim

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 H William Barrett

Rung as part of the programme of the 11th Aldeburgh Festival of Music and Arts

Suffolk Guild

Hollesley, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 19 July 1958 in 2h 58 (17–0–11 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 C Jack Gibson

2 James M Bailey

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 Trevor N J Bailey

5 Edwin T Chapman

6 H William Barrett

7 Peter S Bedford

8 John W Blythe (C)

A birthday compliment to Christine Bailey, granddaughter of 2

Suffolk Guild

Stowmarket, Suffolk

St Peter and St Mary

Tuesday, 22 July 1958 in 3h 19 (20–0–7)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Horace Howlett

1 Charles W Miller

2 Leslie Forster

3 Robert E Lester

4 William B Duncan

5 Claude Snowden

6 David Brown

7 Gilbert Goodship

8 Oliver G Barnard (C)

First Peal 1

Rung as a farewell compliment to Mr W B Duncan, a regular ringer at this tower for the past 12 years, who is leaving the district.

Last peal on the old bells before restoration.

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Suffolk Guild

Debenham, Suffolk

St Mary Magdalene

Wednesday, 13 August 1958 in 3h 20 (21–0–20 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 Mrs Samuel J Haines

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 Peter Laflin

5 Arthur G Bason

6 H William Barrett

7 Samuel J Haines

8 Bert Gogle

Suffolk Guild

Theberton, Suffolk

St Peter

Tuesday, 2 September 1958 in 2h 34 (6–2–9 in B♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being 1440 each of Cambridge Surprise, and Plain Bob, and 720 each of St Clement's College Bob, Kent Treble Bob, and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Peter S Bedford

2 James M Bailey

3 Alan R Bridges

4 Alan S Pipe

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 H William Barrett

First peal in five methods 3

Suffolk Guild

Laxfield, Suffolk

All Saints

Saturday, 13 September 1958 in 2h 55 (15–1–9 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being a 720 each of Single Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, St Clement's College Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 C Jack Gibson

2 Jack Pilgrim

3 Stanley W Copling

4 Peter S Bedford

5 John W Blythe (C)

6 H William Barrett

A birthday compliment to Peter Bedford and Susan Blythe.

Ringing World page reference: 2479.0637

Suffolk Guild

Blythburgh, Suffolk

Holy Trinity

Monday, 15 September 1958 in 2h 35 (10–1–10 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Single Oxford Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob, St Clement's College Bob, and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Alan R Bridges

2 James M Bailey

3 John W Blythe

4 Alan S Pipe

5 Peter S Bedford

6 H William Barrett (C)

Suffolk Guild

Heveningham, Suffolk

St Margaret

Tuesday, 23 September 1958 in 2h 30 (9 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (5m)

Being six extents of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and nine extents each of St Martin's, St Simon's, Grandsire and Plain Bob.

1 Walter Kerrison

2 Edwin T Chapman

3 C Jack Gibson

4 H William Barrett

5 John W Blythe (C)

Believed to be the first peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2482.0686

Suffolk Guild

Wenhaston, Suffolk

St Peter

Tuesday, 30 September 1958 in 2h 49 (12–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being seven extents in five methods, Viz: (1) Double Oxford Bob, (2) Plain Bob, (3) Oxford Treble Bob, (4) combined Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob, (5) St Clement's College Bob, (6) Plain Bob, (7) Kent Treble Bob.

1 Peter S Bedford

2 Raymond Peck

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 C Jack Gibson

5 H William Barrett

6 John W Blythe (C)

Birthday compliment to C Jack Gibson

Suffolk Guild

Southwold, Suffolk

St Edmund King and Martyr

Saturday, 1 November 1958 in 2h 57 (12 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Jack Pilgrim

2 Raymond Peck

3 Ernest G Pearce

4 L Edward Etheridge

5 C Jack Gibson

6 Richard S Payne

7 Peter S Bedford

8 John W Blythe (C)

Rung for the birthdays of Mrs Jarvis, of Southwold (90), and Mr Pearce (son of the ringer of the third).

Ringing World page reference: 2486.0752

Suffolk Guild

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund (the Norman Tower)

Saturday, 1 November 1958 in 3h 21 (30 in C♯)

5000 Little Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Arranged)

1 Clifford Bird

2 Arthur G Bason

3 William Love

4 Stanley W Copling

5 George Sayer

6 F Charles Goodman

7 Trevor N J Bailey

8 H William Barrett

9 F Nolan Golden (C)

10 Bert Gogle

All the above are regular service ringers at 'Mancroft.’

Rung in honour of the induction of the Very Rev. John Waddington, formerly Vicar of St. Peter, Mancroft, Norwich, as Provost of the Cathedral on this day.

Suffolk Guild

Copdock, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 15 November 1958 in 2h 45 (10 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each: London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Single Court Bob, Double Court Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Plain Bob

1 Alan R Andrews (C)

2 H Frank Pike

3 Roy Duesbury

4 George N Orman

5 Arthur G Button

6 Edward E Davey

Suffolk Guild

Yoxford, Suffolk

St Peter

Saturday, 13 December 1958 in 2h 38 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

Being one 720 each of Double Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, St Clement's College Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, and two extents of Plain Bob.

1 A William Bird

2 William B Duncan

3 Jack Pilgrim

4 Alan R Bridges

5 Edwin T Chapman (C)

6 Peter S Bedford

Rung as a wedding compliment and farewell to the Revd R. Knight-Parker, at the same hour as he was being inducted to his new parish, St Leonards-on-sea.

Ringing World page reference: 2492.0006

Suffolk Guild

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary le Tower

Saturday, 13 December 1958 in 3h 22

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Gilbert R Goodship

2 George E Symonds

3 Charles J Sedgley (C)

4 John R Smith

5 Harry D Lister

6 Frank B Lufkin

7 F Nolan Golden

8 Walter Ruffles

9 Leslie G Brett

10 Ernest V Blake

First peal of Cambridge Royal - 8.

Rung in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first peal of Cambridge Maximus, which was completed at St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, in August 1908; also for the induction of a new Vicar, the Rev. Basil Layton Spurgin, MA.

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