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Chester Diocesan Guild

Bebington, Wirral

St Andrew

Saturday, 16 June 1894 in 2h 41

5040 Plain Bob Minor (3m)

Being three 720's of Canterbury Pleasure, three 720's Plain Bob and one 720 Grandsire

1 James Cliffe

2 Edwin Breeze

3 Frank Jones

4 Edward A Hough

5 Joseph Woods

6 James Dillon (C)

First 5040 2 and 5;

First 5040 in three methods by all except the conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild

Grappenhall, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Sunday, 1 July 1894 (10–0–18)

720 Plain Bob Minor

1 James Mainwaring (C)

2 Frederick T Spence

3 Thomas Burrows

4 Samuel Horsfall

5 Charles R Greenall

6 John W Booth

First 720, unassisted, by the band, rung for divine service.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 31 July 1894 in 2h 51 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Taylor's Bob and Single variation

1 William Evetts

2 Albert Harding

3 John Wright

4 Arthur Jarvis

5 George Harding

6 Richard Langford

7 Richard T Holding (C)

8 Joseph Davies

The Crewe Society

First peal: 8

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr William Evetts, on attaining his majority, also as a birthday compliment to Mr George Harding. This peal was attempted on the previous Saturday, on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the New Hospital at Crewe, but came to grief after ringing 3400 changes in two hours. The ringers then decided to make another attempt on the following practice night, with the results shown above.

Bell News August 4th 1894 No. 643 Vol. XIII page 128

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 21 August 1894 in 3h 11 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Hubbard's ten part

Composed by Hubbard

1 William Walmsley

2 Frank Stonely

3 William W Steel

4 John Minshull

5 Wilfred Matthews

6 William Gayes

7 Joseph Norbury (C)

8 Alfred Mottershead

First peal of triples in the method by all.

First peal for Alfred Mottershead and as conductor.

First of Bob Triples by the Guild.

This peal was rung as a token of respect to David Clarke, (late Mayor and Alderman) who was buried that day, the bells being deeply muffled.

Chester Diocesan Guild

West Kirby, Wirral

St Bridget

Saturday, 6 October 1894 in 2h 46 (12–0–23 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Taylor’s Six Part

1 E Pownall

2 T Hammond

3 F Jones

4 J Pownall

5 T Hughes

6 J Dillon (C)

7 F Smith

8 C Pownall

First Peal in the method on the bells.

First Peal for 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 30 October 1894 in 3h 7 (20–0–0 in E)

5040 Canterbury Pleasure Bob Triples

Composed by William Walmsley

1 Frank Stonely

2 Wilfred Matthews

3 William W Steel

4 William Walmsley (C)

5 John Minshull

6 William Gayes

7 Joseph Norbury

8 Alfred Mottershead

First peal of triples in the method by all the band and for the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild

West Kirby, Wirral

St Bridget

Tuesday, 13 November 1894 in 2h 58 (12–0–23 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by H Hubbard (Ten Part)

1 E Pownall

2 J Shone

3 F Jones

4 H Bird

5 T Hughes

6 E Breeze

7 J Dillon (C)

8 J Pownall

Chester Diocesan Guild

Eastham, Cheshire

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 24 November 1894 in 2h 45

5040 Minor (4m)

Two extents each of Oxford Single, Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob; one extent of Grandsire

1 James Smith

2 Joseph Woods

3 William Smith

4 John Rowlands

5 Edmund Breeze

6 H E Hough (C)

First peal: 1,3 & 4

First peal as Conductor

First peal on the bells

Messrs Breeze and Hough hail from Bebington, the rest are local men.

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