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First peal: 1

First peal in four methods: 2,3,4,5

First peal on the bells

Ringing World January 15th 1926 No. 774 Vol. XXI page 37

First peal of Triples: 1,2,3,4

Mr T Hurd was elected a member before starting

Ringing World January 8th 1926 No. 773 Vol. XXI page 20

1st peal : Albert Smith and elected a member of the Guild before commencing

Rung as a birthday compliment to JS Royle

First peal: 1.

First peal of Major at first attempt: 4

First peal of Major as conductor.

Mr. J.H. Riding has now rung each bell in the tower to a peal of Stedman Triples.

First peal in the method; 1,3.

First peal in the method on the bells.

Rung in honour of the arrival on the 24th inst. of a son and heir to Mr W Longman, secretary of the above tower

Ringing World February 12th 1926 No. 778 Vol. XXI page 99

50th peal: 3

First peal on the bells

Ringing World February 12th 1926 No. 778 Vol. XXI page 102

Miss Bibby’s first peal ‘in hand’

First peal of Royal: 3-4 and 5-6

First peal of Royal ‘in hand’: 7-8

First peal of Little Bob Royal in the county.

First peal of Royal ‘in hand’ by the Guild with a resident band

Ringing World February 1926 No. 779 Vol. XXI page 118

First peal of Major: 6

Ringing World February 26th 1926 No. 780 Vol. XXI page 131

First peal and first attempt: 4

First peal in the method: 2 and 5

First peal on the bells.

Rung on the Eve of St Matthias's Day.

1st peal in 3 methods: Thomas Wilkinson

25th peal: Frederick H Crawley

Rung as a birthday compliment to the daughter of the ringer of the fourth

First peal in the method: 6

First peal of Treble Bob Royal ‘in hand’ in the county, by the Guild and by all the band.

Ringing World March 19th 1926 No. 783 Vol. XXI page 180

CS Ryles was elected a member of the Guild before the commencement of the peal

All the ringers are under 22 years of age

Ringing World March 19th 1926 No. 783 Vol XXI page 180

First peal in the method; 1,3.

First peal in the method 'inside'; 2.

First peal in the method in the county, and by the Guild with a resi­dent band.

First peal of Surprise Royal in the county by the Guild and by all the band. Rung at second attempt, without practice, by an entirely resident band. Mr H F Holding’s 60th peal. Ringers of 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th and tenor belong to the local band; treble and 2nd to Chester, and 7th and 8th to Eccleston

Ringing World April 2nd 1926 No. 785 Vol XXI page 210

Ringing World April 9th 1926 No. 786 Vol. XXI page 228

100th peal: 3

This is the first peal of Stedman on the bells

First peal of Surprise: 2 & 4. First peal of Surprise in the tower.

First peal - 1; first minor inside - 2; first minor - 3

Robert Sperring's 350th peal

This method was first published in The Bell News, September 1899 and is now rung for the first time

First peal of Major as conductor

25th peal on the bells for the Guild

Ringing World April 30th 1926 No. 789 Vol XXI page 276

First Peal on the Bells

All the ringers hail from Biddulph Parish Church

Ringing World August 13th 1926 No. 803 Vol. XXI page 500

First peal in the method on the bells. First peal in the method: 2, 4, 5 & 8. First peal on eight bells as conductor.

Rung as a welcome to Mr. John Bancroft, of Vancouver, a former Norbury ringer.

First peal in three methods on the bells and by the ringers of treble and 2nd. The conductor's 25th peal. Rung as a birthday compliment to the father of the conductor.

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor

Ringing World June 4th 1926 No. 793 Vol XXI page 341

First peal of Surprise Minor on the bells and by all the band.

First peal in the method on the bells

First peal in the method: 1,3

100th peal: 7

Ringing World June 11th 1926 No. 794 Vol. XXI page 355

Ringing World June 18th 1926 No. 795 Vol. XXI page 371

The first extent on the bells since they were re-cast and re-hung by Messrs.Taylor, of Loughborough.

First peal on the bells

First peal in five methods by all except the ringer of the third

Ringing World July 2nd 1926 No. 797 Vol. XXI page 405

This is the first peal of Stedman on the bells.

First peal in the method for all, except treble and 7th

First as conductor in the method

100th peal: 1.

Ringing World July 23rd 1926 No. 800 Vol. XXI page 452

First peal: 1.

First peal of Triples: 4

Ringing World August 20th 1926 No. 804 Vol XXI page 515

This is the first peal in the method and also the first Surprise peal on the bells. First Surprise peal by all the band except the 3rd and 5th ringers.

Rung as a compliment to the author of the method, Mr. J. S. Wilde, of Dunedin, N.Z., a former instructor to the tower, also as a farewell to Mr. J. Bancroft, who returned to Vancouver, B.C., during the week.

First peal in the method by all except the ringers of 5th and 7th

Ringing World September 10th 1926 No. 807 Vol. XXI page 564

The ringer of the 2nd hails from Hodnet, Salop and has now rung a peal on each bell in this tower.

The composition is rung for the first time

First peal on the bells

Ringing World September 17th 1926 No. 808 Vol. XXI page 580

First peal: 1

First peal away from the tenor: 6

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor

Ringing World October 1st 1926 No. 810 Vol. XXI page 611

First peal inside: 2.

Rung as a farewell peal to the Rector, the Revd G M V Hickey, MA, who was leaving to take up work at Trowell, Notts, after having been Rector at Christleton for 16 years.

Rung by members of the Chester Branch.

First peal of Caters: 6,10

50th peal by H Overton

Ringing World October 8th 1926 No. 811 Vol. XXI page 626

First peal of Double Bob by all

First peal of Double Bob in hand in the county and by the Guild

Ringing World October 15th 1926 No. 812 Vol. XXI page 645

First peal on the bells, which have been in the tower since 1727, and are a 'left-handed' ring. First peal of Doubles by all the band and first of Doubles for the Crewe branch.

RW 0812.0645

First peal of Reverse Bob Major in the county and by all the band

Ringing World November 5th 1926 No. 815 Vo. XXI page 693

First peal on eight bells: 1. First peal in the method: 2, 3, 4 & 8. The tenor ringer's 50th peal. First peal in the method on the bells, and rung on the first anniversary of the dedication.

First peal: 3 & 5. First peal of Triples: 4 & 8. First peal on the bells since they were recast by Taylor's, Loughborough.

First peal on the bells.

Rung by members of the Chester Branch.

First peal away from the treble and first 720 of London: 2

First 720 of York and Beverley: 3

First peal to include 4 surprise methods by all except the ringer of the 5th.

Rung with the bells half muffled in commemoration of Armistice Day.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr H Chapman

Ringing World November 26th 1926 No. 818 Vo. XXI page 742

Arranged and rung as a compliment to Mr. Harry Fairclough, a former Master of the Guild, on his recent municipal success.

Arranged for the conductor, and his first 'touch' in the method.

First peal of Major and in the method: 1, 4 and 7.

First peal of Major as conductor.

Ringers of 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th are from Wrexham. Rung as a compliment to the ringer of the treble on attaining his majority.

First peal of Surprise: 1

First touch of Surprise Royal: 5

Ringing World December 17th 1926 No. 821 Vol. XXI page 786

Also rung for The North Staffordshire Association

First peal of Major: 2

First peal of Treble Bob as a conductor

First peal of Oxford Treble Bob Major on the bells

CH Page’s 60th peal and FH Crawley’s 40th peal

H Parker was elected a member of the North Stafford and A W Hall was elected a member of the Chester Guild before starting the peal

Ringing World December 17th 1926 No. 821 Vol. XXI page 788

First peal and first attempt: 2

First peal of Treble Bob: 4, 5

Quarterly peal for the branch

Ringing world: 822.0803

First peal of Triples as conductor

First peal on the bells by a local band, and all are service ringers at the above church

J Bradshaw was elected a member before starting the peal

Ringing World December 24th 1926 No. 822 Vol. XXI page 804

First peal: 1,7

Ringing World January 14th 1927 No. 825 Vol. XXII page 20

First peal with a Bob bell: 2

Rung on the front six

Ringing World January 21st 1927 No. 826 Vol. XXII page 37