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Chester Diocesan Guild

Poynton, Cheshire

St George

Saturday, 5 February 1944 in 2h 57 (13–2–17 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

10 different callings

1 Roy Parkinson

2 Frank Cadman

3 John Worth (C)

4 William Gayes

5 Ronald H Thornley

6 Gordon Henshaw

First peal: 1,2,5 & 6. All the above ringers are service ringers at Christ Church, Macclesfield

Chester Diocesan Guild

Disley, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 March 1944 in 2h 52 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Spliced Treble Bob Minor (17m)

Being seven extents in 17 methods, viz.: (1) Newdigate and College Bob IV.; (2) Old Oxford and Willesden; (3) Charlwood and St. Albans Delight; (4) Wragby and Neasden; (5) Ocklev and Norbury Treble Bob; (6) Duke of Norfolk and College Exercise Treble Bob; (7) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob. 49 changes of method.

1 David Vincent

2 William Fernley

3 Thomas Taylor

4 James A Milner

5 Alan J Brown

6 John Worth

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Monday, 10 April 1944 in 3h 5 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 Anthony Beaumont

2 William Fernley

3 James A Milner

4 Tom Wilde

5 John Worth (C)

6 Arthur Pritchard

7 Alan J Brown

8 Peter Laflin

First peal of Surprise: 1 & 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Cheshire

St George

Saturday, 6 May 1944 in 3h 4 (18–0–11 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Alan A Potts

2 Alfred Barnes

3 Walter W Wolstencroft

4 William Fernley

5 Tom Wilde

6 John Worth (C)

7 Cecil Austin

8 James A Milner

First peal: 1

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wallasey, Wirral

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 11 October 1944 in 3h 5 (16–2–20 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by F Bankes James arrangement

1 John A Webster

2 Lester L Gray

3 Frank Varty (C)

4 George R Newton

5 Harry Rogers

6 Thomas Rogers

Rung for the marriage of Mr. F. Varty to Miss J. Varley.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 October 1944 in 3h 27 (14–1–26)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parkers 12 Part

1 Lawrence Ward

2 Thomas Taylor

3 Alan A Potts

4 David Vincent

5 Alan J Brown

6 John Worth (C)

7 Cecil Austin

8 Gordon Henshaw

First peal: 1. First peal in the method: 3 & 7.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 28 October 1944 in 3h 1 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Alan J Brown

2 Sidney Hough jun

3 James A Milner

4 Cecil Austin

5 William Fernley

6 Tom Wilde

7 John Worth (C)

8 Peter Laflin

First peal of Major: 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Burton, Cheshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 4 November 1944 in 2h 46 (7–0–7 in B♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one extent of Oxford Treble Bob, and two extents each of Kent Treble Bob, Single Oxford Bob and Plain Bob

1 Marjorie Webster

2 Harry Parker

3 Alex Webster

4 Albert Crawley

5 John A Webster

6 Frank Varty (C)

First peal: 1 & 3

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 11 November 1944 in 3h 32 (29–0–0 in C)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Carter

1 Thomas H Reeves

2 Ernest T Allaway

3 Thomas R Butler

4 Frank W Perrens (C)

5 James W Grounds

6 John Booth

7 George R Newton

8 David Vincent

9 Arthur D Barker

10 Edwin C Birkett

Ringing World page reference: 1757.0482

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

261 Peter Street

Thursday, 16 November 1944 in 1h 51 (15 in C)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Forty-two six-scores, ten different callings

1–2 Alan A Potts

3–4 John Worth (C)

5–6 Laurence Ward

First peal on handbells: 1-2 and 5-6

Ringing World December 1st 1944 No. 1758 Vol. XXXIX page 490

Ringing World page reference: 1758.0490

Chester Diocesan Guild

Liscard, Wirral

St Mary

Saturday, 25 November 1944 in 2h 56 (16–2–2 in F)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Alex J Webster

2 David Hughes

3 George R Newton (C)

4 Frederick S Almond

5 John A Webster

6 Thomas W Hesketh

7 Lester L Gray

8 Frank Varty

First peal of Major: 1 and 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Sutton, Cheshire

St James

Saturday, 2 December 1944 in 2h 52 (11–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one 720 Oxford Bob and two each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob

1 John W L Slack

2 Alan A Potts

3 Thomas Taylor

4 John Worth (C)

5 Mrs C W Lawton

6 James A Milner

First peal of Minor 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 9 December 1944 in 2h 59 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5058 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 James Fernley (C)

2 Pat Fletcher

3 E Dennis Poole

4 David Gosling

5 William Fernley

6 James A Milner

7 Peter Laflin

8 Tom Wilde

First peal on eight bells: 2. First peal of Major inside: 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Liscard, Wirral

St Mary

Wednesday, 20 December 1944 in 2h 53 (16–2–2 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Lester L Gray

2 Percival W Cave (C)

3 George R Newton

4 Frederick S Almond

5 Arthur Lintott

6 Thomas W Hesketh

7 Thomas R Butler

8 Frank Varty

Chester Diocesan Guild

Manchester, Greater Manchester

St John the Evangelist, Miles Platting

Tuesday, 26 December 1944 in 2h 59 (12–0–22)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Laurence Ward

2 Cecil Austin

3 Alan A Potts

4 Mrs C W Lawton

5 Alan J Brown

6 John Worth (C)

7 Frank Reynolds

8 David Vincent

First peal of Major: 1

First peal of Major away from treble: 3.

Ringing world: 1763.0003

Ringing World page reference: 1763.0003

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