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Chester Diocesan Guild

Sutton, Cheshire

St James

Wednesday, 21 February 1945 in 2h 52 (11–3–15 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven 720's called differently

1 William Gayes

2 Alan A Potts

3 Mrs C W Lawton

4 John Minshull

5 John W L Slack

6 John Worth (C)

Rung fully muffled for the death of Mr. Thomas Taylor, ringer at the above church for 46 years, churchwarden for 23 years, who was buried the same day.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Davenham, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 24 February 1945 in 2h 45 (14 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss Dorothy C Osborn

2 Harry Parker (C)

3 Walter Allman

4 Harry W Howard

5 Reginald W Worrall

6 Cecil Raddon

First peal: Miss Dorothy Osborn

Arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to Miss Osborn, W Allman, KW Howard and Kenneth Parker

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hale, Cheshire

6 Stanway Drive

Sunday, 25 February 1945 in 2h 29 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by E M Atkins

1–2 David Vincent

3–4 Margaret D Telford

5–6 Alan J Brown

7–8 John Worth (C)

First peal in hand: 1-2 and 5-6

Ringing World March 9th 1945 No. 1772 Vol. XL page 95

Ringing World page reference: 1772.0095

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 3 March 1945 in 2h 46 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Forty two six scores, ten different extents

1 CSM Edward Howe

2 Frank Ollier

3 John E Brough (C)

4 Frederick S Sutton

5 Stanley Sutton

6 John Young

First peal: 4,6

First peal as conductor

Ringing World March 9th 1945 No, 1772 Vol. XL page 95

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stockport, Cheshire

25 Hallam Street

Monday, 26 March 1945 in 2h 20 (16 in B)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1–2 David Vincent

3–4 Margaret D Telford

5–6 Peter Laflin

7–8 John Worth (C)

First peal in the method on handbells: 1-2 and 7-8

Ringing World April 6th 1945 No. 1776 Vol. XL page 135

Ringing World page reference: 1776.0136

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 7 April 1945 in 2h 5 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by E.M.Atkins

1–2 David Vincent

3–4 Frank Perrins

5–6 Alan J Brown

7–8 John Worth (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 11 April 1945 in 2h 47 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Doubles (2m/1v)

Consisting of 15 120’s Plain Bob, 9 120’s April Day and 18 120’s Grandsire

1 Brian Cooper

2 Frederick S Sutton

3 Frank Barnard

4 Harry W Howard

5 John E Brough (C)

6 John Young

First peal: 1

Ringing World April 27th 1945 No. 1779 Vol. XL page 167

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stockport, Greater Manchester

St George

Saturday, 21 April 1945 in 3h 31 (29¼)

5000 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by J Reeves

1 William Fernley

2 Margaret D Telford

3 Tom Wilde

4 John Worth (C)

5 Alan J Brown

6 Andrew Thompson

7 Charles H Page

8 George W Biddulph

9 David Vincent

10 Peter Laflin

First peal of Bob Royal: 1

First peal of Royal on tower bell: 2

Ringing world: 1780.0174

Ringing World page reference: 1780.0174

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 21 April 1945 in 3h 7 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Roland Shelbourne

2 Mre S Hough

3 Miss Norah M Bibby

4 Robert Hulse

5 John E Bibby (C)

6 Thomas Mather

7 Walter Allman

8 Cecil Raddon

First peal; 1,2.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 28 April 1945 in 3h 25 (20–0–0 in E)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Harry F Holding

2 Richard T Holding

3 George A Packer

4 William P Deane

5 Richard D Langford

6 William J Chester

7 Edward V Rodenhurst

8 Andrew Thompson

9 Charles H Page

10 Arthur Pritchard (C)

In memoriam to James H Riding and George H Crawley, late members of this tower

Ringing World May 25th 1945 No. 1783 Vol XL page 208

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Saturday, 5 May 1945 in 3h 8 (25–3–0)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Dexter's Variation

1 Arthur Lintott

2 Thomas R Buttler (C)

3 George R Newton

4 David Vincent

5 Thomas W Hesketh

6 Edwin C Birkett

7 Percival W Cave

8 Frank Varty

First peal of Stedman on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 5 May 1945 in 2h 58 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 William Fernley

2 James A Milner

3 Alan J Brown

4 Walter W Wolstencroft

5 Tom Wilde

6 John P Fidler

7 John Worth (C)

8 Peter Laflin

Chester Diocesan Guild

Acton, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 8 May 1945 in 2h 45 (13–0–8 in F)

5040 Doubles (2m/1v)

Grandsire, April Day, Plain Bob

1 Stanley Sutton

2 Frank Barnard

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Frank Ollier

5 John E Brough (C)

6 John Young

A Victory Peal

Ringing World May 25th 1945 No. 1783 Vol XL page 206

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wrenbury, Cheshire

St Margaret

Wednesday, 9 May 1945 in 2h 48 (11–3–4 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Ten different callings

1 Sydney King

2 Frank Barnard

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Frank Ollier

5 John E Brough (C)

6 John Young

First peal: 1

Victory Peal

Ringing World May 25th 1945 No. 1783 Vol XL page 206

Chester Diocesan Guild

Wistaston, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 9 May 1945 in 2h 40 (5–3–24 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 George A Porter

2 Frank Barnard

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Frank Ollier

5 John E Brough

6 Albert Crawley (C)

Victory Peal

Ringing World page reference: 1783.0206

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 12 May 1945 in 3h 9 (14–1–26)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William Fernley

2 David Vincent

3 Alan J Brown

4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5 James A Milner

6 Tom Wilde

7 John Worth

8 Peter Laflin

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 16 May 1945 in 3h 4 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Roland Shelbourne

2 Oswald Claybrook

3 Miss Norah M Bibby

4 John E Bibby

5 George H Randles

6 Cyril Valentine

7 Francis Bibby

8 James C E Simpson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Davenham, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Monday, 21 May 1945 in 2h 46 (14 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss Nancy M Evans

2 Reginald W Worrall

3 Miss Dorothy C Osborn

4 Harry W Howard

5 Walter Allman

6 Harry Parker (C)

First peal: Miss Nancy Evans

First peal inside: Miss Dorothy Osborn

Rung as a birthday compliment to Miss Evans and as a victory peal

Chester Diocesan Guild

Oxton, Wirral

St Saviour

Thursday, 24 May 1945 in 3h 20 (20–1–16 in E)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 John Cooke

2 Frank Varty

3 George R Newton (C)

4 Alexander J Webster

5 John A Webster

6 William Dean

7 Ernest F Bennett

8 Frank T Parry

Chester Diocesan Guild

Birkenhead, Cheshire

St Mary

Monday, 28 May 1945 in 2h 44 (11–0–9)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being one extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and St. Clement’s Bob, and two each of Single Oxford and Plain Bob.

1 Lester L Gray

2 Joan Webster

3 Marjorie Webster

4 Alex J Webster

5 John A Webster

6 Frank Varty (C)

First peal: 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Goostrey, Cheshire

St Luke

Saturday, 2 June 1945 in 2h 32 (6 in B♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Forty two six scores

1 Bernard J Ongley

2 Eric Hornby

3 Harry Parker (C)

4 William Hornby

5 Miss Dorothy C Osborn

6 Harry W Howard

First peal: 1,2,4

Ringing World June 8th 1945 No. 1785 Vol. XL page 228

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

St Mary Without the Walls, Handbridge

Saturday, 2 June 1945 in 3h 13 (19–3–12)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 George F Sperring

2 Hazel Close

3 James Swindley

4 John Hayes

5 Harry Pye

6 John W Griffiths

7 Thomas Griffiths

8 Percy Swindley (C)

A Victory Peal celebrating Victory in Europe

Ringing World page reference: 1786.0238

Chester Diocesan Guild

Over, Cheshire

St Chad

Saturday, 16 June 1945 in 3h 3 (13–2–15 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Harry Thellwell

2 Miss Dorothy Osborn

3 George A Packer

4 Harry W Howard

5 Reginald W Worrall

6 John E Brough

7 Harry Parker (C)

8 Cecil Raddon

First peal on eight bells, 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 16 June 1945 in 3h 4 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5184 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Jenny Pym

2 Alan A Potts

3 James A Milner

4 Fred Dunkerley

5 David Vincent

6 Richard E Jones

7 John Worth (C)

8 Alan J Brown

First peal in the method: 1 & 2.

[RW 1788.0259 - published as 23/6/45 - correction RW 1789.0270]

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 21 June 1945 in 3h 2 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by H Law James

1 Oswald Claybrook

2 Miss Norah M Bibby

3 Cyril Valentine

4 John E Bibby

5 George H Randles

6 Percy Swindley

7 Frank Varty

8 James C E Simpson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Great Budworth, Cheshire

St Mary and All Saints

Saturday, 30 June 1945 in 3h 4 (20–2–4 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by A Variation of Thurstans'

1 Arthur Lintott

2 Thomas R Butler (C)

3 George R Newton

4 David Vincent

5 Thomas W Hesketh

6 Edwin C Birkett

7 Peter Laflin

8 Percival W Cave

RW 1789.0266

Chester Diocesan Guild

Davenham, Cheshire

St Wilfrid

Friday, 20 July 1945 in 2h 38 (14 in F)

5040 Doubles (3 Methods)

8 x 120 April Day, 8 x 120 Plain Bob, 26 x 120 Grandsire

1 David A Godfrey

2 Miss Dorothy C Osborn

3 Harry Parker (C)

4 Eric Hornby

5 Reginald W Worrall

6 Harry W Howard

1st peal: David Godfrey

Chester Diocesan Guild

Poynton, Cheshire

St George

Saturday, 21 July 1945 in 3h 2 (13–2–17 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (17m)

(1) Newdigate and Willesden Delight; (2) Old Oxford and College Bob IV Delight; (3) Charlwood and Wragby Delight; (4) Neasden and St Albans Delight; (5) Norbury and Ockley TB; (6) College Exercise and Duke of Norfolk TB; (7) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford TB. 48 changes of method.

1 Allan A Potts

2 Walter W Wolstencroft

3 James A Milner

4 Anthony Beaumont

5 Alan J Brown

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Chester, Cheshire

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 21 July 1945 in 3h 53 (29–0–0 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Arranged P Swindley

1 John Hayes

2 Hazel Close

3 Norah M Bibby

4 John W Griffiths

5 James Swindley

6 Cyril Valentine

7 George H Randles

8 John E Bibby

9 Harry Pye

10 Percy Swindley (C)

First peal on ten bells: 2, 6, 7.

Ringing World page reference: 1793.0306

Chester Diocesan Guild

Liscard, Wirral

St Mary

Saturday, 4 August 1945 in 3h 7 (16–2–2 in F)

5152 London Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 George Ledsham

2 Norah M Bibby

3 George R Newton

4 John E Bibby

5 Cyril Valentine

6 Percy Swindley

7 Frank Varty

8 James C E Simpson (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 11 August 1945 in 3h 3 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 John P Fidler

2 James Fernley

3 James A Milner

4 Alan J Brown

5 William Fernley

6 C Kenneth Lewis

7 Peter Laflin

8 John Worth (C)

First peal in the method: 4 & 7.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Hyde, Cheshire

St George

Saturday, 25 August 1945 in 3h 7 (18–0–11 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Alan A Potts

2 Mary Elkins

3 James A Milner

4 William Fernley

5 John Worth

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

7 John P Fidler

8 Peter Laflin

First peal: 2

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 4 September 1945 in 2h 23 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by E.M.Atkins

1–2 Alan A Potts

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis

5–6 John Worth (C)

7–8 Anna Sellors

First peal of major in hand : Alan Potts.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Disley, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 15 September 1945 in 2h 48 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents called differently

1 Peter Laflin

2 Edward Houldsworth

3 James A Milner

4 J Anthony Beaumont

5 Alan J Brown

6 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

First peal of Bob Minor: 1. First peal: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 1800.0380

Chester Diocesan Guild

Sandbach, Cheshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 September 1945 in 3h 10 (13–1–5 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 John E Brough

2 Eric Hornby

3 Frederick S Sutton

4 Miss Dorothy Osborn

5 Reginald W Worrall

6 Eric Nobles

7 Harry W Howard

8 Harry Parker (C)

First peal of Major: 2,3,6

Ringing World September 28th 1945 No. 1801 Vol. XL page 387

Chester Diocesan Guild

Birkenhead, Cheshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 2 October 1945 in 2h 52 (11–0–9)

5040 Minor (5m)

One extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and St. Clement’s, and two each of Single Oxford and Plain Bob.

1 Lester L Gray

2 Joan Webster

3 Marjorie Webster

4 George R Newton

5 Douglas Watson Jnr

6 Frank Varty (C)

Half muffled for Mrs. Mercer, an ex-Mayor of Birkenhead

Chester Diocesan Guild

Weaverham, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 5 October 1945 in 2h 33 (9–1–0 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Eric Nobles (C)

2 Miss Dorothy Osborn

3 Eric Hornby

4 Frederick Shaw

5 William Hornby

6 Harry Parker

First peal: 4. First peal as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Norbury, Cheshire

St Thomas

Saturday, 13 October 1945 in 3h 9 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 David Vincent

2 C Kenneth Lewis

3 James A Milner

4 Walter W Wolstencroft

5 Alan J Brown

6 Peter Laflin

7 Charles F Bailey

8 John Worth (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Christ Church

Sunday, 14 October 1945 in 2h 37

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arr C Kenneth Lewis

1–2 Alan A Potts

3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5–6 John Worth

7–8 Gerald Farrer

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Friday, 26 October 1945 in 3h 2 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Elizabeth M Bibby

2 Norah M Bibby

3 Oswald Claybrook

4 John E Bibby (C)

5 Thomas Lightfoot

6 Cyril Valentine

7 George H Randles

8 Francis Bibby

First peal; 1.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Frodsham, Cheshire

St Lawrence

Friday, 9 November 1945 in 3h 5 (12–1–3 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Oswald Claybrook

2 Norah M Bibby

3 Cyril Valentine

4 John E Bibby (C)

5 John Best

6 Percy Swindley

7 George H Randles

8 Francis Bibby

First Surprise peal; 5.

Chester Diocesan Guild

Warburton, Greater Manchester

St Werburgh

Saturday, 10 November 1945 in 3h 2 (25–0–0)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Carter's Odd-bob No. 2

1 Arthur Lintott

2 George Hesketh

3 George R Newton

4 David Vincent

5 Thomas W Hesketh

6 Edwin C Birkett

7 Percival W Cave (C)

8 Frederick S Almond

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stretton, Cheshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 10 November 1945 in 2h 23 (9–2–0 in A)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Mrs C Holden

2 Harry Parker

3 Cecil Holden

4 Miss Dorothy Osborn

5 Eric Nobles (C)

6 Reginald W Worrall

First peal - 1 and 3

Chester Diocesan Guild

Crewe, Cheshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 10 November 1945 in 3h 28 (20–0–0 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by G Hayward

1 Frederick S Sutton

2 Harry F Holding

3 Richard T Holding

4 Thomas W Lamb

5 R Thomas Holding

6 George A Packer

7 Harry W Howard

8 J William Edge

9 Richard D Langford (C)

10 Benjamin Jarman

First peal of Grandsire Caters: 1,4,7,8

First peal: 10

Ringing World November 16th 1945 No. 1808 Vol. XL page 458

Chester Diocesan Guild

Disley, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 29 November 1945 in 2h 52 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (9m)

Being seven extents in nine methods, viz.: (1) Charlwood Delight; (2) Neasden Delight; (3) St. Albans Delight; (4) Wragby Delight; (5) Capel and Oxford Treble Bob; (6) Sandal Treble Bob; (7) London Scholars’ Pleasure and Kingston Treble Bob.

1 Arthur Taylor

2 John N Smith

3 James A Milner

4 C Kenneth Lewis (C)

5 George H Ashmore

6 Alfred John Lee

First peal: 1 & 6.

Ringing World page reference: 1812.0507

Chester Diocesan Guild

Stockport, Greater Manchester

St George

Wednesday, 26 December 1945 in 3h 33 (29¼)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parkers twelve part

1 Mrs C W Lawton

2 C Kenneth Lewis

3 Edward A Jackson

4 John Worth (C)

5 Peter Laflin

6 Alan J Brown

7 David Vincent

8 Samuel Graham

First peal in the method: 1, 8.

Ringing world: 816.0015

Ringing World page reference: 1816.0015

Chester Diocesan Guild

Bowdon, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 December 1945 in 3h 17 (14–1–26)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 A Neville Brown

2 David Vincent

3 Edward A Jackson

4 Millicent Lawton

5 John Worth

6 Gerald Farrar

7 Peter Laflin

8 Alan J Brown (C)

First peal: 1.

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