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Chester Diocesan Guild
Hale, Cheshire
6 Stanway Drive
Wednesday, 1 January 1947 in 2h 30 (15 in B)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E M Atkins
1–2 David Vincent
3–4 John E Bibby
5–6 Miss Julia M Preston
7–8 John Worth (C)
Ringing World January 31st 1947 No. 1871 Vol. XLII page 55
Ringing World page reference: 1871.0055

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 3 January 1947 in 2h 53 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by Rev H Law James
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Francis Bibby
First peal of London; 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 11 January 1947 in 3h (14–1–22 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 James A Milner
2 Alan A Potts
3 Basil Jones
4 James Fernley (C)
5 John Worth
6 Anthony Beaumont
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 Peter Laflin
First peal of Surprise Major: 2, 3 & 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Monday, 13 January 1947 in 2h 25 (15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E.M.Atkins
1–2 Alan A Potts
3–4 Joseph W Whittaker
5–6 John Worth (C)
7–8 Charles W Lawton
First peal "in hand" : Charles Lawton.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 17 January 1947 in 2h 53 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Oswald Delight Major
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Margaret Tutt
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Francis Bibby
First peal in the method.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hale, Cheshire
6 Stanway Drive
Wednesday, 22 January 1947 in 2h 16 (15 in B)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by C K Lewis
1–2 David Vincent
3–4 John E Bibby
5–6 Miss Margaret L Tutt
7–8 John Worth (C)
Ringing World February 14th 1947 No. 1873 Vol. XLII page 82
Ringing World page reference: 1873.0082

Chester Diocesan Guild
Lymm, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 25 January 1947 in 3h 30 (29–3–8 in D)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by H. Law James
1 Cecil Raddon
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John E Best
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Percy Swindley

Chester Diocesan Guild
Birkenhead, Cheshire
St Mary
Saturday, 25 January 1947 in 2h 48 (11–0–9)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
Being one extent each of London, Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet and Cambridge
1 Ernest T Carvell
2 Frank Varty (C)
3 Eric J Gilbert
4 John E Spice
5 George Ledsham
6 Ralph G Edwards
First peal: 1
First peal in seven Surprise Minor methods: 4
Hundreth peal: 6

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 31 January 1947 in 2h 53 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 John Orme
2 James S Webb
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Francis Bibby
First peal of Surprise; 1.
First peal of Bristol; 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Worsley, Greater Manchester
St Mark
Saturday, 1 February 1947 in 3h 31 (24–0–7)
5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Basil Jones
2 Alan A Potts
3 John Worth (C)
4 James S Webb
5 George Ledsham
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 Joseph Whittaker
8 Peter Laflin
9 Thomas Rogers
10 Ralph G Edwards
First peal of Oxford Royal: 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
First peal on ten bells: 1, 6.
Ringing world: 1873.0078
Ringing World page reference: 1873.0078

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Sunday, 9 February 1947 in 2h 44 (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)
Cambridge Surprise, Sandal, Kingston, Capel, London Scholars' Pleasure, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob
1 John W L Slack
2 Alan A Potts
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 John Worth (C)
6 Joseph Whittaker

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 15 February 1947 in 3h 3 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Arthur Knights
1 Geoffrey Howell
2 Alan A Potts
3 James Fernley
4 Basil Jones
5 James Webb
6 Alan J Brown
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 John Worth (C)
First peal of Surprise: 1. First peal of Bristol: 2, 4 & 7.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 3h (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
seven different 720's
1 Leonard Campey
2 George Barnard
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 John W L Slack
6 Joseph W Whittaker (C)
First Peal 1, First peal away from treble 2, Rung fully muffled in memory of Mrs A E Mason, organist at the church for 28 years.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Grappenhall, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 2h 58 (11–2–6 in F)
5152 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Henry O Baker
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John W Best
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Walter Allman
6 Cyril Valentine
7 George H Randles
8 Cecil Raddon
First in the method - 5.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Birkenhead, Merseyside
St Saviour, Oxton
Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 3h 15 (20–1–16 in E)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Ernest F Bennett
2 George Ledsham
3 Ralph G Edwards
4 Alexander J Martin
5 William Dean
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 Frank Varty
8 James C R Simpson (C)
First peal in the method: 5
First peal of London on the bells and by a resident Wirral band.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Alsager, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 2h 50 (10–2–20 in G♯)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Parker’s twelve part
1 Richard T Holding
2 Harry F Holding
3 P R E M D Johnson
4 Wilfred Kerr
5 Thomas W Lamb
6 George A Packer
7 Richard D Langford (C)
8 E John Holloway
First peal of Grandsire Triples: 3,4,8
Ringing World March 21st 1947 No. 1876 Vol. XLII page 122

Chester Diocesan Guild
Weaverham, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Wednesday, 12 March 1947 in 2h 48 (9–1–0 in A♭)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven different extents
1 William Hornby
2 Eric Hornby
3 Reginald W Worrall
4 S Hough, jun
5 Harry W Howard
6 A Gordon Lawrence (C)
First peal of Minor, 1. First peal as conductor. A birthday compliment to the ringers of the 2nd and tenor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Monday, 17 March 1947 in 2h 49 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Double Mancroft Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Francis Bibby
First peal in the method.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 22 March 1947 in 3h 5 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part
1 George E W Griffiths
2 John W Best
3 George F Sperring
4 Thomas Griffiths
5 Percy Swindley
6 John W Griffiths (C)
7 Henry O Baker
8 Robert Roberts
First peal: 1, 8.
Ringing World page reference: 1878.0148

Chester Diocesan Guild
Poynton, Cheshire
St George
Saturday, 5 April 1947 in 2h 52 (13–2–17 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven different extents
1 Arthur Snape
2 Allan A Potts
3 Basil Jones
4 Millicent Lawton
5 Charles W Lawton
6 Joseph W Whittaker (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 11 April 1947 in 2h 50 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pitstow
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 John W Best
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Cecil Raddon
First peal of Superlative; 2,6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Farndon, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 12 April 1947 in 3h (12–1–22 in F)
5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by W Royle
1 George F Sperring
2 John W Griffiths
3 John W Best
4 James Swindley
5 James S Webb
6 Arthur B Close
7 Harry Pye
8 Percy Swindley (C)
First peal in the method: 3,6
A welcome home to the Rector of Farndon after a serious operation
Ringing World page reference: 1881.0184

Chester Diocesan Guild
Crewe, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 12 April 1947 in 3h 20 (20–0–0 in E)
5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal
Composed by John Worth
1 Alan A Potts
2 Harry F Holding
3 F Hector Bennett
4 Thomas Price
5 Richard T Holding
6 George A Packer
7 G Leonard Hewitt
8 Edward V Rodenhurst
9 Arthur Pritchard
10 John Worth (C)
First peal of Oxford Treble Bob Royal: 3,4,7
Ringing World April 25th 1947 No. 1881 Vol. XLIII page 182

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Sunday, 13 April 1947 in 3h 16 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Wilfred Matthews
1 Gordon Henshaw
2 Arthur Challinor
3 Alan A Potts
4 John Worth (C)
5 Jack Tipper
6 Lawrence Ward
7 William Gayes
8 Harry Farrer
9 Gerald Farrer
10 Edward Seed
First peal on ten bells : 6,8 and tenor.
First peal on the new ring of ten bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Disley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 19 April 1947 in 2h 57 (7–1–8 in A)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (5m)
Being 720 each of Oxford, Overton, London Scholars’ Pleasure and two 720’s each of Sandal and Kingston.
1 Eric Simpson
2 Yvonne Botham
3 James Fernley
4 Basil Jones
5 Arthur Hibbert
6 James A Milner (C)
First peal: 1. First peal of Treble Bob Minor: 2 & 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
Bryher, London Road
Tuesday, 22 April 1947 in 2h 27
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by J Reeves
1–2 David Vincent
3–4 John E Bibby
5–6 Miss Margaret L Tutt
7–8 John Worth (C)
Ringing World May 9th 1947 No. 1883 Vol. XLIII page 211
Ringing World page reference: 1883.0211

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 25 April 1947 in 2h 52 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 Margaret L Tutt
2 Walter Allman
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Ralph G Edwards
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson
First peal of Bristol; 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 26 April 1947 in 2h 58 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Heywood's variation
1 James A Milner
2 Alan A Potts
3 James Fernley
4 Basil Jones
5 Peter Laflin
6 Joseph W Whittaker
7 John Worth (C)
8 Arthur Hibbert
First peal of Stedman Triples: 2, 4, 6 & 8.
Rung in honour of the 21st birthday of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hyde, Cheshire
St George
Saturday, 26 April 1947 in 3h 13 (18–0–11 in E)
5184 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by J S Wilde
1 Doreen Wilde
2 Frances M Laflin
3 Millicent Lawton
4 Mary Elkins
5 Charles W Lawton
6 Charles E Tomlinson
7 Tom Wilde
8 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
First peal: 1. First peal away from the treble: 2. First peal of Treble Bob Major: 4.
Rung as an 80th birthday compliment to Mr. H. T. G. Lee, churchwarden at the time the bells were restored in 1920.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Monday, 28 April 1947 in 3h (13–3–8 in F)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Heywood's Transposition of Thurstans'
1 John W Best
2 John Hayes
3 James S Webb
4 Percy Swindley
5 Harry Pye
6 Henry O Baker
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 George F Sperring
First peal in method as conductor
Ringing World page reference: 1884.0222

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 3 May 1947 in 3h 5 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5184 St Clement's College Bob Major
Composed by J Morgan
1 George Sperring
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 Harry O Baker
4 James S Webb
5 John W Best
6 John W Griffiths
7 Harry Pye
8 Percy Swindley (C)
First peal in the method: 3, 4, 5 & 6.
Ringing World page reference: 1884.0223

Chester Diocesan Guild
Great Budworth, Cheshire
St Mary and All Saints
Saturday, 3 May 1947 in 3h 18 (20–2–4 in D)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by J W Washbrook
1 John E Bibby (C)
2 Norah M Bibby
3 Cyril Valentine
4 Eric J Gilbert
5 George Ledsham
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Ralph G Edwards
RW 1885.0235

Chester Diocesan Guild
Birkenhead, Cheshire
St Mary
Monday, 5 May 1947 in 2h 50 (11–0–9)
5040 Minor (7m)
Being one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St. Clement’s and Plain Bob.
1 Ernest T Carvell
2 Lester L Gray
3 Ralph G Edwards (C)
4 Eric J Gilbert
5 Ronald H Dove
6 George Ledsham
Arranged for the visit of Mr. R. H. Dove

Chester Diocesan Guild
Tarporley, Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 10 May 1947 in 3h (11–0–7 in G)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by J W Washbrook
1 Lester L Gray
2 John E Bibby (C)
3 Miss F Bedford
4 Walter Allman
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 George Ledsham
8 Ralph G Edwards
Rung for the first birthday of the niece and godchild of W Allman
Ringing World page reference: 1886.0247

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 16 May 1947 in 3h 6 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 John Orme
2 John W Best
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 Cecil Raddon
First peal of London; 8.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 17 May 1947 in 3h 1 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Arthur Craven
1 Frances M Laflin
2 Alan A Potts
3 James Fernley
4 Tom Wilde
5 James A Milner
6 John Worth (C)
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 Peter Laflin
First peal of Surprise: 1 & 7. First peal of Yorkshire: 2.
Rung to commemorate the first date touch on the bells 50 years ago, on the original six.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Monday, 19 May 1947 in 2h 59 (16–1–5 in E)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Thos. B Worsley
1 William E Allman
2 Charles H Ward
3 Walter Allman (C)
4 Thomas H Mather
5 John E Bibby
6 Cecil Raddon
7 Cyril Valentine
8 Harry W Howard
First peal: 1
First inside: 2
75th peal: 8
Ringing World June 6th 1947 No. 1887 Vol. XLIII page 259

Chester Diocesan Guild
Runcorn, Cheshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 20 May 1947 in 2h 53 (9–0–0 in G♯)
5040 Minor (3m)
Two extents of Plain Bob, two of Oxford Treble Bob, three of Kent Treble Bob.
1 Ernest E Hughes
2 Charles H Ward
3 Robert B P Hulse
4 Thomas H Mather
5 Walter Allman (C)
6 John Orme
Rung by the Sunday service band for the induction of the Rev. L. S. Brasnett.
RW 1888.0276

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hale, Cheshire
6 Stanway Drive
Tuesday, 20 May 1947 in 2h 31 (15 in B)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E M Atkins
1–2 David Vincent
3–4 John E Bibby
5–6 Rev R D St J Smith
7–8 John Worth (C)
Ringing World June 6th 1947 No. 1887 Vol. XLIII page 263
Ringing World page reference: 1887.0263

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hyde, Cheshire
St George
Saturday, 24 May 1947 in 3h 8 (18–0–11 in E)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Joseph W Whittaker
2 Alan A Potts
3 George Ledsham
4 Ralph G Edwards
5 James Fernley
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 John Worth
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of London, aged 15: 2

Chester Diocesan Guild
Great Budworth, Cheshire
St Mary and All Saints
Monday, 2 June 1947 in 3h 6 (20–2–4 in D)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Thos. B Worsley
1 Cecil Holden
2 John E Bibby
3 Miss Dorothy Osborn
4 Walter Allman (C)
5 David Smith
6 Harry W Howard
7 Cyril Valentine
8 Cecil Raddon
First peal of Major: 1.
RW 1889.0287

Chester Diocesan Guild
Goostrey, Cheshire
St Luke
Monday, 9 June 1947 in 2h 40 (6 in B♭)
5040 Minor (3m)
Being one 720 of Oxford Treble Bob, two 720’s of Kent Treble Bob and four 720’s of Plain Bob
1 Miss Betty Morton
2 Eric Hornby
3 A Gordon Lawrence
4 Miss Dorothy C Osborn
5 Harry W Howard
6 David Smith (C)
First peal in three methods: 1,2
Rung for the conductor’s ninth wedding anniversary and the 14th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A Gordon Lawrence
Ringing World July 4th 1947 No. 1891 Vol XLIII page 312

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 14 June 1947 in 3h 47 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5003 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Hy Cooper
1 William Gayes
2 Jack Tipper
3 Alan A Potts
4 Wilfred Stevenson
5 Charles W Lawton
6 Lawrence Ward
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 John Worth (C)
9 Edward Seed
10 Gordon Henshaw
First peal away from the tenor: Edward Seed.
For the wedding of Mr. G. Farrer, a ringer at this church, to Miss F. Gidman.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Disley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 14 June 1947 in 2h 50 (7–1–8 in A)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (9m)
Being seven extents in nine methods, viz.: (1) Spliced Charlwood and Neasden; (2) Spliced St. Albans and Wragby; (3) Kingston; (4) Capel; (5) London Scholars’ Pleasure; (6) Sandal; (7) Oxford.
1 Alan J Brown
2 Yvonne Botham
3 James Fernley
4 Stanley Ardern
5 Arthur Hibbert
6 James A Milner (C)
First peal in nine methods: 2. First peal in nine methods ‘inside’: 5.
Rung on the occasion of the opening of Lyme Park to the public by the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Davenham, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Wednesday, 25 June 1947 in 2h 42 (14 in F)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 John E Bibby (C)
2 Miss Norah M Bibby
3 Walter Allman
4 Cyril Valentine
5 George H Randles
6 Harry W Howard
50th Peal: Walter Allman
First Peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor by all except conductor
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor on the bells

Chester Diocesan Guild
Davenham, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Thursday, 3 July 1947 in 2h 54 (14 in F)
5040 Minor (4 Methods)
1 x 720 Cambridge Surprise, 1 x 720 Oxford Treble Bob, 2 x 720 Kent Treble Bob, 3 x 720 Plain Bob
1 Miss Nancy M Evans
2 Albert H Booth
3 Harry W Howard
4 Miss Dorothy C Osborn
5 David Smith
6 A Gordon Lawrence (C)
First peal in 4 methods: Miss Nancy Evans, David Smith, Gordon Lawrence
Rung to celebrate the birth of a daughter to the wife of the Rev JM Lloyd, Rector

Chester Diocesan Guild
Taxal, Derbyshire
St James
Saturday, 5 July 1947 in 2h 50 (11–0–23 in G)
5040 Minor (5m)
Being two 720's of Capel, two of Sandal, and one each of London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford.
1 Mavis Botham
2 Yvonne Botham
3 Stanley Ardern
4 Eric Simpson
5 James A Milner (C)
6 Arthur Hibbert
First peal: 1.
First peal inside: 4.
In honour of the coming of age of Miss Yvonne Botham and Miss Frances M Laflin.
Ringing World page reference: 1893.0338

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sandbach, Cheshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 July 1947 in 3h 7 (13–1–5 in F)
5280 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by F Bennett
1 Harry W Howard
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 John E Bibby
4 Eric J Gilbert
5 Walter Allman
6 Ralph G Edwards
7 George Ledsham
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Surprise Major: 1
First peal of Bristol: 4,7
Ringing World July 18th 1947 No. 1893 Vol. XLIII page 336

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 12 July 1947 in 3h 2 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by C K Lewis
1 James A Milner
2 James Fernley
3 William Fernley
4 Alan A Potts
5 Joseph W Whittaker
6 David Vincent
7 John Worth (C)
8 Peter Laflin
First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Guild. This composition is now rung for the first time.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Lymm, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 12 July 1947 in 3h 30 (29–3–8 in D)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by N. J. Pitstow
1 Lester Gray
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John E Bibby (C)
4 Walter Allman
5 Eric Gilbert
6 George H Randles
7 George Ledsham
8 Ralph G Edwards

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 18 July 1947 in 3h 13 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
Bristol, Cambridge, London, and Superlative.
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Ralph G Edwards
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John E Bibby
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson (C)
50th peal together; 2 and 8.
First peal of Spliced Surprise in the tower and by all the band except the conductor. The composition appeared in ‘The Ringing World’ on April 11th, 1947; the optional leads were all rung as Cambridge.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Over, Cheshire
St Chad
Monday, 21 July 1947 in 3h 6 (13–2–15 in F♯)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Miss Betty Morton
2 David Godfrey
3 Eric Hornby
4 Miss D C Osborn
5 Reginald W Worrall
6 David Smith
7 A Gordon Lawrence
8 Harry H Howard
First peal of Major, 2.
First peal of Major as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Thursday, 31 July 1947 in 2h 55 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Betty Spice
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 Norah M Bibby
4 Frances A Edgar
5 William L B Leese
6 John E Bibby
7 C John Dickinson
8 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major; 2.
First peal of Sur­prise ‘inside’; 5.
First peal in the method; 7.
First peal of Surprise as conductor.
In honour of the wedding of Dr. J.E. Spice and Miss Betty Hollingworth.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Liscard, Wirral
St Mary
Saturday, 2 August 1947 in 2h 53 (16–2–2 in F)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Lester L Gray
2 Ralph G Edwards
3 George Ledsham
4 Edna F Bedford
5 Alexander J Martin
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 Ernest F Bennett
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Yorkshire: 2, 5 and 7.
First peal of Yorkshire for the Branch.
In honour of the birth of a son to Mr. G. R. Edwards, brother of the 2nd ringer.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Runcorn, Cheshire
All Saints
Thursday, 7 August 1947 in 3h 4 (15–3–15 in E)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by W Nicoll
1 Walter Allman (C)
2 Charles Ward
3 Albert Billington
4 Ernest H Hughes
5 Robert B P Hulse
6 Thomas H Mather
7 John Orme
8 Denis Maddock
First peal in the method 'inside': 2. Rung by the Sunday service band on the anniversary of the death of the late Master Mr. Sam Booth, who taught all the band. The first peal in the method on the bells by a local band.
RW 1898.0399

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Saturday, 9 August 1947 in 3h 5 (13–3–8 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 George E W Griffiths
2 John W Best (C)
3 John Hayes
4 Denis Maddock
5 Henry O Baker
6 James S Webb
7 John W Griffiths
8 Percy Swindley
First peal in the method: 1
First peal as conductor
Ringing World page reference: 1899.0411

Chester Diocesan Guild
Northwich, Cheshire
108 Shipbrook Road, Rudheath
Tuesday, 12 August 1947 in 2h 30
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by C H Martin
1–2 David Vincent
3–4 John E Bibby
5–6 John Worth
7–8 Thos Groombridge, jun (C)
Ringing World August 29th 1946 No. 1899 Vol. XLIII page 412
Ringing World page reference: 1899.0412

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 15 August 1947 in 3h 4 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
Bristol, Cambridge, London, and Superlative
Composed by A J Pitman
1 George Ledsham
2 Margaret L Tutt
3 Thomas Groombridge
4 John E Bibby
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 Ralph G Edwards
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Spliced Surprise; 1,2.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, 16 August 1947 in 3h 30 (29–0–0 in C)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by A P Heywood
1 Percy Swindley
2 John W Griffiths
3 John Hayes
4 John E Bibby
5 Walter Allman
6 James S Webb
7 Harry Pye
8 A Patrick Cannon (C)
Ringing World page reference: 1900.0422

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bollington, Cheshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 30 August 1947 in 3h 10 (16–3–6)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Malcolm Harwood
2 Wilfred Stevenson
3 Alan A Potts
4 Mrs E M P Lawton
5 Sidney Hough jun
6 John Worth (C)
7 Edward Seed
8 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal: 1. First peal of major: 7.
A farewell to the Vicar (the Rev. J. Kingdon), who has accepted the living of St. Mary’s Within-the-Walls, Chester.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Wallasey, Wirral
St Nicholas
Saturday, 6 September 1947 in 2h 54 (16–2–20 in E)
5040 Plain Minor (4m)
Being two 720’s each of Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, Single Oxford and one 720 Plain Bob.
1 Joseph W Hazlehurst
2 Lester Lyon Gray
3 Eric J Gilbert
4 George Ledsham
5 Harry Rogers
6 Thomas Rogers (C)
First peal: 1 and 4.
A 65th birthday compliment to Lester L Gray

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 6 September 1947 in 3h (14–1–22 in F♯)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Arthur Knights
1 Frederick R Harris
2 James A Milner
3 William Fernley
4 Alan A Potts
5 James Fernley (C)
6 Peter Laflin
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 John Worth
First peal in the method: 1. First peal in the method as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
All Saints, Hoole
Saturday, 6 September 1947 in 2h 38 (7½ in B)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different 720's
1 R Gordon Corby
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Henry O Baker
4 George F Sperring
5 Harry Pye
6 John Griffiths
First Peal 1
Ringing World page reference: 1903.0460

Chester Diocesan Guild
Witton (Northwich), Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 13 September 1947 in 3h 11 (14–0–0 in F)
5088 Plain Bob Major
Composed by F Hopgood
1 Denis Maddock
2 Albert H Booth
3 Eric Hornby
4 Richard T Holding
5 Miss Dorothy C Osborn
6 David Smith
7 A Gordon Lawrence
8 Harry W Howard (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Monday, 15 September 1947 in 2h 57 (16–1–5 in E)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by W Nicoll
1 William E Allman
2 Oswald Claybrook
3 Norah M Bibby
4 Walter Allman (C)
5 Harry W Howard
6 Eric Nobles
7 George H Randles
8 Cecil Raddon
First peal in the method: 1
Ringing World October 3rd 1947 No. 1904 Vol. XLIII page 471

Chester Diocesan Guild
Warburton, Greater Manchester
St Werburgh
Wednesday, 17 September 1947 in 3h 8 (23–0–0)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by A. Knights
1 Denis Maddock
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John E Bibby
4 Alan J Brown
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 John Worth (C)
First peal of Surprise: 1.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Thursday, 18 September 1947 in 2h 53 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Norah M Bibby
3 George H Randles
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Ralph G Edwards
6 Dennis Maddock
7 Walter Allman
8 Cyril Valentine
First peal of Surprise; 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 20 September 1947 in 3h 6 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by T B Worsley
1 James Fernley (C)
2 Stanley Ardern
3 Mavis Botham
4 Eric Simpson
5 Geoffrey Howell
6 James A Milner
7 Arthur Hibbert
8 Peter Laflin
First peal of Major: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 20 September 1947 in 3h 28 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by Arr C Kenneth Lewis
1 Malcolm Harwood
2 Arthur Challinor
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 Alan A Potts
6 Wilfred Stevenson
7 William Gayes
8 John Worth (C)
9 Edward Seed
10 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal on ten bells : Malcolm Harwood.
First peal of Royal : 2,3 and 9.
First peal of Royal on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Warburton, Greater Manchester
St Werburgh
Saturday, 27 September 1947 in 3h 58 (23–0–0 in E♭)
5824 London Surprise Major
Composed by Rev. H. L. James
1 Lester L Gray
2 John E Bibby
3 Cyril Valentine
4 Walter Allman
5 Eric J Gilbert
6 George Ledsham
7 Ralph G Edwards
8 James C E Simpson (C)
Longest length of London for the Guild, on the bells and by all the band.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sandbach, Cheshire
St Mary
Saturday, 27 September 1947 in 3h 20 (13–1–5 in F)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by W Nicoll
1 Miss Betty Morton
2 Harry Parker
3 Eric Hornby
4 Albert H Booth
5 Reginald W Worrall
6 David Smith
7 Harry W Howard
8 A Gordon Lawrence (C)
First peal in the method: 1
First peal of Major as conductor
A birthday compliment to the daughter of the ringer of the sixth
Ringing World October 17th 1947 No. 1906 Vol. XLIII page 495

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 27 September 1947 in 2h 30 (15 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E.M.Atkins
1–2 Alan A Potts
3–4 Joseph W Whittaker
5–6 John Worth (C)
7–8 Charles W Lawton

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 30 September 1947 in 2h 58 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thurstans's Four-Part
1 John Hayes
2 James S Webb
3 John W Best
4 Percy Swindley
5 Harry Pye
6 Henry O Baker
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 George Sperring
Ringing World page reference: 1906.0495

Chester Diocesan Guild
Davenham, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Friday, 3 October 1947 in 2h 51 (14 in F)
5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor
1 Miss Nancy M Evans
2 Albert H Booth
3 Eric Hornby
4 A Gordon Lawrence
5 David Smith
6 Harry W Howard (C)
First Peal of Oxford Treble Bob Minor by all except the conductor
First Peal of Oxford Treble Bob as conductor
First Peal in the method on the bells

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Wednesday, 8 October 1947 in 2h 46 (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 John W L Slack
2 Sidney Hough
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 John Worth (C)
6 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal of Cambridge 2, Rung for the wedding of Denis Lockhart Armitage and Miss Dorothy M Lamb

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge
Saturday, 11 October 1947 in 3h 14 (19–3–12 in E♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Daphne Lloyd
2 R Gordon Corby
3 John W Best (C)
4 George F Sperring
5 Henry O Baker
6 John W Griffiths
7 Percy Swindley
8 Harry Pye
First peal: 1
First peal of Major: 2
Ringing World page reference: 1908.0519

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bromborough, Cheshire
St Barnabas
Saturday, 11 October 1947 in 3h 13 (23–1–5 in E♭)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by N J Pitstow
1 George T Grover
2 James H Cooke
3 Charles C Hulse
4 Alexander J Martin
5 William Dean
6 James C E Simpson (C)
7 Joesph Goddard
8 Frank T Parry
First peal of major: 2 & 3.
First peal in the method: 4

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bowdon, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 11 October 1947 in 3h 12 (14–1–26)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Jean C Brown
2 Mary Elkins
3 C Kenneth Lewis
4 Frank Arrowsmith
5 Herbert McKinnel
6 Joan Morris
7 A Richard Elkins
8 Alan J Brown
First peal: 1 & 4

Chester Diocesan Guild
Stalybridge, Cheshire
Holy Trinity, Castlehall
Tuesday, 14 October 1947 in 2h 55 (15–0–8 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
Ten different callings
1 Robert Crawshaw
2 Walter Schofield
3 Harry Saxon
4 James Jackson
5 Frank Hodge (C)
6 Vernon Turner
First peal: 1, 2, 3 & 4. First peal of Doubles: 5 & 6. First as conductor. Rung for the centenary of the church.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Tuesday, 14 October 1947 in 2h 52 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Norah M Bibby
3 Walter Allman
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson

Chester Diocesan Guild
Lymm, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 18 October 1947 in 3h 40 (29–3–8 in D♭)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by G. H. Cross
1 Cecil Raddon
2 John E Bibby
3 George Ledsham
4 Cyril Valentine
5 Walter Allman
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 Ralph G Edwards
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Bristol on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 24 October 1947 in 2h 57 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5024 Liverpool Surprise Major
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Norah M Bibby
3 Francis Bibby
4 John E Bibby
5 Cyril Valentine
6 Walter Allman
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson (C)
75th peal; 6.
The first peal in the method.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 25 October 1947 in 3h 7 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Heywood's Transposition of Thurstans's
1 James S Webb
2 John W Best
3 Arthur B Close
4 Percy Swindley
5 John Hayes
6 John W Griffiths
7 Henry O Baker (C)
8 George F Sperring
First peal of Stedman: 3.
First peal as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 1910.0543

Chester Diocesan Guild
Over, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 25 October 1947 in 3h 3 (13–2–15 in F♯)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Cecil Raddon
2 Ralph G Edwards
3 Walter Allman
4 George Ledsham
5 John E Bibby
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 John Worth
8 James C E Simpson (C)
50th Peal, 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hartford, Cheshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 25 October 1947 in 3h (12–0–0 in G)
5040 Minor (5m)
Being one 720 of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, one 720 of Kent Treble Bob, one 720 Oxford Treble Bob, one 720 Cambridge Surprise, two 720's Plain Bob and one 720 Double Oxford Bob.
1 Albert Booth
2 Harry Parker
3 Eric Hornby
4 David Smith
5 Harry W Howard
6 A Gordon Lawrence (C)
First peal in more than four methods: 3, 4 and 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 1 November 1947 in 3h 1 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5152 London Surprise Major
Composed by from 'Clavis'
1 William Fernley
2 Peter Laflin
3 Alan A Potts
4 James Fernley
5 James A Milner
6 Tom Wilde
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 John Worth (C)
First peal of London on ‘inside’ bell: 7.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Worsley, Greater Manchester
St Mark
Saturday, 8 November 1947 in 3h 22 (24–0–7)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by G E Symonds
1 Lester L Gray
2 John Cooke
3 Frank Varty
4 Alexander J Martin
5 William Dean
6 Ralph G Edwards
7 Eric J Gilbert
8 George Ledsham
9 Thomas Rogers
10 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal on ten bells: 4, 5
First peal of Cambridge Royal: 9
First peal of Surprise Royal for the Guild to be rung by a band all o f whom are resident members of one branch. Rung in honour of the birth of a son of Mr. Martin, and of a granddaughter of Mr. Cooke
Ringing world: 1912.0566
Ringing World page reference: 1912.0566

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 8 November 1947 in 3h 27 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by John Worth
1 William Gayes
2 Arthur Challinor
3 Alan A Potts
4 James A Milner
5 Wilfred Stevenson
6 Harry Farrer
7 Sidney Hough jun
8 John Worth (C)
9 Edward Seed
10 Joseph W Whittaker

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 11 November 1947 in 2h 55 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5040 Single Oxford Bob Triples
Composed by J J Parker's Ten-part (C.C.C. No. 25)
1 George F Sperring
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Henry O Baker
4 James S Webb
5 John W Best
6 Harry Pye
7 Percy Swindley
8 John Griffiths
First peal in the method by all except the ringer of the 7th.
Ringing World page reference: 1915.0606

Chester Diocesan Guild
Warburton, Greater Manchester
St Werburgh
Saturday, 15 November 1947 in 3h 28
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
Being 2,944 London, 736 each Cambridge and Superlative (rung in alternate courses) and 608 Bristol with 111 changes of method.
1 George Ledsham
2 Norah M Bibby
3 Walter Allman
4 Ralph G Edwards
5 John E Bibby
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Spliced Surprise Major: 6. First peal of Spliced Surprise on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Saturday, 15 November 1947 in 3h 5 (13–3–8 in F)
5040 Victoria Little Bob Major
Composed by John Carter
1 George F Sperring
2 John Hayes
3 James S Webb
4 John W Best
5 Henry O Baker
6 John W Griffiths
7 Harry Pye
8 Percy Swindley (C)
50th peal: 4
50th peal together: 6,8
First peal in the method by all on the bells and for the Guild
Published in RW as Victoria Little Court Bob
Ringing World page reference: 1915.0607

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 2h 51 (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Leonard Campey
2 G Barnard
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 John W L Slack
6 J W Whittaker (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild
Runcorn, Cheshire
All Saints
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 3h 6 (15–3–15 in E)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Thos. B Worsley
1 William E Allman
2 Walter Allman (C)
3 Charles Ward
4 Ernest H Hughes
5 Denis Maddock
6 Robert B P Hulse
7 Thomas H Mather
8 John Orme
50th peal during 1947: 2
RW 1913.0582

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 3h 24 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5079 Stedman Caters
Composed by Harry Johnson
1 William Gayes
2 Arthur Challinor
3 Wilfred Stevenson
4 Gerald Farrer
5 Alan A Potts
6 Albert V Rees
7 John Worth (C)
8 Sidney Hough jun
9 Edward Seed
10 A Hedley Wood
First peal in the method : treble, 2,6,8,9 and tenor.
First peal of Stedman on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Disley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 2h 52 (7–1–8 in A)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (9m)
Being seven extents in nine methods, viz.: (1) Charlwood and Neasden (Spliced); (2) St. Albans and Wragby (Spliced); (3) Capel; (4) Sandal; (5) London Scholars’ Pleasure; (6) Kingston; (7) Oxford
1 Arthur Hibbert
2 Stanley Ardern
3 Yvonne Botham
4 Eric Simpson
5 Alfred John Lee
6 James A Milner (C)
First peal in nine methods: 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 3h 28 (29–0–0 in C)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Daphne Lloyd
2 George F Sperring
3 Arthur B Close
4 John W Best (C)
5 Henry O Baker
6 John W Griffiths
7 Ernest F Bennett
8 Percy Swindley
Ringing World page reference: 1913.0580

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bebington, Wirral
St Andrew
Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 3h 12 (8–1–13 in A♭)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Kenneth Abernethy
2 John Cooke
3 Charles C Hulse
4 Joseph Leslie
5 Alexander J Martin
6 Donald W Singleton
7 James H Cooke
8 William Dean (C)
First peal: 1 and 6
First peal of Surprise Major: 3,4 and 7
First peal of Major as conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild
Youlgreave, Derbyshire
All Saints
Saturday, 22 November 1947 in 3h 43 (26 in E♭)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff
1 Cecil Raddon
2 John E Bibby
3 Ralph G Edwards
4 Walter Allman
5 George Ledsham
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 John Worth
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of London on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 1914.0597

Chester Diocesan Guild
Great Budworth, Cheshire
St Mary and All Saints
Saturday, 22 November 1947 in 3h 23 (20–2–4 in D)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by H Hubbard
1 Cecil Holden
2 Mrs Cecil Holden
3 Miss Betty Morton
4 Harry Parker
5 Reginald W Worrall
6 Albert H Booth
7 Harry W Howard
8 A Gordon Lawrence (C)
First peal of Major: 2. First peal of Major 'inside': 3. First peal in the method as conductor.
RW 1914.0597

Chester Diocesan Guild
Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire
St Michael
Saturday, 29 November 1947 in 3h 3 (15–1–16 in F)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by George H Cross
1 Lester L Gray
2 Alan A Potts
3 Ralph G Edwards
4 George Ledsham
5 Arthur Firth
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 John Worth
8 James C E Simpson (C)
Source: RW 1947, page 618.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bosley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 29 November 1947 in 2h 45 (5–2–22 in A)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Seven extents called differently
1 Miss June Henshaw
2 F Horsfield
3 Charles W Lawton (C)
4 Sidney Hough, jun
5 John W L Slack
6 Mrs C W Lawton
First Peal - 1; First Peal as conductor. A visual aid to memory was used by the conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 6 December 1947 in 4h 3 (26–0–21 in D)
5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by John Worth
1 Joseph W Whittaker
2 Alan A Potts
3 James Fernley
4 John E Bibby
5 Cyril Valentine
6 C Kenneth Lewis
7 Walter Allman
8 James C E Simpson
9 George Ledsham
10 Eric J Gilbert
11 Ralph G Edwards
12 John Worth (C)
First peal of surprise maximus : Joseph Whittaker, James Fernley, Cyril Valentine, C Kenneth Lewis, George Ledsham, Ralph Edwards, and John Worth.
First twelve bell peal : Alan Potts and Eric Gilbert.
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximus for the Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bowdon, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 6 December 1947 in 3h 7 (14–1–26)
5088 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Alan J Brown
1 Jean C Brown
2 A Neville Brown
3 Frances M Laflin
4 Mary Elkins
5 Joan Morris
6 Peter Laflin
7 Joseph Saunders
8 Alan J Brown (C)
First peal in the method 'inside': 2 & 3

Chester Diocesan Guild
Crewe, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 13 December 1947 in 3h 17 (20–0–0 in E)
5007 Stedman Caters
Composed by Sir A P Heywood
1 Howard Howell (C)
2 Harry F Holding
3 Richard D Langford
4 Richard T Holding
5 Cyril Taberner
6 George A Packer
7 Arthur V Pearson
8 Edward V Rodenhurst
9 Arthur Pritchard
10 Alan F Thirst
100th peal: 3
150th peal: 9
Ringing World January 9th 1948 No. 1918 Vol. XLIV page 14

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 20 December 1947 in 3h 9 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5152 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis
1 Frances M Laflin
2 Sidney Hough jun
3 Alan A Potts
4 James Fernley
5 Peter Laflin
6 James A Milner
7 John Worth (C)
8 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal of Superlative: 1, 2 & 3. First peal in the method ‘inside': 8.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Friday, 26 December 1947 in 2h 42 (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)
Being seven extents, viz., Cambridge Surprise, Kent, Oxford, Kingston, London Scholars' Pleasure, Sandal and Cape Treble Bob.
1 Sydney Hough, Jun
2 Alan A Potts
3 Charles W Lawton
4 Mrs C W Lawton
5 John Worth (C)
6 Joseph W Whittaker
Fiftieth peal 2

Chester Diocesan Guild
Birkenhead, Cheshire
St Mary
Friday, 26 December 1947 in 2h 42 (11–0–9)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Seven different 720's
1 Ralph G Edwards
2 George Ledsham
3 Eric J Gilbert
4 Alexander J Martin
5 Walter Allman
6 Frank Varty
To celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J Mann

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 27 December 1947 in 3h 32 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5000 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis
1 Gordon Henshaw
2 Arthur Challinor
3 Wilfred Stevenson
4 June M Henshaw
5 Mrs C W Lawton
6 Alan A Potts (C)
7 Sidney Hough jun
8 Charles W Lawton
9 John Worth
10 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal of Bob Royal : treble,and 7.
First peal on 10 bells : June Henshaw.
100th peal for the Chester Diocesan Guild : Joseph Whittaker.
First peal as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Liscard, Wirral
St Mary
Saturday, 27 December 1947 in 2h 59 (16–2–2 in F)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by G H Cross
1 George Ledsham
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John E Bibby
4 Walter Allman
5 Ralph G Edwards
6 Eric J Gilbert
7 George H Randles
8 James C E Simpson (C)
First peal of Bristol on the bells.
A farewell peal for the Vicar, Canon L. C. Davies.