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Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Peter
Friday, 2 January 1953 in 3h 10 (7–2–22 in B♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by John R Pritchard
1 John Worth
2 June M Henshaw
3 Stephen W J Penny
4 Joseph W Whittaker
5 Denis Heapy
6 Denis Mottershead
7 O Michael Slaney
8 Barry Corbishley (C)
First peal on eight bells 3, First peal as conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild
Oxton, Wirral
St Saviour
Saturday, 3 January 1953 in 3h 15 (20–1–16 in E)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Thomas B Worsley
1 Henry O Baker
2 Ralph G Edwards
3 Peter Laflin
4 Edward Jenkins
5 John E Spice
6 John Worth (C)
7 Brian D Threlfall
8 Joseph Whittaker
A birthday peal for Brian D Threlfall

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Saturday, 3 January 1953 in 3h 3 (16–1–5 in E)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Harold Worrall
2 John Scott
3 Eric Hornby
4 John E Bibby
5 Henry Parker
6 Harry W Howard
7 Walter Allman
8 Cecil Raddon (C)
First peal as conductor
Rung as a 63rd birthday compliment to the conductor
Ringing World January 23rd 1953 No. 2182 Vol. XLIX page 51

Chester Diocesan Guild
Acton, Cheshire
St Mary
Saturday, 3 January 1953 in 2h 58 (13–0–8 in F)
5040 Stedman Doubles
Ten extents
1 Kenneth Mackintosh
2 John E Brough (C)
3 June M Henshaw
4 O Michael Slaney
5 Ivor R Nichols
6 Herbert Sutton
First peal of Stedman Doubles: 1
Has now twice circled the tower: 6
Ringing World January 23rd 1953 No. 2182 Vol. XLIX page 54

Chester Diocesan Guild
Dodleston, Cheshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 6 January 1953 in 2h 25 (8–0–0 in A)
5040 Doubles (2m)
Being eighteen extents (10 callings) and two 240s of Grandsire, and twenty extents of Plain bob
1 George Case
2 Shirley Golding
3 Henry O Baker
4 Jack Hughes
5 Brian Harris (C)
First peal of Doubles: 1,4
First peal on five bells and in two Doubles methods: 5
A birthday compliment to the conductor. Rung on the front five after meeting short for Minor
Ringing World page reference: 2183.0070

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bowdon, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 6 January 1953 in 3h 2 (14–1–26)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Jean C Brown
2 Barry Corbishley
3 June Henshaw
4 A Neville Brown
5 Allen Twyman
6 David A Edwards
7 Alan J Brown (C)
8 David Vincent
First peal: 5. First peal in the method: 6.
Rung half-muffled in memory of Charles Edwards, member of the above tower, and formerly, for some years, Master of the Hereford Diocesan Guild, who was interred at Fownhope, Herefordshire, earlier this day.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Liscard, Wirral
St Mary
Saturday, 10 January 1953 in 2h 57 (16–2–2 in F)
5088 Liscard Bob Major
Composed by H W Wilde (CCC 13 DO)
1 John W Griffiths (C)
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John W Best
4 Percy Swindley
5 George H Randles
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 Brian Harris
8 R Gordon Corby
150th peal: 2
The first peal in the method (C.C.C. 220).

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 17 January 1953 in 2h 54 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by E Bennett
1 James A Milner
2 William Fernley
3 Wilfred Stevenson
4 James Fernley
5 C Kenneth Lewis
6 Joseph W Whittaker
7 Peter Laflin
8 John Worth (C)
The 200th peal on the bells.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 2h 56 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5088 Westminster Bob Major
Composed by Arranged by J W Griffiths
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Norah M Bibby
4 Dennis H B Millward
5 John W Best
6 George H Randles
7 Percy Swindley
8 R Gordon Corby
The first peal in the method (C.C.C. 203).
200th peal: 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2185.0098

Chester Diocesan Guild
Goostrey, Cheshire
St Luke
Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 2h 35 (6 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (2m)
Being 20 extents of Plain Bob and 22 extents of Grandsire
1 Jean M S Cooke
2 Ivor R Nichols
3 Shirley Golding
4 Elizabeth M Robinson
5 Henry O Baker (C)
6 Bernard J Ongley
First peal of Doubles in two methods: 4
Ringing World February 20th 1953 No. 2186 Vol. XLIX page 116

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 3h 8 (13–3–8 in F)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major (12m)
960 each of London and Rutland, 320 each of Bristol, Cambridge, Cray, Eastcote, Lincolnshire, New Gloucester, Pudsey, Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire. 139 com
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Henry O Baker
2 Alan A Potts
3 Wilfred Stevenson
4 John E Bibby
5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
6 John Worth
7 Ralph G Edwards
8 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal in twelve methods: 7
First peal of Spliced Surprise on the bells and in the city of Chester
A birthday compliment to Henry O Baker, Anthea Baker and Kathleen Mary Lewis
Ringing World page reference: 2208.0479

Chester Diocesan Guild
Dodleston, Cheshire
St Mary
Wednesday, 28 January 1953 in 2h 28 (8–0–0 in A)
5040 Doubles (2m)
Being twelve extents (6 callings) and five 240s Grandsire and twenty extents Plain Bob
1 Desmond Clays
2 Elizabeth M Robinson
3 Jack Hughes
4 George F Sperring
5 Henry O Baker (C)
6 George Case
First peal: 1
Ringing World page reference: 2186.0117

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bunbury, Cheshire
St Boniface
Saturday, 31 January 1953 in 3h 13 (14¾ in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 John W Best
2 J Benjamin Budd
3 Frederick H Birks
4 George F Sperring
5 John W Griffiths
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 Percy Swindley (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
RW 2185.0099

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Peter
Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 2h 43 (7–2–22 in B♭)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by J W Washbrook
1 Wilfred Stevenson
2 Anne Worth
3 Fred Dunkerly
4 Peter Laflin
5 Joseph W Whittaker
6 Neil D Lomas
7 John Worth (C)
8 Edward Jenkins
400th peal as conductor. In memoriam Dr James C E Simpson died February 6th 1952

Chester Diocesan Guild
Handley, Cheshire
All Saints
Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 2h 42 (14–1–6 in F)
5040 Plain Minor (7m)
Being 720 each of Double Court, St Clement's, Childwall, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob
1 John W Best
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Percy Swindley
4 Dennis H B Millward
5 R Gordon Corby
6 Brian Harris
100th tower bell peal: 6
The first peal of the bells since their recent rehanging. In memoriam Robert Sperring
Ringing World page reference: 2186.0118

Chester Diocesan Guild
Farndon, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 3h 13 (12–1–22 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by F Rishworth
1 Rev J Kingdon
2 Elizabeth M Robinson
3 Shirley Golding
4 Betty Griffiths
5 Fred Jackson
6 Henry O Baker
7 John E Bibby (C)
8 J William Clarke
First peal of Major 'inside': 2
Rung half-muffled to the revered memory of Robert Sperring (a native of Farndon), who died the previous day
Ringing World page reference: 2186.0115

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
All Saints, Hoole
Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 2h 39 (7½ in B)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
One Morris 240 and 40 120's 10 callings
1 Brian Harris
2 Roselyn Crewe
3 Edward C Crewe
4 Shirley Golding
5 John W Griffiths (C)
6 R Gordon Corby
First peal inside 2,3
In memoriam Robert Sperring who conducted the first peal on the bells. Died February 6th 1953.
Ringing World page reference: 2186.0118

Chester Diocesan Guild
Davenham, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Tuesday, 10 February 1953 in 2h 50 (14 in F)
5040 Minor (4 Methods)
Being two extents of Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and one Plain Bob
1 A Gordon Lawrence
2 David A Godfrey
3 Reginald W Worrall
4 Eric Hornby
5 Harry W Howard
6 David Smith (C)
Reginald W Worrall has now completed the circle of this tower.
Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr Joseph Ashmole on his 90th birthday

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Friday, 13 February 1953 in 2h 59 (13–3–8 in F)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by J W Parker
1 Shirley Golding
2 Brian D Threlfall
3 Henry O Baker
4 John E Bibby
5 C Kenneth Lewis
6 John Worth (C)
7 Samuel Jones, Jun
8 Ralph G Edwards
First peal of Surprise: 1
Rung half-muffled in memoriam Robert Sperring, for many years a ringer at this church
Ringing World page reference: 2187.0130

Chester Diocesan Guild
Disley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 14 February 1953 in 2h 46 (7–1–8 in A)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Seven extents called differently
1 James A Milner
2 Mary Lewis
3 Alexander Richardson
4 Basil Jones
5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
6 Stephen W J Penney
First peal in the method: 6.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Saturday, 14 February 1953 in 3h 3 (16–1–5 in E)
5120 St Valentine's Imperial Bob Major
Composed by A P Heywood
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 R Gordon Corby
3 Norah M Bibby
4 John W Best
5 Dennis H B Millward
6 John W Griffiths
7 George H Randles
8 Percy Swindley (C)
First peal in the method CCC No. 248
Ringing World February 27th 1953 No. 2187 Vol. XLIX page 130

Chester Diocesan Guild
Dodleston, Cheshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 17 February 1953 in 2h 29 (8–0–0 in A)
5040 Single Oxford Bob Minor
1 George F Sperring
2 Henry O Baker
3 Jack Hughes
4 George Case
5 Jack Tilston
6 Brian D Threlfall (C)
First peal in the method: 5,6
Ringing World page reference: 2187.0134

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 21 February 1953 in 3h 2 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5184 Spliced Plain Major (2m)
Consisting of 3,072 of Plain Bob, and 2,112 of Little Bob, 95 changes of method.
Composed by C K Lewis
1 Douglas Kirkpatrick
2 Henry O Baker
3 Eric Hornby
4 Henry Parker
5 Harold Worrall
6 Cecil Raddon
7 John Scott
8 Harry W Howard (C)
First peal of Spliced Plain and Little Bob; all except 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Waverton, Cheshire
St Peter
Wednesday, 25 February 1953 in 2h 26 (8–0–10 in G)
5040 Minor (2m)
Being three extents of Oxford Bob and four of Plain Bob
1 George F Sperring
2 Jack Hughes
3 Henry O Baker
4 George Case
5 Jack Tilston
6 Brian D Threlfall (C)
Ringing World page reference: 2189.0164

Chester Diocesan Guild
Stretton, Cheshire
St Matthew
Wednesday, 25 February 1953 in 2h 27 (9–2–0 in A)
5040 Minor (4m)
Two 720s each Cambridge, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent; one 720 Plain Bob
1 Douglas W Kirkpatrick
2 Harold Worrall
3 Harry W Howard
4 Eric Hornby
5 Harry Parker (C)
6 Cecil Raddon
21st birthday compliment to Ken, son of Harry Parker, and also a birthday compliment to Harry Howard

Chester Diocesan Guild
Malpas, Cheshire
St Oswald
Saturday, 28 February 1953 in 3h 1 (15–3–6 in E)
5040 Malpas Bob Major
Composed by C Charge (CCC 99 Pl B)
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 Norah M Bibby
3 John W Best
4 Percy Swindley
5 Dennis H B Millward
6 George H Randles
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
The first peal in the method (CCC No. 276)
Published as Malpas Imperial Bob Major in the Ringing World
Ringing World page reference: 2189.0163

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bebington, Wirral
St Andrew
Saturday, 14 March 1953 in 2h 58 (8–1–13 in A♭)
5152 Bebington Bob Major
Composed by G H Beevor
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Norah M Bibby
4 Alexander J Martin
5 Dennis H B Millward
6 R Gordon Corby
7 George H Randles
8 Percy Swindley
The first peal in the method (CCC No. 224).

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 21 March 1953 in 3h 2 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 James A Milner
2 John Worth
3 Edward Jenkins
4 Basil Jones
5 C Kenneth Lewis
6 Peter Laflin
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 Ernest Bennett (C)
Rung in recognition of the 52nd anniversary of the first peal in the method.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 28 March 1953 in 3h 2 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major
Composed by J W Parker
1 Walter Allman (C)
2 Henry O Baker
3 Allan Dugdale
4 Frederick Jackson
5 Henry Parker
6 William Allman
7 Douglas Kirkpatrick
8 John Scott
First peal in the method; 3,4.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge
Saturday, 28 March 1953 in 3h 10 (19–3–12 in E♭)
5040 Single Oxford Bob Triples
Composed by J J Parker (CCC No.3)
1 Roselyn Crewe
2 Betty Griffiths
3 Shirley Golding
4 J Benjamin Budd
5 Roger B Morris
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 Brian Harris (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
First peal on eight bells: 1
First peal of Single Oxford Bob Triples: 2,3,5
25th peal together: 4,7
Rung half-muffled in memoriam H.M. Queen Mary
Ringing World page reference: 2193.0227

Chester Diocesan Guild
Runcorn, Cheshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 31 March 1953 in 3h 2 (15–3–15 in E)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Ann Slinger
2 Stanley Ireland
3 Alan Dugdale
4 Walter Allman (C)
5 Charles ward
6 William E Allman
7 Robert B P Hulse
8 John Orme
First peal: 1. First peal on an 'inside' bell: 2.
Rung half-muffled by the Sunday service band in memoriam Queen Mary.
RW 2194.0243

Chester Diocesan Guild
Warburton, Greater Manchester
St Werburgh
Monday, 6 April 1953 in 3h 19 (26–0–0)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C. Middleton
1 Eric Hornby
2 Henry Parker
3 Harold Worrall
4 William Allman
5 John Scott
6 John E Bibby
7 Walter Allman
8 Harry W Howard (C)
First peal in the method as conductor. Rung for the Festival of Easter.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Tarporley, Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 2h 53 (11–0–7 in G)
5040 Little Bob Major
Composed by Stephen H Wood
1 David Godfrey
2 Cecil Raddon
3 Henry Parker
4 Eric Hornby
5 William Allman
6 John Scott
7 Harold Worrall
8 Harry W Howard (C)
Ringing World page reference: 2196.0274

Chester Diocesan Guild
Shotwick, Cheshire
St Michael
Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 2h 48 (8–3–0 in F♯)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 George F Sperring
2 Percy Swindley
3 J Benjamin Budd
4 Dennis H B Millward
5 John W Griffiths (C)
6 R Gordon Corby
50th peal together: 5 & 6

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 3h 32 (29–0–0 in C)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by W Pye
1 C Kenneth Lewis
2 Fred Dunkerley
3 Henry O Baker
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 Walter Allman
6 John Worth
7 Leslie W G Morris
8 Peter Laflin
9 Ralph G Edwards
10 Edward Jenkins
Ringing World page reference: 2195.0258

Chester Diocesan Guild
Taxal, Derbyshire
St James
Saturday, 18 April 1953 in 2h 43 (11–0–23 in G)
5040 Minor (25m)
In 25 methods,viz.: (1) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight; (2) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (3) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob; (4) Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight; (5) Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans and Wragby Delight; (6) Capel, Sandal, London Scholar's Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob; (7) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure and Kingston Treble Bob.
1 Sidney Hough, Junr
2 M Jillian Brierley
3 Barry Corbishley
4 Eric Simpson
5 Alexander Richardson
6 Denis Mottershead (C)
25th peal: 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2197.0294

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 18 April 1953 in 3h 5 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Joyce Rothwell
2 James Fernley
3 Elise Brentnall
4 Molly May
5 Mary Lewis
6 James A Milner
7 Basil Jones (C)
8 C Kenneth Lewis
First peal of Major: 1. First peal in the method: 3 & 4. First peal as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Goostrey, Cheshire
St Luke
Saturday, 18 April 1953 in 2h 27 (6 in B♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Rev E Bankes James’ arrangement
1 Douglas Kirkpatrick
2 Harold Worrall
3 Henry Parker
4 John Scott
5 Cecil Raddon
6 Harry W Howard (C)
First peal of Cambridge on the bells
Ringing World May 8th 1953 No. 2197 Vol. XLIX page 293

Chester Diocesan Guild
Port Sunlight, Wirral
Christ Church
Saturday, 25 April 1953 in 3h 18 (14–1–25 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J Carter
1 Percy Swindley
2 Shirley Golding
3 Carol Forster Jones
4 John W Griffiths
5 J Benjamin Budd
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 R Gordon Corby (C)
8 H Stewart Bailey
First peal on 8 bells: 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Over, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 25 April 1953 in 2h 50 (13–2–15 in F♯)
5040 Minor (4m)
Consisting of one extent of Cambridge Surprise, two extents each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Cecil Raddon
2 Ethel Wise
3 Henry Parker
4 Harold Worrall
5 John Scott
6 Harry W Howard (C)
The conductor's 200th peal for the Chester Diocesan Guild.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Wednesday, 29 April 1953 in 2h 58 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Middleton's
1 Alan Dugdale
2 Denis Maddock
3 John Orme
4 Fred Jackson
5 Walter Allman (C)
6 William E Allman
7 John E Bibby
8 John Scott
First peal of Surprise; 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Monday, 4 May 1953 in 2h 58 (16–1–5 in E)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Shirley Golding
2 Henry O Baker
3 Walter Allman
4 Cecil Raddon
5 William Allman
6 John E Bibby
7 Harold Worrall (C)
8 Brian Harris
First peal in the method as conductor
Ringing World May 22nd 1953 No. 2199 Vol. XLIX page 322

Chester Diocesan Guild
Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire
St Michael
Saturday, 9 May 1953 in 3h 2 (15–1–16 in F)
5024 Oxford Treble Bob Major
Composed by T B Worsley
1 Dorothy T Heap
2 Joan Carter
3 Basil Jones
4 Mary Lewis
5 Tom Wilde
6 James Carter
7 John R Heap
8 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
First peal in the method: Dorothy Heap, Joan Carter, Mary Lewis and John Heap.
Source: RW 1953, page 323.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Farndon, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 9 May 1953 in 3h 4 (12–1–22 in F)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker
1 John W Griffiths (C)
2 C Anne Muirhead
3 Robert W Hinde
4 J Benjamin Budd
5 Percy Swindley
6 George F Sperring
7 Dennis H B Millward
8 R Gordon Corby
First peal: 3
First peal on eight bells: 2
Rung as a farewell peal for the Rector, Canon G Vaughan, who is leaving Farndon to take up another appointment
Ringing World page reference: 2199.0323

Chester Diocesan Guild
Capenhurst, Cheshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 9 May 1953 in 2h 40 (11–0–22 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Shirley Golding
2 Roselyn Crewe
3 Brian Harris
4 John W Griffiths
5 Andrew J H Scott
6 R Gordon Corby (C)
First peal of Minor inside: 2
Birthday compliment to George F. Sperring and to D. F. Ferguson, president of the Manchester University Guild

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Wednesday, 13 May 1953 in 2h 58 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by W Barton
1 Alan Dugdale
2 Denis Maddock
3 Walter Allman (C)
4 Fred Jackson
5 John Orme
6 William E Allman
7 John E Bibby
8 John Scott
First peal in the method; all except 3,7.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Tuesday, 19 May 1953 in 3h 17 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by J W Washbrook
1 Wilfred Stevenson
2 Neil D Lomas
3 Anne Worth
4 Gerald Farrer
5 John Worth
6 Harry Farrer
7 A Hedley Wood
8 Alan A Potts (C)
Rung for the installation of Alderman John B Hidderley as Mayor of Macclesfield.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 23 May 1953 in 2h 55 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Cynthia Bibby (aged 12)
2 Elizabeth M Bibby
3 William G Bibby
4 Harold Mathias
5 Fred Jackson
6 Oswald Claybrook
7 John E Bibby (C)
8 Francis Bibby
First peal; 1,4.
First peal ‘inside’; 3.
Rung to celebrate the engagement of Elizabeth M. Bibby and Mr. George Edward Daniels, of Dilham, Norfolk. Also completes 40 years as regular Sunday service ringers at Frodsham for J.E. Bibby and F. Bibby. Rung by the Sunday service band.

Chester Diocesan Guild
West Kirby, Wirral
St Bridget
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 (12–0–23 in G)
1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Frances Killingley
2 Arthur Killingley
3 John Andrew
4 Barbara Ledger
5 John Jukes (C)
6 William Stanley
7 Alan Houston
8 Ian M Robertson
Rung on the morning of the Coronation her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Chester Diocesan Guild
Sutton, Cheshire
St James
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 2h 45 (11–3–15 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 John W L Slack
2 Anne Rose
3 Charles W Lawton (C)
4 N Meakin
5 Mrs C W Lawton
6 G Barnard
Rung for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by the Sunday service band. [Additional note added 2022 - we believe that Anne Rose, aged 16, had by this time had her arm amputated due to cancer and rang this peal single handed]

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 3h 17 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by B Jealous
1 May Lomas
2 Basil Jones
3 Alan A Potts
4 Neil D Lomas
5 Anne Worth
6 Gerald Farrer (C)
7 John Worth
8 Harry Farrer
9 Joseph W Whittaker
10 Roy A Booth
Rung for the Coronation of H.M Queen Elizabeth II.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Disley, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 2h 50 (7–1–8 in A)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Being seven different extents
1 Eve V Parker
2 Arthur Beeley
3 James A Milner
4 Mrs D E Hawksford
5 Albert T Bancroft
6 Stephen W J Penney (C)
First peal: 2. Rung by members of the local band.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 3h 2 (13–3–8 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Henry O Baker
1 Rev J Kingdon
2 Harry Lewis
3 Shirley Golding
4 Betty Griffiths
5 John Ashcroft
6 Harold Worrall
7 Henry O Baker (C)
8 Brian Harris
Rung in honour of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Ringing World page reference: 2202.0371

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chelford, Cheshire
St John the Evangelist
Wednesday, 3 June 1953 in 2h 51 (8–2–3 in A)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
Being 42 six-scores(10 callings)
1 Harry Callwood
2 Arthur Street
3 Ernest Pimlott (C)
4 Arnold Worth
5 Robert Barratt
6 George Barber
Rung in honour of the Coronation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Rung by the local band.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bebington, Wirral
St Andrew
Wednesday, 3 June 1953 in 2h 59 (8–1–13 in A♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 John Cooke
2 Charles B Pemberton
3 Robert Maddock
4 Stanley D Sutton
5 William Dean
6 Charles Wiltshaw
7 H Stewart Bailey
8 Frank T Parry (C)
First peal of Major: 3

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bowdon, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 4 June 1953 in 2h 59 (14–1–26 in F)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by T B Worsley
1 Anne P Brown
2 Jean C Brown
3 Stella P Wain
4 Ruth M Jackson
5 Allen Twyman
6 David Vincent
7 Roy E Broom
8 Alan J Brown (C)
Rung in honour of the Coronation of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Rung by the Sunday service band.
First peal in the method:1, 3, 4 and 5.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bidston, Wirral
St Oswald
Thursday, 4 June 1953 in 2h 34 (5–1–24 in C)
5040 Plain Minor (4m)
Being one extent each of Double Oxford Bob and St. Clement’s Bob, two extents of Oxford Bob and three extents of Plain Bob.
1 Frank H Holland
2 Terry Owen
3 Charles B Pemberton
4 Bruce A Critten
5 Thomas Smith (C)
6 Stanley D Sutton
First peal: 1,2 & 4
First peal as conductor

Chester Diocesan Guild
Wallasey, Wirral
St Hilary of Poitiers
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 2h 50 (8–2–17 in G)
5040 Minor (4m)
Being one extent each of Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob, two extents of Oxford Bob and three extents of Plain Bob.
1 Joyce Rogers
2 Joan M Webster
3 Marjorie E Webster
4 Vivian T O Boase
5 Charles B Pemberton
6 John A Webster (C)
First peal: 1

Chester Diocesan Guild
Oxton, Wirral
St Saviour
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 3h 20 (20–1–16 in E)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Douglas Watson Snr
2 Carol F Jones
3 Ernest T Carvell
4 Thomas Smith
5 Alexander J Martin (C)
6 H Stewart Bailey
7 Ernest F Bennett
8 Thomas A Rogers

Chester Diocesan Guild
Grappenhall, Cheshire
St Wilfrid
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 2h 44 (11–2–6 in F)
5040 Minor (2m)
3 extents Kent Treble Bob, 4 extents Plain Bob, each called differently.
1 John C Breese
2 James H Peters
3 John E Ashcroft
4 Harold Monks
5 Clifford W Shaw
6 Harold Worrall (C)
First peal in 2 methods 1 & 2.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Tuesday, 9 June 1953 in 2h 57 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part
1 Edward Webster
2 Robert W Hinde
3 Fred Evans
4 J Benjamin Budd
5 William Cathrall
6 John W Griffiths (C)
7 Percy Swindley
8 Dennis H B Millward
First peal: 1.
A Birthday Compliment to Mr J B Budd.
Ringing World page reference: 2206.0448

Chester Diocesan Guild
Birkenhead, Cheshire
St Mary
Wednesday, 10 June 1953 in 2h 40 (11–0–9)
5040 Minor (7m)
Being seven extents, viz.: Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford Bob, St. Clement’s Bob, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Andrew J H Scott
2 Terry Owen
3 Stanley D Sutton
4 Charles B Pemberton (C)
5 Thomas Smith
6 Alexander J Martin
First peal in seven methods: 2

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 12 June 1953 in 2h 55 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Shirley Golding
2 John E Bibby
3 Walter Allman
4 William Allman
5 Frederick Jackson
6 Henry O Baker
7 Brian Harris
8 Denis Maddock (C)
First peal of Surprise as conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Witton (Northwich), Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 13 June 1953 in 3h 5 (14–0–0 in F)
5120 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by J Thorp
1 Henry Parker (C)
2 Harry W Howard
3 Eric Hornby
4 Ethel Wise
5 Reginald W Worrall
6 Harold Worrall
7 Cecil Raddon
8 John Scott
First peal of Kent Treble Bob Major: 4

Chester Diocesan Guild
Malpas, Cheshire
St Oswald
Saturday, 13 June 1953 in 3h (15–3–6 in E)
5152 Cholmondeley Bob Major
Composed by G Lindoff (CCC 28 Plain Bob)
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 Norah M Bibby
3 Dennis H B Millward
4 John W Best
5 Percy Swindley
6 George H Randles
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
50th peal together: 3 and 4
The first peal in the method (CCC 52 A)
Rung to the memory of James Swindley
Ringing World page reference: 2206.0449

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Peter
Saturday, 13 June 1953 in 2h 54 (7–2–22 in B♭)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pitstow
1 James A Milner
2 Basil Jones
3 Alex Richardson
4 Alan A Potts
5 Edward Jenkins
6 C Kenneth Lewis
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 John Worth (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary
Friday, 19 June 1953 in 3h 34 (24–3–0 in D)
5003 Grandsire Caters
Composed by J George
1 Betty Griffiths
2 Hazel Close
3 Norah M Bibby
4 Frederick H Birks
5 John W Griffiths (C)
6 J Benjamin Budd
7 George H Randles
8 Dennis H B Millward
9 Percy Swindley
10 R Gordon Corby
First peal of Grandsire Caters: 1, 2.
Rung on the eve of St. Werbergh’s Day as a farewell peal to Bishop N. H. Tubbs, Dean of Chester, who has recently retired.
Ringing World page reference: 2206.0448

Chester Diocesan Guild
Bodelwyddan, Flintshire
St Margaret
Saturday, 27 June 1953 in 3h 4 (14–1–6 in F)
5088 Double Bob Major
Composed by J W Parker
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 Norah M Bibby
3 R Gordon Corby
4 Dennis H B Millward
5 Roger B Morris
6 George H Randles
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 Percy Swindley
The first peal of Double Bob Major by all.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Wednesday, 1 July 1953 in 2h 59 (13–3–8 in F)
5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
2304 Bristol, 1600 London, 576 Superlative and 544 Cambridge, with 96 com
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Shirley Golding
2 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
3 Brian Harris
4 John E Bibby
5 Henry O Baker
6 John Worth
7 Samuel Jones, Jun
8 Walter Allman
First peal of Spliced: 7
Rung for the Feast of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ringing World page reference: 2208.0479

Chester Diocesan Guild
Eccleston, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 4 July 1953 in 3h 21 (26–3–3 in E♭)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 Ronald Edwards
2 Basil Jones
3 Henry O Baker
4 John E Bibby (C)
5 John Worth
6 Walter Allman
7 Edward Jenkins
8 Ralph G Edwards
Ringing World page reference: 2208.0480

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 11 July 1953 in 3h (14–1–22 in F♯)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major (12m)
In twelve methods, being 960 London, 960 Rutland and 320 each of Bristol, Cambridge, Cray, Eastcote, Lincolnshire, New Gloucester, Pudsey, Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method.
Composed by Albert J Pitman (reversed)
1 James A Milner
2 Basil Jones
3 Edward Jenkins
4 James Fernley
5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
6 John Worth
7 Alan A Potts
8 Joseph W Whittaker

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 11 July 1953 in 2h 55 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by H N Pitstow
1 Shirley Golding
2 Denis Maddock
3 Fred Jackson
4 Walter Allman (C)
5 Harold Worrall
6 William E Allman
7 John E Bibby
8 Cecil Raddon

Chester Diocesan Guild
Daresbury, Cheshire
All Saints
Saturday, 11 July 1953 in 3h 5 (16–1–5 in E)
5040 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by H W Pitstow
1 Betty Griffiths
2 Harold Worrall
3 Walter Allman (C)
4 Fred Jackson
5 John E Bibby
6 William E Allman
7 Cecil Raddon
8 Denis Maddock
First peal in the method: 4
Ringing World July 31st 1953 No. 2209 Vol. XLIX page 495

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge
Thursday, 23 July 1953 in 3h 12 (19–3–12 in E♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker's Twelve-part
1 Roselyn Crewe
2 Daphne Lloyd
3 Frederick H Birks
4 Percy Swindley
5 Samuel Jones, Jun
6 John W Griffiths (C)
7 Dennis H B Millward
8 H Stewart Bailey
Rung with the bells half-muffled as a token of respect to His Grace the Duke of Westminster, patron of this church and the Chester Diocesan Guild, whose funeral took place at Eccleston, near Chester, earlier in the day
Ringing World page reference: 2210.0512

Chester Diocesan Guild
Waverton, Cheshire
St Peter
Saturday, 25 July 1953 in 2h 49 (8–0–10 in G)
5040 Minor (2m)
Being two 720s Single Oxford Bob (Nos 58 & 59) and five Plain Bob (Nos 28,29,34,50 and 52)
1 Percy Swindley
2 Roselyn Crewe
3 J Benjamin Budd
4 Dennis H B Millward
5 John W Griffiths
6 R Gordon Corby (C)
Rung half-muffled in memoriam of the Duke of Westminster
First peal in two methods: 2
Ringing World page reference: 2210.0515

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 8 August 1953 in 2h 51 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by E Bennett
1 James A Milner
2 C Kenneth Lewis
3 Peter Laflin
4 Basil Jones
5 Joseph W Whittaker
6 John Worth (C)
7 Edward Jenkins
8 John E Bibby
Rung in honour of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. Allman.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Tarporley, Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 15 August 1953 in 3h 4 (11–0–7 in G)
5040 Single Oxford Bob Triples
Composed by J J Parker's Six-part CCC No. 3
1 Daphne Lloyd
2 Percy Swindley
3 Robert W Hinde
4 J Benjamin Budd
5 Dennis H B Millward
6 H Stewart Bailey
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
First peal in the method: 3,6
Ringing World page reference: 2213.0560

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 15 August 1953 in 3h 16 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis
1 Henry O Baker
2 June M Henshaw
3 Peter Laflin
4 John Worth (C)
5 C Kenneth Lewis
6 Denis Mottershead
7 Joseph W Whittaker
8 William Allman
9 Walter Allman
10 Edward Jenkins

Chester Diocesan Guild
Poynton, Cheshire
St George
Saturday, 22 August 1953 in 2h 55 (13–2–17 in F♯)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (5m)
(1 & 2) Sandal; (3 & 4) London Scholars’ Pleasure; (5) Capel; (6) Kingston; (7) Oxford
1 James A Milner
2 Sidney Hough jun
3 Sydney Sage
4 Ivor Jenkins
5 Alexander Richardson
6 Denis Mottershead (C)
First peal in 5 methods: 4. Rung in honour of the appointment of the Rev J G S Winstanley, Vicar of Poynton, as an Honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral, and also to mark the birth of a son to Mrs I Jenkins.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Nether Alderley, Cheshire
St Mary
Saturday, 29 August 1953 in 2h 52 (11–1–24 in F♯)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (21m)
(1) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal and St. Werburgh Delight. (2) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV. and Old Oxford Delight. (3) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley and Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob. (4) and (5) Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans and Wragby Delight. (6) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure and Kingston Treble Bob. (7) Oxford Treble Bob.
1 Sydney Sage
2 Jean C Brown
3 Eric Simpson
4 Sidney Hough jun
5 Alexander Richardson
6 Denis Mottershead (C)
First peal in 21 methods: 1 & 2.
Rung to celebrate the birthday of Mr. R. Hayden, local tower captain, and the coming-of-age of the conductor.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Fairfield, Derbyshire
St Peter
Wednesday, 2 September 1953 in 3h (12–0–10 in F♯)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by H Dains
1 Brian J Woodruffe
2 James A Milner
3 Mrs M E White
4 Sydney Hough, Junr
5 Mrs G Richardson
6 Barry Corbishley
7 Denis Mottershead
8 Alexander Richardson (C)
First peal of Major: 1.
First peal of Major inside: 5.
First peal of Major as conductor.
Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to William A Smith.
Ringing World page reference: 2216.0607

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 5 September 1953 in 3h 9 (26–0–21 in D)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Wilfred Matthews
1 Sheila Machin
2 Mrs C W Lawton
3 Alan A Potts
4 Charles W Lawton
5 Wilfred Stevenson
6 John Worth
7 Frank Yates (C)
8 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal : Sheila Machin.
Rung fully muffled in memory of the late Wilfred Matthews, who was buried at St. James church, Sutton on Tuesday 1st September.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Stretton, Cheshire
St Matthew
Saturday, 12 September 1953 in 2h 37 (9–2–0 in A)
5040 Minor (4m)
One 720 Cambridge, two 720s each Oxford Treble Bob, Kent and Plain Bob
1 John Scott
2 Cecil Raddon
3 Eric Hornby
4 Harold Worrall
5 James W Grounds
6 Harry W Howard (C)

Chester Diocesan Guild
Oxton, Wirral
St Saviour
Saturday, 12 September 1953 in 3h 26 (20–1–16 in E)
5040 Plain Bob Triples
Composed by H Hubbard
1 Charles B Pemberton
2 Terry Owen
3 C Anne Muirhead
4 Carol F Jones
5 Thomas Smith
6 Ernest F Bennett
7 Alexander J Martin (C)
8 H Stewart Bailey
First peal of Triples: 1,2,4,5 and 7.
First peal in the method by all the band.
Rung half-muffled in memoriam George R. Newton, interred at Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool, on Thursday, September 10th.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Church Lawton, Cheshire
All Saints
Saturday, 12 September 1953 in 2h 38 (8–1–2 in G)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Reeves' Variation
1 Reginald Harper
2 Douglas R Whalley (C)
3 Phillip S Whalley
4 Charles D Page
5 Robert S Arrowsmith
6 Arnold Moore
7 Ronald Barlow
8 Walter Longman
Also rung for The North Staffordshire Association
First peal: 3
Rung as a 92nd birthday compliment to Mr William Rigby, of Lawton, and also to the conductor’s wife
Ringing World October 2nd 1953 No. 2218 Vol. XLIX page 639

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge
Saturday, 19 September 1953 in 3h 11 (19–3–12 in E♭)
5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by H Dains (CCC No.31)
1 Hazel Close
2 Robert W Hinde
3 Fred Evans
4 Frederick H Birks
5 John W Best
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 Percy Swindley
First peal in the method: 1,2
Ringing World page reference: 2218.0640

Chester Diocesan Guild
Norbury, Cheshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 3 October 1953 in 2h 57 (14–1–22 in F♯)
5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
In four methods, being 1,312 Bristol, and 1,280 each of London, Cambridge and Superlative with 110 changes of method.
Composed by Albert J Pitman
1 James A Milner
2 Fred Dunkerley
3 Frederick E Wilshaw
4 Basil Jones
5 C Kenneth Lewis (C)
6 Edward Jenkins
7 Alan A Potts
8 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal in four spliced methods: 3.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Pulford, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 17 October 1953 in 3h 7 (9–3–6 in A♭)
5152 Poulton Bob Major
Composed by J Reeves
1 Fred Evans
2 John W Best
3 Robert R W Hinde
4 Percy Swindley
5 Frederick H Birks
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 John W Griffiths (C)
8 R Gordon Corby
The first peal in the method (C.C.C. 364)
Ringing World page reference: 2222.0704

Chester Diocesan Guild
Hartford, Cheshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 17 October 1953 in 2h 40 (12–0–00 in G)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Consisting of four 720's and one 2,160.
1 Henry Parker
2 Eric Hornby
3 Reginald W Worrall
4 Cecil Raddon
5 Harold Worrall
6 Harry W Howard (C)
Rung to inaugurate the Northwich Crusade for the parish of Hartford, and as a birthday compliment to the wife of the ringer of the 4th. Henry parker has now 'completed the circle' of this tower.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Frodsham, Cheshire
St Lawrence
Friday, 30 October 1953 in 3h 3 (12–1–3 in F♯)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by J W Washbrook
1 Oswald Claybrook
2 Fred Dunkerley
3 John E Bibby
4 Fred Jackson
5 Henry O Baker
6 Edward Jenkins
7 Walter Allman
8 John Worth (C)
First peal in the method; 4.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Weaverham, Cheshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 31 October 1953 in 2h 48 (9–0–0 in A♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Rev. E. Bankes James' arrangement
1 Douglas Kirkpatrick
2 Eric Hornby
3 Harold Worrall
4 Henry Parker
5 Cecil Raddon
6 Harry W Howard (C)
First peal of Surprise on the bells. Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringer of the 4th and Edward V. Rodenhurst.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary within the Walls
Friday, 20 November 1953 in 3h (13–3–8 in F)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by H Law James
1 Betty Griffiths
2 John E Bibby
3 Walter Allman (C)
4 Fred Jackson
5 Henry O Baker
6 William Allman
7 John W Griffiths
8 Samuel Jones, Jun
First peal in the method: 1,6
100th peal together: 3,5
A birthday compliment to Miss Shirley Golding, a ringer at this tower
Ringing World page reference: 2227.0783

Chester Diocesan Guild
Over, Cheshire
St Chad
Saturday, 21 November 1953 in 3h 4 (13–2–15 in F♯)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J A Trollope
1 Victor Neal
2 Henry Parker
3 Ethel Wise
4 Harold Worrall
5 Douglas Kirkpatrick
6 John Scott
7 Cecil Raddon
8 Harry W Howard (C)
First peal of Plain Bob Major, 1,3.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 5 December 1953 in 3h 19 (23–2–3 in E♭)
5040 Pudsey Surprise Royal
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis
1 Alan A Potts
2 Basil Jones
3 Fred Dunkerley
4 James Fernley
5 Peter Laflin
6 John E Bibby
7 Edward Jenkins
8 John Worth (C)
9 Walter Allman
10 Joseph W Whittaker
First peal in the method : treble,2,3 and 4.
First peal in the method as conductor.
A birthday compliment to Mr. Peter Laflin, 64 years old, Mr. A Barnes, 85 years old and Mr. W Gayes, 80 years old.

Chester Diocesan Guild
Crewe, Cheshire
Christ Church
Saturday, 5 December 1953 in 3h 14 (20–0–0 in E)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by George Hayward
1 Malcolm S Owen
2 Harry F Holding
3 Steven Layland
4 G Herbert Edge
5 Richard D Langford
6 E John Holloway
7 George A Packer (C)
8 Ivor R Nichols
9 Wilfred Kerr
10 W Frank Stenson
First peal (15years): 1
First peal inside: 3.6
Rung by the full Sunday service band to the glory of God and in memoriam Richard T Holding, Harry Overton and Jack Price, all former Sunday service ringers at Christ Church, Crewe
Ringing World December 18th 1953 No. 2229 Vol. XLIX page 814

Chester Diocesan Guild
Christleton, Cheshire
St James
Saturday, 5 December 1953 in 3h 8 (12–1–26 in F♯)
5152 Christleton Bob Major
Composed by J Reeves
1 George F Sperring
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 Brian Harris
4 Robert W Hinde
5 John W Best
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 Percy Swindley
8 R Gordon Corby
The first peal in the method (C.C.C. 108).
Ringing World page reference: 2229.0816

Chester Diocesan Guild
Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
St Luke
Saturday, 12 December 1953 in 2h 56 (11 in F♯)
5040 Doubles
12 Extents of Plain Bob, (4 Callings), 26 Extents Grandsire (10 Callings) & 2 Morris's 240 of Grandsire
1 Robert Barratt
2 William McDowell
3 Leonard Copnall
4 Bernard J Ongley
5 Ernest Pimlott (C)
6 Sydney Sage
Rung to commemorate the opening of the bells after rehanging

Chester Diocesan Guild
Chester, Cheshire
St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge
Saturday, 12 December 1953 in 3h 12 (19–3–12 in E♭)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by George Lewis
1 J Benjamin Budd
2 John W Griffiths
3 F Hector Bennett
4 Percy Swindley
5 William A Farmer
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 R Gordon Corby
8 Arthur Pritchard (C)
First peal in the method: 5
First peal in the method 'inside': 6
A birthday compliment to Mr S Jones of Eccleston
Ringing World page reference: 2230.0832

Chester Diocesan Guild
Tarporley, Cheshire
St Helen
Saturday, 19 December 1953 in 3h (11–0–7 in G)
5040 Hereward Bob Triples
Composed by CCC Triples Methods, Peal No. 1
1 George F Sperring
2 John W Griffiths (C)
3 J Benjamin Budd
4 Robert W Hinde
5 John W Best
6 Dennis H B Millward
7 Percy Swindley
8 R Gordon Corby
First peal in the method: 3,4
First peal in the method inside: 6
Ringing World page reference: 2231.0004

Chester Diocesan Guild
Macclesfield, Cheshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 26 December 1953 in 3h 42 (26–0–21 in D)
5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by W Pye
1 Samuel Jones jnr
2 Fred Dunkerley
3 Wilfred Stevenson
4 C Kenneth Lewis
5 Basil Jones
6 Alan A Potts
7 John E Bibby
8 John Worth (C)
9 Henry O Baker
10 Peter Laflin
11 Edward Jenkins
12 Ralph G Edwards

Chester Diocesan Guild
Fairfield, Derbyshire
St Peter
Tuesday, 29 December 1953 in 2h 42 (12–0–10 in F♯)
5040 Treble Bob Minor (10m)
In ten methods: (1) Braintree and St. Albans, (2) Neasden, (3) Charlwood, (4) Wragby Delight, (5) Sandal and Kingston, (6) Capel and London Scholars' Pleasure, (7) Oxford Treble Bob.
1 Alexander Richardson
2 M Gillian Brierley
3 Sidney Hough, Junr
4 Mrs A Richardson
5 William A Smith
6 Denis Mottershead (C)
First peal in ten methods: 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2234.0053