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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 82 matching performances. Chester Diocesan Guild Poynton, Cheshire St George Saturday, 1 January 1955 in 2h 47 (13–2–17 in F♯) 5040 Treble Bob Minor (33m) (1) Skipton, Chepstow, Balmoral and Fotheringay Delight; (2) Knutsford, Rostherne, Wilmslow and Bogedone Delight; (3) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight; (4) Willesden. Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (5) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star TB; (6) Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight; (7) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford TB. 1 Jean C Brown 2 Sidney Hough jun 3 Neil D Lomas 4 Eric Simpson 5 Alexander Richardson 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Rung to celebrate of the coming-of-age of A Neville Brown, brother of the treble ringer Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 1 January 1955 in 3h 3 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5184 Macclesfield Surprise Major Composed by A J Driver 1 Alan J Brown 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 John Worth (C) 4 Basil Jones 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Edward Jenkins 7 Peter Laflin 8 Joseph W Whittaker This method is now rung for the first time. Rung for the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hibbert. Chester Diocesan Guild Bidston, Wirral St Oswald Monday, 3 January 1955 in 2h 43 (5–1–24 in C) 5040 Minor (6m) Being one extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, St. Clement’s Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford Bob, and two extents of Plain Bob. 1 Bruce A Critten 2 A Raymond M Watkin 3 Charles B Pemberton 4 Stanley D Sutton 5 Alexander J Martin 6 Thomas A Rogers (C) First peal: 2 Rung half-muffled in memoriam Mr. W. E. Rowland. organist at Bidston for the past 15 years, who was interred this day. Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Tuesday, 4 January 1955 in 2h 48 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Grandsire Doubles Being 21 240’s, 20 by Morris and one by Pitman, each extent called differently. 1 Ernest Pimlott (C) 2 Neil D Lomas 3 Robert Barratt 4 Leonard Copnall 5 Arthur Street 6 George Barber First peal of Doubles: 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire St Bartholomew Wednesday, 5 January 1955 in 2h 50 (13–0–0) 5040 Minor (3m) 1440 Oxford TB, 1440 Kent TB, 2160 Pain Bob 1 Michael Sage 2 M Jillian Brierley 3 Arthur Rhodes 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Denis Mottershead 6 John E Cook (C) Rung as an 83rd birthday compliment to John Wheadon, of this tower, and as a farewell to the Rev. W. Tyson, who recently relinquished the curacy of this church for that of Astbury. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 8 January 1955 in 3h 32 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5056 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Peter Laflin 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Basil Jones 4 Alan A Potts 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Alan J Brown 7 Joseph W Whittaker 8 Edward Jenkins Rung after meeting short for Royal, John Worth kindly standing down. Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 15 January 1955 in 3h (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C H Middleton 1 Eric Hornby 2 Cecil Raddon 3 Walter Allman 4 Frederick Jackson 5 William Allman 6 Henry Parker 7 Harold Worrall 8 Harry W Howard (C) Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringer of the 2nd. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge Saturday, 15 January 1955 in 3h 5 (19–3–12 in E♭) 5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by H Dains 1 George F Sperring 2 Samuel Jones, Jun 3 Dennis H B Millward 4 Robert W Hinde 5 Christopher Gudgeon 6 Edward V Rodenhurst 7 John W Griffiths (C) 8 Percy Swindley 60th peal of Double Norwich Court Bob: 6 A birthday peal for Mr S Jones, who has now rung each bell in this tower to a peal Ringing World page reference: 2287.0052Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 15 January 1955 in 2h 58 (14–1–26) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 David T Parker 2 Jean C Brown 3 Anne P Brown 4 Ruth M Jackson 5 Frank Reynolds 6 Arthur T Parker 7 Alan J Brown 8 A Neville Brown (C) First peal: 1. 25th peal together: 7 & 8. First peal as conductor. A. Neville Brown has now ‘circled the tower.’ Chester Diocesan Guild Wrenbury, Cheshire St Margaret Saturday, 22 January 1955 in 2h 52 (11–3–4 in F♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Being seven different extents 1 Herbert Sutton 2 Margaret Hall (14) 3 John E Brough (C) 4 Brian Schofield 5 Ivor Jenkins 6 Sidney Hough, jun First peal inside: 2 Ringing World February 11th 1955 No. 2289 Vol. LI page 85 Chester Diocesan Guild Tarporley, Cheshire St Helen Saturday, 5 February 1955 in 2h 58 (11–0–7 in G) 5152 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 George F Sperring 2 Harry W Howard 3 Ivor R Nichols 4 Dennis H B Millward 5 George A Packer 6 Edward V Rodenhurst 7 John W Griffiths (C) 8 Percy Swindley Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 5 February 1955 in 3h 4 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5088 Glasgow Surprise Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Alan A Potts 2 Fred Dunkerly 3 Basil Jones 4 Edward Jenkins 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 John Worth 7 Peter Laflin 8 Joseph W Whittaker The first peal in the method by all the band except the ringer of the 4th, and first in the method on the bells. Rung with a 4ths place bob. Chester Diocesan Guild Christleton, Cheshire St James Saturday, 12 February 1955 in 2h 55 (12–1–26 in F♯) 5040 Oxford Bob Triples Composed by J. J. Parker's Six-part (C.C.C. No. 4) 1 William Griffiths 2 Dennis H B Millward 3 Robert W Hinde 4 Edward V Rodenhurst 5 Ivor R Nichols 6 Percy Swindley 7 John W Griffiths (C) 8 H Stewart Bailey First peal of Oxford Bob Triples: 1, 5. Rung on the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hinde, parents of the ringer of the 3rd. Ringing World page reference: 2291.0114Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Thursday, 17 February 1955 in 2h 58 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Glasgow Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 John Worth (C) 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 Leslie Boumphrey 6 Robin G Turner 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Joseph W Whittaker First peal in the method: 4, 5 & 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 19 February 1955 in 3h 2 (9–3–6 in A♭) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 John Clutton 2 John W Griffiths 3 John Hughes 4 William Cathrall 5 George F Sperring 6 Dennis H B Millward 7 Robert W Hinde (C) 8 Percy Swindley First peal on eight bells: 3. First peal of Bob Major: 1, 7. First peal as conductor. Ringing World page reference: 2292.0132Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 5 March 1955 in 2h 56 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5024 London Surprise Major Composed by H Dains 1 Anne P Brown 2 Graeme A Hughes 3 Alan A Potts 4 James Fernley 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Joseph W Whittaker 7 Alan J Brown 8 Peter Laflin First peal in the method: 1 & 2. A birthday compliment to the mother of the ringer of the second. Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 5 March 1955 in 2h 44 (12–0–00 in G) 5040 Minor (4m) Consisting of one extent of Cambridge Surprise, and two extents each of Kent, Oxford T.B. and Plain Bob 1 Victor Neal 2 David Godfrey 3 Eric Hornby 4 Henry Parker 5 David Smith 6 Harry W Howard (C) Rung as birthday compliments to the son of the ringer of the 4th, E. Hornby, A.G. Lawrence and the conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Sutton, Cheshire St James Saturday, 12 March 1955 in 2h 50 (11–3–15 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Being seven extents 1 Charles W Lawton 2 John Worth (C) 3 Barry Lawson 4 Anthony W Lawton 5 Mrs C W Lawton 6 Joseph W Whittaker First peal, aged 13 - 4. Rung fully muffled as a tribute to the memory of Mr J W L Slack, ringer of this tower for 57 years and tower leader for the past 10 years. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 12 March 1955 in 2h 44 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by W E Critchley 1 Ernest Boumphrey 2 Jean C Brown 3 Wilfred Stevenson 4 James Fernley 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 Edward Jenkins First peal in the method: 6. Rung as a wedding compliment to Miss J. Jones and Mr. W. Jepson who were married at this church prior to the commencement of the peal. This composition contains the 24 5678’s, 6578’s, 4678’s, 6478’s, 4578’s and 5478’s. Chester Diocesan Guild Stretton, Cheshire St Matthew Saturday, 26 March 1955 in 2h 37 (9–2–0 in A) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor Arranged by Rev'd E Bankes James 1 Cecil Raddon 2 Victor Neal 3 David A Godfrey 4 Eric Hornby 5 Harry Parker 6 Harry W Howard (C) First in the method - 2 and 3. Birthday compliment to the wife of the ringer of the 5th Chester Diocesan Guild Runcorn, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 26 March 1955 in 2h 47 (15–3–15 in E) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J W Parker 1 John Orme 2 Ann Slinger 3 Alan Dugdale 4 Harold Hayes, sen 5 Walter Allman (C) 6 William E Allman 7 Robert B P Hulse 8 Denis Maddock Rung by the Sunday service band for the retirement from the ministry of Canon L. S. Brasnett, Vicar of this parish. RW 2297.0212 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 26 March 1955 in 3h 3 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5088 Macclesfield Surprise Major Composed by Albert G Driver 1 Joseph W Whittaker 2 Fred Dunkerly 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 Ernest Bennett 6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Peter Laflin 100th Peal 3, First peal in the method 4,5. The first peal of Macclesfield in Macclesfield. A wedding compliment to Alan Wainwright and Anne Worth who were married at Christ Church, Macclesfield, prior to the commencement of the peal. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Monday, 28 March 1955 in 3h 24 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by William Pye 1 John Worth (C) 2 Graeme A Hughes 3 Fred Dunkerley 4 June M Henshaw 5 Basil Jones 6 Gerald Farrer 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Harry Farrer 9 A Hedley Wood 10 Joseph W Whittaker A wedding compliment to Alan Wainwright and Anne Worth, married at this church on March 26th. Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire St James Saturday, 2 April 1955 in 2h 48 (11–0–23 in G) 5040 Minor (9m) Consisting of an extent each of Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans and Wragby Delight; Kingston and Sandal, Capel and London Scholars' Pleasure, and Oxford Treble Bob.
1 Alexander Richardson 2 Gladys Richardson 3 Ivor Jenkins 4 Eric Simpson 5 Sydney Sage 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Rung as a birthday compliment to the sister of the fifth ringer. Ringing World page reference: 2298.0226Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Monday, 11 April 1955 in 3h 21 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Cox 1 Jean C Brown 2 Sidney Hough jun 3 M Jillian Brierley 4 Ruth M Jackson 5 Geoffrey Pearson 6 William A Smith 7 Chris M P Johnson 8 A Neville Brown 9 Ivor R Nichols 10 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in the method for all the band except 2 and the conductor. First peal in the method as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire St Bartholomew Wednesday, 13 April 1955 in 2h 54 (13–0–0) 5040 Minor (3m) Two extents each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, and three extents of Plain Bob. 1 Sydney Sage 2 Michael Sage 3 Brian Woodruffe 4 Mollie May 5 Denis Mottershead 6 Neil D Lomas (C) First peal away from the treble: 2. First peal as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester St Margaret, Altrincham Saturday, 30 April 1955 in 3h 20 (27–1–13) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by B Jealous 1 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 2 Basil Jones 3 John Worth 4 John E Bibby 5 Henry O Baker 6 Alan A Potts 7 Peter Laflin 8 Alan J Brown 9 Edward Jenkins 10 Joseph W Whittaker Rung in honour of the enthronement this day of the Right Rev. Gerald Alexander Ellison, M.A., as Bishop of Chester. Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, 30 April 1955 in 3h 37 (29–0–0 in C) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by B Jealous 1 Percy Swindley 2 John W Griffiths (C) 3 George F Sperring 4 Dennis H B Millward 5 Robert W Hinde 6 Edward V Rodenhurst 7 Harry W Howard 8 Ivor R Nichols 9 Christopher Gudgeon 10 H Stewart Bailey First peal of Grandsire Caters inside: 3. 50th peal: 8. Rung as a welcome to the Right Rev. Gerald Alexander Ellison, who was enthroned as Bishop of Chester prior to the commencement of this peal. Ringing World page reference: 2302.0290Chester Diocesan Guild Knutsford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 7 May 1955 in 2h 54 (11–2–16 in F♯) 5040 Minor (3m) Being one extent Mixed Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, two extents of Oxford Treble Bob, three extents of Kent Treble Bob and one extent of Plain Bob. 1 Sidney Hough jun 2 Jean C Brown 3 Ruth M Jackson 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 Norman Hough 6 Neil D Lomas Rung for the Royal May Day Festival. Also as a compliment to S. Hough. Sen., who first rang for May Day 60 years ago and who has rung for it on fifty occasions. He conducted the conductor’s first peal 21 years ago (May 5th, 1934) when the arrangement of the extents was the same as in this peal. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Thursday, 12 May 1955 in 2h 47 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5024 London Surprise Major Composed by G Lindoff 1 James Fernley 2 Edward Jenkins 3 Robin G Turner 4 Basil Jones 5 Peter Laflin 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 John Worth (C) First peal of London Surprise Major: 3 & 6. Rung to celebrate the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Fernley. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 14 May 1955 in 3h 15 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5007 Stedman Caters Composed by W H Haley 1 Basil Jones 2 Alan A Potts 3 John Worth (C) 4 Graeme Hughes 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Edward Jenkins 7 Leslie Boumphrey 8 Robin Turner 9 Joseph W Whittaker 10 Peter Laflin Rung in honour of the election of Ernest Boumphrey as president of the Scottish Association of Change Ringers. First peal in the method : treble and 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 21 May 1955 in 3h 27 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Southwell Surprise Royal Composed by W Pye 1 John E Brough 2 John W Griffiths 3 Percy Swindley 4 Richard B Langford 5 F Hector Bennett 6 George A Packer 7 Frederick S Sutton 8 Howard Howell 9 Arthur Pritchard (C) 10 Ivor R Nichols First peal of Surprise Royal: 1 First peal of Surprise Royal inside: 7 First peal of Royal in the method by all band and for the Guild In memoriam Harry F Holding, a ringer at this tower for 50 years Ringing World June 3rd 1955 No. 2305 Vol. LI page 338 Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 28 May 1955 in 3h 4 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5280 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by E A Barnett 1 May Lomas 2 Alan A Potts 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 Edward Jenkins 6 John Worth (C) 7 Peter Laflin 8 Joseph W Whittaker First peal of Surprise: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 30 May 1955 in 2h 40 (9–3–6 in A♭) 5040 Plain Minor (4m) (Being one extent of St Clement's, and two extents each of Double Oxford, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.) 1 George Lee 2 Percy Swindley 3 Dennis H B Millward 4 Robert W Hinde 5 Brian Harris (C) 6 Harry W Howard First peal for 14 years: 1. First peal in four methods: 4. Ringing World page reference: 2308.0388Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Thursday, 2 June 1955 in 2h 55 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1 James Fernley 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Robin G Turner 4 Robert A Southwood 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan Carveth 8 Edward Jenkins First peal of Surprise: 4. [Published wrongly as Thursday 3rd June] Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 3 June 1955 in 2h 41 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Peter Laflin 2 C Kenneth Lewis 3 Robert A Southwood 4 Alan Carveth 5 Edward Jenkins 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 John Worth (C) 8 Joseph W Whittaker First peal in the method 3 Chester Diocesan Guild Fairfield, Derbyshire St Peter Saturday, 11 June 1955 in 2h 55 (12–0–10 in F♯) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J Platt 1 Michael Sage 2 Sydney Hough, Junr 3 Mrs A Richardson 4 Brian Woodruffe 5 Ivor Jenkins 6 Neil D Lomas 7 William A Smith 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal of Major: 1, 5. Ringing World page reference: 2309.0403Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 18 June 1955 in 3h 1 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by Arthur Knights 1 Ruth M Jackson 2 Edward Jenkins 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 Alan J Brown 6 Robin G Turner (C) 7 Peter Laflin 8 Joseph W Whittaker Rung as a memorial to Ian, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Dunkerley. Chester Diocesan Guild Marbury, Cheshire St Michael Saturday, 18 June 1955 in 2h 46 (7–2–22 in A♯) 5040 Minor (2m) Being four extents of Kent Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob 1 Margaret Hall 2 Neil D Lomas 3 Sydney Sage 4 John E Brough (C) 5 Brian Schofield 6 Sidney Hough, jun First peal in two methods: 1,5 Ringing World July 1st 1955 No. 2309 Vol. LI page 406 Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Greater Manchester St Mary Saturday, 2 July 1955 in 3h 35 (23–3–16) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by William Pye 1 Alan A Potts 2 Joseph W Whittaker 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 Robin G Turner 6 John Worth (C) 7 Leslie Boumphrey 8 Alan J Brown 9 Peter Laflin 10 Edward Jenkins Ringing world: 2311.0434 Ringing World page reference: 2311.0434Chester Diocesan Guild Witton (Northwich), Cheshire St Helen Saturday, 9 July 1955 in 3h 5 (14–0–0 in F) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Middleton's 1 David A Godfrey 2 Reginald W Worrall 3 Walter Allman 4 Neville C Brown 5 Henry Parker 6 William B Allman 7 John E Bibby (C) 8 Cecil Raddon Rung for the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs H Parker (12th July) R Worrall was the best man at the wedding in 1930 Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 9 July 1955 in 2h 54 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (7m) In seven methods, being 864 Cambridge, 800 Lincolnshire, 768 Painswick, 736 Superlative, 672 Pudsey, 672 Yorkshire and 576 Aldenham, with 130 changes of method and all the work of each method for every bell. Composed by E A Barnett 1 Alan J Brown 2 Alan A Potts 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 John Worth 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Leslie Boumphrey The first peal of Spliced Surprise Major in seven methods for the Guild, in which all the bells do all the work of all the methods. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 12 July 1955 in 2h 43 (14–1–26) 5024 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by C W Roberts 1 Jean C Brown 2 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 3 Peter Laflin 4 A Neville Brown 5 Robin G Turner 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 Edward Jenkins Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 16 July 1955 in 3h 2 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by John Reeves 1 Joseph W Whittaker 2 Basil Jones 3 John Worth 4 Alan A Potts 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Alan J Brown 7 Peter Laflin 8 Edward Jenkins This composition is a variation of the 27 course block usually ascribed to John Reeves, shortened to 5,152 Chester Diocesan Guild Nether Alderley, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 23 July 1955 in 2h 50 (11–1–24 in F♯) 5040 Spliced Treble Bob Minor (35m) (1 ) Dover, Chepstow, Balmoral, Skipton and Fotheringay Delight; (2 ) Ely, Rostherne, Wilmslow, Knutsford and Bogedone Delight; (3) Abbeyville, Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal and St. Werburgh Delight; (4) Marple, Newdigate, Old Oxford, College Bob IV. and Willesden Delight; (5) Braintree, Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans and Wragby Delight; (6) Morning Star, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise and Norbury Treble Bob; (7) Oxford, Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure and Kingston Treble Bob; 53 changes of method. 1 Alan A Potts 2 Basil Jones 3 James Fernley 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 John Worth 6 Joseph W Whittaker Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 6 August 1955 in 2h 44 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by G E Symonds 1 James Fernley 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Arthur G Mason 4 Leslie W G Morris 5 Edward Jenkins 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Peter Laflin 8 John Worth (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire St Michael Saturday, 6 August 1955 in 3h 2 (15–1–16 in F) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J Platt 1 Jean C Brown 2 John Wheadon 3 Lewis H Jenkins 4 Eric Simpson 5 Ivor Jenkins 6 Sydney Sage 7 Sidney Hough jun 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in the method: Sydney Sage. Rung as a compliment to the conductor on gaining the degree of B.Sc.(Nottingham). Source: RW 1955, page 578. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 13 August 1955 in 2h 57 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1 Peter Laflin 2 J Marie Henshaw 3 Edward Jenkins 4 Basil Jones 5 A Neville Brown 6 Joseph W Whittaker 7 Alan J Brown 8 John Worth (C) Rung for the marriage of Margaret Bryce to Leslie Boumphrey, which took place at Morecambe the same day. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 20 August 1955 in 3h 17 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Joseph W Whittaker 2 Alan A Potts 3 Basil Jones 4 June M Henshaw 5 Alexander J Martin 6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7 A Neville Brown 8 Alan J Brown 9 Peter Laflin 10 Edward Jenkins First peal in the method : Neville Brown. Chester Diocesan Guild Nether Alderley, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 27 August 1955 in 2h 45 (11–1–24 in F♯) 5040 Treble Bob Minor (35m) (1) Skipton, Chepstow, Balmoral, Fotheringay and Dover Delight: (2) Knutsford, Rostherne, Wilmslow, Bogedone and Ely Delight; (3) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight (4) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV., Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (5) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob; (6) Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight; (7) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob. 1 Sydney Sage 2 M Jillian Brierley 3 Eric Simpson 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Alexander Richardson 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in 35 methods: 1 & 5. Rung in thanksgiving for ten years of world peace. Chester Diocesan Guild Frodsham, Cheshire St Lawrence Saturday, 27 August 1955 in 2h 58 (12–1–3 in F♯) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Middleton's 1 Victor Neal 2 Eric Hornby 3 Cecil Raddon 4 William G Bibby 5 Fred Jackson 6 William E Allman 7 Henry O Baker 8 Walter Allman (C) Rung for the wedding of Harry W. Howard and Miss J. Carter, which took place at Northwich previous to the peal. C. Raddon has now ‘completed the circle’ at this tower. Chester Diocesan Guild Taxal, Derbyshire St James Saturday, 3 September 1955 in 2h 36 (11–0–23 in G) 5040 Minor (23m) In 23 methods,viz.: (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 Star Treble Bob; (4) Charlwood, Neasden, St Albans and Wragby Delight; (5) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars' Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob; (6) Kent Treble Bob; (7) Cambridge Surprise. 1 Eric Simpson 2 Sidney Hough, Junr 3 Ivor Jenkins 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Sydney Sage 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in 23 methods inside: 3, 5. Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor. Ringing World page reference: 2323.0627Chester Diocesan Guild Port Sunlight, Wirral Christ Church Saturday, 17 September 1955 in 3h 17 (14–1–25 in F) 5024 Plain Bob Major Composed by Sir A P Heywood 1 John W Griffiths (C) 2 Dennis H B Millward 3 Arthur G Watkin 4 George F Sperring 5 Alexander J Martin 6 Percy Swindley 7 H Stewart Bailey 8 Frank T Parry Rung on the 104th anniversary of the birth of the first Lord Leverhulme, founder of Port Sunlight. Also in memoriam Thomas W. Hammond, who was cremated at Anfield this day. Chester Diocesan Guild Runcorn, Cheshire All Saints Tuesday, 20 September 1955 in 3h 6 (15–3–15 in E) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by J W Parker 1 Walter Allman (C) 2 Anne Slinger 3 Alan Dugdale 4 Charles Ward 5 John Orme 6 William E Allman 7 Robert B P Hulse 8 Denis Maddock First peal in the method: 2 & 7. Rung by the Sunday service band to welcome the Rev. G. M. Davidson as Vicar of the parish. RW 2323.0626 Chester Diocesan Guild Tattenhall, Cheshire St Alban Saturday, 24 September 1955 in 2h 49 (12–0–17 in F♯) 5040 Doubles (2m) Being 20 extents of Grandsire, 3 Morris's 240 and 16 extents of Plain Bob 1 Robert Barratt 2 Arnold Worth 3 Henry O Baker (C) 4 Bernard J Ongley 5 Ernest Pimlott 6 George Forrester First peal: 6 Rung for the induction of the Rev J S Gamon Ringing World page reference: 2323.0629Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 1 October 1955 in 2h 55 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5120 Watford Surprise Major Composed by N Hodgson 1 Margaret Boumphrey 2 Alan A Potts 3 Basil Jones 4 James Fernley 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 Joseph W Whittaker First peal in the method by all except conductor. First peal in the method as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Bidston, Wirral St Oswald Tuesday, 11 October 1955 in 2h 30 (5–1–24 in C) 5040 Minor (7m) Being seven extents, viz.: Double Oxford Bob, St. Clement’s Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise and Plain Bob. 1 George M Roscamp 2 Charles B Pemberton 3 Bruce A Critten 4 Terry Owen 5 Alexander J Martin (C) 6 Frank T Parry First peal and first attempt: 1 First peal in seven methods: 3 Mr. C. B. Pemberton has now ‘circled the tower.’ A wedding compliment to Miss Diane Minnis, of Bromborough, and Mr. Stanley D. Sutton, of Bidston, married at Bromborough on Saturday, October 8th. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Friday, 14 October 1955 in 2h 40 (14–1–26) 5088 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C H Kippin 1 Robin G Turner 2 Ruth M Jackson 3 David Vincent 4 Graham McKay 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 Edward Jenkins Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, 15 October 1955 in 3h 35 (29–0–0 in C) 5079 Stedman Caters Composed by C W Roberts 1 John W Griffiths (C) 2 Charles W Lee 3 Dennis H B Millward 4 Percy Swindley 5 Thomas C Larkey 6 Christopher Gudgeon 7 Edward C Birkett 8 Frederick G Beddow 9 John N Lindon 10 H Stewart Bailey Chester Diocesan Guild Brereton, Cheshire St Oswald Saturday, 22 October 1955 in 3h 7 (10½ in F) 5040 Grandsire Doubles Being 16 240's (16 callings) and ten 120's (ten callings) 1 Neil D Lomas 2 Leonard Copnall 3 Bernard J Ongley 4 Sydney Sage 5 Ernest Pimlott (C) RW 2327.0693 Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Tuesday, 25 October 1955 in 2h 39 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor Being seven extents called differently 1 Leonard Copnall 2 Ernest Pimlott 3 Basil Jones 4 Neil D Lomas 5 Joseph W Whittaker 6 John Worth (C) First peal of Surprise: 1 & 2. First peal of Surprise on the bells Chester Diocesan Guild Shotwick, Cheshire St Michael Friday, 28 October 1955 in 2h 46 (8–3–0 in F♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Being seven different extents 1 John W Griffiths (C) 2 Henry O Baker 3 William G Bibby 4 John E Bibby 5 J William Clarke 6 Samuel Jones jnr First peal of Bob Minor: 6 A wedding compliment to Canon A. J. Humphreys and Mrs. Humphreys Chester Diocesan Guild Oxton, Wirral St Saviour Saturday, 29 October 1955 in 3h 15 (20–1–16 in E) 5024 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by R F B Speed 1 Margaret E Ridyard 2 Doreen Dutton 3 Alexander J Martin 4 John W Griffiths 5 Charles B Pemberton 6 Ronald Kenrick 7 Percy Swindley 8 Joseph Ridyard (C) First peal in the method: 5 and 7. Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to Miss Edna Wharton, daughter of Mr. William O. Wharton, towerkeeper at Oxton. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 29 October 1955 in 3h 23 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Alan A Potts 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Basil Jones 4 John E Bibby 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Leslie W G Morris 7 Joseph W Whittaker 8 John Worth (C) 9 Peter Laflin 10 Edward Jenkins Chester Diocesan Guild Disley, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 29 October 1955 in 2h 42 (7–1–8 in A) 5040 Treble Bob Minor (20m) In 20 methods: (1) and (2), Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (3) and (4), College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob; (5) and (6), Charlwood, Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight; (7), Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob. 1 Jean C Brown 2 M Jillian Brierley 3 Brian J Woodruffe 4 Eric Simpson 5 William A Smith 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in 20 methods: 3 & 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Sunday, 30 October 1955 in 2h 57 (14–1–26) 5152 London Surprise Major Composed by T B Worsley 1 David Vincent 2 Ruth M Jackson 3 Basil Jones 4 Edward Jenkins 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Alan J Brown 8 Peter Border First peal in the method: 2. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 5 November 1955 in 3h 4 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5280 Spliced Surprise Major (7m) In seven methods, being 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 608 Dorchester, 640 Superlative and 576 Pudsey, with all the work of each method for every bell. 125 changes of method. Composed by Albert J Pitman 1 Alan A Potts 2 James Fernley 3 Basil Jones 4 John Worth 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Joseph W Whittaker This composition is now rung for the first time. (As published in R.W. 12th August, 1955.) Chester Diocesan Guild Wilmslow, Cheshire St Bartholomew Saturday, 12 November 1955 in 2h 48 (13–0–0) 5040 Minor (25m) (1) and (2) Crowland. Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight; (3) Willesden. Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (4) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob; (5) Charlwood. Neasden. St. Albans. Wragby and Braintree Delight; (6) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and Oxford Treble Bob; (7) Oxford. 1 Sydney Sage 2 M Jillian Brierley 3 Ivor Jenkins 4 Sidney Hough Jnr 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal in 25 methods ‘inside’(3), 50th peal as conductor (6). Rung as a compliment to the Rector, the Rev. E. D. Reeman, on completing ten years’ service in this parish, and on his recent appointments as Rural Dean and as an honorary Canon of Chester Cathedral. Chester Diocesan Guild Daresbury, Cheshire All Saints Monday, 14 November 1955 in 2h 58 (16–1–5 in E) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Henry O Baker 2 John E Bibby 3 Alan Dugdale 4 Frederick Jackson 5 Cecil Raddon 6 William Allman 7 Walter Allman 8 Denis Maddock (C) Ringing World December 2nd 1955 No. 2331 Vol. LI page 755 Chester Diocesan Guild Poynton, Cheshire St George Saturday, 19 November 1955 in 2h 47 (13–2–17 in F♯) 5040 Minor (3m) (1 & 2) Kent TB; (3 & 4) Oxford TB; (6-7) Plain Bob, each called differently. 1 Ivor Jenkins 2 Sydney Sage 3 Brian Schofield 4 Sidney Hough jun 5 Denis Mottershead 6 Neil D Lomas (C) First peal in 3 methods: 3. Rung for the opening by the Vicar of the new parish hall, and its dedication by the Lord Bishop of Chester. Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 19 November 1955 in 3h 18 (20–0–0 in E) 5039 Grandsire Caters Composed by G Hayward 1 Clifford Thomas 2 Wilfred Kerr 3 Stephen Layland 4 Richard D Langford 5 Malcolm Owen 6 Edward J Holloway 7 George A Packer (C) 8 Ewart H Edge 9 Ivor R Nichols 10 W Frank Stenson First peal: 1 First peal inside: 5 All the above with the exception of the eighth ringer, are regular Sunday service ringers at this church Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to the treble ringer Ringing World December 9th 1955 No. 2332 Vol LI page 770 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 25 November 1955 in 3h 7 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) In eight methods, being 960 London. 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 512 Dorchester, 448 Pudsey, 448 Superlative and 416 Lincoln, with all the work of each method for every bell. 121 changes of method Composed by Albert J Pitman 1 Peter Laflin 2 Fred Dunkerly 3 Basil Jones 4 Robin G Turner 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Edward Jenkins 8 Joseph W Whittaker A 21st birthday compliment to Dennis Heapy, a local ringer, and a birthday compliment to the ringer of the second. This composition is now rung for the first time. (R.W. Nov. 4, 1955.) Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Tuesday, 29 November 1955 in 2h 54 (14–1–26) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Rodney S Smith 2 Anne P Brown 3 David T Parker 4 Arthur T Parker 5 Ruth M Jackson 6 Stella P Wain 7 Jean C Brown 8 Alan J Brown (C) First peal: 1. First peal ‘inside’: 3. All are members of the Sunday service band. To commemorate 50 years’ service as verger by the late Leonard Goulden, and the birthdays of the ringer of the third and his mother. Chester Diocesan Guild Nether Alderley, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 3 December 1955 in 2h 47 (11–1–24 in F♯) 5040 Treble Bob Minor (25m) (1) and (2) Crowland, Combermere, Vale Royal, St. Werburgh and Abbeyville Delight; (3) Willesden, Newdigate, College Bob IV, Old Oxford and Marple Delight; (4) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley, Duke of Norfolk and Morning Star Treble Bob; (5) Charlwood,
Neasden, St. Albans, Wragby and Braintree Delight; (6) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure, Kingston and (7) Oxford Treble Bob. 1 Sydney Sage 2 Eric Simpson 3 Ivor Jenkins 4 Sidney Hough jun 5 Neil D Lomas 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 3 December 1955 in 3h 18 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Alan A Potts 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Basil Jones 4 John E Bibby 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 John Worth (C) 7 Leslie Boumphrey 8 Joseph W Whittaker 9 Peter Laflin 10 Edward Jenkins Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 10 December 1955 in 2h 55 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Mary Worth 2 Alan A Potts 3 Margaret Boumphrey 4 Joseph W Whittaker 5 Alan J Brown 6 Leslie Boumphrey 7 Peter Laflin 8 Basil Jones (C) First peal at first attempt (aged 11): 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 10 December 1955 in 3h 25 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5056 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 J William Clarke 2 Henry O Baker 3 Fred Dunkerley 4 John E Bibby 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Samuel Jones, Junr 7 Edward Jenkins 8 John Worth The first peal on the bells since rehanging. Rung as an 87th birthday compliment to Mr. Samuel Jones, of Eccleston, who entertained the band to tea after the peal. Ringing World page reference: 2335.0819Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Tuesday, 13 December 1955 in 2h 47 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Grandsire Doubles 1 F George Forrester 2 Robert Barratt 3 John P Jackson 4 Harry Callwood 5 Ernest Pimlott (C) 6 George Barker First peal away from tenor: 1 & 3. First peal away from treble: 4. In this peal there were 372 singles and 66 bobs. This is the most calls that can be made to a peal of Grandsire Doubles. Rung by members of the Sunday service band as a welcome to Rev. C. H. Lee. who was inducted in this church on December 10th. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Saturday, 17 December 1955 in 3h 7 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) In eight methods, being 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 512 Dorchester, 448 Pudsey, 448 Superlative and 416 Lincoln, with all the work of each method for every bell. 121 changes of method. Composed by Albert J Pitman 1 Alan A Potts 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Edward Jenkins 4 Basil Jones 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Alan J Brown 7 Peter Laflin 8 Joseph W Whittaker A birthday compliment to W. W. Wolstencroft (Dec. 17th) and Edward Jenkins (Dec. 19th). Chester Diocesan Guild Hyde, Cheshire St George Saturday, 17 December 1955 in 3h 1 (18–0–11 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Major Composed by H Johnson 1 Brian J Woodruffe 2 Sidney Hough jun 3 Colin H Dewsnap 4 Eric Simpson 5 Ivor Jenkins 6 Sydney Sage 7 Alexander Richardson 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal: 3. Rung as a welcome to the new Vicar, the Rev. D. Baird. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Monday, 26 December 1955 in 3h 51 (26–0–21 in D) 5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by Gabriel Lindoff 1 Henry O Baker 2 Fred Dunkerley 3 Basil Jones 4 John E Bibby 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Alan A Potts 7 John Worth 8 Neil D Lomas 9 Denis Mottershead 10 Alan J Brown 11 Peter Laflin 12 Edward Jenkins First peal in the method : Neil Lomas and Denis Mottershead. Chester Diocesan Guild Hartford, Cheshire St John the Baptist Saturday, 31 December 1955 in 2h 56 (12–0–00 in G) 5040 Minor (5m) Consisting of one extent each of Double Oxford, Plain Bob and Cambridge Surprise, and two extents each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob. 1 Reginald W Worrall 2 Eric Hornby 3 Cecil Raddon 4 Harry W Howard 5 John Scott 6 Henry Parker (C) | |
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