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Performances reportThis page gives a report of the performances matching your search criteria. There were 139 matching performances. Chester Diocesan Guild Walkden, Lancashire St Paul Saturday, 1 January 1972 in 3h (18–2–1) 5040 Minor (11m) 11 methods: (1) Capel, Sandal, London Scholars’ Pleasure and Kingston T.B., (2) College Exercise, Norbury, Ockley and Duke of No rfo lk T.B., (3 and
4) Cambridge S., (5) Oxford T.B., (6 and 7) Plain Bob 1 Philip G K Davies 2 Andrew R Queen 3 Peter Broadbent 4 F John Nelson 5 Timothy Wylie 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Ringing world: 3175.0179 Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 1 January 1972 (11–1–6 in F♯) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Pam Hough 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 Edward J Gould 4 John Moore 5 Peter Wilkinson 6 Michael Thomson (C) First quarter - 3; to welcome the New Year Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Saturday, 1 January 1972 in 2h 40 (16 in B) 5200 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by C I Rowson 1–2 Celia F Hughes-D'Aeth 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Lucy P A Hopkins 7–8 Robert Peers 9–10 Keith J Walpole First of Kent on handbells: 1-2 and 5-6 Chester Diocesan Guild Hayfield, Derbyshire St Matthew Monday, 3 January 1972 in 2h 48 (10–2–21 in A♭) 5120 Battersea Surprise Major Composed by P G K Davies 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Alan F Scholfield 3 Stuart I Bamforth 4 F John Nelson 5 Andrew R Queen 6 Timothy Wylie 7 Geoffrey R Gardner (C) 8 Denis Mottershead Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Belfry Wednesday, 5 January 1972 in 1h 45 (15 in C) 5040 Minor (3m) Single Oxford, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World February 4th 1972 No. 3271 Vol. LXVIII page 106 Ringing World page reference: 3171.0106Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 6 January 1972 in 2h 28 (15 in C) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by H J Tucker 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 William H Dowse Ringing World March 17th 1972 No. 3177 Vol. LXVIII page 223 Ringing World page reference: 3177.0223Chester Diocesan Guild Church Lawton, Cheshire All Saints Friday, 7 January 1972 in 2h 34 (8–1–2 in G) 5184 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by Norman Smith 1 Eric Hotine 2 Basil Jones 3 Roy Worrall 4 Raymond J Ballard 5 Peter Broadbent 6 Roland W Morant 7 Frank R Morton 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First in method: 5 Ringing World February 4th 1972 No. 3161 Vol. LXVIII page 103 Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Belfry Wednesday, 12 January 1972 in 1h 37 (11 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World February 4th 1972 No. 3171 Vol. LXVIII page 106 Ringing World page reference: 3171.0106Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 43 Leigh Avenue Thursday, 13 January 1972 in 2h 27 (15 in C) 5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by A F Scholfield 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Frederick Shallcross 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse In memoriam J William Clark, a past master of the Guild Ringing World February 11th 1972 No. 3172 Vol. LXVIII page 124 Ringing World page reference: 3172.0124Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral St Andrew Saturday, 15 January 1972 in 2h 54 (8–1–13 in A♭) 5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by Sir A P Heywood 1 Fiona G Finlayson 2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3 Graham S Beecroft 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Christopher J Eden 6 Eric J Gilbert 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 F Leslie Coventry First peal: 1 First in method: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8. First as conductor on tower bells. A 21st birthday compliment to Helen Coventry (daughter of the tenor ringer). Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 20 January 1972 in 2h 19 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J E Burton 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Ronald F Andrew Ringing World March 17th 1972 No. 3177 Vol. LXVIII page 223 Ringing World page reference: 3177.0223Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 27 January 1972 in 2h 35 (15 in C) 5000 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by B Annable 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Frederick Shallcross 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World March 17th 1972 No. 3177 Vol. LXVIII page 223 Ringing World page reference: 3177.0223Chester Diocesan Guild Witton (Northwich), Cheshire St Helen Saturday, 29 January 1972 in 2h 49 (14–0–0 in F) 5184 Spliced Surprise Major (8 Methods) 768 each Bristol, London, Rutland. 576 each Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire with 144 changes of method Composed by Norman Smith 1 Eric Hotine 2 Margaret P Booth 3 Frank R Morton 4 Michael J Platt 5 Roland W Morant 6 Raymond J Ballard 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First peal of 8 spliced and 100th tower for Peal : 3 First of 8 spliced as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Wednesday, 2 February 1972 in 2h 40 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1 Denis Heapy 2 Barry Corbishley 3 Brian Schofield 4 Harold C Lonyon 5 Sidney Hough 6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7 Christopher J Jones 8 J David Atkinson Half-muffled in memoriam Mr. Fred Horsfield. Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Belfry Wednesday, 2 February 1972 in 1h 40 (15 in C) 5040 Minor (2m) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure and Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 300th together: 1-2 and 5-6 250th as conductor for the Guild Ringing World March 3rd 1972 No. 3175 Vol. LXVIII page 182 Ringing World page reference: 3175.0182Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 3 February 1972 in 1h 45 (15 in C) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor Seven extents 1–2 Alan F Scholfield (C) 3–4 J David Atkinson 5–6 Gerald Moorhouse First of Oxford TB Minor by all, completing Minor to Maximus Ringing World March 31st 1972 No. 3179 Vol. LXVIII page 263 Ringing World page reference: 3179.0263Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 5 February 1972 in 3h 6 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5080 Triple Sandbach Court Royal Composed by Gabriel Lindoff 1 Eric Roughley 2 Gerald Moorhouse 3 Ronald F Andrew 4 Stephen T Yates 5 Philip G K Davies 6 R Brian Mills 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Denis Mottershead (C) 9 Neil D Lomas 10 Geoffrey R Gardner First peal in the method. Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Friday, 11 February 1972 in 2h 2 (13) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Charles F Pocock 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Robert Peers 7–8 Elizabeth R Mullett (C) First as conductor. Rung by candlelight Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 12 February 1972 in 2h 43 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor (Seven extents) 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Edward V Rodenhurst 4 Andrew Gaskin 5 Geoffrey Edwards 6 John R Scott First of Minor: 2 & 4. Ringing World page reference: 3176.0199Chester Diocesan Guild Heswall, Wirral St Peter Saturday, 12 February 1972 in 2h 47 5040 Treble Dodging Minor (3m) Three extents of Cambridge Surprise and two each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob 1 Fiona G Finlayson 2 Gilliam M Lifton 3 Geoffrey C Sparling 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Alexander J Martin (C) 6 John G Lifton First peal of Minor: 1 50th peal: 4 Retirement compliment to Mr. T. Siddell (verger for 42 years) and to Mr. A. B. Faill (organist for 15 years), also to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. P. I. Pentin on the birth of a daughter, Claire Louise. Chester Diocesan Guild Daresbury, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 12 February 1972 in 2h 59 (16–1–5 in E) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Sydney Hough 2 Peter Broadbent 3 Pam Hough 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Eric Roughley 6 Clive W Simpson 7 Michael Thomson 8 Philip G K Davies (C) First of Surprise - 3; first Surprise inside - 4. In memoriam J William Clarke, a past master of the Guild. Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Friday, 18 February 1972 in 2h 19 (6 in B♭) 5040 Spliced Minor (21m) 21 methods: Cambridge S, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst, Andover, Winchester, Alton, Basingstoke, St Nicholas, Heatherslade, Gower, Reverse Canterbury, St Clement’s, Childwall, Buxton, Single Oxford, Wight, Nicholaston, Oxford TB, Plain Bob and Kent TB 1 William F Gibbons 2 Roy Worrall 3 Roland W Morant 4 David A Godfrey 5 Eric Hotine 6 Frank R Morton (C) First of 21 Minor: 5 Ringing World March 17th 1972 No. 3177 Vol. LXVIII page 219 Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Saturday, 19 February 1972 in 2h 20 (15 in C) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Charles Middleton 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis 5–6 Robert B Smith (C) 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World March 24th 1972 No. 3278 Vol. LXVIII page 242 Ringing World page reference: 3178.0242Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 19 February 1972 in 3h (14–2–24 in G) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arthur Craven 1 Graham S Beecroft 2 Elisabeth R Mullett 3 Charles F Pocock 4 John P Horrocks 5 Robert Peers 6 Christopher J Eden 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 Eric J Gilbert First of Surprise; 2,4 First in the method, 6 A compliment to the Rector of Neston on the birth of his first grandchild Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 24 February 1972 in 2h 24 (15 in C) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Frederick Shallcross 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse Ringing World March 24th 1972 No. 3278 Vol. LXVIII page 242 Ringing World page reference: 3178.0242Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Friday, 25 February 1972 in 3h 15 (26–0–21 in D) 5007 Stedman Cinques Composed by F E Darby 1 Tudor P Edwards (C) 2 Yvonne A Towler 3 Basil Jones 4 John S Mason 5 Frederick Shallcross 6 David E Rothera 7 Frank D Mack 8 John G Gipson 9 James L Towler 10 Timothy F Collins 11 Ralph G Edwards 12 Wilfred Williams Chester Diocesan Guild Stockport, Greater Manchester St George Saturday, 26 February 1972 in 3h 18 (29¼) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by E Francis 1 Eric Roughley 2 Ronald F Andrew 3 James Swallow 4 John Bell 5 Paul Smith 6 Timothy Wylie 7 Charles Bell 8 Denis Mottershead 9 Alan F Scholfield 10 Geoffrey R Gardner (C) First of Royal: 3, 5, 7 For 75th anniversary of the consecration of the church. Ringing world: 3178.0239 Ringing World page reference: 3178.0239Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 2 March 1972 in 2h 40 (15 in C) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Wood 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World April 21st 1972 No. 3282 Vol. LXVIII page 322 Ringing World page reference: 3182.0322Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Wirral Claremount Road Friday, 3 March 1972 in 2h 10 5184 Double Bob Major Composed by Robert Peers 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Charles F Pocock 7–8 Robert Peers (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Saturday, 4 March 1972 in 3h 7 (20–0–20 in E) 5040 Plain Bob Major 1 Christopher J Jones 2 Pamela Hough 3 Roy Worrall 4 J Robert Jervis 5 Paul Maddock 6 Peter Wilkinson 7 Frank R Morton (C) 8 George H Bailey Rung as 21st birthday compliment to Paul Maddock Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 4 March 1972 in 3h 10 (18–0–6 in E) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by J W Parker 1 Felicity Ashworth 2 Robert J Warrilow 3 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 4 F Hector Bennett 5 J Anthony Beaumont 6 Reginald H Newton 7 Alan J Brown 8 Basil Jones Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Friday, 10 March 1972 in 2h 35 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by Robert Peers 1–2 Eric J Gilbert 3–4 Robert Peers 5–6 Elizabeth R Mullett (C) 7–8 F Leslie Coventry 9–10 Charles F Pocock Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 11 March 1972 in 2h 43 (13–2–12 in F) 5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by C.W. Roberts 1 Basil Jones 2 Sidney Hough 3 C Kenneth Lewis (Conductor 4 Peter Broadbent 5 Brian S B Kear 6 Gerald Moorhouse 7 William H Dowse 8 Frank Osbaldiston Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 11 March 1972 in 2h 41 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5088 Spliced Surprise Major (5m) 1152 each of Bristol and Yorkshire, 960 each of Cambridge and Lincolnshire and 864 of Rutland, all the work Composed by P G K Davies 1 David J Midgley 2 F John Nelson 3 Michael J Platt 4 Timothy Wylie 5 Michael D Fishwick 6 Ralph Mitchell 7 Geoffrey Gardner 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First of Spliced Surprise 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Cheshire 5 The Willows Monday, 13 March 1972 in 2h 15 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J Nicholl 1–2 Charles F Pocock (C) 3–4 Elizabeth R Mullett 5–6 Eric J Gilbert 7–8 Vivian T O Boase First Treble Bob on handbells: 7-8 First as conductor of Treble Bob Ringing World April 7th 1972 No. 3280 Vol. LXVIII page 284 Ringing World page reference: 3180.0284Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 16 March 1972 in 2h 15 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Gerald Moorhouse 7–8 John R Scott Ringing World April 21st 1972 No. 3182 Vol. LXVIII page 322 Ringing World page reference: 3182.0322Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Wirral 5 the Willows Monday, 20 March 1972 in 2h 38 (14 in D) 5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by Robert Peers 1–2 Linda M Davies 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Elizabeth R Mullett 7–8 Robert Peers (C) 9–10 Vivian T O Boase First Treble Bob in hand: 1-2. First Treble: 9-10. Bob Royal. Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 25 March 1972 in 3h 38 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by S Armeson (arr) 1 Pam Hough 2 Nicholas Thomson 3 Nigel P A Goulding 4 Michael Thomson 5 Jeremy P Richardson 6 Martin E Snape 7 John R Ridley (C) 8 David J Bennett First in the method inside - 2; first in the method as conductor. Wedding compliment to David Burgess, of Newton-le-Willows, and June Harrison. Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral 4 Meadway Friday, 31 March 1972 in 2h 35 5040 Spliced Plain Royal (2m) (2 methods: equal parts of Plain and Double Bob, with 168 changes of method). Composed by Keith J Walpole 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Robert Peers 7–8 Charles F Pocock 9–10 F Leslie Coventry (C) 25th handbell peal: 7-8. First of spliced in hand by all. Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Wirral Holy Cross Monday, 3 April 1972 in 2h 40 (3–3–27 in D) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Charles F Pocock 2 Eric J Gilbert 3 Elizabeth R Mullett 4 Ernest T Carvell 5 Fiona G Finlayson 6 Christopher J Eden 7 John Hyden 8 Clarissa J E Caroe (C) First inside: 5 First as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Weaverham, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Monday, 3 April 1972 in 2h 45 (9–2–0 in A♭) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Pamela Thomson 2 Jean Simpson 3 Thomas Smith 4 Clive W Simpson 5 P Graham Walters 6 Peter Wilkinson (C) First peal on tower bells: 2. First peal attempt: 3. First peal as conductor. Believed to be the first peal by an all Weaverham band. For Easter. Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 6 April 1972 in 2h 12 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1–2 Peter Broadbent 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Ronald F Andrew To welcome Rebecca Clare and Catherine Jane, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs A F Scholfield, born this day Ringing World June 2nd 1972 No. 3188 Vol. LXVIII page 442 Ringing World page reference: 3188.0442Chester Diocesan Guild Sandbach, Cheshire St Mary Saturday, 8 April 1972 in 2h 57 (13–1–5 in F) 5056 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by P G K Davies 1 Sidney Hough 2 Eric Roughley 3 Denis Mottershead 4 Ralph Mitchell 5 Raymond J Ballard 6 Michael J Platt 7 Geoffrey Gardner 8 Philip G K Davies (C) Ringing World May 19th 1972 No. 3186 Vol. LXVIII page 399 Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 8 April 1972 in 3h 2 (18–0–6 in E) 5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by R G Green (arr) 1 Alan J Brown 2 Norah M Randles 3 Christopher J Jones 4 C Kenneth Lewis 5 George H Randles 6 Michael Thomson 7 Roger G Green 8 Allen Twyman Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 15 April 1972 in 3h (9–3–6 in A♭) 5024 Plain Bob Major Composed by Arthur P Heywood 1 Robert Nightingale 2 John W Griffiths (C) 3 James B Dutton 4 Jonathan D Shanklin 5 J David Adams 6 Dennis H B Millward 7 David N Collins 8 John G Hallett First peal: 1, 3, 4. Ringing World page reference: 3185.0379Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Cheshire 5 The Willows Monday, 17 April 1972 in 3h 5 (14) 5200 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by Christopher I Rowson 1–2 Lynda M Davies 3–4 Elizabeth R Mullett 5–6 Eric J Gilbert (C) 7–8 Charles F Pocock 9–10 Vivian T O Boase Wedding anniversary compliment to Geoff and Sue Sparling Ringing World May 19th 1972 No. 3186 Vol. LXVIII page 404 Ringing World page reference: 3186.0404Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 20 April 1972 in 2h 25 (15 in C) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Wood 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Eric J Gilbert 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Charles F Pocock Ringing World June 2nd 1972 No. 3188 Vol. LXVIII page 442 Ringing World page reference: 3188.0442Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 21 April 1972 in 2h 45 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major 1 Margaret E Gaskin 2 Roland W Morant 3 Basil Jones (C) 4 Peter Broadbent 5 Frank R Morton 6 Ralph Mitchell 7 Eric Hotine 8 Roy Worrall First in method: 7. 200th for Guild: 8. Chester Diocesan Guild Port Sunlight, Wirral Christ Church Saturday, 22 April 1972 in 3h 6 (14–1–25 in F) 5056 Spliced Surprise Major (2m) (2752 Superlative, 2304 Cambridge, with 114 changes of method). Composed by A J Pitman 1 Charles F Pocock 2 Ernest T Carvell 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Geoffrey C Sparling 5 Christopher J Eden 6 Eric J Gilbert 7 Alexander J Martin (C) 8 Anthony P Foster First Spliced Surprise: 1 and 3. First Spliced Surprise inside: 2 In memoriam Miss Ruth Lever, J.P., sister of Viscount Leverhulme. Chester Diocesan Guild Goostrey, Cheshire St Luke Saturday, 22 April 1972 in 2h 35 (6 in B♭) 5040 Minor (2m) 3 extents Kent TB, 4 Plain Bob 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Fiona G Trueman 3 R S Curtis Twitchell 4 Stuart Holroyd 5 Ronald F Andrew 6 Michael Foulds (C) First attempt: 2,4 Ringing World May 19th 1972 No. 3186 Vol. LXVIII page 400 Chester Diocesan Guild Capenhurst, Cheshire Holy Trinity Saturday, 22 April 1972 in 2h 32 (11–0–22 in G) 5040 Minor (4m) 1 extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob and 4 of Plain Bob 1 John R Scott 2 Andrew Gaskin 3 Roland W Morant 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Paul Maddock 6 Frank R Morton First in 4 minor methods: 2 25th peal (all with the conductor): 5 Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 22 April 1972 in 3h 8 (18–0–6 in E) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by Arthur Knights 1 Rosemary Ashworth 2 Alan J Brown 3 Catherine M Kay 4 Andrew Ellis 5 Peter Dyson 6 Ian Smith 7 Roland F Eccles 8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights (C) First peal: 1. First of T.B.: 3. Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 26 April 1972 in 2h 31 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Spliced Minor (35m) (35 methods: Stanstead, Ewenny, Newton, Oxwich, Rhossili, Bishopston, Rosenhill, Hanney, Radley, Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst, Andover, Basingstoke, Alton, Winchester, Christchurch, Portsmouth, Hereward, Limeslade, Langdale, St. Clements, Childwall, Buxton, Cambridge S., St. Nicholas, Heatherslade, Gower, Rev. Canterbury, Oxford and Kent T.B., Single Oxford, Wight, Nicholaston and Plain Bob). 1 Margaret E Gaskin 2 Frederick S Sutton 3 Roland W Morant 4 Eric Hotine 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Frank R Morton (C) First of 35-Minor by all. Ringing World page reference: 3186.0400Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral 4 Meadway Friday, 28 April 1972 in 2h 43 (17 in A) 5200 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by Christopher I Rowson 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Charles F Pocock 7–8 Robert Peers (C) 9–10 F Leslie Coventry First in method: 1-2. Chester Diocesan Guild Congleton, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 5 May 1972 in 2h 40 (13–1–2 in F) 5056 Fordcombe Surprise Major Composed by E W Tipler 1 Eric Hotine 2 Peter Broadbent 3 Paul J Atkins 4 Frank R Morton 5 Roy Worrall 6 Roland W Morant 7 Ralph Mitchell 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First in the method by all and for the Guild To celebrate the visit to Congleton by HM Queen Elizabeth II on the 70th anniversary of the granting of the borough charter Ringing World June 2nd 1972 No. 3188 Vol. LXVIII page 439 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Saturday, 6 May 1972 in 2h 58 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5000 Plain Bob Royal Composed by John Reeves 1 Oneta M Wilson 2 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 3 John A Booth 4 Peter Dyson 5 Ian Smith 6 Frank Osbaldiston 7 Brian S B Kear 8 Peter G Bellamy Knights 9 Ronald F Andrew 10 Michael Foulds Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 43 Leigh Avenue Thursday, 11 May 1972 in 2h 11 (15 in C) 5184 Treble Bob Major (2m) 672 Oxford, 4512 Kent, 42 changes of method
Ilkeston variation Composed by E Timbrell 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Frederick R Shallcross 7–8 Alan F Scholfield Ringing World June 23rd 1972 No. 3191 Vol. LXVIII page 503 Ringing World page reference: 3191.0503Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 18 May 1972 in 2h 20 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 Ronald F Andrew 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 7–8 J David Atkinson Ringing World June 23rd 1972 No. 3291 Vol. LXVIII page 503 Ringing World page reference: 3191.0503Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 20 May 1972 in 2h 56 (13–2–12 in F) 5120 Plain Bob Major Composed by George R. Newton 1 John A Booth 2 Timothy L Mallett 3 Neil Bennett (C) 4 Stephen C Proctor 5 R S Curtis Twitchell 6 John Bell 7 S Nicholas Harrop 8 Geoffrey R Gardner First peal for 2 and 4. First on 8 for 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Gawsworth, Cheshire St James Wednesday, 24 May 1972 in 2h 41 (11–1–9 in G) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J R Pritchard 1 Andrew Gaskin 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Paul Maddock 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 Frank R Morton 6 Peter Broadbent 7 Roland W Morant 8 John R Scott (C) First on 8 as conductor Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Saturday, 27 May 1972 in 2h 38 (17 in A) 5200 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by Christopher I Rowson 1–2 Celia F H D'Aeth 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Elizabeth R Mullett 7–8 Robert Peers (C) 9–10 Charles F Pocock Chester Diocesan Guild Crewe, Cheshire Christ Church Monday, 29 May 1972 in 3h 1 (20–0–0 in E) 5040 Little Bob Royal Composed by G Ronald Edwards 1 Paul Maddock 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Andrew Gaskin 4 Roy Worrall 5 Geoffrey A Edwards 6 Eric Hotine 7 Roland W Morant 8 Peter Broadbent 9 Ivor R Nichols (C) 10 Frank R Morton First of Royal: 1,6 First of Little Bob Royal: 2,3,7,8 Ringing World June 23rd 1962 No. 3191 Vol. LXVIII page 499 Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 1 June 1972 in 2h 16 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Peter Broadbent 7–8 Alan F Scholfield First on an inside pair: 5-6 Ringing World June 30th 1972 No. 3292 Vol. LXVIII page 523 Ringing World page reference: 3192.0523Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 8 June 1972 in 2h 28 (15 in C) 5120 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by James Shaw 1–2 Alan F Scholfield 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Frederick Shallcross 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 David Atkinson Ringing World July 7th 1972 No. 3193 Vol. LXVIII page 542 Ringing World page reference: 3193.0542Chester Diocesan Guild Usk, Monmouthshire St Mary Saturday, 10 June 1972 in 2h 55 (14–1–7 in F♯) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (10m) 576 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Pudsey, Lincolnshire, Ashtead, 512 Bristol, 384 London, Rutland, Uxbridge, 131 changes of method Composed by Norman Smith 1 Geoffrey A Edwards 2 Peter G Holden 3 Roland W Morant 4 Basil Jones 5 Ian M Holland (C) 6 Raymond J Ballard 7 Frank R Morton 8 Roy Worrall First 10-spliced: 2, 7. 100th for guild: 3. Ringing World page reference: 3193.0539Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Cheshire 5 The Willows Monday, 12 June 1972 in 2h 2 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Lynda M Davies 3–4 Elizabeth R Mullett 5–6 Eric J Gilbert (C) 7–8 Vivian T O Boase Wedding compliment to William Boote and Marjorie Webster Ringing World July 14th 1972 No. 3194 Vol. LXVIII page 564 Ringing World page reference: 3194.0564Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Wednesday, 14 June 1972 in 2h 35 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Minor (7m) Oxford T.B., Kent T.B., Single Oxford, Wight, Nicholaston, Rev. Canterbury and Plain Bob. 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 Roland W Morant 3 Margaret E Gaskin 4 Eric Hotine 5 Andrew Gaskin 6 Paul Maddock First 7-Minor inside: 3, 5 & 6 Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 15 June 1972 in 2h 2 (15 in C) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 John R Scott Ringing World July 28th 1972 No. 3196 Vol. LXVIII page 602 Ringing World page reference: 3196.0602Chester Diocesan Guild Liscard, Wirral St Mary Saturday, 17 June 1972 in 3h 10 (16–2–2 in F) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by J Nicholl 1 Ernest T Carvell 2 Fiona G Finlayson 3 Elizabeth R Mullett 4 Ian M Robertson 5 Eric J Gilbert 6 John G Lifton 7 Thomas E Howarth 8 Charles F Pocock (C) First Treble Bob inside: 2, 4 and 6. Wedding compliment to Marjorie Webster and William Boote; also compliment to Chris and Ruth Eden on the birth of a daughter (Kathryn Anne); and birthday compliment to Audrey Grimsditch. Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 23 June 1972 in 2h 55 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5184 Wordsworth Surprise Major Composed by C K Lewis 1 Margaret E Gaskin 2 Raymond J Ballard 3 Peter Broadbent 4 Ralph Mitchell 5 Roland W Morant 6 Paul J Atkins 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) Circled tower: 5. First in method by all and for the Guild Chester Diocesan Guild Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire Ashdene, The Horderns Friday, 23 June 1972 in 2h 15 (14) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven extents called differently 1–2 Michael Foulds 3–4 Elizabeth Hibbert 5–6 C Kenneth Lewis (C) Ringing World July 28th 1972 No. 3296 Vol. LXVIII page 602 Ringing World page reference: 3196.0602Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Friday, 30 June 1972 in 3h 5 (17) 5016 Plain Bob Maximus Composed by Robert Peers 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Charles F Pocock 7–8 Geoffrey C Sparling 9–10 Robert Peers (C) 11–12 Thomas R Butler First of Maximus: 1-2 First of Maximus on handbells: 7-8, 11-12 A Coral wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs Thomas R Butler Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 1 July 1972 in 3h 13 (18–0–6 in E) 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Oneta M Wilson 2 Pauline Tallis 3 Christopher J Jones 4 Alan F Scholfield 5 Alan J Brown 6 Peter Dyson 7 Eric J Gilbert 8 Peter G Bellamy-Knights 25th peal: 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Congleton, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 7 July 1972 in 2h 52 (13–1–2 in F) 5152 Pudsey Surprise Major Composed by Giles B Thompson 1 Margaret E Gaskin 2 Andrew Gaskin 3 David J Midgley 4 Roland W Morant 5 Roy Worrall 6 Ivor R Nichols (C) 7 Eric Hotine 8 Ralph Mitchell 1st of Pudsey: 1,2,7,8 Ringing World August 4th 1972 No. 3197 Vol. LXVIII page 619 Chester Diocesan Guild Stalybridge, Greater Manchester St Paul, Stayley Saturday, 8 July 1972 in 2h 49 (17–3–10 in E) 5056 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by H Dains 1 Ralph Mitchell 2 Sidney Hough 3 Elizabeth A Hibbert 4 Paul Maddock 5 John Bell 6 Frank Osbaldiston 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First of T.B. Major inside: 3 & 4. Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Cheshire 4 Meadway Friday, 14 July 1972 in 2h 32 (17 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by H J Tucker 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Charles F Pocock (C) 7–8 F Leslie Coventry 9–10 Thomas R Butler 25th peal: 1-2 Ringing World August 11th 1972 No. 3198 Vol. LXVIII page 642 Ringing World page reference: 3198.0642Chester Diocesan Guild Bredbury, Greater Manchester St Mark Sunday, 16 July 1972 in 2h 48 (11–2–7 in G) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by C K Lewis (1942) 1 Michael Foulds (C) 2 Margaret Booth 3 John A Booth 4 Brian F Trueman 5 Fiona G Trueman 6 Stuart Holroyd 7 R S Curtis Twitchell 8 Stuart I Bamforth First on 8: 4, 5 & 6. First inside: 4. First on the bells by a local band. To welcome the new vicar (Rev. Alan J. Poulter). Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 21 July 1972 in 2h 45 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (12m) 12 methods: 960 London and Rutland and 320 each Bristol, Cambridge, Cray, Eastcote, Lincolnshire, New Gloucester, Pudsey, Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method. Composed by Albert J Pitman 1 Frank R Morton 2 Roland W Morant 3 Michael J Platt 4 Basil Jones 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Raymond J Ballard 7 Ivor R Nichols 8 Roy Worrall First of 12-spliced for all except 4th and 5th ringers. Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral 4 Meadway Friday, 21 July 1972 in 3h 28 (18 in G) 5096 Plain Bob Fourteen Composed by Robert Peers 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Charles F Pocock 5–6 Eric J Gilbert 7–8 Susan D Sparling 9–10 Robert Peers 11–12 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 13–14 F Leslie Coventry First of Fourteen for all and the first of Plain Bob Fourteen for the Guild. Rung at first attempt. Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 22 July 1972 in 2h 35 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (5m) 1 extent each Kent Treble Bob, St Clements, Oxford Treble Bob, 2 extents each Cambridge, Plain Bob 1 Christopher H Jenkins 2 Sidney Hough 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 Andrew R Queen 5 Timothy Wylie 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary within the Walls Saturday, 22 July 1972 in 2h 56 (13–3–8 in F) 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by Thomas B Worsley 1 Jonathan D Shanklin 2 John W Griffiths 3 Christopher J Jones 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 J David Adams 6 Dennis H B Millward 7 John G Hallett 8 Geoffrey Parting On the occasion of the wedding of Frederick W Kelly (local tower keeper) and Vanessa E Lee, which took place prior to the peal Ringing World page reference: 3199.0659Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral St Andrew Saturday, 22 July 1972 in 3h (8–1–13 in A♭) 5088 London Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1 Lynda M Davies 2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Robert Peers 6 Eric J Gilbert 7 Geoffrey C Sparling 8 Walter Allman (C) First of London: 1 and 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Prestbury, Cheshire West Pines, Dale Brow Thursday, 27 July 1972 in 2h 28 (15 in C) 5040 Plain Bob Royal Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World August 25th 1972 No. 3200 Vol. LXVIII page 683 Ringing World page reference: 3200.0683Chester Diocesan Guild Church Lawton, Cheshire All Saints Friday, 28 July 1972 in 2h 34 (8–1–2 in G) 5056 Gainsborough Surprise Major Composed by C Middleton 1 Roy Worrall 2 Basil Jones (C) 3 Frank R Morton 4 Raymond J Ballard 5 David J Midgley 6 Eric Hotine 7 Ralph Mitchell 8 Roland W Morant First in the method: 3,5,6,7,8 Ringing World August 25th 1962 No. 3200 Vol. LXVIII page 679 Chester Diocesan Guild Over, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 29 July 1972 (13–2–15 in F♯) 1380 Minor (2m) Plain Bob, Kent Treble Bob 1 Thomas Smith 2 Lynne E Owen 3 Andrew Gaskin 4 Nicholas Thomson 5 Peter Wilkinson 6 Frank R Morton (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 12 August 1972 in 2h 44 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by J W Washbrook 1 Helen Crossley 2 Stuart Bamforth 3 Elizabeth Hibbert 4 Peter Watson 5 Michael Platt 6 Denis Mottershead (C) 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Alan F Schofield First on eight 1; First Surprise Major inside 3. Wedding compliment to Raymond and Ann Ballard. Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Sunday, 13 August 1972 in 2h 58 (20–0–20 in E) 5040 Stedman Triples Composed by J W Washbrook's variation of Thurston's 4-Part 1 Vivienne West 2 George H Bailey 3 Christopher J Jones 4 Harold F Gibson 5 George H Randles 6 Geoffrey R Parkes 7 Jack L Millhouse (C) 8 Paul Maddock Birthday compliment to Vivienne West Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 16 August 1972 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (18m) (18 methods: Double Oxford, Thelwall, Pinehurst, Andover, Basingstoke, Alton, Winchester, Christchurch, Portsmouth, Single Oxford, Wight, Nicholaston,
St. Clements, Childwall, Buxton, Kent T.B, Rev. Canterbury and Plain Bob) 1 John R Scott 2 Frank R Morton (C) 3 Margaret E Gaskin 4 Roland W Morant 5 Andrew Gaskin 6 Geoffrey A Edwards Most Minor methods inside: 3 & 5. Circled tower four times: 2. Ringing World page reference: 3202.0719Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Greater Manchester All Saints Saturday, 19 August 1972 in 2h 49 (13–2–12 in F) 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by W E Critchley 1 Basil Jones 2 Wilfred Williams 3 Brian D A Woolley 4 William A Theobald 5 Robert Dennis (C) 6 J Barry Pickup 7 Frederick Shallcross 8 Ralph G Edwards Chester Diocesan Guild Bowdon, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 19 August 1972 in 3h 11 (18–0–6 in E) 5184 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by Norman Smith 1 John S Mason 2 Rev Giles C Galley 3 Timothy F Collins (C) 4 Richard J Tibbetts 5 David E Rothera 6 John G Gipson 7 George E Thoday 8 A Patrick Cannon Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 24 August 1972 in 2h 36 (25 in C) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by John Reeves 1–2 Gerald Moorhouse 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 John Gander 9–10 Ronald F Andrew Ringing World September 29th 1972 No. 3305 Vol. LXVIII page 784 Ringing World page reference: 3205.0784Chester Diocesan Guild Church Minshull, Cheshire St Bartholomew Saturday, 26 August 1972 in 2h 23 (10 in G) 5040 Doubles (5m/16v) Grandsire, Reverse St Bartholomew, All Saints, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury; 12 var; 4 spliced composition 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 Eric Hotine 3 Paul Maddock 4 John R Scott 5 Geoffrey A Edwards For Patronal Festival Ringing World September 15th 1972 No. 3203 Vol LXVIII page 739 Chester Diocesan Guild Oxton, Wirral St Saviour Monday, 28 August 1972 in 3h (20–1–16 in E) 5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by N J Pitstow 1 Alexander J Martin 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Thomas E Howarth 4 Ernest T Carvell 5 Christopher J Eden 6 Charles F Pocock 7 Geoffrey C Sparling 8 Anthony P Foster (C) First in method by all and for the branch. Engagement compliment to Barbara H. Martin and Stephen Lang. Chester Diocesan Guild Shotwick, Cheshire St Michael Saturday, 2 September 1972 in 2h 52 (8–3–0 in F♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 John W Griffiths (C) 2 Ann Daines 3 Pamela Hough 4 James B Dutton 5 Jonathan D Shanklin 6 John G Hallett Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleshall, Staffordshire Holy Trinity Thursday, 7 September 1972 in 2h 57 (10–3–11 in G♯) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by James Bruerton 1 C David Moss 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 David A Godfrey 4 Andrew Gaskin 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Roland W Morant 7 Frederick S Sutton 8 William H Watkin Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Friday, 8 September 1972 in 2h 38 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (4m) (1 extent Oxford T.B., Rev. Canterbury, Kent T.B., 4 Plain Bob) 1 Frank R Morton (C) 2 David A Godfrey 3 Andrew Gaskin 4 Margaret E Gaskin 5 Peter Wilkinson 6 Paul Maddock Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Friday, 8 September 1972 in 2h 20 (13) 5040 Plain Bob Major Composed by E M Atkins 1–2 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 3–4 Charles F Pocock 5–6 Robert Peers 7–8 Thomas R Butler First major in hand: 1-2 Chester Diocesan Guild Waverton, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 9 September 1972 in 2h 45 (8–0–10 in G) 5040 Minor (3m) 1 extent Kent TB, 2 Oxford TB, 4 Plain Bob 1 Elizabeth A Hibbert 2 Timothy Wylie 3 James Swallow 4 Nicholas Woods 5 Jonathan D Shanklin 6 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal: 4 Ringing World page reference: 3212.0920Chester Diocesan Guild Shotwick, Cheshire St Michael Sunday, 10 September 1972 (8–3–0 in F♯) 1260 Minor (2m) Plain Bob & Kent Treble Bob 1 Charles F Pocock (C) 2 Fiona G Finlayson 3 John P Horrocks 4 Donald Peers 5 John Hyden 6 Christopher J Eden A compliment to Canon J. R. Alford, leaving the parish. For Evensong Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 15 September 1972 in 2h 43 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by Stephen Ivin 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Ralph B Mitchell 3 Frank R Morton 4 Roland W Morant 5 Roy Worrall 6 Raymond J Ballard 7 Basil Jones 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) Wedding compliment to E. Ann Lilley and Raymond J. Ballard. Chester Diocesan Guild Port Sunlight, Wirral Christ Church Tuesday, 19 September 1972 in 3h 20 (14–1–25 in F) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 2880 London; 800 Bristol; 864 Cambridge; 576 Superlative. 120 com Composed by Albert J Pitman 1 Fiona G Finlayson 2 Elisabeth R Mullett 3 John P Horrocks 4 Susan D Sparling 5 Geoffrey C Sparling 6 Anthony P Foster 7 Alexander J Martin (C) 8 Charles F Pocock First spliced surprise; 1,2,3,8 On the 121st anniversary of the birth of the first Viscount Leverhulme, founder of Port Sunlight Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 21 September 1972 in 2h 20 (15 in C) 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Gerald Moorhouse 7–8 J David Atkinson Ringing World November 3rd 1972 No. 3210 Vol. LXVIII page 882 Ringing World page reference: 3210.0882Chester Diocesan Guild Chelford, Cheshire St John the Evangelist Wednesday, 27 September 1972 in 2h 33 (8–2–3 in A) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven extents called differently. 1 James R D Allison 2 Ernest Pimlott 3 Hilary A Skinner 4 Christopher L D Munday 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Christopher J Jones First attempt: 1. Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 28 September 1972 in 1h 55 (15 in C) 5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor Seven extents 1–2 Ronald F Andrew 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson Completes Kent family from Minor to Maximus in hand: 5-6 Ringing World November 3rd 1972 No. 3210 Vol. LXVIII page 882 Ringing World page reference: 3210.0882Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 30 September 1972 in 2h 50 (13–2–12 in F) 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by A.J. Pitman 1 Brian S B Kear 2 Elizabeth Hibbert 3 Eric Hotine 4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5 Michael Foulds 6 Stuart J Bamforth 7 Ronald F Andrew 8 Frank Osbaldiston Compliment to the tenor ringer on his M.Sc. Chester Diocesan Guild Poynton, Cheshire St George Saturday, 7 October 1972 in 2h 43 (13–2–17 in F♯) 5040 Minor (5m) (1 & 2) Cambridge Surprise; (3 & 4) Plain Bob; (5) Norwich Surprise; (6) Kent TB; (7) Oxford TB. 1 Sidney Hough 2 Brian Schofield 3 Nicholas Thomson 4 Eric Roughley 5 Timothy Wylie 6 Denis Mottershead (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 11 October 1972 in 1h 40 (15 in C) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 325th together: 1-2 and 5-6 Ringing World November 10th 1972 No. 3211 Vol. LXVIII page 903 Ringing World page reference: 3211.0903Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Wednesday, 18 October 1972 in 1h 50 (18 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 Frank R Morton 5–6 John R Scott (C) Ringing World November 17th 1972 No. 3212 Vol. LXVIII page 924 Ringing World page reference: 3212.0924Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 20 October 1972 in 2h 50 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5184 Spliced Surprise Major (10m) 10 methods: 576 each Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire, 384 London, Rutland and Uxbridge. Composed by Norman Smith 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Frank R Morton 3 Ralph B Mitchell 4 Roland W Morant 5 Basil Jones 6 David J Midgley 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First 10-spliced: 3 & 6. First 10-spliced as conductor. Chester Diocesan Guild Neston, Cheshire St Mary and St Helen Saturday, 21 October 1972 in 2h 48 (14–2–24 in G) 5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by W Barton 1 Fiona G Finlayson 2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3 Susan D Sparling 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Geoffrey C Sparling 6 Christopher J Eden 7 Eric J Gilbert 8 Anthony P Foster (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Hayfield, Derbyshire St Matthew Saturday, 21 October 1972 in 2h 52 (10–2–21 in A♭) 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Composed by Arthur Craven 1 Roland Jenkins 2 Eric Roughley 3 Neil D Lomas 4 David Midgley 5 Peter Broadbent 6 Ralph Mitchell 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Denis Mottershead (C) First peal: 1. A welcome to the new vicar (Rev. R. Castle). Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Wednesday, 25 October 1972 in 2h 20 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor (Seven different extents) 1 Eric Hotine 2 Valerie A Mayhew 3 Margaret E Gaskin 4 Geoffrey A Edwards 5 John R Scott 6 Frank R Morton (C) First peal inside: 2. Ringing World page reference: 3213.0940Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire 33 Sandringham Road Thursday, 26 October 1972 in 2h 33 (15 in C) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Royal Composed by J Wood 1–2 J David Atkinson 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 Alan F Scholfield 7–8 Gerald Moorhouse 9–10 Neil D Lomas Ringing World December 8th 1972 No. 3215 Vol. LXVIII page 985 Ringing World page reference: 3215.0985Chester Diocesan Guild Bromborough, Wirral 35 Croft Avenue Friday, 27 October 1972 in 2h 43 (17) 5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal Composed by Arr Robert Peers 1–2 Elizabeth R Mullett 3–4 Eric J Gilbert 5–6 Charles F Pocock 7–8 Robert Peers (C) 9–10 David J Horrocks First on 10 and on handbells: 9-10 Chester Diocesan Guild Woodchurch, Merseyside Holy Cross Saturday, 28 October 1972 in 2h 36 (3–3–27 in D) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by J Nicholl 1 Rosemary J Finlayson 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Fiona G Finlayson 4 Donald Peers 5 Robert Peers 6 John P Horrocks 7 Eric J Gilbert 8 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) First peal, 1 Chester Diocesan Guild Congleton, Cheshire St Peter Friday, 3 November 1972 in 2h 37 (13–1–2 in F) 5040 Grandsire Triples Composed by J Bruerton 1 Valerie A Mayhew 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Roy Worrall 4 Eric Hotine 5 Frank R Morton (C) 6 Peter Broadbent 7 David J Midgley 8 Roland W Morant First on eight: 1 Ringing World December 1st 1972 No. 3214 Vol. LXVIII page 959 Chester Diocesan Guild Solihull, Warwickshire St Alphege Saturday, 4 November 1972 in 3h 31 (21–1–11 in E♭) 5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by F Dench 1 Eric Roughley 2 Susan Smith 3 Christine Mills 4 R Brian Mills 5 J Henry Fielden 6 Roland H Cook 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Michael Platt 9 Cyril Crossthwaite 10 John Robinson 11 C Barrie Dove 12 Denis Mottershead (C) 3: First on 12. Ringing World page reference: 3220.0027Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 4 November 1972 in 2h 53 (13–2–12 in F) 5152 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Composed by C. K. Lewis 1 Peter Dyson 2 Ronald F Andrew 3 Margaret Booth 4 Peter Broadbent 5 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 6 Brian S B Kear 7 Sidney Hough 8 John Booth First in the method 2 Chester Diocesan Guild Altrincham, Cheshire 52 Wellington Road Thursday, 9 November 1972 in 2h 50 (15 in C) 5040 Oxford Treble Bob Maximus Composed by J David Atkinson 1–2 Elizabeth Mullett 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Eric J Gilbert 9–10 Gerald Moorhouse 11–12 Charles F Pocock First in method in hand: 7-8 Ringing World December 8th 1972 No. 3215 Vol. LXVIII page 985 Ringing World page reference: 3215.0985Chester Diocesan Guild Pulford, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 11 November 1972 in 2h 53 (9–3–6 in A♭) 5088 Pudsey Surprise Major Composed by A Craven 1 Donald Peers 2 Susan D Sparling 3 Elizabeth R Mullett 4 Charles F Pocock 5 Robert Peers 6 Eric J Gilbert 7 Geoffrey C Sparling (C) 8 Anthony P Foster 50th on Tower Bells: 5 Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Monday, 13 November 1972 in 1h 34 (18 in G) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) 100th of Plain Bob: 3-4 Ringing World December 15th 1972 No. 3216 Vol. LXVIII page 1004 Ringing World page reference: 3216.1004Chester Diocesan Guild Burton, Cheshire St Nicholas Saturday, 18 November 1972 in 2h 45 (7–0–7 in B♭) 5040 Plain Bob Minor 1 Christopher J Eden 2 Susan L Webster 3 Andrew Grant 4 R Spike Burston 5 Edwin Jones 6 Charles F Pocock (C) First peal and first attempt: 2, 3 and 4 First peal of Minor: 1 and as conductor. Rung for the Silver Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh Chester Diocesan Guild Thurstaston, Wirral St Bartholomew Sunday, 19 November 1972 in 2h 30 (6–2–15 in B♭) 5040 Doubles (19m/v) 2 extents each of St. Simon's, St. Alban's, Eynsham, St. Nicholas, St. Giles, St. Andrew, St. Martin's, St. Paul, St, Leonard, Winchendon Place Bob, St. Miles, St. John, Reverse Canterbury, Southrepps, Clifford's Pleasure; 3 extents each of Plain Bob, Kennington, April Day and Grandsire. 1 Richard G Turner 2 Charles F Pocock 3 Charles B Pemberton 4 Alexander J Martin (C) 5 Anthony P Foster First attempt: 1 First doubles: 5 Most methods/variations: 2 & 5 Rung to mark the Silver Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinbugh Chester Diocesan Guild Willaston, Cheshire 4 Coppice Road Monday, 20 November 1972 in 1h 42 (18 in G) 5040 Minor (2m) 2 extents Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, 5 Plain Bob 1–2 Geoffrey A Edwards 3–4 John R Scott 5–6 Frank R Morton (C) Ringing World January 5th 1973 No. 3219 Vol. LXIX page 12 Ringing World page reference: 3219.0012Chester Diocesan Guild Wallasey, Wirral St Hilary of Poitiers Monday, 20 November 1972 in 2h 40 (8–2–17 in G) 5040 Surprise Minor (4m) One extent London, two each of Cambridge, Beverley and Surfleet 1 Margaret F Webster 2 Lynda M Davies 3 Elizabeth R Mullett 4 D Anthony Wainwright 5 Vivian T O Boase 6 John McCulloch (C) First peal: 1 and 4 First of Minor: 3 Rung to mark the Silver Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Monday, 20 November 1972 in 2h 50 (13–2–12 in F) 5056 Plain Bob Major Composed by J. Pritchard 1 Basil Jones 2 Sheila Nolan 3 Alan F Schofield 4 Brian S B Kear 5 Frank Osbaldiston 6 Ronald F Andrew 7 Alan McFall 8 Peter Broadbent (C) First peal 2. By Sunday Service Band Chester Diocesan Guild Bebington, Wirral St Andrew Monday, 20 November 1972 (8–1–13 in A♭) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Derek Parry 2 Paul A Irvine 3 Ian M Robertson 4 Robert Peers 5 Randle T J Tinkler 6 F Leslie Coventry First quarter: 1 & 2 For the Silver Wedding Anniversary of HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire 43 Leigh Avenue Thursday, 23 November 1972 in 2h 17 (15 in C) 5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major Composed by A Knights 1–2 Neil D Lomas 3–4 C Kenneth Lewis (C) 5–6 J David Atkinson 7–8 Alan F Scholfield Ringing World January 26th 1973 No. 3222 Vol. LXIX page 73 Ringing World page reference: 3222.0073Chester Diocesan Guild Norbury, Cheshire St Thomas Friday, 24 November 1972 in 2h 53 (14–1–22 in F♯) 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m) 4 methods:1440 Yorkshire, 1280 Cambridge and Lincolnshire, 1120 Rutland, with 69
changes of method and all the work. Composed by P G K Davies 1 Ralph B Mitchell 2 Michael J Platt 3 Peter Broadbent 4 Frank R Morton 5 Eric Hotine 6 Roland W Morant 7 Roy Worrall 8 Ivor R Nichols (C) First Spliced S. Major: 3 & 5. Chester Diocesan Guild Grappenhall, Cheshire St Wilfrid Saturday, 25 November 1972 in 2h 45 (11–1–6 in F♯) 5024 Rutland Surprise Major Composed by Norman Smith 1 Clive W Simpson 2 Anne E Thompson 3 David A Godfrey 4 Sydney Hough 5 Michael Thomson 6 Nicholas Thomson 7 Denis Mottershead (C) 8 Andrew C D Mayes First in the method 1,3 and 6. Chester Diocesan Guild Eccleston, Cheshire St Mary the Virgin Saturday, 25 November 1972 in 3h 35 (26–3–3 in E♭) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by G Lindoff 1 Fiona G Finlayson 2 Thomas E Howarth 3 Charles F Pocock 4 Geoffrey C Sparling 5 Eric J Gilbert 6 Christopher J Eden 7 Alexander J Martin (C) 8 Anthony P Foster First peal of Bristol: 1, 2, 3 & 6. First Bristol by the [Wirral] Branch. Ringing World page reference: 3217.1049Chester Diocesan Guild Chester, Cheshire St Mary within the Walls Saturday, 25 November 1972 in 3h 3 (13–3–8 in F) 5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Composed by H W Wilde 1 David N Collins 2 Rachel J Elliott 3 J David Adams 4 Robin J Elliot 5 Dennis H B Millward 6 Jonathan D Shanklin 7 John W Griffiths (C) 8 John G Hallett First in method: 6 A thanksgiving peal for the witness and work of this church through the centuries, prior to its closure on November 30th Ringing World page reference: 3219.0008Chester Diocesan Guild Tushingham, Cheshire St Chad Saturday, 2 December 1972 in 2h 32 (11–1–7 in G♯) 5040 Minor (3m) (Rev. Canterbury, Kent T.B. and Plain Bob). 1 Andrew Gaskin 2 Margaret E Gaskin 3 Valerie A Mayhew 4 Frank R Morton (C) 5 Peter Wilkinson 6 Geoffrey A Edwards First peal of three Minor methods: 3 A birthday compliment to Geoffrey A. Edwards. Ringing World page reference: 3220.0027Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Friday, 8 December 1972 in 3h 31 (26–0–21 in D) 5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Composed by Peter Border 1 Geoffrey R Gardner 2 Peter C Randall 3 Neil Bennett (C) 4 David Baker 5 C Kenneth Lewis 6 Keith Brown 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Peter Brown 9 Michael D Fishwick 10 Richard S Starkie 11 Derek Butterworth 12 Frederick Shallcross Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire St Peter Saturday, 9 December 1972 in 2h 36 (7–2–22 in B♭) 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Composed by J H Fielden 1 Alan F Schofield 2 Donald F Murfet 3 Keith W Brown 4 John F Thorne 5 David E Rothera 6 John H Fielden (C) 7 Richard S Starkie 8 Peter G Brown Chester Diocesan Guild Tattenhall, Cheshire St Alban Saturday, 16 December 1972 in 2h 50 (12–0–17 in F♯) 5040 Plain Bob Minor Seven different extents 1 Richard R Nightingale 2 Paul Asher 3 Robert Nightingale 4 Philip Nightingale 5 John W Griffiths (C) 6 John G Hallett First peal: 1,2 and 4 First inside: 3 Ringing World page reference: 3222.0067Chester Diocesan Guild Marple, Cheshire All Saints Saturday, 23 December 1972 in 2h 53 (13–2–12 in F) 5088 Bristol Surprise Major Composed by A. Knights 1 Peter Broadbent 2 Eric Roughley 3 Sidney Hough 4 Denis Mottershead 5 Andrew Queen 6 David Midgley 7 Timothy Wylie 8 Frank Osbaldiston Chester Diocesan Guild Macclesfield, Cheshire Christ Church Wednesday, 27 December 1972 in 3h 3 (23–2–3 in E♭) 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Composed by Peter Border 1 Sidney Hough 2 David C Vincent 3 Frank R Morton 4 Timothy Wylie 5 Geoffrey Fothergill 6 Michael Platt 7 John Ashcroft 8 Richard S Starkie 9 Frederick Shallcross 10 Peter Border (C) Chester Diocesan Guild Middlewich, Cheshire St Michael and All Angels Thursday, 28 December 1972 (20–0–20 in E) 1260 Plain Bob Minor 1 Gordon Garnett 2 Christine Garnett 3 Mrs Sylvia Bailey 4 Shirley Garnett 5 Stephen Bailey 6 George H Bailey (C) | |
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