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Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 3h 37 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 New Cambridge Surprise Maximus
1 Redvers F Elkington
2 Kathleen Tilley
3 Dorothy Udale
4 Jill Poole
5 Alfred Ballard
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 J Frederick Milner
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Harold J Poole (C)
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
First peal of New Cambridge Surprise Maximus: 2, 3, 5, 8 and 11.
Ringing World page reference: 1972.0026

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 2h 58 (13–3–10 in E♭)
5184 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by W P Whitehead
1 John B Bennett
2 Mrs A H Beamish
3 Frank E Pervin
4 J W Frank Trotman
5 Paul K Williamson
6 Walter P Whitehead (C)
7 Alan Cattell
8 John A L Thompson
Ringing World page reference: 1972.0028

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Ashby Folville, Leicestershire
St Mary
Wednesday, 5 January 1949 in 2h 53 (12–1–2 in G)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by F Dench
1 Phyllis Poole
2 Dorothy Udale
3 Sidney O Cheney
4 Kathleen Tilley
5 Harry G Wayne
6 J Frederick Milner
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method: 4, 5.
Ringing World page reference: 1974.0050

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Copt Oak, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 8 January 1949 in 2h 44 (9–3–4 in A)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, St Clement's, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.
1 John Hawtin
2 John A Underwood
3 C William Hall
4 Alan E Jacques Jun
5 Roland Beniston
6 G Ronald Edwards (C)
First in 7 methods - 1,2,4.
Ringing World page reference: 1974.0054

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 20 January 1949 in 3h 41 (25)
5280 Superlative Surprise Maximus
1 Jill Poole
2 Kathleen Tilley
3 Dorothy Udale
4 Phyllis Poole
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Redvers F Elkington
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Harold G Jenney
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal of Maximus in the method: 2, 3 and 4. 150th peal: 10.
Ringing World page reference: 1974.0050

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Desford, Leicestershire
St Martin
Saturday, 12 February 1949 in 2h 23 (10–2–9 in A♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Brian G Warwick
2 Jill Poole
3 Elizabeth Faulknall
4 Herrick B Bowley
5 Sidney O Cheney
6 Peter J Staniforth (C)
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor - 1, 3, 5. First peal of Cambridge Surprise Minor on tower bells and as conductor - 6.
Ringing World page reference: 1978.0097

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 17 February 1949 in 3h 43 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by William Pye
1 John B Bennett
2 Elizabeth Faulknall
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Phyllis Poole
5 Jill Poole (C)
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 J Frederick Milner
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Lawrence Greenhow
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 Harold J Poole
First peal on 12 bells: 1. First peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximus: 2. 100th peal together: 4, 12. 50th peal of Surprise together: 5, 11.
Ringing World page reference: 1978.0090

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 19 February 1949 in 5h 15 (6–2–13 in B)
10976 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Walter P Whitehead
1 E Harry Stoneley
2 Paul K Williamson
3 Walter P Whitehead (C)
4 Frank E Pervin
5 Alan Cattell
6 J W Frank Trotman
7 John J Morris
8 Ernest Morris
The longest peal of Surprise on the bells.
RW 1949.0103.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Thursday, 10 March 1949 in 2h 25 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by J S Wilde
1 Dorothy M Udale
2 Colin Harrison
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 Phyllis Poole
5 E Alan Jacques
6 John R Smith
7 Paul L Taylor
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal in the method - 7.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 12 March 1949 in 3h 22 (30–2–0 in D♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by H Law James
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Leonard Trevor
3 John R Smith
4 Colin Harrison
5 Alan Cattell
6 Walter P Whitehead
7 Joseph A Fenton (C)
8 John Thompson
9 Leslie W Stevens
10 Edward F Gobey
First peal of Cambridge Royal - 1, 9.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 16 March 1949 in 2h 25 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Brook's Variation
1 F Horace E Stubbs
2 John R Smith
3 Harry G Wayne
4 Paul L Taylor
5 Leonard G Hall
6 Harold J Poole
7 Colin Harrison (C)
8 Ronald G Edwards
First peal of Stedman - 5

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 17 March 1949 in 3h 42 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
1 Elizabeth Faulknall
2 Kathleen V Tilley
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Phyllis Poole
5 Jill Poole
6 Harry G Wayne
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Shirley Burton
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus - 3. 200th peal - 4.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 25 March 1949 in 2h 40 (6–2–13 in B)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by F Dench
1 E Alan Jacques
2 John R Smith
3 Alfred Ballard
4 Herrick B Bowley
5 Dennis R Carlisle
6 J Frederick Milner
7 Edward F Gobey
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method - 5, 7.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 1 April 1949 in 2h 25 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by H Dains
1 E Alan Jacques
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Herrick B Bowley
4 Shirley Burton
5 John R Smith
6 J Frederick Milner
7 Philip L Parrott
8 Alfred Ballard
250th peal - 4. First peal in the method - 7

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Earl Shilton, Leicestershire
St Simon and St Jude
Saturday, 2 April 1949 in 2h 46 (11–3–13 in A♭)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Joseph W Lawrence
2 Elizabeth Faulknall
3 Cecil E Carr
4 Edgar Vallance
5 Leslie E Rivers
6 William A Wood
7 Alfred Ballard
8 Frank K Measures (C)
First peal of Treble Bob - 1. First peal of Surprise Major by an all Hinckley District Band.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Tuesday, 5 April 1949 in 3h 37 (25–0–20 in D)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Brian G Warwick
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Elizabeth Faulknall
4 Phyllis Poole
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Harold G Jenney
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Shirley Burton
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Lawrence Greenhow
12 John Grant
First peal on 12 bells - 1. First of Stedman Cinques - 3, 10.
Rung half-muffled to the respected memory of Charles Marshall.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 8 April 1949 in 2h 35 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by W Pye
1 Phyllis Poole
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 E Alan Jacques
4 Kathleen Tilley
5 John R Smith
6 Shirley Burton
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 F Frederick Milner
9 Herrick B Bowley
10 Alfred Ballard
First peal on ten bells - 3. First peal of Cambridge Surprise Royal on an 'inside' bell - 4.
A compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Taylor on their wedding anniversary.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 21 April 1949 in 3h 32 (25–0–20 in D)
5040 Rochester Surprise Maximus
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff
1 Phyllis Poole
2 Kathleen Tilley
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Jill Poole
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 John R Smith
8 Harry G Wayne
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 William J Root
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method by all and for the Guild. Rung in honour of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth on her birthday.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 23 April 1949 in 2h 54 (14–2–1 in E)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Elizabeth Faulknall
2 E Charles Turner
3 A John Timson
4 Richard J Jackson
5 Ernest W Tipler
6 Cecil E Carr
7 Frank K Measures (C)
8 Horace G Goosey
A birthday compliment to the mother of the conductor on her 82nd birthday, and the father of the third ringer upon reaching the age of 85.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Thursday, 12 May 1949 in 3h (13–3–10 in E♭)
5088 Bedfordshire Surprise Major
Composed by A Knight
1 Lawrence Greenhow
2 E Alan Jacques
3 John R Smith
4 Shirley Burton
5 Herrick B Bowley
6 Frank K Measures
7 Alfred Ballard
8 Harold J Poole (C)
50th Surprise peal - 5. First peal in the method by all the band and for the Guild.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire
St Michael
Wednesday, 18 May 1949 in 2h 45 (14–0–0 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Eileen M Cheney
2 Gerald F Ball
3 E Alan Jacques
4 William A Wood
5 Harold J Poole (C)
6 John R Smith
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 Alfred Ballard
First peal of Major - 1. First peal of Cambridge Major on a working bell - 2.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Thursday, 19 May 1949 in 2h 32 (6–2–13 in B)
5088 Bedfordshire Surprise Major
Composed by A Knight
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Harry G Wayne
4 Ernest W Rawson
5 Sidney O Cheney
6 John R Smith
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal in the method - 3, 4, 5.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Kegworth, Leicestershire
St Andrew
Saturday, 21 May 1949 in 3h 2 (17–0–3 in F♯)
5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by A Craven
1 G Ronald Edwards
2 Roland Beniston
3 John P Fidler
4 Paul Lea Taylor
5 Arthur E Rowley
6 C William Hall
7 Leslie W Stevens
8 Colin Harrison (C)
Rung as a mark of appreciation to Mr Felix Sutton a ringer at this Church for sixty years.
First in method - 2,4,6

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 23 May 1949 in 3h 29 (25–0–20 in D)
5040 Bedford Surprise Maximus
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Phyllis Poole
2 John R Smith
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Jill Poole
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 Harry G Wayne
9 Shirley Burton
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 William J Root
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal of Maximus in the method. Rung with fourths place (extending lead) bob.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Thursday, 26 May 1949 in 2h 40 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Bedford Surprise Royal
Composed by G R Newton
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Shirley Burton
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Harold J Poole (C)
5 John R Smith
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 Alfred Ballard
8 Harry G Wayne
9 E Alan Jacques
10 Herrick B Bowley
First peal of Royal in the method by all the band and for the Guild. Rung with fourths place (extending lead) bob.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Tuesday, 31 May 1949 in 2h 44 (15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by F H Dexter
1–2 Brian G Warwick
3–4 Harold J Poole (C)
5–6 Alfred Ballard
7–8 Harry Poyner
9–10 John R Smith
Rung in the belfry. First peal on handbells: 9-10

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Quorn, Leicestershire
St Bartholomew
Thursday, 9 June 1949 in 2h 55 (14)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Harry Poyner
2 G Stanley Brewin
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Brian Austin
5 John R Smith
6 Harold J Poole (C)
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal on tower bells - 1. First peal of Surprise Major on 'inside' bell - 2, 4.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 22 June 1949 in 2h 31 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by H Law James
1 Harold J Poole (C)
2 Dorothy M Udale
3 John R Smith
4 Brian G Warwick
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Sidney O Cheney
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal in the method - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Thursday, 23 June 1949 in 2h 19 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C H Middleton
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Brian G Warwick
3 Jill Poole
4 Michael D Staniforth
5 Stanley R Gardner
6 John R Smith
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Peter J Staniforth (C)
Young peal. Average age of band is 19 and a half years.
First peal of Major - 1. 150th peal - 3. 25th peal - 7.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Friday, 24 June 1949 in 2h 57 (13–3–10 in E♭)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by H Dains
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 John R Smith
4 W Arthur Riddington
5 Frank K Measures
6 Herrick B Bowley
7 J Frederick Milner
8 Alfred Ballard
First peal in the method - 1, 4. A birthday compliment to Mrs. H. J. Poole.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 30 June 1949 in 3h 42 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Lindsey Surprise Maximus
1 Brian G Warwick
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Phyllis Poole
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 Redvers F Elkington
9 Shirley Burton
10 John R Smith
11 E Alan Jacques
12 William J Root
First of Maximus - 1. First on twelve bells - 11. First of Maximus in the method by all.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Thursday, 4 August 1949 in 3h 45 (31–0–21 in D)
5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
1 Brian G Warwick
2 Edgar C Shepherd
3 Phyllis Poole
4 Alfred Ballard
5 W Eric Critchley
6 George E Fearn
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 J Frederick Milner
9 Edward Jenkins
10 Thomas H Francis
11 William J Root
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus: 1 and 9. First peal on twelve bells: 5. Birthday compliment to Mrs. Sidney O. Cheney.
Ringing World page reference: 2002.0386

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 11 August 1949 in 3h 43 (25)
5280 Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus
1 Brian G Warwick
2 Jill Poole
3 Phyllis Poole
4 Dorothy Udale
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Harry G Wayne
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Alan Jacques
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal of Maximus in the method by all and for the Guild.
Ringing World page reference: 2003.0398

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 8 September 1949 in 3h 22 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Belgrave Surprise Maximus
1 Brian G Warwick
2 E Alan Jacques
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 John R Smith
5 Jill Poole
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Harry G Wayne
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
First peal in the method by all the band.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 14 September 1949 in 2h 27 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by H Dains
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Ernest W Rawson
4 Revd W H K Felsted
5 Sidney O Cheney
6 John R Smith
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 E Alan Jacques
First peal in the method: 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2008.0463

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 16 September 1949 in 2h 35 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Belgrave Surprise Royal
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Ernest W Rawson
5 John R Smith
6 Shirley Burton
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 J Frederick Milner
9 Herrick B Bowley
10 E Alan Jacques
First peal of Royal in the method by all.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Anstey, Leicestershire
St Mary
Monday, 19 September 1949 in 2h 32 (10–2–4 in G)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 Redvers F Elkington (C)
2 Elizabeth Faulknall
3 Jill Poole
4 Norman G McCrum
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 John R Smith
7 William Bottrill
8 E Alan Jacques
First peal in the method - 4
150th peal - 7
50th peal - 8
Compliment to tenor ringer on his 18th birthday and quickest peal on the bells

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Quorn, Leicestershire
St Bartholomew
Thursday, 29 September 1949 in 2h 47 (11–1–17 in G)
5120 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by F H Dexter
1 G Stanley Brewin
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Norman G McCrum
4 Michael D Staniforth
5 Shirley Burton
6 Herrick B Bowley
7 John R Smith
8 E Alan Jacques
First peal in the method - 1, 3, 4, 8

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Friday, 30 September 1949 in 2h 29 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by W Pye
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Brian G Warwick
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Jill Poole
5 Elizabeth Faulknall
6 John R Smith
7 Michael D Staniforth
8 Norman G McCrum
9 E Alan Jacques
10 Peter J Staniforth (C)
First peal of Cambridge Royal - 5
First peal on 10 bells - 7, 8
50th peal this year - 9
Average age of band is 20 years 4 months

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Thursday, 6 October 1949 in 3h 31 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Albanian Surprise Maximus
1 Kathleen V Tilley
2 Herrick B Bowley
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 John R Smith
5 Jill Poole
6 Ernest W Rawson
7 Brian G Warwick
8 Norman G McCrum
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 William J Root
11 E Alan Jacques
12 Peter J Staniforth
First peal on 12 bells - 8
First in the method by all the band

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 8 October 1949 in 2h 50 (13–3–10 in E♭)
5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Charles W Roberts
1 Bryan F Sims
2 Ronald C Noon
3 C Henry Harding
4 Alfred Ballard
5 Ronald J Sharp
6 Andrew C Sinfield
7 Lewis H Bywaters
8 C Edward Jeffries (C)
First peal in the method: 2.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Birmingham, Warwickshire
Cathedral Church of St Philip
Saturday, 22 October 1949 in 3h 58 (31)
5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Phyllis Poole
3 Redvers F Elkington
4 Alfred Ballard
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Laurence Greenhow
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 William J Root
12 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal on 12 bells: 1.
Ringing World page reference: 2014.0538

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Saturday, 29 October 1949 in 3h 43 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by W Pye
1 John B Bennett
2 Brian G Warwick
3 Elizabeth Faulknall
4 Dorothy M Udale
5 Jill Poole
6 Kathleen V Tilley
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Sidney O Cheney
9 Michael D Staniforth
10 John R Smith
11 E Alan Jacques
12 Peter J Staniforth (C)
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximus - 2
First peal on 12 - 9. First peal of Maximus as conductor.
A 21st birthday compliment to the ringer of the 5th

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Gilmorton, Leicestershire
All Saints
Thursday, 3 November 1949 in 2h 54 (10–2–9 in G)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by E W Tipler
1 John R Smith
2 Shirley Burton
3 Elizabeth Faulknall
4 W Arthur Riddington
5 E Alan Jacques
6 Harold J Poole (C)
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 Alfred Ballard
First peal in the method - 4
A birthday compliment to J Frederick Milner

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Woodhouse, Leicestershire
St Mary in the Elms
Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 2h 22 (12–1–15 in G)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
7 different extents
1 Elizabeth Faulknall
2 Kathleen V Tilley
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 John R Smith
5 Redvers F Elkington (C)
6 E Alan Jacques
First peal of Cambridge Minor for all except treble ringer, and all have rung from Minor to Maximus.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Whetstone, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 2h 50 (8½)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 six-scores.
1 Colin Hall
2 George Pickering
3 Peter Hallam
4 Frederick Watson
5 Joseph Taylor (C)
6 Herbert Needham
First peal: 1, 6. First peal of Doubles: 2, 3.
Rung half-muffled in memory of the men of Whetstone who fell in the two World Wars.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0053

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Enderby, Leicestershire
St John the Baptist
Tuesday, 8 November 1949 in 2h 56 (11–2–15 in G)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 Alfred Ballard
2 Elizabeth Faulknall
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 John R Smith
5 Shirley Burton
6 Lawrence Greenhow
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal in the method - 2

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Hugglescote, Leicestershire
St John the Baptist
Friday, 11 November 1949 in 3h 1 (16–1–4 in F)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 George D Hadfield
4 Michael D Staniforth
5 Horace O Over
6 John R Smith
7 Arthur E Rowley
8 Edwin J Tovell
First peal in the method - 3
Memorial peal to the men of the parish who made the supreme sacrifice in both wars.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 16 November 1949 in 2h 39 (6–2–13 in B)
5152 Aldenham Surprise Major
1 Brian Austin
2 John R Smith
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Ernest W Rawson
5 Sidney O Cheney
6 Herrick B Bowley
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Harold J Poole (C)
Arranged by Shirley Burton. First peal in the method by all of the band.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 21 November 1949 in 3h 37 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Wigston Surprise Maximus
1 Dorothy M Udale
2 Jill Poole
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 John R Smith
5 Harry G Wayne
6 E Alan Jacques
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Lawrence Greenhow
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
First peal of Maximus to be rung in this method.
Ringing World page reference: 2018.0590

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Ashby Folville, Leicestershire
St Mary
Wednesday, 23 November 1949 in 2h 55 (12–1–2 in G)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by F Dench
1 Brian Austin
2 John R Smith
3 John J Morris
4 W Arthur Riddington
5 Alfred Ballard
6 Herrick B Bowley
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method - 3, 4

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 30 November 1949 in 2h 32 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Aldenham Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 John P Fiddler
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Elizabeth Faulknall
5 John R Smith
6 Shirley Burton
7 Colin Harrison
8 E Alan Jacques
First peal in the method - 1, 4, 6, 7

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Monday, 5 December 1949 in 3h 38 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Leicestershire Surprise Maximus
1 Dorothy M Udale
2 Jill Poole
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 John R Smith
5 E Alan Jacques
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Lawrence Greenhow
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
First peal of Maximus to be rung in this method. The conductor's 50th peal of Surprise Maximus on tower bells.

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Willoughby Waterleys, Leicestershire
St Mary the Virgin
Wednesday, 14 December 1949 in 2h 22 (6–1–24 in B♭)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
4 x 240's each by Morris, Price, Lindoff and Pitman, 10 x 120's (360 calls)
1 Harold Kilby
2 W Arthur Riddington
3 Ernest Morris (C)
4 Arthur Bodycote
5 John J Morris
First peal of Doubles - 1,2,5. Rung on the birthday of HM King George VI.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0005

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 14 December 1949 in 2h 27 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by H Law James
1 John P Fidler
2 Ernest W Rawson
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Stanley R Gardner
5 Harold J Poole (C)
6 E Alan Jacques
7 Colin Harrison
8 Herrick B Bowley
First peal in the method - 1,4,7. A birthday compliment to Alfred Ballard.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0003

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Claybrooke, Leicestershire
St Peter
Thursday, 15 December 1949 in 2h 53 (13–3–10 in E♭)
5056 Aldenham Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 William A Wood
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Brian Austin
4 Michael D Staniforth
5 John R Smith
6 Alfred Ballard
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 Leonard Trevor
First peal in the method - 1, 3, 8
First peal of Major in this method - 4, 6
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0003

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Thurcaston, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 42 (10–0–11 in F♯)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by F Dench
1 Norman G McCrum
2 Shirley Burton
3 John R Smith
4 Herrick B Bowley
5 E Alan Jacques
6 Alfred Ballard
7 William J Root
8 Harold J Poole (C)
The second of four Surprise peals in a day.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0002

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire
St Michael
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 35 (14–0–0 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
10 callings
1 M Vernon (15)
2 N Walker
3 R C Tipler (C)
4 M Abbot
5 W Briggs
6 R Hayward (16)
First peal - 1,4,6.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0022

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 7 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 John R Smith
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Alfred Ballard
4 Shirley Burton
5 Norman G McCrum
6 William J Root
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Herrick B Bowley
The first of four Surprise peals in a day.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0002

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 25 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by W Pye
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Michael D Staniforth
4 John R Smith
5 Shirley Burton
6 William J Root
7 Alfred Ballard
8 Norman G McCrum
9 Herrick B Bowley
10 E Alan Jacques
Fourth peal of four Surprise peals in a day.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0002

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Copt Oak, Leicestershire
St Peter
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 37 (9–3–4 in A)
5040 Minor (20m)
1 G Ronald Edwards
2 Richard Manton
3 C William Hall
4 John A Underwood
5 James W Rowley
6 Roland Beniston (C)
First peal in 20 Minor methods by all, and for the Guild.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0022

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Anstey, Leicestershire
St Mary
Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 27 (10–2–4 in G)
5056 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by H Dains
1 Herrick B Bowley
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Norman G McCrum
4 John R Smith
5 Shirley Burton
6 William J Root
7 E Alan Jacques
8 Alfred Ballard
Third peal of four Surprise peals in a day.
Ringing World page reference: 2022.0002

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Monday, 19 December 1949 in 2h 40 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 Leicestershire Surprise Royal
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Harold J Poole (C)
3 Michael D Staniforth
4 Jill Poole
5 Harry G Wayne
6 Shirley Burton
7 Sidney O Cheney
8 Norman G McCrum
9 E Alan Jacques
10 Peter J Staniforth
First peal of Royal in the method. Birthday compliment to Shirley Burton.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0018

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
St Margaret's Select Vestry Hall
Monday, 19 December 1949 in 2h 10 (17 in A)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Morris I Morris' var of Parker's
1–2 Joseph A Fenton
3–4 Walter P Whitehead
5–6 Alan Cattell
7–8 John Bramley (C)
1st peal of Grandsire Triples "in hand" - 1-2. 1st peal as conductor "in hand".
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
Wayside, 150 Narborough Rd S
Tuesday, 20 December 1949 in 2h 36 (17 in A)
5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by C J Sedgley
1–2 Alfred Ballard
3–4 Peter J Staniforth
5–6 Harold J Poole (C)
7–8 Harry Poyner
9–10 Terence A Thornber
50th peal together - 1-2, 3-4. First peal of Kent TB Royal - 7-8. A birthday compliment to G Stedman Morris.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
Wayside, 150 Narborough Rd S
Wednesday, 21 December 1949 in 2h 13
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Dexter's Variation
1–2 Alfred Ballard
3–4 Harold J Poole (C)
5–6 Harry Poyner
7–8 Derek G Goodman
1st peal of Stedman Triples on handbells - 5-6, 7-8.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Hugglescote, Leicestershire
St John the Baptist
Friday, 23 December 1949 in 3h 2 (16–1–4 in F)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by A Craven
1 Horace O Over
2 Terence A Thornber
3 Roland Beniston
4 Arthur E Rowley
5 Harold J Poole (C)
6 Charles W Hall
7 Leslie E Stevens
8 Colin Harrison
First peal in the method - 1,3,4,6,7. Specially rung as a compliment to Mr & Mrs H O Over on he occasion of their silver wedding.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Wigston Magna, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 24 December 1949 in 3h 2 (16–0–11 in E)
5088 Wigston Surprise Major
Composed by AJ Pitman
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Sidney O Cheney
3 Norman G McCrum
4 Shirley Burton
5 Frank S Cheney
6 Edwin Lloyd
7 T Edward Harrold
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method - 1,2,3,4,5,7.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Broughton Astley, Leicestershire
The Nook
Saturday, 24 December 1949 in 2h 44 (18 in G)
5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by C J Sedgley
1–2 Peter J Staniforth
3–4 Derek G Goodman
5–6 Harold J Poole (C)
7–8 Alfred Ballard
9–10 Brian G Warwick
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0039

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
St Margaret
Monday, 26 December 1949 in 3h 42 (32–3–14 in C♯)
5016 Plain Bob Maximus
Composed by E Morris
1 Alan Cattell (C)
2 Ernest Morris
3 Walter P Whitehead
4 Alfred Mould
5 Jack Bailey
6 Joseph W Cotton
7 W Harry Duncombe
8 Joseph A Fenton
9 William Thornley
10 John J Morris
11 J W Frank Trotman
12 John Bramley
First peal of Maximus on tower bells - 3. First peal of Maximus - 4,8,11,12. First peal on 12 bells - 5,6,7,9,10. First peal as conductor on 12 bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0018

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Shepshed, Leicestershire
St Botolph
Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 2h 50 (15–0–0 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 Arthur E Wilson
2 Madeline P Smith
3 C William Hall
4 John A Underwood
5 J Eric Walley
6 Philip Webster
7 Roland Deniston
8 G Ronald Edwards (C)
First peal - 1,2,5,6. First in method - 3,7. First of Major - 4. First peal on the recast bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0036

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
Wayside, 150 Narborough Rd S
Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 2h 5 (15 in C)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Dexter's Variation
1–2 Jill Poole
3–4 Peter J Staniforth
5–6 Harold J Poole (C)
7–8 Norman J McCrum
First peal in the method - 7-8.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0039

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Aylestone, Leicestershire
Belfry, St Andrew's Church
Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 1h 34 (14 in D)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 extents
1–2 Terence A Thornber
3–4 Harry Power
5–6 Brian G Warwick (C)
First peal of Doubles - 3-4. First peal of Grandsire Doubles in hand - 5-6. First peal of Doubles and of Grandsire as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0039

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Wednesday, 28 December 1949 in 2h 15 (6–2–13 in B)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by F Dench
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Kathleen Tilley
3 Jill Poole
4 Shirley Burton
5 Peter J Staniforth
6 E Alan Jacques
7 Norman G McCrum
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First in the method on an inside bell - 7.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0036

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Barwell, Leicestershire
St Mary
Wednesday, 28 December 1949 in 2h 52 (15–0–11 in F)
5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Walter P Whitehead
1 Roy Coleman
2 Thomas C Belton
3 Alan H Hough
4 W Harry Duncombe
5 Walter P Whitehead (C)
6 Charles R Belton
7 Thomas K Deacon
8 George P Garner
First peal of Major - 1. First peal in the method - 7. First peal in the method by a Barwell band. A farewell to the Rev J D Wakeling, MC, MA, curate of Barwell, and member of the local band, who is leaving for Cambridge.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0050

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Whetstone, Leicestershire
St Peter
Thursday, 29 December 1949 in 2h 33 (8–0–23 in A)
5040 Doubles (2m)
12 six-scores of Plain Bob and 30 of Grandsire (5 240's each by Pitman and Price and 10 ordinary 120's)
1 Frederick Watson
2 George Pickering
3 Ernest Morris (C)
4 Peter Hallam
5 Joseph Taylor
6 John H Burrage
First peal - 6. 4 of the ringers are vergers, viz: 1 Croft, 3 St Margaret's, Leicester, 5 Thurlaston, 6 Whetstone.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0054

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester
Wayside, 150 Narborough Rd S
Thursday, 29 December 1949 in 2h 33 (15 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by James George
1–2 Jill Poole
3–4 Alfred Ballard
5–6 Peter J Staniforth
7–8 Harold J Poole (C)
9–10 Gordon M Maclure
First peal on 10 bells - 9-10.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0039

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Gilmorton, Leicestershire
All Saints
Friday, 30 December 1949 in 2h 46 (10–2–9 in G)
5152 Leicestershire Surprise Major
Composed by A J Pitman
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Shirley Burton
3 Jill Poole
4 Peter J Staniforth
5 Sidney O Cheney
6 Alfred Ballard
7 Alan Jacques
8 Harold J Poole (C)
The first peal of Major in the method by all.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0037

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 40 (6–2–13 in B)
5040 New Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by C J Sedgley
1 Terence A Thornber
2 Peter J Staniforth
3 Michael D Staniforth
4 Alfred Ballard
5 Elizabeth Faulknall
6 Shirley Burton
7 John R Smith
8 E Alan Jacques
9 Herrick B Bowley
10 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8.
First peal of Royal in the method - 2, 9
The conductor's 100th peal in six months
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0050

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Bell Foundry Tower
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 25 (6–2–13 in B)
5056 Aldenham Surprise Major
Composed by C H Hattersley
1 Edward F M Samson
2 Kathleen Tilley
3 Dorothy M Udale
4 Michael D Staniforth
5 Alfred Halland
6 Harold J Poole (C)
7 Herrick B Bowley
8 Peter J Staniforth
First peal of Major in the method - 1,2,8. The conductor's 100th tower bell peal this year.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0052

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Leicester, Leicestershire
Cathedral Church of St Martin
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 27 (25–0–20 in D)
5280 Aldenham Surprise Maximus
1 E Alan Jacques
2 Kathleen V Tilley
3 Harold J Poole (C)
4 Jill Poole
5 John R Smith
6 Shirley Burton
7 Ernest W Rawson
8 Michael D Staniforth
9 Sidney O Cheney
10 Herrick B Bowley
11 Peter J Staniforth
12 William J Root
First peal of Maximus to be rung in this method.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0050

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Croft, Leicestershire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 33 (6–2–6 in B)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Frederick Watson
2 William A Wood
3 George Pickering
4 Leon Watkinson
5 Peter Hallam
6 Joseph Taylor (C)
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0054

Leicester Diocesan Guild
Asfordby, Leicestershire
All Saints
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 5 (12–1–17 in F)
5040 Minor (3m)
2 720's of Oxford TB, 2 of Kent TB and 3 of Plain Bob.
1 Harold T Bonshor
2 Dennis Toon
3 Reginald Looker
4 J Harry Cook
5 Hugh Bell
6 Ernest Morris (C)
First peal of Treble Bob - 1. First peal - 3.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0054