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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire

St Bartholomew and All Saints

Saturday, 17 March 1923 in 3h 12 (19¼ in E)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Louise A Wilson

2 Walter H Trueman

3 Ernest Bishop

4 H W L Wells

5 William G Lancaster

6 Harry A Hearl

7 Sidney Palmer

8 Charles J Gardiner (C)

First Peal 2.

This is the first Surprise peal by a Wiltshire band, and all the ringers are members of the Swindon Parish Church Guild. Rung on the occasion of L. A. Wilson’s birthday

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Monday, 2 April 1923 in 3h (8–1–24 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 George Orchard

2 George Walters

3 Albert Wright (C)

4 John Ballinger

5 William Townsend

6 Arthur Caudle

7 Alfred F Hunt

8 Frank Cole

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Coalpit Heath, Gloucestershire

St Saviour

Saturday, 7 April 1923 in 3h (10–0–6 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Albert Rodman

2 William Hewitt

3 Percy C Williams

4 Ernest Palmer

5 Thomas James

6 John G Jefferies (C)

First peal on the bells, a grand new ring by John Taylor & Co., Loughborough.

First peal of Minor - 3, 4 & 5

First peal of Minor as conductor

First peal - 1

Great credit is due to the ringer of treble, who is one of the local men, for the way he rang, he having rung only once before in Minor. The ringers again take this opportunity of thanking the Vicar for the use of the bells.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Quedgeley, Gloucestershire

St James

Saturday, 9 June 1923 in 2h 48 (9–2–4 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Groves Variation of Parker's Twelve Part.

1 Thomas Baldwyn

2 William Harris

3 William Priday

4 Herbert Mansfield

5 George Brunsdon

6 John Austin

7 Charles H Austin (C)

8 Ernest E Davis

First Peal 3 & 4.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 28 July 1923 in 3h 15 (10–3–17 in F)

5376 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by John W Moorhouse

1 Herbert Beckett

2 John Austin (C)

3 George L Brunsdon

4 Jesse Gillett

5 Charles H Austin

6 Thomas Baldwyn

7 Edward Evans

8 Ernest E Davis

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 11 August 1923 in 3h 11 (10–3–17 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Groves' Variation of Parker's Twelve-Part.

1 Philip J Pockett

2 Ernest E Davis

3 John Austin (C)

4 Thomas Baldwyn

5 Jesse Gillett

6 Charles H Austin

7 George Condick

8 Ernest Pockett

Rung with the bells muffled as a last token of respect to the late Mrs. Lee Williams, of Tuffley Knoll, Gloucester.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Monday, 3 September 1923 in 3h 9 (28 in D)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Edgar Guise

1 Gilbert H Way

2 Edgar Guise (C)

3 Edwin J Brown

4 Alfred Pearce

5 Gilbert Pearce

6 Richard C Taylor

7 Frederick W Wade

8 Henry T Howell

9 Henry J Way

10 Uriah W Braven

First peal: 1, 6.

Ringing World page reference: 652.0578

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 6 October 1923 in 2h 44 (10–3–17 in F)

5040 Doubles

A Peal of Grandsire & St Dunstan's Doubles.

1 Alfred Edwin Ellis

2 Thomas Baldwin (C)

3 Philip Pockett

4 Thomas Leach

5 Edward Sims

6 Ernest Pockett

Ringing World page reference: 5718.1171

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Philip and St Jacob

Saturday, 6 October 1923 in 2h 55 (19–0–11 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by T Thurstans (Four-Part)

1 Frank Millard

2 William G Lancaster

3 John W Jones

4 Charles J Gardiner

5 Sidney Palmer

6 Fred Lambeth

7 Alfred E Reeves (C)

8 Thomas M Griffin

All the band are employees of the Great Western Railway Company.

Treble from Taunton; 2nd, 4th and 5th from Swindon; 3rd from Newport (Mon.); 6th from Chippenham; 7th Bristol, and tenor from Radstock.

Ringing World page reference: 656.0644

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 20 October 1923 in 3h 5 (21 in E)

5040 Stedman Caters

Composed by George Newson

1 Frederick G Leaker

2 Edgar Guise

3 Edwin J Brown

4 Richard Clark

5 William A Cave (C)

6 Alfred E Reeves

7 William Knight

8 Thomas F King

9 Arthur E Pegler

10 James R Jones

This composition has the 5th and 6th exclusively in seconds place and behind the 9th. Arranged for A. E. Pegler of Bangor.

Ringing World page reference: 658.0674

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 3 November 1923 in 2h 55 (21 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by James W Washbrook (Irregular 10-part)

1 Frederick G Leaker

2 Edgar Guise

3 Richard Clark

4 Alfred E Reeves

5 Edwin J Brown

6 William A Cave

7 John A Burford

8 William Knight

Non-conducted.

The first non-conducted peal of Stedman for the association.

Umpire: Thomas F King (Bath).

Ringing World page reference: 660.0709

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Saturday, 17 November 1923 in 3h 20 (28 in D)

5040 Stedman Caters

Composed by Henry Johnson

1 Alfred E Reeves

2 William H Thomas

3 William Knight

4 Alfred Pearce

5 Gilbert Pearce

6 John W Jones

7 Thomas F King

8 Charles Greedy

9 William A Cave (C)

10 Uriah W Braven

Rung on the anniversary of the Charter Day of the Ancient Society of St Stephen's Ringers (November 17th, 1620), who dine together on this date.

Ringing World page reference: 662.0739

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Hempsted, Gloucestershire

St Swithun

Friday, 23 November 1923 in 2h 48 (12)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire & St Dunstan's

1 Herbert Beckett

2 William Wasley

3 Thomas Baldwyn

4 William H Harris

5 Albert Martin (C)

6 Alfred Ward

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Henbury, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 1 December 1923 in 2h 54 (21)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (Five-part, No. 9)

1 Alfred E Reeves

2 Edgar Guise

3 Frederick G Leaker

4 Charles H Jennings

5 William Knight

6 William A Cave (C)

7 John A Burford

8 Joseph Gould

First peal of Stedman and first attempt: 4.

Rung as a birthday compliment to C H Jennings and Harold J Reeves, son of the ringer of the treble. It was also the 16th anniversary of F G Leaker's wedding day.

Ringing World page reference: 664.0772

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Monday, 24 December 1923 in 3h 17 (21 in E)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by John A Burford

1 Ellen Wilkins

2 Henry Pring

3 Annie Brown

4 H Norris Way

5 William A Cave

6 William Knight

7 James R Jones

8 Joseph Gould

9 John A Burford (C)

10 Uriah W Braven

First peal on ten bells: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 668.0002

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