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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire

St James

Saturday, 17 January 1925 in 2h 44 (10)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

Arranged by Henry Johnson

1 John G Jefferies

2 Edgar Guise

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 Charles H Gordon

5 William Knight

6 Edward George Trew

7 John A Burford

8 William A Cave (C)

First peal of Major: 1. First of Cambridge Major: 2, 6.

First peal of Major on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 723.0053

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Swindon, Wiltshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 24 January 1925 in 3h 21 (21–3–9 in D)

5037 Stedman Caters

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Herbert W Bishop

2 Alfred Lawrence

3 William G Lancaster

4 Charles J Gardiner

5 Robert W Hyner

6 Henry W L Wells

7 Harry A Hearl

8 Sidney Palmer

9 Ernest Bishop (C)

10 Walter Trueman

First peal on the new ring of ten. All the band are Sunday Service ringers.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Philip and St Jacob

Saturday, 31 January 1925 in 3h (19–0–11 in E)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 E George Trew

2 Edgar Guise

3 Richard Clark

4 Edwin J Brown

5 William Knight

6 Alfred E Reeves

7 John A Burford

8 William A Cave (C)

First peal of Bristol: 4

First in the method on the bells. Rung on the birthday of Mrs Guise, mother of the ringer of the second.

Ringing World page reference: 725.0084

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 14 March 1925 in 3h 6 (21 in E)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by George R Fardon

1 Annie Brown

2 Alfred E Reeves

3 Ellen Wilkins

4 Charles H Gordon

5 Richard Clark

6 Charles H Jennings

7 James R Jones

8 William A Cave (C)

9 John A Burford

10 Uriah W Braven

Rung to celebrate the 21st birthday of Miss Hartie Jennings (a student at Salisbury Training College), daughter of the ringer of the 6th. Owing to a Lenten service it was impossible to make the attempt on the proper date, March 11th.

Ringing World page reference: 731.0178

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Tuesday, 14 April 1925 in 3h 11 (21 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Alfred E Reeves

2 Ellen Wilkins

3 E George Trew

4 Charles H Gordon

5 William Knight

6 Henry Pring

7 John A Burford

8 Alfred H Pulling (C)

First peal of Cambridge Major: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 736.0260

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Corston, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 9 May 1925 in 2h 57 (9–2–25 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by James W Washbrook (Irregular Ten-Part)

1 A Maud Brown

2 Edwin J Brown

3 E George Trew

4 Albert Stowell

5 Raymond C Seager

6 William Knight

7 Annie Brown (C)

8 William A Cave

First peal of Stedman for the association conducted by a lady.

Ringing World page reference: 739.0307

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Saturday, 16 May 1925 in 3h 3 (28 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John Reeves (adapted)

1 Gilbert H Way

2 Edwin J Brown

3 Edgar Guise

4 William Knight

5 Henry J Way

6 Raymond C Seager

7 James R Jones

8 E George Trew (C)

First peal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 740.0324

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Leckhampton, Gloucestershire

St Peter

Monday, 18 May 1925 in 2h 43 (8–1–24 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurston's 4 part

1 Charles W Martin

2 Frederick Nurden

3 John F Ballinger

4 George Walters

5 Arthur Caudle

6 William Townsend (C)

7 William Hunt

8 William Harrison

First inside - 7

First on 8 - 2

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Saturday, 13 June 1925 in 3h 12 (28 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by William H Barber

1 Richard Chammings

2 Edwin J Brown

3 John A Dart

4 John G Jefferies

5 Raymond C Seager

6 Frederick W Wade

7 Frederick E Tyler

8 Isaac Long

9 Henry T Howell

10 E George Trew (C)

First peal of Royal: 1.

Rung to celebrate the 61st birthday of Mr H T Howell.

Ringing World page reference: 745.0402

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Thursday, 25 June 1925 in 2h 59 (21 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by J W Washbrook (variation of Thurstans')

1 Ellen Wilkins

2 Reginald G Gilbert

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 Charles H Jennings

5 Henry Pring

6 William A Cave (C)

7 Walter H Farley

8 Uriah W Braven

First peal of Stedman and of Triples: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 746.0419

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 4 July 1925 in 3h 6 (10–3–17 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H W Wilde.

1 George L Brunsdon

2 John Austin (C)

3 Thomas Baldwyn

4 Jesse Gillett

5 Arthur K Harrison

6 George Condick

7 Ernest E Davis

8 Joseph T Dyke

This peal has the 2nd never in 5-6, and the 3rd never in 6th.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

Temple or Holy Cross Church

Thursday, 23 July 1925 in 2h 55 (22)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by T Thurstans (Four-Part)

1 Alfred E Reeves

2 Henry T Howell

3 William Knight

4 Raymond C Seager

5 Thomas F King

6 Joseph T Dyke

7 E George Trew (C)

8 James R Jones

The band wish to thank the Rev Canon Welchman, and the churchwardens of Temple Church, for granting permission to use the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 750.0483

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Philip and St Jacob

Thursday, 20 August 1925 in 3h (19–0–11 in E)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 A Maud Brown

2 Annie Brown

3 Frederick W Wade

4 Raymond C Seager

5 Isaac Long

6 Frederick E Tyler

7 Henry T Howell

8 Edwin J Brown (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mrs R C Seager and Mr F E Tyler; also as a wedding anniversary peal for the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 754.0547

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Thursday, 27 August 1925 in 3h 10 (21 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 Henry Pring

2 Alfred E Reeves

3 Emma Deal

4 William H Thomas

5 Richard F Deal

6 Joseph W Pemberton

7 James R Jones

8 William Knight

9 William A Cave (C)

10 John A Burford

First peal of Cambridge Royal, and belongs to Sutton Coldfield: 6.

Ringing World page reference: 756.0578

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Saturday, 12 September 1925 in 3h (28 in D)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Edgar Guise

1 E George Trew (C)

2 William J Prescott

3 Ronald G Beck

4 Henry T Howell

5 John J Jefferies

6 Raymond C Seager

7 Frederick E Tyler

8 Thomas F King

9 Joseph T Dyke

10 Reginald F Beck

Ringing World page reference: 757.0594

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Thursday, 5 November 1925 in 3h 13 (21 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by John A Burford

1 Ellen Thomas

2 William A Cave

3 Ellen Wilkins

4 William H Thomas

5 Alfred E Reeves

6 Shirley Burton

7 William Knight

8 Henry Pring

9 John A Burford (C)

10 E George Trew

First peal of Royal: 1. The ringer of the 6th hails from Leicester, and was elected a member before starting.

Ringing World page reference: 765.0722

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 21 November 1925 in 3h 22 (21 in E)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by A Knights

1 Ellen Thomas

2 Henry Pring

3 William H Thomas

4 Charles H Jennings

5 Richard Clark

6 Reginald G Gilbert

7 William A Cave (C)

8 William Knight

9 John A Burford

10 Uriah W Braven

Rung with the bells half-muffled as a tribute of love and respect to the Queen Mother.

Ringing World page reference: 767.0757

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Thursday, 26 November 1925 in 3h 22 (28 in D)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by George T Daltry

1 Henry Pring

2 Raymond C Seager

3 Edgar Guise (C)

4 Reginald G Gilbert

5 William A Cave

6 William Knight

7 Alfred E Reeves

8 Henry J Way

9 E George Trew

10 John A Burford

Rung with the bells half-muffled for the death and funeral of the beloved Queen-Mother.

Ringing World page reference: 768.0771

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Longney, Gloucestershire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 8 December 1925 in 2h 38 (10–3–17 in F)

5040 Doubles

A peal of Grandsire & St Dunstan's Doubles. (Being 42 six-scores, each called differently.)

1 Alfred Edwin Ellis

2 Philip J Pockett

3 Harold Lyes

4 Thomas Leach

5 Thomas Baldwyn (C)

6 Cecil R Hewer

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Thursday, 10 December 1925 in 3h 6 (21 in E)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by George R Fardon

1 Revd R H Whitford

2 Norah G Williams

3 William A Cave

4 Henry Pring

5 Charles H Jennings

6 Arthur Prince (C)

7 William Knight

8 Charles W Bell

9 Alfred E Reeves

10 E George Trew

Ringing World page reference: 770.0802

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Corston, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 12 December 1925 in 2h 50 (9–2–25 in A♭)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Reginald G Gilbert

2 Edwin J Ridler

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 William H Thomas

5 Henry Pring

6 William Knight

7 E George Trew

8 William A Cave (C)

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St James

Monday, 21 December 1925 in 2h 59 (28 in D)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Carter

1 Alfred E Reeves (C)

2 William H Thomas

3 Henry Pring

4 Albert E Stowell

5 William Knight

6 William A Cave

7 Henry J Way

8 William Stowell

9 Joseph T Dyke

10 E George Trew

A commemoration peal, rung as a mark of respect to the late Mr H Porch, for many years conductor of the St James' Society.

Ringing World page reference: 772.0002

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Thursday, 24 December 1925 in 3h (21 in E)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 William H Thomas

2 Henry Pring

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 William A Cave

5 William Knight

6 Joseph T Dyke

7 John A Burford (C)

8 E George Trew

250th peal: 6.

Ringing World page reference: 772.0004

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