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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire

St Michael and All Angels

Friday, 24 January 1947 in 3h 8 (19–2–21 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Wilfred Newman

2 Ian M Taylor

3 Leslie Aston (C)

4 George Folley

5 Peter Baker

6 Ernest Richens

First peal - 1,2,5

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Quedgeley, Gloucestershire

St James

Saturday, 8 February 1947 in 2h 40 (9–2–4 in G)

5040 Grandsire and St Dunstan's Doubles

Being 42 six scores each called differently.

1 Patrick Allen

2 George Latham

3 Thomas Witts

4 Trevor Pritchard

5 Leslie Barry (C)

6 Raymond Thain

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr Frank Cole on his 83rd birthday.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Stephen the Martyr

Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 3h 27 (21 in E)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Henry W Haley

1 Alfred E Reeves (C)

2 Frederick G Leaker

3 Andrew J Corrigan

4 Albert M Tyler

5 Edwin J Ridler

6 Herbert W Knight

7 William Stowell

8 William H Parker

9 Donald G Clift

10 Emlyn F Hancock

Rung with the bells half-muffled in memoriam for W A Cave, J A Burford, C H Gordon, W Knight, and W H Thomas (members of St Stephen's Guild), and S H Wood and R Clark, killed by enemy action during the war years 1939-1945.

Ringing World page reference: 1876.0122

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

5 Addison Road

Friday, 14 March 1947 in 2h 26 (15 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Bennett

1–2 Jenny Pym

3–4 John Thomas (C)

5–6 Albert M Tyler

7–8 Thomas H Harris

Ringing World page reference: 1878.0148

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe

Monday, 7 April 1947 in 4h 11 (50–2–21 in B)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Charles J Sedgley

1 Walter F Judge

2 Alfred E Reeves

3 G William Critchley

4 Herbert C Spencer

5 Frank E Pervin

6 Frederick A H Wilkins

7 Sidney O'C Holloway

8 Leslie W G Morris

9 Neil I Allnatt

10 John S Mason

11 George E Fearn

12 Wilfred Williams (C)

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Maximus: 7, 9.

Ringing World page reference: 1880.0170

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Stoke Bishop, Bristol

St Mary Magdalene

Wednesday, 30 April 1947 in 2h 39 (9)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Forty-two six-scores, ten callings.

1 Thomas Harris (C)

2 Bryan Huddleston

3 Frederick J Sampson

4 Reginald G Hooper

5 Raymond C Seager

6 Frederick W Brown

First peal of Doubles: 5. First peal on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1884.0224

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Prestbury, Gloucestershire

St Mary

Friday, 2 May 1947 in 2h 57 (12–1–22 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B. Annable (No. 1461).

1 Wilfred Newman

2 Michael B Clifford

3 Charles Rouse

4 Ivor Goulter

5 Peter Baker

6 Leslie E Aston

7 George W Walters (C)

8 Edwin T Newbury

First peal - 2, 4

First peal of Major - 1, 3, 5, 6

This performance was commemorated with a peal at the same tower, and using the same composition, on Monday 2nd May 2022.

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Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Quedgeley, Gloucestershire

St James

Saturday, 3 May 1947 in 2h 55 (9–2–4 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Parker’s Twelve-part (7th the observation).

1 Trevor Pritchard

2 Ivor Whiting

3 William Sidwell

4 Ronald Watts

5 John R Cotterill

6 John Whiting

7 Leslie Barry (C)

8 Patrick Allen

First peal of Triples 2 & 6.

First peal 3 4 & 5.

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Churchdown, Gloucestershire

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 26 June 1947 in 2h 50 (10)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire & St Dunstan's

1 Ronald Wright

2 A Leslie Barry (C)

3 William Sidwell

4 John Whiting

5 Ivor Whiting

6 Patrick Allen

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe

Tuesday, 25 November 1947 in 3h 27 (50–2–21 in B)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 Donald G Clift

2 Albert M Tyler (C)

3 Alfred E Reeves

4 John M Stallard

5 Andrew J Corrigan

6 Norman H Coombs

7 Henry J Sanger

8 Ronald G Beck

9 Joseph T Dyke

10 Emlyn F Hancock

In memoriam Stephen H Wood, killed by enemy action November 24th, 1940.

Ringing World page reference: 1916.0618

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Bristol, Bristol

St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe

Wednesday, 31 December 1947 in 3h 43 (50–2–21 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by John Carter

1 Frederick G Leaker

2 Alfred E Reeves

3 Donald G Clift

4 Albert M Tyler

5 Francis C Mogford

6 Royston G Bryant

7 William H Parker

8 Raymond C Seager

9 Norman H Coombs

10 Emlyn F Hancock (C)

First peal of Plain Bob Royal: 4. First peal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 1921.0042

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