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Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 11 January 1896 in 2h 53 (22 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 Ernest Allen

2 Stanley Hutson

3 Edward Foreman

4 George Willshire

5 Charles Millway

6 Charles Willshire (C)

7 William Tassell

8 Robert Weller

First peal - Tenor

Messrs Foreman hails from Hernhill and G. Willshire (for whom this peal was arranged) from Quex Park, Birchington; the rest are from the local company.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 3 February 1896 in 43m (22 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Charles Willshire

3 William Hobbs

4 Charles Millway

5 Ernest Allen

6 William Tassell

7 Henry Wood (C)

8 Robert Weller

Rung as a birthday compliment to the ringer of the 4th, his brother-ringers wishing him many happy returns. The band are all members of the Borden Society.

This was rung after a peal attempt of the same was lost after 1h 3 minutes of excellent striking. The peal band stood as follows: Treble: Stanley Hutson, 2: Ernest Allen, 3: William Hobbs, 4: Charles Millway, 5: Henry Wood, 6: Charles Willshire (C), 7: William Tassell, Tenor: Robert Weller.

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 20 February 1896 (23 cwt in E♭)

720 Plain Bob Minor

(Thirty singles and six bobs)

1 J Steddy

2 E Dyson

3 G Head

4 F Phillpot

5 A Brett

6 C Hukins

7 A J Dyson (C)

8 F Beeken

Rung with 6-8 covering.

J Steddy hails from Edenbridge; Brett from Canterbury; Philpott from Kennington.

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 20 February 1896 (23 cwt in E♭)

720 Grandsire Minor

(Thirty-eight bobs and twenty-two singles)

1 E Dyson

2 -

3 G Head

4 A Brett

5 J Steddy

6 A J Dyson (C)

7 T Tabrett

8 F Phillpot

Rung with the tenor covering.

J Steddy hails from Edenbridge; Brett from Canterbury; Philpott from Kennington.

Kent County Association

Kennington, Kent

St Mary

Saturday, 29 February 1896 in 70m (11 cwt in G)

1896 Minor (3m)

Being 240 Canterbury Pleasure, 720 Plain Bob and 720 and 216 Grandsire

1 W Hills

2 E Dyson

3 G H Head

4 F Phillpot

5 T Tabrett

6 A J Dyson (C)

First date touch by all and first on the bells.

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 3 March 1896 (23 in E♭)

720 Plain Bob Minor

21 bobs & 12 singles

1 W Goodwin

2 T Tabrett

3 A Saxby

4 E Dyson

5 C Viggers

6 C Hukins

7 A J Dyson (C)

8 J Pierce

Rung with 6-8 behind

First 720: 1

For practice.

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 10 March 1896 (23 in E♭)

720 Plain Bob Minor

22 singles

1 W Hills

2 E Dyson

3 T Tabrett

4 G Head

5 C Viggers

6 W Ansell

7 A J Dyson (C)

8 F Beeken

Rung with 6-8 behind.

For practice.

Kent County Association

Hayes, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 March 1896 in 2h 50 (8–3–0 in A)

5040 Minor

Seven 720s of Minor, as follows: Three of Canterbury Pleasure, and four of Plain Bob, each called differently.

1 Joseph Town

2 Henry Brown

3 Henry Reader

4 Walter Smith

5 T Percival Richards

6 John Hack (C)

First 5040 – Treble, 2, 4, 5. First 5040 as conductor.

Messrs. Richards, Smith and Town hail from Penge; the rest belong to the local band.

Bell News 1895-6/p512

St Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Kent - Peal no: 2

Kent County Association

Willesborough, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 April 1896 in 65m (12 in G)

1896 Plain Bob Minor

1 E Dyson

2 W Hills

3 E Dixon

4 C Young

5 A J Dyson (C)

6 T Tabrett

For practice a date touch

Kent County Association

Hayes, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 29 April 1896 in 2h 50 (8–3–0 in A)

5040 Minor

Seven 720s of Minor, as follows: Four of Canterbury Pleasure and three of Plain Bob, each called differently.

1 John Hack

2 Henry Brown

3 Joseph Town

4 Walter Smith

5 T Percival Richards

6 Henry Reader (C)

3 - First 5040 with a bob bell.

First 5040 as conductor.

Messrs Richards, Smith, and Town hail from Penge; the rest belong to the local band.

Bell News 1896-7/p12

St Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Kent - Peal no: 3

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 16 May 1896 in 41m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Cornelius Charge of London

1 Stanley Beach

2 George H Kite

3 Stanley Hutson

4 Charles Millway (C)

5 Henry Wood

6 Charles Willshire

7 Richard Staines

8 Robert Weller

Kent County Association

Deptford, Kent

St John

Saturday, 30 May 1896 in 2h 56 (14–0–18 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Edward Taylor (Six-part)

1 William Bedwell

2 John Rose

3 William J Jeffries jun

4 William Weatherstone

5 Herbert J Skelt

6 Joseph Law

7 Frederick W Thornton (C)

8 Charles Venables

Church Bells Magazine Vol 26: 5 June 1896, p828

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 23 August 1896 in 42m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by taken from 'The Original'

1 William Tassell

2 George Willshire (Quex Institute)

3 Stanley Hutson

4 George H Kite

5 Ernest Allen

6 Charles Millway

7 Charles Willshire (C)

8 Robert Weller

Prior to Sunday morning Divine Service

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 23 August 1896 in 41m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Rev E.W. Carpenter, Secretary of the K.C.A.

1 Ernest Allen

2 George H Kite

3 George Willshire (Quex Institute)

4 Charles Millway (C)

5 Richard Staines

6 William Tassell

7 Charles Willshire

8 Robert Weller

Prior to Sung Evensong.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 20 September 1896 in 43m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by From H.N. Davis

1 William Walker

2 George H Kite

3 Stanley Hutson

4 Ernest Allen

5 Charles Millway (C)

6 Richard Staines

7 William Tassell

8 Charles Willshire

Prior to Solemn Choral Evensong on Harvest Festival.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 20 September 1896 in 43m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

Composed by taken from 'The Original'

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Charles Millway

3 Ernest Allen

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Dutnall

6 Charles Willshire (C)

7 William Tassell

8 Richard Staines

Following Solemn Choral Evensong on Harvest Festival.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 20 September 1896 in 44m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 George H Kite

2 Stanley Hutson

3 Richard Staines

4 Ernest Allen

5 Charles Millway

6 William Tassell

7 Charles Willshire (C)

8 William Walker

By the local band, prior to Sunday morning Divine Service on Harvest Thanksgiving.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 11 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

546 Grandsire Triples

1 William Walker

2 George H Kite

3 Charles Willshire

4 Charles Millway (C)

5 Ernest Allen

6 Richard Staines

7 William Tassell

8 Robert Weller

By the local band, prior to Sunday morning Divine Service.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 12 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

504 Stedman Triples

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Ernest Allen

3 William Tassell

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Millway

6 Charles Willshire (C)

7 Richard Staines

8 Robert Weller

The bells were deeply muffled as a last token of respect to His Grace, The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 17 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Charles Millway

2 Ernest Allen

3 Richard Staines

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Dutnall

6 William Tassell

7 Charles Willshire (C)

8 Robert Weller

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 18 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Charles Willshire

2 George H Kite

3 Stanley Hutson

4 Ernest Allen

5 Richard Staines

6 William Tassell

7 Charles Millway (C)

8 Robert Weller

By the local band, prior to Sunday morning Divine Service.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 18 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Charles Millway

3 George H Kite

4 William Tassell

5 Ernest Allen

6 Richard Staines

7 Charles Willshire (C)

8 Robert Weller

Prior to Sung Evensong.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 19 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

560 Plain Bob Major

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Ernest Allen

3 Charles Millway

4 George H Kite

5 Richard Staines

6 William Wilkins

7 William Tassell

8 Charles Willshire (C)

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 30 October 1896 (22 in E♭)

720 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 William Tassell

2 George H Kite

3 Ernest Allen

4 Charles Millway

5 Richard Staines

6 Charles Willshire (C)

2 & 4 - First 720 in method.

ON THE BACK SIX.

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 1 November 1896 (22 in E♭)

574 Grandsire Triples

1 William Walker

2 George H Kite

3 Stanley Hutson

4 Charles Millway

5 Ernest Allen

6 Charles Willshire (C)

7 William Tassell

8 Robert Weller

Prior to Divine Service on All Saints Day

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 2 November 1896 (22 in E♭)

340 Stedman Triples

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Charles Millway

3 William Tassell

4 George H Kite

5 Ernest Allen

6 Charles Willshire (C)

7 Richard Staines

8 Robert Weller

For practice

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 2 November 1896 (22 in E♭)

336 Plain Bob Major

1 Stanley Hutson

2 Ernest Allen

3 Richard Staines

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Millway

6 William H B Wilkins

7 William Tassell

8 Charles Willshire (C)

For practice

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 22 November 1896 (22 in E♭)

630 Union Triples

1 Stanley Hutson

2 George Willshire (Quex Institute)

3 Ernest Allen

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Willshire (C)

6 Charles Millway

7 William Tassell

8 Richard Staines

Prior to Sunday morning Divine Service

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 30 November 1896 in 43m (22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Joseph G Greensted

2 Ernest Allen

3 Stanley Hutson

4 George H Kite

5 Charles Millway (C)

6 Richard Staines

7 William Tassell

8 Robert Weller

For practice, by an all-local band.

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