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Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 1 January 1901 (24 cwt in E♭)

720 Grandsire Minor

1 G Willis

2 L Woodworth

3 E Waghorn

4 F Beeken

5 H Goodwin

6 A J Dyson (C)

Kent County Association

Woolwich, Greater London

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 7 January 1901 in 2h 59

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William Weatherstone

2 Charles Wilkins

3 Ernest Pye

4 Isaac G Shade

5 John H Cheesman

6 John R Sharman (C)

7 William Pye

8 Harry Flanders

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Greenwich, Greater London

St Alfege

Friday, 18 January 1901 in 2h 58 (23–2–14 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstan's Four-Part

1 Isaac G Shade

2 John J Lamb

3 William Berry

4 William Foreman

5 Harry Hoskins

6 Harry Flanders

7 Frederick W Thornton (C)

8 F H Gooch

The Quickest Peal upon the Bells.

Peal board recently discovered in the church crypt and will be professionally restored as part of Heritage Lottery Funding work being carried out at St Alfege's Church.

Kent County Association

Erith, Kent

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 10 February 1901 in 3h 8 (18)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Edwin Barnett

2 Charles Wilkins

3 Ernest Pye

4 Isaac G Shade

5 John H Cheesman

6 George R Pye

7 Harry Flanders

8 William Pye (C)

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Erith, Kent

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 9 March 1901 in 3h 13 (18)

5184 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Walter J Smith

2 Isaac G Shade

3 George Conyard

4 John H Cheesman

5 Charles Wilkins

6 Ernest Pye

7 Edwin Barnett

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 3

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Bermondsey, Greater London

St James

Thursday, 21 March 1901 in 3h 6 (25)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Isaac G Shade

2 George R Pye

3 Fred Wilford

4 William Pye (C)

5 Harry Flanders

6 William Berry

7 Ernest Pye

8 John R Sharman

First peal in the method: 3

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Quex Park, Kent

Waterloo Tower

Saturday, 6 April 1901 in 3h 20 (15)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Charles Willshire

2 John R Sharman

3 George R Pye

4 Isaac G Shade

5 Thomas Groombridge

6 John H Cheesman

7 Ernest Pye

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Quex Park, Kent

Waterloo Tower

Sunday, 7 April 1901 in 3h 27 (15)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by George Hayward

1 John R Sharman

2 Harry Barton

3 Thomas Groombridge

4 John H Cheesman

5 Charles Willshire

6 Isaac G Shade

7 John W Steddy

8 George R Pye

9 Ernest Pye

10 William Pye (C)

First peal of Royal - 5

First peal of Royal on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Quex Park, Kent

Waterloo Tower

Sunday, 7 April 1901 in 3h 24 (15)

5000 Stedman Caters

Composed by George Newson

1 Thomas Groombridge

2 William Pye

3 George R Pye

4 Harry Barton

5 John H Cheesman (C)

6 Isaac G Shade

7 Charles Willshire

8 John R Sharman

9 Ernest Pye

10 Thomas Lees

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Margate, Kent

St John the Baptist

Monday, 8 April 1901 in 3h 8 (23)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Ernest Pye

2 Isaac G Shade

3 John W Steddy

4 George R Pye

5 William Pye

6 John H Cheesman

7 Thomas Groombridge

8 John R Sharman (C)

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Canterbury, Kent

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ

Monday, 8 April 1901 in 3h 39 (30)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 George R Pye

2 Isaac G Shade

3 Henry G Fairbrass

4 Ernest Pye

5 John W Steddy

6 Rev F J O Helmore

7 John H Cheesman (C)

8 John R Sharman

9 Thomas Groombridge

10 William Pye

First peal of Royal on the bells.

Source - W Pye peal boook

Kent County Association

Borden, Kent

St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 8 April 1901 in 3h (22 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 Harry Wallis

2 William Golding

3 Charles Willshire (C)

4 George Willshire

5 Richard Staines

6 Edward Foreman

7 William Tassell

8 George Wood

2: First Peal

Kent County Association

Canterbury, Kent

St Stephen, Hackington

Tuesday, 9 April 1901 in 2h 54 (10–1–26 in A♭)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by James S Wilde

1 Charles F Turner

2 George R Pye

3 John H Cheesman

4 Rev F J O Helmore

5 John R Sharman

6 Ernest Pye

7 John W Steddy

8 William Pye (C)

FIrst peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 9 April 1901 (24 cwt in E♭)

720 Grandsire Minor

(6th and 8th covering)

1 W Wenham

2 A Gasson

3 E Waghorn

4 G Beeken

5 H Goodwin

6 C W Everett

7 A J Dyson (C)

8 L Woodworth

First 720: 1

Kent County Association

Ashford, Kent

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 16 April 1901 (24 cwt in E♭)

720 Grandsire Minor

(6th and 8th covering)

1 A Gasson

2 A J Dyson

3 G Willis

4 L Woodworth

5 H Goodwin (C)

6 C W Everett

7 E Waghorn

8 C Pearson

First 720 with a bob bell: 3

Kent County Association

Erith, Kent

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 9 June 1901 in 3h 10 (18)

5024 New Cumberland Delight Major

Composed by John Jaggar

1 Walter J Smith

2 Ernest Pye

3 John H Cheesman

4 Isaac G Shade

5 George R Pye

6 Charles Wilkins

7 Harry Flanders

8 William Pye (C)

This is the first peal in the method ever rung in the country and by the Association and by all the band.

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Tunstall, Kent

St John the Baptist

Monday, 5 August 1901 in 5h 40 (10–1–8 in G)

10080 Minor (9m)

1 extent Superlative, Double Oxford, College Single, Oxford Bob; 2 extents Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, Grandsire, Plain Bob.

1 Joseph G Grensted

2 Joseph E Grensted

3 William T Hyland

4 Albert J Day

5 William J Walker

6 William H B Wilkins (C)

This is the longest length by all, and is believed to be a record peal on six bells and contains 275 bobs and 96 singles. J G Grensted was elected a member of the Association previous to starting for the peal.

BN 20.0176

Kent County Association

Erith, Kent

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 11 August 1901 in 3h (18)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' One-Part

1 Charles Wilkins

2 Ernest Pye

3 George R Pye

4 William Pye (C)

5 John H Cheesman

6 Isaac G Shade

7 Harry Flanders

8 Frederick H Gooch

Source - W Pye peal book

Kent County Association

Erith, Kent

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 24 October 1901 in 2h 54 (18)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 John H Cheesman

2 Edgar Wightman (C)

3 Horace J Sayer

4 Bertram Prewett

5 Charles Wilkins

6 Herbert P Harman

7 John R Sharman

8 David Barnes

This was rung after meeting one short for Superlative Surprise, Mr Barnes kindly standing in at the last minute.

Source - B Prewett peal book

Kent County Association

Gravesend, Kent

St George

Saturday, 26 October 1901 in 3h 15 (19)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 George Hayes

2 George R Pye

3 Charles Wilkins

4 Bertram Prewett

5 John R Sharman

6 Edgar Wightman

7 John H Cheesman

8 William Pye (C)

Source - W Pye peal book

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