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Sussex County Association

St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex

Christ Church

Saturday, 2 February 1901 in 3h 12 (20 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J Holt (Original)

1 H C Harvey

2 G Penfold

3 T R Thorpe

4 E Brant

5 F Medhurst

6 F A Kennett

7 G Watson (C)

8 H Denman

Rung with the bells muffled on the day of the Funeral of H. M. Queen Victoria of blessed and glorious memory

Sussex County Association

Midhurst, West Sussex

St Mary Magdalene and St Denys

Saturday, 2 February 1901 in 2h 53

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 G Boswell

2 H Churchill

3 Thomas E Ellis

4 A B Bennet (C)

5 T Stroud

6 James Lee

'In memory of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria'

Sussex County Association

Eastbourne

All Saints

Saturday, 2 February 1901 in 3h 16 (18–1–0 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Holt's Ten Part

1 John Newman

2 Thomas Price

3 Joseph Sharp

4 Edwinn Randall

5 George H Howse

6 John S Goldsmith (C)

7 Benjamin Hobbs

8 Charles Blogg

This is first peal ever rung on the bells.

Tenor - First peal.

Treble - First peal away from the tenor.

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Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Friday, 22 March 1901 in 3h 9 (10)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 Arthur Fuller

2 George F Attree

3 George Baker

4 George Smart

5 Frank Bennett

6 Robert J Dawe

7 George A King

8 George Williams (C)

The first peal in the method.

Sussex County Association

Pulborough, West Sussex

St Mary

Monday, 8 April 1901 in 3h 6 (14–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by John Holt (10818)

1 John H Blake

2 Stephen Stone

3 Alfred Greenfield

4 Hugh W Herrington

5 Percy H Doick

6 John Netley

7 George H Lee (C)

8 C S Childs

First Peal: 1, 8

Sussex County Association

Chichester, West Sussex

Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity

Tuesday, 11 June 1901 in 3h 4 (18–1–12 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 Harry Evans

2 George H Lee

3 Reuben Standing

4 Charles Hills

5 Arthur B Bennett

6 Edmund H Lindup (C)

7 John H Blake

8 John Netley

Rung as a quarterly peal for the western division; also to celebrate the return of the Sussex Volunteers from South Africa. The ringers of the treble, 3rd and 6th hail from Heene, Worthing; 2nd and tenor from Pulborough; 4th from Angmering; 5th from Midhurst; 7th from Chichester.

Sussex County Association

Hailsham, Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 7 September 1901 in 3h 3 (10–1–0 in G)

5072 Plain Bob Major

A reduced variation of a 5376 by G Lindoff without the 2nd in 5-6

1 George Howse

2 Frank Bennett (C)

3 Frederick W Harding

4 Herbert Rann

5 Robert W Dawe

6 Albert Reed

7 Benjamin Hobbs

8 Alfred J Turner

First Peal of Major 6

First peal of Major on the bells.

This composition, now rung for the first time.

Sussex County Association

Hailsham, Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 21 December 1901 in 2h 57

5040 Stedman Triples

Thurstans's Four Part

1 Robert J Dawe

2 Frederick W Harding

3 Sydney C Saker jun

4 George Howse

5 Frank Bennett

6 George Penfold

7 George Williams (C)

8 Reuben Bignell

First peal of Stedman - 3, 6 and 8

First peal of Stedman on the bells

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