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Sussex County Association

Keymer, West Sussex

St Cosmas and St Damian

Saturday, 31 January 1948 in 2h 52 (7–0–4 in A)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Ten callings

1 Michael J Ades

2 Michael A C Frewer

3 J Terrence Murphy

4 John W Reynolds

5 Stanley E Armstrong (C)

6 John R Clapperton

First peal: 1, 3, 4, 6

First peal of Grandsire: 2

75th peal: 5

The first peal by the Varndean School Society.

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Thursday, 5 February 1948 in 3h 8 (25½ in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part (6th Observation)

1 William H Hargreaves

2 Arthur Gravett

3 Maurice Thomas

4 George Ades

5 Albert W Bond

6 Henry Stalham

7 R Gordon Cross (C)

8 Herbert W Wolven

First Peal - 1 & 8.

First Peal of Grandsire Triples as conductor - 7.

Ringing World page reference: 1926.0094

Sussex County Association

Eastbourne, Sussex

Christ Church

Friday, 13 February 1948 in 3h 3 (8¾ in G♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by York Green

1 A Patrick Cannon

2 George Beeney

3 Ernest Gower

4 Ronald W J Pankhurst

5 Robert W R Percy

6 Peter H Rollison

7 Harold G F Reynolds

8 Frank H Hicks (C)

In honour of the birth of Janet May to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. R. Percy.

Ringing World page reference: 1927.0102

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 6 March 1948 in 3h (10–1–12 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Horace Howlett

1 Harold J Peskett

2 Grace W Tamplin

3 Joyce Humphrey

4 Ernest Treagus

5 Geoffrey Andrews

6 Henry Weaver

7 Harold F Wood

8 Raymond Wood (Jun) (C)

First peal of Major - 1 and 2.

First peal in the method - 3.

First peal on 8 bells - 5.

Sussex County Association

Hastings, East Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 13 March 1948 in 3h 6 (12–1–21 in F)

5040 Spliced Triples (4m)

Grandsire, Oxford Bob, Double Court and St Clement's Bob

Composed by A J Pitman

1 George F Piper

2 Kathleen E Fletcher

3 Albert A Easton

4 Sydney C Driver

5 John E Pennells

6 John A Downing

7 C Alfred Levett (C)

8 William Levett

The first Peal in four Spliced Triples Methods

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Wednesday, 17 March 1948 (25½ in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 H W Woolven

2 J A Smith

3 George Ades

4 Arthur W Gravett

5 M J Frewer

6 Albert W Bond

7 R Gordon Cross (C)

8 William C Hart

First of Major - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 1931.0148

Sussex County Association

Crawley, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 April 1948 in 2h 53 (13–2–26 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Leonard Stilwell

2 Patricia Holmes

3 Edgar R Rapley

4 Thomas H Francis

5 Peter N Bond

6 Kenneth Snelling

7 Frank H Hicks

8 Oliver Sippetts (C)

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Saturday, 17 April 1948 in 3h 15 (25½ in D)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H. Hewlett

1 Herbert W Woolven

2 Harry W Brown

3 Arthur W Gravett

4 David Gallop

5 Frank Howe

6 Maurice Thomas

7 R Gordon Thomas (C)

8 Brian D Price

First peal on a working bell - 1.

First peal - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 1936.0195

Sussex County Association

Pevensey, Sussex

St Nicholas

Saturday, 3 July 1948 in 2h 50 (7–3–3 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven 720’s with seven variations of callings.

1 Michael G Collins

2 E Gavan D Tonkin

3 William M Stepney

4 George Beeney

5 Benjamin Stepney

6 Frank H Hicks (C)

First of Minor aged 13: 1.

First inside aged 14: 2

First inside and of Minor aged 13: 3

Ringing World page reference: 1945.0296

Sussex County Association

Heathfield, Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 10 July 1948 in 3h 15 (11–0–8 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 William A Kitchenside

2 George Beeney

3 Malcolm S Cloke

4 Leslie W Jarvis

5 Ronald W J Pankhurst

6 S Geoffrey Waters

7 Frederick J Lambert Jun

8 Frank H Hicks (C)

First peal of Major: 3,6.

Ringing World page reference: 1946.0307

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 11 September 1948 in 2h 59 (10–1–12 in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Ernest J Munday

2 Joan Salmons

3 Hazel Dale

4 Frederick W Burnett

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal of Yorkshire - 2, 3 and 6.

The first peal of Yorkshire on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1956.0414

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Saturday, 9 October 1948 (25½ in D)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 William C Hart

2 Maurice Thomas

3 Frank Howe

4 Albert W Bond

5 Arthur W Gravett (C)

6 Stanley E Armstrong

7 Herbert W Wolven

8 William H Hargreaves

First "inside" - 7 & 8.

Ringing World page reference: 1960.0466

Sussex County Association

Hastings, East Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 16 October 1948 in 3h 10 (12–1–21 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 C Alfred Levett (C)

2 C Gavan D Tonkin

3 Albert A Easton

4 Kathleen E Fletcher

5 Leslie Jarvis

6 Frederick Lambert jnr

7 William H Kitchenside

8 Frank H Hicks

Sussex County Association

Hastings, Sussex

Christ Church, Blacklands

Saturday, 23 October 1948 in 3h 9 (20–2–20 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 William H Joiner

2 C Alfred Levett (C)

3 Sydney C Driver

4 Sydney G Smith

5 Ernest Gower

6 John E Pennells

7 John A Downing

8 Frederick A Dallaway

Arranged for the golden wedding of the ringer of the treble.

Ringing World page reference: 1961.0471

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 30 October 1948 in 3h 1 (10–1–12 in G)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Parker's Twelve-Part (7th observation)

1 Frederick A Burnett

2 Joan Salmons

3 John W Meade

4 Bryan C Stirland

5 Michael A Causley

6 Albert F Burbidge

7 Ernest F Salmons (C)

8 Henry T Macey

First peal of Grandsire - 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8.

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Sunday, 28 November 1948 (25½ in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Betty Stephenson

2 Albert W Bond

3 J A Smith

4 Arthur Gravett (C)

5 William H Hargreaves

6 William C Hart

7 Herbert W Woolven

8 R Sinden

First Quarter - 1 & 8.

First Grandsire "inside" - 5 & 7.

Ringing World page reference: 1968.0561

Sussex County Association

Eastbourne, East Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 4 December 1948 in 3h 2 (15–1–18 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Peter H Rollinson

2 Helen Gorringe

3 Arthur F Lewry

4 Fredk J Lambert Jun

5 Leslie W Jarvis

6 Ronald W Parkhurst

7 Frank H Hicks (C)

8 William A Kitchenside

A birthday compliment to Miss Helen Gorringe.

Ringing World page reference: 1970.0002

Sussex County Association

Barcombe, East Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 5 December 1948 in 2h 47 (9–0–24 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

42 extents (4 callings)

1 C John Piper (13)

2 Michael G Collins (14)

3 William M Stepney (13)

4 E Gavan D Tonkin (14) (C)

5 Frank H Hicks

6 Benjamin Stepney

First peal - 1. First peal inside - 2. Fist peal as conductor. First peal of Plain Bob Doubles by all the band. A birthday compliment to the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 1973.0040

Sussex County Association

Cuckfield, West Sussex

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 15 December 1948 in 2h 51 (15 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's var of Middleton's

1 Oliver Sippetts

2 Reginald V Johnson

3 Edgar R Rapley

4 Albert E Laker

5 Kenneth Snelling

6 Horace E Lilley

7 John Dearlove

8 Raymond Overy (C)

Ringing World page reference: 1970.0003

Sussex County Association

Shipley, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 December 1948 in 2h 50 (9–1–4 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Charles H Wickens

2 Frederick F Godsmark

3 Stella M Wickens

4 Edgar R Rapley

5 Cecil R Longhurst

6 Basil White (C)

First peal as conductor. A greeting to the new Vicar, the Rev H Woodford.

Ringing World page reference: 1972.0028

Sussex County Association

Frant, East Sussex

St Alban

Monday, 27 December 1948 in 2h 33 (8–0–12 in A)

5040 Minor (6m)

720 each Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Oxford TB, Kent TB and 2 720's of Plain Bob.

1 Henry N Vaughan

2 F G D Tonkin (14)

3 Arthur F Lewry

4 Frederick J Lambert Jun

5 William A Kitchenside

6 Frank H Hicks (C)

First peal in 6 methods - 1,2. 170th peal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 1972.0033

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