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Sussex County Association
Hellingly, Sussex
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 17 January 1953 in 2h 47 (11–2–18 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Consisting of seven different 720’s.
1 Benjamin Stepney
2 George Beeney
3 Harold G F Reynolds
4 Frank H Hicks
5 Frederick J Lambert Jun
6 C John Piper (C)
First peal of Minor: 3
First peal of Minor as conductor.
Arranged for the conductor’s 18th birthday, which occurred the day before.
Ringing World page reference: 2184.0085Sussex County Association
Chichester, West Sussex
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Saturday, 24 January 1953 in 3h 11 (18–1–12 in E♭)
5024 Plain Bob Major
Composed by James Topp
1 John T Finey
2 Richard G Blackman
3 Leonard Stilwell
4 E Winifred Keys
5 W George Challen
6 Norman J Smith
7 Peter R Blackman
8 John H Hunt (C)
First peal - 1.
Rung for the eve of the Festival of the Conversion of St Paul.
Sussex County Association
Brighton, Sussex
St Peter
Saturday, 31 January 1953 in 3h 26 (25½ in D)
5021 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Henry Johnson
1 Roger A Beale
2 Edgar R Rapley
3 Frank Bennett (C)
4 Arthur W Gravett
5 Frederick S Macey
6 John Dearlove
7 Albert W Bond
8 Raymond Wood
9 Frederick Page
10 Charles Riddleston
First peal of Caters - 1.
First peal - 10.
An 84th birthday compliment to the conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 2185.0098Sussex County Association
Pulborough, West Sussex
St Mary
Wednesday, 11 February 1953 in 2h 57 (14–0–18 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by J J Parker
1 David H J Body
2 Joan M Phillips
3 W Leslie Weller
4 Frederick W Burnett
5 John W Meade
6 Raymond P Wood
7 Leonard Stilwell (C)
8 Cecil Denyer
First Peal Inside - 2
100th Peal - 6
Sussex County Association
Westbourne, West Sussex
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 8 March 1953 in 2h 57 (10–1–12 in G)
5040 Stedman Triples
Washbrook's Transposition
1 Blanche M Ball
2 Joy Gumbrell
3 Norman J Smith
4 Alexander Page
5 E Winifred Keys
6 Patrick Page
7 John H Hunt (C)
8 S John Harding
First peal on eight bells - 2.
First peal in the method - 4.
Sussex County Association
Westbourne, West Sussex
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 4 April 1953 in 3h (10–1–12 in G)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow
1 Frederick W Burnett
2 Richard M Currie
3 Charles H Kippin (C)
4 Geoffrey K Dodd
5 John W Meade
6 Brian J Luff
7 Frederick W Rogers
8 William T Beeson
First peal of Superlative - 2, 4 and 5.
First peal of Surprise - 6.
Sussex County Association
Rotherfield, East Sussex
St Denys
Saturday, 16 May 1953 in 3h 11 (23–0–23 in D)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by C W Roberts
1 Doris E Colgate
2 William R Manser
3 Peter N Bond
4 Ernest J Ladd
5 Brian J Luff
6 John W Meade
7 Robert Collins
8 Frederick W Burnett (C)
A birthday compliment to William Rogers, of Rotherfield.
Sussex County Association
Waldron, East Sussex
All Saints
Saturday, 30 May 1953 in 2h 56 (12–0–7 in G)
5088 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)
Being 2,208 Cambridge, 1,536 Yorkshire, 1,344 Superlative, with 132 changes of method.
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow
1 Bernard G Moore
2 William Rogers (C)
3 C Ernest Smith
4 Robert Collins
5 Peter N Bond
6 Leonard Stilwell
7 Doris E Colgate
8 William T Beeson
First peal of Spliced Surprise: 1, 5. 600th peal: 8. First peal of Spliced Surprise on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2202.0373Sussex County Association
Chichester, West Sussex
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 (18–1–12 in E♭)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Robert Harley
2 Norman J Smith
3 Richard G Blackman
4 John A H Betts
5 W George Challen
6 E Winifred Keys
7 Peter R Blackman (C)
8 H Frank Dunford
Rung for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sussex County Association
Hellingly, Sussex
St Peter and St Paul
Thursday, 4 June 1953 in 2h 55 (11–2–18 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Gerald L Gadd
2 Geoffrey E Akehurst
3 George Beeney
4 Frank H Beeney
5 C John Piper (C)
6 Benjamin Stepney
First peal: 1,2.
First peal inside in the method: 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2204.0419Sussex County Association
Brighton, Sussex
St Peter
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 3h 16 (25½ in D)
5003 Grandsire Caters
Composed by Arthur Knights
1 Richard G Blackman, Treasurer
2 Albert W Bond, Auditor
3 Raymond Overy, Auditor
4 Frank Bennett, C C Delegate (C)
5 John Dearlove, Peal Secretary
6 Leonard Stilwell, C C Delegate
7 Henry Stalham, Auditor
8 Stanley E Armstrong, Master
9 Raymond Wood, Committee
10 Leslie W Weller, Divisional Secretary
First peal on ten bells - 1 & 10.
Rung by the officers of the Association.
Ringing World page reference: 2204.0406Sussex County Association
Withyham, East Sussex
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 20 June 1953 in 3h 1 (15–0–9 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by J R Pritchard
1 William A Kitchenside
2 Richard D Divall
3 Edward J Jenner
4 Albert Relfe
5 Arthur F Lewry
6 Peter N Bond
7 Ernest J Ladd (C)
8 Charles A Bassett
225th peal - 1, 200th peal - 7
Arranged and rung for the wedding of Miss Jean Vaughan, daughter of Mr. H. Vaughan, tower captain at Withyham
Sussex County Association
Westbourne, West Sussex
St John the Baptist
Sunday, 21 June 1953 in 2h 58 (10–1–12 in G)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton
1 Elsie L Hairs
2 Edwin A Barnett
3 Marcia Marshallsay
4 Albert W Bond
5 Frank Bennett (C)
6 Frank I Hairs
7 Leonard Stilwell
8 Raymond P Wood
The conductor's 1600th peal.
Sussex County Association
Ardingly, West Sussex
St Peter
Saturday, 3 October 1953 in 2h 34 (7–3–11 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (4m/1v)
480 St Martin's, 480 St Simon's, 480 Southrepps, 1800 Grandsire & 1800 Plain Bob
1 Pearl Sprackling
2 Shirley A Richardson
3 Malgwyn H Williams
4 George E Francis (C)
5 W Leslie Weller
First Peal - 1 & 2
First Peal of Doubles - 5
A birthday compliment to Malgwyn H Williams.
Rung after meeting short for Minor.
Sussex County Association
Brighton, Sussex
St Peter
Sunday, 4 October 1953 (25½ in D)
1277 Grandsire Caters
1 William C Hart
2 Raymond Overy
3 Frank Bennett
4 Albert W Bond
5 William H Hargreaves
6 Herbert W Woolven
7 Arthur W Gravett (C)
8 Frederick Page
9 Stanley E Armstrong
10 R W Knight
First Quarter - 10.
Rung for the Harvest Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 2220.0681Sussex County Association
Willingdon, Sussex
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 10 October 1953 in 2h 45 (10–1–14 in A♭)
5040 Minor (2m)
Being three 720’s of Kent Treble Bob and four of Plain Bob, each
called differently.
1 Mrs Betty Percy
2 George Beeney
3 Robert W R Percy
4 Leslie J Baldock
5 Harold G F Reynolds
6 Frank H Hicks (C)
First peal of Minor: 4
First peal in two methods by ringers of the 4th and 5th.
First peal of Minor on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2221.0690Sussex County Association
Arundel, West Sussex
St Nicholas
Saturday, 24 October 1953 in 2h 52 (13–3–4 in E)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by G Williams
1 Donald Smith
2 J Richard Wilson
3 Henry C Weaver
4 George E Francis
5 E Winifred Keys
6 W Leslie Weller
7 Leonard Stilwell
8 Raymond P Wood (C)
First Peal of Major - 1 & 6
50th Peal - 3
Sussex County Association
Lyminster, West Sussex
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 31 October 1953 in 2h 45 (9–2–12 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Roger Baldwin
2 Frederick W Burnett
3 Robin G Leale
4 Charles B Skinner
5 John W Meade
6 Brian J Luff (C)
First peal-1. First of Minor-3
Sussex County Association
East Grinstead, West Sussex
St Swithun
Saturday, 14 November 1953 in 3h 21 (23–2–15 in D)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by C H Martin
1 Doris E Colgate
2 Raymond Overy
3 Leonard Stilwell
4 John L Morris
5 Peter N Bond
6 Thomas E Sone (C)
7 Robert Collins
8 Frank H Hicks
450th peal - 3. First peal in the method - 4. 25th peal together - 6, 8.
Rung in honour of the birthday of HRH Prince Charles.
Sussex County Association
Warnham, West Sussex
St Margaret
Saturday, 28 November 1953 in 2h 54 (14–2–11 in F)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Frank Bennett
1 Shirley A Richardson
2 Audrey M Trott
3 Edgar R Rapley
4 George E Francis (C)
5 Sidney A Paice
6 Leonard Stilwell
7 W Leslie Weller
8 William T Beeson
First Peal of Major - 1, 2 & 5
First Peal on 8 as Conductor.
Sussex County Association
Ticehurst, East Sussex
St Mary
Tuesday, 15 December 1953 in 2h 52 (15–1–16 in F♯)
5040 Doubles (5m)
8 extents each of St Martin's, St Simon's, April Day, & of Plain Bob and 10 of Grandsire
1 Mervyn C Way
2 Luther Honess
3 Stanley G Ponting
4 Ernest J Ladd (C)
5 Charles A Bassett
6 William R Manser
First peal - 1. First peal in 5 Doubles methods by all. Rung for the second anniversary of the Induction of the Rev F J Law.
Ringing World page reference: 2231.0006