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Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 1 January 1955 in 2h 42 (10–1–12 in G)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Ernest J Munday

2 Robin G Leale

3 Robert Wake

4 Frederick W Burnett

5 Norman J Smith

6 E Winifred Keys

7 Brian J Luff

8 Roger Baldwin (C)

First peal in the method - 3.

First on towerbells and of Major as conductor.

Sussex County Association

Eastbourne, Sussex

All Saints

Saturday, 15 January 1955 in 3h 3 (18–1–0 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's Transposition

1 Harold G F Reynolds

2 Ronald W J Pankhurst

3 Oliver Wood

4 George Beeney

5 Herbert S James

6 Alan A Price

7 Frederick H Dallaway (C)

8 William Rogers

First peal of Stedman Triples: 3,6.

First peal of Stedman Triples and first on eight bells: 5.

First peal on the bells for over 30 years.

Rung as a farewell peal to the Vicar, the Rev. J. G. Downward, and Mrs. Downward, who will shortly be leaving to take up another appointment in Devon.

Also a birthday compliment to the conductor.

RW1955 p67

Ringing World page reference: 2288.0067

Sussex County Association

Worthing, West Sussex

St Botolph, Heene

Saturday, 19 February 1955 in 2h 34 (10¼ in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven Different Extents.

1 Harold J Peskett

2 Shirley A Richardson

3 Richard J Wilson

4 Henry C Weaver

5 George E Francis (C)

6 W Leslie Weller

Sussex County Association

Ticehurst, East Sussex

St Mary

Tuesday, 15 March 1955 in 2h 58 (15–1–16 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 Ernest J Ladd

2 Bernard V Collison

3 Stanley G Ponting

4 Charles A Bassett

5 Peter N Bond

6 William A Kitchenside (C)

75th peal together - 1, 6.

A wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Ponting.

Sussex County Association

Hailsham, Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 19 March 1955 in 3h 3 (9–2–0)

5056 Plain Bob Major

J A Lambert's variation

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 Kathleen M Yeo

2 William A Kitchenside

3 George Beeney

4 Stanley G Ponting

5 William R Manser

6 Frederick J Lambert Jun

7 Luther J Honess

8 Robert T Lambert (C)

First peal on eight bells - 1

First peal on the eight bells since rehanging by Messrs John Taylor & Co.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Kathleen Yeo.

Ringing World page reference: 2296.0195

Sussex County Association

Northiam, East Sussex

St Mary

Monday, 21 March 1955 in 2h 53 (14–0–27 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

10 x 240, 22 x 120

1 Alan J Hicks (C)

2 William Button

3 Ruth A Carey

4 Robin A Hodgson

5 David Hodgson

6 Margaret H Twidale

First Peal - 3

Rung as close as possible to the Feast of the Annunciation. Also a birthday compliment to the ringer of the second.

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 9 April 1955 in 3h (10–1–12 in G)

5184 London Surprise Major

Composed by F Dench

1 Russell H R Parker

2 E Winifred Keys

3 Alfred T Greenwood

4 Norman J Smith

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Frederick W Rogers

7 William T Beeson

8 Charles H Kippin (C)

First peal in the method - 1, 2 and 4.

75th peal - 2.

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Nicholas

Saturday, 16 April 1955 in 3h 12 (18–0–20 in E)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by William Pye

1 C Ernest Smith

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 William Rogers (C)

4 Albert W Bond

5 Thomas E Sone

6 Kenneth Snelling

7 Doris E Colgate

8 Leonard Stilwell

9 Frank H Hicks

10 William T Beeson

First peal of Surprise Royal "inside" - 7.

Rung to welcome Rev. F. E. Walker, Vicar, to St. Nicholas. Also a birthday compliment to Miss Joan E. M. Hills.

Ringing World page reference: 2300.0258

Sussex County Association

Mayfield, East Sussex

St Dunstan

Thursday, 19 May 1955 in 3h 5 (21½)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Vicar's Six-Part

1 Charles A Bassett

2 Peter N Bond

3 Ernest J Ladd

4 Frederick J Lambert

5 Stanley G Ponting

6 William A Kitchenside (C)

7 Bernard V Collison

8 Roy Chandler

100th peal - 2.

Rung on St. Dunstan's Day.

Sussex County Association

Withyham, East Sussex

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 5 June 1955 in 2h 53 (15–0–9 in F)

5056 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by H J Poole

1 Thomas E Sone (C)

2 Doris E Colgate

3 John L Morris

4 Ian H Oram

5 Ernest J Ladd

6 Ralph Bird

7 Peter Beresford

8 Peter N Bond

First peal in the method - 4, 5, 7, 8. The conductor has now 'completed the circle' in this, his 15th tower.

Sussex County Association

East Hoathly, Sussex

Saturday, 11 June 1955 in 2h 49 (9–0–2 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Ruth Reynolds

2 Laura M Beeney

3 Kathleen M Yeo

4 George Beeney

5 Frederick J Lambert Jun

6 William A Kitchenside (C)

First peal: 1

First peal of Minor: 2,3

Ringing World page reference: 2309.0405

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Sunday, 24 July 1955 (25½ in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Albert W Bond

2 George North

3 F P Mead

4 W F J Cope

5 Arthur W Gravett

6 Herbert W Woolven

7 John V Lonsbrough (C)

8 William H Hargreaves

First Quarter "inside" - 2.

Ringers of 3 and 4 hail from St. Luke's Chelsea, and Bath Abbey respectively.

Ringing World page reference: 2314.0484

Sussex County Association

Kirdford, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 24 September 1955 in 2h 42 (14½ in F)

5040 Minor (3m)

1440 Oxford Treble Bob, 1440 Kent Treble Bob, 2160 Plain Bob

1 Valerie Phillips

2 Joan M Phillips

3 June M Clements

4 Barwell B Dibben

5 Eric T Lee

6 W Leslie Weller (C)

First Peal - 1 & 4

First Peal of Minor in 3 Methods - 2

Sussex County Association

Washington, West Sussex

St Mary

Wednesday, 12 October 1955 in 2h 31 (9–2–5 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 each of Double Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, St Clement’s Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Single Oxford Bob, Kent Treble Bob & Plain Bob.

1 Dorothy K Saunders

2 George E Francis

3 June M Clements

4 Brian J Luff

5 Ernest A Treagus (C)

6 W Leslie Weller

First Peal in 7 Methods - 1 & 3

First Peal in 7 Methods as Conductor.

Sussex County Association

Worthing, West Sussex

St Botolph, Heene

Saturday, 15 October 1955 in 2h 49 (10¼ in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by George Lewis

1 Henry C Weaver

2 Frederick W Burnett

3 Eric N Harrison

4 Tower R Taylor

5 E Winifred Keys

6 Raymond P Wood

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 William T Beeson

Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 15 October 1955 in 2h 56 (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Consisting of seven different 720's

1 Kathleen M Yeo

2 Frank H Hicks (C)

3 Laura M Beeney

4 Frank H Beeney

5 Harold G F Reynolds

6 George Beeney

1st peal of Minor inside: 2

The ringers of the 2nd and tenor have now 'circled the tower' to peals.

Rung as a 16th birthday compliment to Laura M Beeney.

Ringing World page reference: 2329.0724

Sussex County Association

Eastbourne, Sussex

Christ Church

Saturday, 29 October 1955 in 3h 5 (8¾ in G♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Laura M Beeney

2 Frank H Beeney

3 Ronald W J Pankhurst

4 Frederick J Lambert Jun

5 George Beeney

6 William A Kitchenside

7 Frank H Hicks (C)

8 Harold G F Reynolds

First peal on eight bells: 1,2.

Rung as a fourth wedding anniversary to the conductor and Mrs E. M. Hicks.

Ringing World page reference: 2329.0723

Sussex County Association

Brighton, Sussex

St Peter

Sunday, 30 October 1955 (25½ in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 R W Knight

2 Albert W Bond

3 Charles Riddleston

4 Arthur W Gravett (C)

5 William H Hargreaves

6 John V Lonsbrough

7 R Gordon Cross

8 George North

First in method - 1.

First "inside" - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2328.0711

Sussex County Association

Steyning, West Sussex

St Andrew and St Cuthman

Saturday, 5 November 1955 in 3h 1 (12–1–16 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 Valerie Phillips

2 Dorothy K Saunders

3 June M Clements

4 Barwell B Dibben

5 Ernest A Treagus

6 Eric T Lee

7 George E Francis

8 W Leslie Weller (C)

First Peal on 8 Bells - 1, 2 & 4

First Peal in Method - 3

25th Peal - 8

First Peal of Major as Conductor.

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 12 November 1955 in 2h 57 (10–1–12 in G)

5056 Painswick Surprise Major

Composed by C Charge

1 Marion J Parker

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 Russell H R Parker

4 E Winifred Keys

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Frederick W Burnett

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal of Painswick - 1, 3 and 4.

The first peal in the method on the bells.

Sussex County Association

Lower Beeding, West Sussex

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 19 November 1955 in 2h 59 (10–3–2 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Valerie Phillips

2 Janet Burroughs

3 June M Clements

4 George E Francis (C)

5 Joan M Phillips

6 Barwell B Dibben

7 W Leslie Weller

8 Raymond P Wood

First Peal - 2

Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 26 November 1955 in 2h 47 (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 six-scores

1 E Sybil M Tonkin

2 Laura M Beeney

3 Kathleen M Yeo

4 George Beeney (C)

5 Clifford Booth

6 Albert Ellis

First peal at first attempt: 1

First peal in the method: 2,3

Rung on the fifth anniversary of the dedication of the bells

Ringing World page reference: 2333.0789

Sussex County Association

Fittleworth, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 26 November 1955 in 2h 17 (7 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 each of Single Oxford Bob, St Clement’s, Double Oxford, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Joan M Phillips

2 June M Clements

3 George E Francis

4 Eric T Lee

5 W Leslie Weller

6 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First Peal in 7 Methods - 1

The conductor’s 125th peal of Minor (conducted 86).

Sussex County Association

Arundel, West Sussex

St Nicholas

Monday, 26 December 1955 in 3h 5 (13–3–4 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 Richard G Blackman

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 Dorothy K Saunders

4 June M Clements

5 Barwell B Dibben

6 George E Francis

7 Eric T Lee

8 W Leslie Weller (C)

Rung for the Feast of St Stephen.

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 27 December 1955 in 2h 52 (10–1–12 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Henry Hubbard

1 Frederick W Burnett

2 Pauline M Saxton

3 E Winifred Keys

4 S Kathleen M Knight

5 Harold A Nobes

6 Robin G Leale

7 Roger Baldwin (C)

8 Richard H Smith

First peal in the method by all the band except the ringer of the 6th.

First peal of Triples as conductor.

Rung as a 40th wedding anniversary compliment to Mr and Mrs Tower R Taylor, of St Mary's Church, Portsmouth.

Sussex County Association

Shipley, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 29 December 1955 in 2h 43 (9–1–4 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven Different Extents.

1 Peter H Langton

2 Valerie Phillips

3 June M Clements

4 Bernard G Moore

5 Leonard Stilwell

6 W Leslie Weller (C)

First Peal of Minor - 1

First Peal Inside - 2

Sussex County Association

Steyning, West Sussex

St Andrew and St Cuthman

Friday, 30 December 1955 in 2h 48 (12–1–16 in F♯)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Monica E Collins

2 June M Clements

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 Leonard Stilwell

5 W Leslie Weller

6 George E Francis

7 Trevor A Cross

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

The conductor’s 70th peal of Double Norwich, conducted 50, and rung in 70 different towers. Quickest peal of Major on the bells.

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