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Sussex County Association

Hastings, Sussex

St Clement

Saturday, 31 January 1959 in 3h 16 (14–2–16 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 Edward F P Bryant (C)

2 Celia F Whitfield

3 Thomas E Sone

4 George Beeney

5 Frederick J Lambert Jun

6 Ronald W J Pankhurst

7 William A Kitchenside

8 A Patrick Cannon

550th tower for a peal: 8

First of Major on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2499.0119

Sussex County Association

Fairwarp, East Sussex

Christ Church

Saturday, 14 February 1959 in 3h 12 (15–2–0 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Edna M Everest

2 Stanley W Brown

3 Edward F P Bryant

4 Harry W Brown

5 Arthur J Hart

6 James H Lilley

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 Herbert W Woolven (C)

First peal on eight: 1

First inside in the method: 2

First as conductor

Rung as a first birthday compliment to Sharon Ann, daughter of the conductor

Sussex County Association

Westbourne, West Sussex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 16 May 1959 in 2h 51 (10–1–12 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Robin G Leale (C)

2 Alan J Frost

3 David A S Hawkins

4 Barwell B Dibben

5 Michael J Palmer

6 William T Cook

7 William S Deason

8 Frederick R Scott

Sussex County Association

Petworth, West Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 July 1959 in 3h 10 (18–0–9 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Ernest F Willcox

2 Robin G Leale (C)

3 Barwell B Dibben

4 William S Deason

5 John D Rock

6 David A S Hawkins

7 A Patrick Cannon

8 Frederick R Scott

Sussex County Association

Rusper, West Sussex

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 3 August 1959 in 2h 53 (12¾ in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Edwin T Chapman

2 George Thoday

3 Herbert W Woolven

4 David A S Hawkins

5 Edward F P Bryant

6 Frederick R Scott

7 Robin G Leale (C)

8 Ronald C Noon

50th peal together 6 and 7.

RW 1959 page 562

Sussex County Association

Maresfield, East Sussex

St Bartholomew

Wednesday, 5 August 1959 in 2h 58 (14–1–5 in F)

5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 Leonard Stilwell

2 A Patrick Cannon

3 David A S Hawkins

4 Cyril A Wratten

5 Robin G Leale (C)

6 Colin A S Harwood

7 W Arthur Riddington

8 Frederick R Scott

RW 1959 page 562

Sussex County Association

East Grinstead, West Sussex

St Swithun

Wednesday, 5 August 1959 in 3h 25 (28–0–6 in D)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 David A S Hawkins

2 Herbert W Woolven

3 Robin G Leale

4 Edwin T Chapman

5 Frederick R Scott

6 Ronald C Noon

7 Frank H Hicks

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal in method - 2.

RW 1959 page 562

Sussex County Association

Steyning, West Sussex

St Andrew and St Cuthman

Thursday, 6 August 1959 in 2h 53 (12–1–16 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Cave's Version of Washbrook's

1 Ronald C Noon

2 Edward F P Bryant

3 Edwin T Chapman

4 George Thoday

5 Colin A S Harwood

6 Eric J Hitchins

7 Reginald G Hooper (C)

8 David A S Hawkins

First peal in method - 2,4,5. First of triples in the method - 6.

RW 1959 page 562

Sussex County Association

Brighton, East Sussex

St Nicholas

Thursday, 6 August 1959 in 3h 5 (18–0–20 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Ernest Morris

1 Cyril A Wratten

2 Edward F P Bryant

3 David A S Hawkins

4 Eric J Hitchins

5 Colin A S Harwood

6 Herbert W Woolven

7 W Arthur Riddington (C)

8 Ernest J Ladd

9 Robin G Leale

10 Frederick R Scott

First on 10 bells - 2. First of Royal - 5. First of Bob Royal - 3 & 9.

RW 1959 page 562.

Sussex County Association

Rotherfield, East Sussex

St Denys

Friday, 7 August 1959 in 3h 20 (23–0–23 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Colin A S Harwood

2 Robin G Leale

3 George Thoday

4 Arthur F Lewry

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 A Patrick Cannon (C)

7 David A S Hawkins

8 Frederick R Scott

RW 1959 page 562

Sussex County Association

Warbleton, Sussex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 August 1959 in 2h 50 (10–0–9 in A♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2,160’s and one 720.

1 Frank H Beeney

2 Kathleen M Yeo

3 Edward F P Bryant (C)

4 Herbert W Woolven

5 George Beeney

6 Antony Jackson

First peal of Surprise: 1,6.

First of Surprise Minor: 4.

First ‘inside’ and first on six bells: 6

A 21st birthday compliment to Frank H. Beeney.

Ringing World page reference: 2527.0550

Sussex County Association

Coleman's Hatch, East Sussex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 13 September 1959 in 2h 55 (11–2–2 in G)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by John L Morris

1 A Patrick Cannon

2 Ernest J Munday

3 William Rogers

4 William S Deason

5 Frederick R Scott

6 Barwell B Dibben

7 Robin G Leale (C)

8 Philip Mehew

Sussex County Association

Balcombe, West Sussex

St Mary

Saturday, 26 September 1959 in 2h 35 (9–0–10 in A)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Frederick R Scott

2 J Richard Castledine (C)

3 Christopher M Bloomer

4 William S Deason

5 Robin G Leale

6 John D Rock

7 Michael J Palmer

8 Philip Mehew

Rung to commemorate the millennium of the accession of Eadgar, first King of England.

Sussex County Association

Withyham, East Sussex

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 18 October 1959 in 3h 2 (15–0–9 in F)

5024 Cranbourne Surprise Major

Composed by A G Driver

1 Frederick R Scott

2 Stanley G Ponting

3 William S Deason

4 William Rogers

5 Barwell B Dibben

6 Ian H Oram

7 Robin G Leale (C)

8 J Alan Ainsworth

Rung in memoriam Mr F Killick, late secretary of the ringers at Coleman's Hatch, Sussex.

Sussex County Association

Hellingly, Sussex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 14 November 1959 in 2h 56 (11–2–18 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2,160’s and one 720.

1 Frank H Beeney

2 Edward F P Bryant

3 Kathleen M Yeo

4 Herbert W Woolven

5 George Beeney

6 Frank H Hicks (C)

Rung for the 25th wedding anniversary (November 10th) of the ringer of the fifth and Mrs. J. Beeney.

Ringing World page reference: 2536.0706

Sussex County Association

Fairwarp, East Sussex

Christ Church

Saturday, 14 November 1959 in 3h 3 (15–2–0 in F♯)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by E A Barnett

1 Alan N Bagworth

2 William S Deason

3 William Birmingham

4 Ernest J Munday

5 William Rogers

6 John D Rock

7 Robin G Leale (C)

8 Frederick R Scott

Sussex County Association

Milland, West Sussex

St Luke

Sunday, 29 November 1959 in 2h 47 (11–2–3 in F♯)

5040 Minor

Being one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob, and four different extents of Plain Bob.

1 C R Chad Coussmaker

2 S Kathleen M Knight

3 Winifred Keys

4 Raymond A Brown

5 Leonard Stilwell

6 Bernard E Matthews (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2539.0753

Sussex County Association

Rotherfield, East Sussex

St Denys

Saturday, 26 December 1959 in 3h 26 (23–0–23 in D)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Ernest J Munday

2 William S Deason

3 Stanley G Ponting

4 Robin G Leale (C)

5 Alan E Bagworth

6 Ian H Oram

7 Barwell B Dibben

8 William Rogers

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