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Yorkshire Association

Queensbury, West Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 28 January 1948 in 2h 55 (14–0–19 in F)

5040 Little Bob Major

1 Edgar Whiteley

2 William Ambler

3 Donald R Marshall

4 Mary S Lingard

5 Harry Wild

6 Albert V Pickles

7 Vernon Bottomley

8 Sam Longbottom (C)

"The band was unimpressed".

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 13 March 1948 in 3h 40 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C. Charge

1 Mrs Nora Wall

2 Thomas D Leaske

3 James Thorley

4 J Martin Thorley

5 F Arthur Staveley

6 Ernest Thorley

7 W Eric Critchley

8 Ernest J Padgett (C)

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Monday, 29 March 1948 in 3h 52 (34–3–12 in D♭)

5069 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Mrs J Cotterell

2 Jean A Southwest

3 George F Williams

4 Clement Glenn (C)

5 Sidney Briggs

6 Percy A Johnson

7 W Eric Critchley

8 Stedman H Steel

9 Harold Walker

10 Leonard Rodmell

First peal of Stedman Caters - 7,8.

100th tower bell peal - 9.

Yorkshire Association

Youlgreave, Derbyshire

All Saints

Saturday, 10 April 1948 in 3h 30 (26 in E♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 F Bernard Ditcher

2 John J L Gilbert

3 J Edward Cawser (C)

4 Herbert O Chaddock

5 Harold Kent

6 Arthur Firth

7 Ernest A Thorpe

8 John E Turley

50th together: 3, 8.

First peal of Yorkshire on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1934.0177

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 17 April 1948 in 3h 39 (18–1–3)

6336 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Fred Hodgson

2 Ernest B Betts

3 Leslie W G Morris (C)

4 Frederick Seager

5 Gordon Benfield

6 Peter Laflin

7 Alfred Smith

8 Edward Jenkins

The longest peal of surprise major by the Association

Yorkshire Association

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Saturday, 24 April 1948 in 4h 15 (35¾)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Charles J Sedgley

1 Joseph W Whittaker

2 Alan A Potts

3 James Fernley

4 John E Bibby

5 Cyril Valentine

6 Wilfred Stevenson

7 Walter Allman

8 John Worth

9 George Ledsham

10 Eric J Gilbert

11 Ralph G Edwards

12 James C E Simpson (C)

First peal of Surprise Maximus: 6. First peal of Maximus on the bells. First peal of Surprise Maximus as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 1936.0194

Yorkshire Association

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

Minster Church of St John and St Martin

Thursday, 19 August 1948 in 3h 33 (41–1–20 in C)

5030 Stedman Caters

Composed by J Carter

1 Sydney Briggs

2 Thomas H Taffender (C)

3 George F Williams

4 Clement Glenn

5 Ronald H Dove

6 W Norman Park

7 Bert Sutton

8 John W Ward

9 James Bullock

10 Leonard Rodmell

Frank Braithwaite

First of Stedman Caters - 7.

Yorkshire Association

Fylingdales, North Yorkshire

St Stephen

Monday, 23 August 1948 in 3h 5 (11–2–15 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Pitman's variation

1 Clement Glenn (C)

2 Mrs C Glenn

3 Thomas H Taffender

4 James Bullock

5 Philip H Speck

6 Bert Sutton

7 Percy A Johnson

8 James A Parker

First in the method - 5.

Yorkshire Association

Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist

Wednesday, 25 August 1948

1948 Oxford Doubles

A date touch of 1948 changes of Oxford.

1 B Broadhead

2 A Rusby

3 F Cowling

4 R Brogan

5 K H Wood

6 N F Moxon (C)

[Ringing World No. 1953, Vol. XLIV, Friday September 10, 1948, p381]

Yorkshire Association

Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 25 August 1948 in 3h 2 (21 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

1 Clement Glenn (C)

2 Thomas H Taffender

3 James Bullock

4 Philip H Speck

5 Ronald H Dove

6 John G Hobson

7 James McClusky

8 Thomas Southwick

The first peal in the method on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Bentley, South Yorkshire

St Peter

Sunday, 12 September 1948 in 2h 48 (5–1–27 in C)

5040 Doubles

Being 12 six-scores of Plain bob (four callings) and 30 six-scores of Grandsire (ten callings)

1 Mrs E Wylie

2 Mrs Irene Somerville

3 Ernest Cooper (C)

4 Miss Doreen Smythe

5 Ron Sanderson

First peal 1 & 4.

First of Doubles 2.

A farewell peal to the Vicar.

Yorkshire Association

Leeds, West Yorkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 23 October 1948 in 4h 12 (42–1–27 in C)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 Wilfred Stevenson

2 Alan A Potts

3 C Kenneth Lewis

4 John E Bibby

5 Eric J Gilbert

6 J Edward Cawser

7 Walter Allman

8 George Ledsham

9 Ernest A Thorpe

10 Ralph G Edwards

11 John Worth

12 James C E Simpson (C)

First peal of Surprise Maximus: 6 and 9. 100th peal: 8.

Ringing World page reference: 1961.0470

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 13 November 1948 in 3h 48 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Milton C Fowler

2 F Bernard Ditcher

3 J Martin Thorley

4 J Edward Cawser (C)

5 John J L Gilbert

6 W Eric Critchley

7 Herbert O Chaddock

8 John E Turley

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 4 December 1948 in 3h 14 (18–1–3)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 John Pearson

2 Edward Jenkins (C)

3 John E Bibby

4 Ronald Squires

5 Harry Wild

6 Vernon Bottomley

7 Alfred Smith

8 Sam Longbottom

First peal of surprise: 4

Yorkshire Association

Whiston, South Yorkshire

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 18 December 1948 in 3h (14–1–22 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Groves' Transposition of Parker's 12 Part

1 Sam Scattergood

2 Dennis Holland

3 Billie Holland

4 Herbert O Chaddock

5 Peter E North

6 Tom Cetts

7 Norman Chaddock (C)

8 Harry Hirst

First peal - 3. First in method - 5,6.

Ringing World page reference: 1970.0004

Yorkshire Association

Skelton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 18 December 1948 in 3h 12 (23–0–16 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B Annable

1 F Raymond Addison

2 J Wilfred Addison

3 H Arnold Ward

4 Thomas M Cox

5 George P Kemball

6 Lawrence Bonnard

7 G Allan Robinson

8 Cecil Robinson (C)

First peal in the method - 4,6. First peal - 7. To commemorate 25 years in the Ministry of the Church on Tees-side by the Archdeacon of Cleveland, the Ven William Palin, on December 21st.

Ringing World page reference: 1970.0003

Yorkshire Association

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 27 December 1948 in 3h 43 (34–0–7 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Sam Scattergood

2 Joseph Sexton

3 Gordon C Briggs

4 Ralph Long

5 Fred A Adams

6 Norman Chaddock (C)

7 Barry Holland

8 G Gordon Graham

9 John E Turley

10 Herbert O Chadwick

First peal of Royal - 7.

Ringing World page reference: 1971.0014

Yorkshire Association

Conisbrough, South Yorkshire

St Peter

Monday, 27 December 1948 in 2h 58 (13–2–20 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Arnold Hill

2 W Eric Critchley

3 Milton C Fowler

4 F Bernard Ditcher

5 Arthur Firth

6 J Frederick Milner

7 J Edward Cawser (C)

8 Harold J Poole

First peal in the method - 1,2,3,4. First peal in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1971.0016

Yorkshire Association

Handsworth, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 29 December 1948 in 2h 52 (12–0–2 in F♯)

5056 Aldenham Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Mrs John E Turley

2 John H Brothwell

3 Arnold Hill

4 W Eric Critchley

5 C Gordon Graham

6 Jack G Brothwell

7 John J I Gilbert (C)

8 John E Turley

The first peal in the method on the bells and by all the band.

Ringing World page reference: 1971.0016

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