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Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 3h 40 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by H W Wilde

1 Ernest B Betts

2 Fred Hodgson

3 Leslie W G Morris (C)

4 John E Bibby

5 Frederick Seager

6 Walter Allman

7 Alfred Smith

8 Edward Jenkins

Ringing World page reference: 1972.0028

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 19 March 1949 in 3h 4 (18–1–3)

5088 Rochester Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Alfred Smith

2 William Barton

3 Leslie W G Morris (C)

4 John E Bibby

5 Edward Jenkins

6 Walter Allman

7 Cyril Valentine

8 James C E Simpson

First peal in the method: 2

First peal in the method as conductor

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 9 April 1949 in 3h 40 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 F Bernard Ditcher

2 Milton C Fowler

3 J Edward Cawser (C)

4 Leslie W G Morris

5 William Barton

6 W Eric Critchley

7 J Frederick Milner

8 James C E Simpson

In memoriam ; William Woodhead, a former member of Leeds Parish Church Company.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 23 April 1949 in 3h 21 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Washbrooks Variation of Thurstans.

1 Mrs Nora Wall

2 W Eric Critchley (C)

3 F Arthur Staveley

4 Raymond C Westney

5 Cyril Toyne

6 Leonard Webb

7 James McCluskey

8 Percy Dawe

First in the method 4, 6

Yorkshire Association

Escrick, North Yorkshire

St Helen

Saturday, 4 June 1949 in 2h 55 (13–1–14)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Walter Ayre

2 Peter N Bond

3 Charles McGuiness

4 Thomas H Francis

5 John A Freeman

6 John Freeman (C)

7 Harold Walker

8 Jack L Millhouse

First peal of London - 2.

Yorkshire Association

Wetherby, Yorkshire

St James

Monday, 6 June 1949 in 3h (11–3–27 in F♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1312 Bristol, 1184 Cambridge, 1280 London, 1376 Superlative. 112 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Walter Allman

2 Leslie W G Morris

3 Margaret Fidell

4 John E Bibby

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Edward Jenkins

7 Thomas J Lock

8 James C E Simpson (C)

First peal of spliced surprise major in four methods 3. First peal of surprise on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of All Saints

Monday, 6 June 1949 in 3h 52 (35–1–0 in C)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

Composed by James Motts

1 Charles McGuiness

2 George W Pipe

3 Mrs Olive L Rogers

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Harold W Rogers

6 George E Symonds

7 Ronald H Dove

8 Harold Walker

9 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

10 William C Duffield

11 John E Turley

12 Cecil W Pipe

First peal of Maximus - 3, 11. First peal of Treble Twelve - 7. First peal in the method on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid

Monday, 6 June 1949 in 3h 23 (23–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by T B Worsley

1 James C E Simpson

2 Margaret Fidell

3 C Kenneth Lewis

4 John E Bibby

5 Thomas J Lock

6 Walter Allman

7 Arthur D Cook

8 Leslie W G Morris (C)

9 Thomas H Francis

10 George E Fearn

First peal of surprise Royal. 2. First peal of surprise on the bells.

Yorkshire Association

Pickering, North Yorkshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 6 August 1949 in 3h (13–2–2 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A P Heywood

1 Geoff W Ashdown

2 Edna M Sills

3 John A Acres

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 David J Charnley

6 Reginald L Sills

7 Thomas Cullingworth

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal on 8 bells (1 and 4). 25th peal together (2 and 6). First peal in the method (2, 5 and 6)

The first peal of Major on the bells/

Yorkshire Association

Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire

Priory Church of St Mary

Tuesday, 9 August 1949 in 3h 12 (25–2–14 in D)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Cecil V Ebberson

2 Mrs G E Watson

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 Arthur Tomlinson

5 Geoffrey E Watson

6 Frank L Harris

7 Thomas Cullingworth

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

Yorkshire Association

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 27 August 1949 in 3h 16 (20–1–16 in E♭)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by T Day

1 Frederick W Bishop

2 Thomas H Taffender (C)

3 Anthony E Cox

4 Philip H Speck

5 John J Taylor

6 John G Hobson

7 John A Brown

8 Bert Sutton

First of Treble Bob major - 1,3.

An 83rd birthday compliment to Mr George Halksworth, a member of the local company and previously of St George's Doncaster.

Yorkshire Association

Bradford, West Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter

Saturday, 10 September 1949 in 3h 21 (25–2–21 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Leslie W G Morris

1 F Bernard Ditcher

2 Leslie W G Morris (C)

3 Margaret Fidell

4 John E Bibby

5 William Barton

6 W E Critchley

7 Alfred Smith

8 Ernest A Thorpe

9 Ralph G Edwards

10 Edward Jenkins

100th peal together 2 & Tenor. First peal of Yorkshire Royal 3. First peal in the method on the bells. A wedding compliment to the Succentor the Rev. G H W Bevington and Miss Eileen Carr.

Yorkshire Association

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 26 November 1949 in 3h 22 (25–2–18 in D)

5018 Stedman Caters

Composed by George F Williams

1 George F Williams

2 Leonard Rodmell

3 George E Feirn

4 George W Moody

5 George Dowling

6 Philip H Speck

7 Jack Bray (C)

8 George Dobbs

9 Charles Barker

10 Fred Osgerby

First peal of Stedman Caters - 4,6,8.

First of Stedman Caters as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Wortley, South Yorkshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 3 December 1949 in 2h 57 (11–2–5 in G)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Arthur Champion

2 Eric Stainrod

3 Peter Carbutt

4 L William Carbutt

5 John R Brearley

6 Ernest Short

7 Burley Walshaw

8 Daniel Smith (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0003

Yorkshire Association

Queensbury, West Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Friday, 16 December 1949 in 2h 53 (14–0–19 in F)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by W Barton

1 Paul Birkett

2 Fred Hodgson

3 William Barton (C)

4 Roy B Cooke

5 Harry Wilde

6 Edward Jenkins

7 Fred Dunkerley

8 Sam Longbottom

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0003

Yorkshire Association

Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 47 (12–1–13 in G)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 John H Brothwell

2 G Gordon Graham

3 Herbert O Chaddock

4 Jack G Brothwell

5 Alfred Smith

6 Gordon C Briggs

7 John J L Gilbert

8 Norman Chaddock (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0019

Yorkshire Association

Hoylandswaine, South Yorkshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 54 (9–1–15 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being one extent of Plain Bob, three of Oxford and three of Kent.

1 Arthur Champion

2 Peter Carbutt

3 William Carbutt (C)

4 Eric Stainrod

5 Squire Fielding

6 Harry Mann

First peal as conductor: 3.

First peal in three methods by all the band.

[Ringing World No. 2024 Vol. XLVI, January 20, 1950, p37]

Yorkshire Association

Guiseley, West Yorkshire

St Oswald King and Martyr

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 3h 2 (16–3–7 in F)

5152 Belgrave Surprise Major

Composed by George Lewis

1 William Dixon

2 E Benjamin Betts

3 Edward Jenkins (C)

4 Thos W Strangeway

5 Harry Wilde

6 Donald R Marshall

7 Fred Hodgson

8 Fred Dunkerley

First peal in the method - 4,8. First in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0019

Yorkshire Association

Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 December 1949 in 3h 5 (12–2–9 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by TB Worsley

1 J Edward Cawser

2 William H Jackson

3 Milton C Fowler

4 F Bernard Ditcher

5 Alan Rogers

6 Raymond C Westney

7 Arthur Firth

8 W Eric Critchley (C)

First peal in the method - 2. 100th peal for the Association - 3. First peal of Cambridge Major - 5. First peal of Surprise - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Yorkshire Association

Headingley, West Yorkshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 24 December 1949 in 3h 7 (20–1–0 in F)

5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Knights (No 75)

1 Roy Bettley-Cooke

2 William Ward

3 Alfred Smith

4 Molly Ambler

5 Alexander E Marsh

6 George Robinson

7 Percy J Johnson

8 Edward Jenkins (C)

First peal of Surprise - 1,5. First peal in the method - 7. First peal in the method on the bells. A 2st birthday compliment to W (Billy) Ward.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Yorkshire Association

Batley, West Yorkshire

All Saints

Monday, 26 December 1949 in 2h 44 (10–1–14 in F♯)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Norma Bickerdike

2 Roy Bettley-Cooke

3 William Ward

4 Molly Ambler

5 Alfred Smith (C)

6 Alexander E Marsh

7 John W Gibson

8 Edward Gibson

First peal of Superlative - 3.6.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Yorkshire Association

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of All Saints

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 3h 12 (34–3–0 in C♯)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by G W Debenham

1 Peter E North

2 Mrs John E Turley

3 Gordon C Briggs

4 Cyril Wright

5 John H Brothwell

6 Herbert T Rooke

7 G Gordon Graham

8 Norman Chaddock

9 George W Debenham (C)

10 John E Turley

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0034

Yorkshire Association

Lindley, West Yorkshire

St Stephen

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 2h 57 (18–0–11 in E♭)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by G Lewis

1 Frank Linfoot

2 Derek Sharples

3 Brian E Moorhouse

4 William Hargreaves

5 Arnold Rothery

6 Albert W Bond

7 Geoffrey Gee

8 Henry H Smith (C)

First peal - 2,3.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Yorkshire Association

Royston, South Yorkshire

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 29 December 1949 in 2h 50 (14–1–18 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 Frank Mitchell

2 Douglas Hall

3 Stanley Dance

4 Edwin Atkinson

5 Fred Price

6 Daniel Smith (C)

First peal - 1. First inside - 2. Rung half muffled in memory of Dr H B Pare, c in Royston who had been in practise at Royston for the last 39 years and retired last Septmber.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0053

Yorkshire Association

Conisbrough, Yorkshire

St Peter

Thursday, 29 December 1949 in 3h 4 (13)

5088 Conisbrough Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 James Thorley

2 F Bernard Ditcher

3 J Edward Cawser (C)

4 Milton C Fowler

5 Arthur Firth

6 W Eric Critchley

7 Ernest A Thorpe

8 John F Turley

The first peal rung in this method. This peal published in RW 2024 page 36 - the place rung and method name were published as "Conisborough".

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0036

Yorkshire Association

Whiston, South Yorkshire

St Mary Magdalene

Friday, 30 December 1949 in 2h 51 (14–1–22 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 Shirley Bampton (15)

2 D Elaine Wright (16)

3 Wilfred Robinson (16)

4 Jack G Brothwell

5 John H Brothwell

6 John E Turley

7 Gordon C Briggs

8 Norman Chaddock (C)

First peal on 8 bells - 3. 50th peal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0037

Yorkshire Association

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 27 (34–0–7 in C♯)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by E Morris

1 Mrs John E Turley

2 John J L Gilbert

3 Cyril Wright

4 Jack G Brothwell

5 Herbert O Chaddock (C)

6 Ronald H Dove

7 Norman Chaddock

8 Gordon C Briggs

9 G Gordon Graham

10 John E Turley

50th peal together - 5,7. First of Treble Bob Royal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0050

Yorkshire Association

Rothwell, West Yorkshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 59 (15–0–21 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Geoffrey Perkins

2 Arthur G Wood

3 George W Steel

4 Edward Marsh

5 Thomas W Strangeway (C)

6 Percy Massam

7 Ernest Spencer

8 Harry Homer

First peal - 1,4. In honour of the appointment of the Vicar, Rev F E Mercer, to an honorary canonry of Ripon.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0051

Yorkshire Association

Calverley, West Yorkshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 3 (10–0–10 in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by H Law James

1 George Jackson

2 Leslie W G Morris

3 Milton C Fowler

4 William Barton

5 Ernest A Thorpe

6 Arthur Firth

7 W Eric Critchley

8 J Edward Cawser (C)

First peal in the method - 3. First peal in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0052

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