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Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Sunday, 7 January 1973 in 2h 56 (18–1–3)

5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 Harold B Schofield

2 Anne E Bailey

3 Geoffrey J Hemming

4 Jeffrey J Bailey

5 Arthur C Berry

6 William E Court

7 Stephen R Munday

8 Frederick R Munday (C)

First in the method : 2,4,5,6,7

Yorkshire Association

Selby, North Yorkshire

Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain

Wednesday, 10 January 1973 in 2h 57 (8 cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Minor (7 Different Extents)

1 Lesley A Lonsdale

2 David J Sinden

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Elaine Foster

5 Alan Sheppard

6 Michael H Sinden (C)

2 - first peal, 6 - first peal as conductor.

Compliment to Leslie M Woodhead on the completion of 50 years ringing at Goole.

Yorkshire Association

Morpeth, Northumberland

The Clock Tower

Sunday, 14 January 1973 in 2h 57 (10–0–26)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 Peter H Gardner

2 Ian G Judd

3 E C Gareth Higgs

4 Philip Rogers

5 David Hird

6 George S Deas

7 Ronald R Warford

8 C Barrie Dove (C)

RW 3226 Vol LXIX page 151.

Yorkshire Association

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of All Saints

Saturday, 27 January 1973 in 3h 33 (34–3–0 in C♯)

5040 Swindon Surprise Royal

Composed by F E Darby

1 Simon Fisher

2 Margaret White

3 Maris C Stephenson

4 Marie Donovan

5 A John Atkinson

6 Peter Church

7 Malcolm S Turner

8 Ian G Campbell

9 Neil Donovan

10 Stuart Armeson (C)

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 10 February 1973 in 3h 29 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5184 Danum Surprise Major

Composed by W Eric Critchley

1 Patricia North

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 W Eric Critchley (C)

4 Ian North

5 Ernest J Padgett

6 J Henry Fielden

7 Richard E Price

8 C Barrie Dove

First peal in the method . To welcome the birth of Gwendolyn Jane Stewart, born Feb 9 1973, granddaughter of Dorothy and Eric Critchley.

Yorkshire Association

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 February 1973 in 3h 31 (34–3–0 in C♯)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J H Fielden

1 Fred Jackson

2 Marie Donovan

3 Maris C Stephenson

4 Peter Church

5 David W Beard

6 Ian G Campbell

7 Malcolm S Turner

8 John E Cook

9 Neil Donovan

10 Stuart R Armeson (C)

RW1973, p212

Yorkshire Association

Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 24 March 1973 in 2h 48 (12 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12 part

1 Shirley H Sinden

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Paul F Curtis

4 Diana M Mounsey

5 Harry Poyner

6 Paul N Mounsey (C)

7 Colin W Reed

8 Michael H Sinden

Yorkshire Association

Wakefield, Yorkshire

Lyndhurst, 5 Copley Lane, Robin Hood

Sunday, 1 April 1973 in 2h 14 (14 in D)

5012 Spliced Plain Royal (85m)

972 Gainsborough LB; 600 Plain B; 324 Marlborough LB; 240 Double B, 224 Churchill LB; 208 Little B; 156 Wellington LB; 136 Wick LB; 132 Grimsby LB; 120 Lansdowne LB; 100 Bastow LB; 80 Rev. B, Hackington B; 60 Canterbury, Fulbeck, Leadenham B; 40 Cleatham, Cleethorpes, Humberstone, Heckington B; 20 Kent, Windsor, Eton, Slough L, Seaford, Lewes, St Clement's, Blackley, Battle, Langdale College, Coniston, Ullswater, Schofield, Windermere, Buxton, Bowness, Hawkshead, Goldhanger, Childwall, Batley, Beeston, Halton, Rosehill, Crossgates, Burmantofts, Middleton, Stanks, Colton, Seacroft, Chapeltown, Radley, Roundhay, Kirkstall, Burley, Mavesyn Ridware, Stafford, Crayford, Lesser Wopping, Cannock, Trentham, Brewood, Penkridqe, Nelson, Acton Trussell, Rodbourne, Gnosall, Bromsgrove, Loughborough, Measham, Rous Lench, Much Wenlock, Hexham, Briercliffe, South Shields, Bamburgh, Stoke Poges, Chalfont St Peter, Fenchurch St Paul, Strood, Aldwick, Northcourt, Thurgoland, Burton Penwardine, Thorpe Latimer, Hanthorpe B; 357 com.

Composed by Ian North

1–2 Margaret White

3–4 Patricia North

5–6 Robin Brown

7–8 Stella M Brown

9–10 Ian North (C)

New methods:

Acton Trussell Bob: -10-1230-30-1230-30,10 l

Aldwick Bob: -1450-1230-30-1230-30,10 l

Bamburgh Bob: -1450-30-1230-1230-30,10 l

Batley Bob: -10-30.12.30-1230-30,12 f

Battle Bob: -10-30-1230-1230-30,12 f

Beeston Bob: -1450-30-30.12.30-30,12 f

Bowness (renamed Fishwick) Bob: -10-1230-1230-30-30,12 f

Blackley Bob: -10-30-30-1230-30,12 f

Brewood Bob: -10-1230-30.12.30-30,10 l

Briercliffe Bob: -1450-30-30-30-30,10 l

Bromsgrove Bob: -10-30.12.30.12.30-30,10 l

Burley Bob: -1450-30.12.30-1230-30,12 f

Burmantofts Bob: -1450-30-1230-1230-30,12 f

Burton Penwardine (renamed Ardington) Bob: -1450-30.12.30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Buxton Bob: -10-1230-1230-1230-30,12 f

Cannock Bob: -10-30-1230-1230-30,10 l

Canterbury Bob: -10-10-10-10.78.90,10 g

Chalfont St Peter Bob: -1450-1230-30.12.30-30,10 l

Chapeltown Bob: -1450-1230-30-1230-30,12 f

Childwall Bob: -10-30.12.30-30-30,12 f

Cleatham Bob: -10-10-10-10.34.90,10 g

Cleethorpes Bob: -10-10-10-10.56.90,10 g

Colton Bob: -1450-1230-30.12.30.12.30,12 f

Coniston Bob: -10-1230-30.12.30-30,12 f

Crossgates (renamed Cliviger) Bob: -1450-30-30-1230-30,12 f

Eton Little Bob: 78.12,10 m

Fenchurch St Paul Bob: -1450-1230-30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Goldhanger Bob: -10-30.12.30.12.30.12.30,12 f

Gnosall (renamed Hudson) Bob: -10-1230-1230-30-30,10 l

Halton Bob: -1450-30-30.12.30.12.30,12 f

Hanthorpe Bob: -1450-30.12.30-1230-30,10 l

Hawkshead Bob: -10-30.12.30.12.30-30,12 f

Heckington Bob: -10-10-10-10.3478.90,12 b

Hexham Bob: -1450-30-30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Humberstone Bob: -10-10-10-10.3478.90,10 g

Kirkstall (renamed Harlesyke) Bob: -1450-30.12.30-30-30,12 f

Langdale College Bob: -10-30-1230-30-30,12 f

Leadenham Bob: -10-10-10-10.56.90,12 b

Lesser Wopping Bob: -10-30-30-1230-30,10 l

Lewes Bob: -10-30-30.12.30.12.30,12 f

Loughborough College (renamed Smith) Bob: -10-30.12.30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Mavesyn Ridware Bob: -10-30-30.12.30-30,10 l

Measham (renamed Wavertree) Bob: -10-30.12.30-30-30,10 l

Middleton Bob: -1450-30-1230-30-30,12 f

Much Wenlock Bob: -1450-30-30.12.30-30,10 l

Nelson College Bob: -10-1230-30-30-30,10 l

Northcourt Bob: -1450-1230-1230-1230-30,10 l

Penkridge Bob: -10-1230-30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Radley Bob: -1450-1230-1230-1230-30,12 f

Rodbourne: -10-1230-1230-1230-30,10 l

Rosehill Bob: -1450-30-30-30-30,12 f

Roundhay Bob: -1450-1230-1230-30-30,12 f

Rous Lench Bob: -10-30.12.30-1230-30,10 l

Scholfield Bob: -10-1230-30-30-30,12 f

Seacroft (renamed Birstall): -1450-1230-30-30-30,12 f

Seaford Bob: -10-30-30.12.30-30,12 f

Slough Little Bob: 3478.12,10 m

South Shields (renamed Barkby) Bob: -1450-30-30-1230-30,10 l

Stafford Bob: -10-30-30.12.30.12.30,10 l

Stanks Bob: -1450-1230-30.12.30-30,12 f

Stoke Poges Bob: -1450-30-1230-30-30,10 l

Strood (renamed Greengate) Bob: -1450-1230-30-30-30,10 l

Thorpe Latimer (renamed Wanlip) Bob: -1450-30.12.30-30-30,10 l

Thurgoland Bob: -1450-1230-1230-30-30,10 l

Trentham Bob: -10-30-1230-30-30,10 l

Ullswater Bob: -10-1230-30.12.30.12.30,12 f

Windermere College Bob: -10-1230-30-1230-30,12 f

Windsor Little Bob: 56.12,10 m

Ringing World page reference: 3247.0579

Yorkshire Association

Babworth, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 4 April 1973 (7–1–4 in A♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 David J Sinden

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Diana M Mounsey

4 Alan J Sinden

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

6 Michael H Sinden

4, 6 - 50th together.

Yorkshire Association

Bowdon, Cheshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 5 May 1973 in 3h 1 (18–0–6 in E)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

London, Bristol, Cambridge, Superlative, all the work

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 Alan Clifton

2 Ruth Richardson

3 Iris M E Lemare

4 Patricia North

5 Derek J Tysoe

6 J Henry Fielding (C)

7 Ian North

8 Richard E Price

Yorkshire Association

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Minster Church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 12 May 1973 in 3h 16 (28–0–14 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Marcus C W Sherwood

1 Helen Walton

2 Margaret L Sherwood

3 Stephen J F Mitchell

4 Hamish M McNaughton

5 Alfred Smith

6 Ian P Bell

7 Christopher M Movley

8 Ronald J Snack

9 Marcus C W Sherwood (C)

10 Christopher L D Munday

First of Yorkshire Royal: 1,2,3,4,6,9,10

Yorkshire Association

Inveraray, Argyll and Bute

All Saints

Saturday, 2 June 1973 in 4h (41–2–8 in C)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Patricia North

2 Christine Andrew

3 Kenneth B Davenport

4 Neil Bennett (C)

5 John Robinson

6 J Henry Fielden

7 Norman Chaddock

8 Ian North

9 Jeffrey Brannan

10 Richard E Price

Wedding compliment to Jonathan Boyle and Rebecca Noble

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 16 June 1973 in 2h 58 (18–1–3)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Kaye Grayston

2 Graham Harrison

3 Arlene Smith

4 John F Bryant

5 Christopher D Walker

6 Arthur Rogers

7 David Smith

8 J Henry Fielden (C)

First peal: 2

100th peal: 4

Yorkshire Association

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Minster church of St John the Baptist

Saturday, 30 June 1973 in 3h 28 (28–0–14)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Neil J Sheard

2 Iris M E Lemare

3 Patricia North

4 Ruth Curtis

5 W Eric Critchley (C)

6 Stephen R Munday

7 J Henry Fielden

8 C Barrie Dove

9 Ian North

10 Richard E Price

Ringing world: 3249.0620

Ringing World page reference: 3249.0620

Yorkshire Association

Knowle, West Midlands

SS John the Baptist, Lawrence and Anne

Saturday, 7 July 1973 in 2h 55

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B Annable

1 Fred Alderson

2 Maurice Hillary

3 Stephen R Shipley

4 John Statham

5 Peter F Fisher

6 Joe A Smith

7 R Malcolm Harker

8 M F Digby Burton (C)

First peal: 3 & 6. First inside: 4 & 5. First as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire

St Mary

Saturday, 11 August 1973 in 2h 57 (13–1–11 in F)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Iris M E Lemare

2 Patricia North

3 W Eric Critchley

4 Ian North

5 Richard J Tibbetts

6 J Henry Fielden

7 Ronald R Warford

8 Richard E Price (C)

50th in M - 8.

Yorkshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Monday, 13 August 1973 in 3h 11 (22–3–18 in D)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 Patricia North

2 W Eric Critchley (C)

3 Iris M E Lemare

4 Richard J Tibbetts

5 J Henry Fielden

6 Ian North

7 Ronald R Warford

8 Richard E Price

Yorkshire Association

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

SS Mary and Michael

Wednesday, 15 August 1973 in 2h 58 (10–2–22 in G)

5280 London Surprise Major

Composed by R. Baldwin

1 Iris ME Lemare

2 Patricia North

3 Richard E Price

4 W Eric Critchley

5 Ian North

6 Ronald R Warford

7 Richard J Tibbetts

8 J Henry Fielden (C)

Birthday compliment to HRH The Princess Anne.

Yorkshire Association

Carlton juxta Snaith, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 15 August 1973 (6–0–0 in B)

1260 Doubles (2 Methods)

660 Grandsire, 600 Plain Bob

1 Jennifer L Mabbott

2 Shirley H Sinden

3 David J Sinden

4 Stuart A Brant

5 Michael H Sinden (C)

6 T Herbert Foster

1 - first quarter

Yorkshire Association

Carlton juxta Snaith, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 22 August 1973 (6–0–0 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 William A Carpenter

2 Shirley H Sinden

3 Alan J Sinden

4 David J Sinden

5 Michael H Sinden

6 Stuart A Brant (C)

6 - first as conductor.

Yorkshire Association

Babworth, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 August 1973 in 2h 33 (7–1–4 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3 Methods)

Cambridge S. Kent TB and Plain Bob

1 Paul N Mounsey (C)

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Diana M Mounsey

4 Alan J Sinden

5 William Booth

6 Michael H Sinden

Yorkshire Association

Selby, North Yorkshire

Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain

Monday, 27 August 1973 in 3h 18 (25–2–20 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Bryan Birkitt

2 Diana M Mounsey

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Mary C Poyner

5 Michael H Sinden

6 Alan Sheppard

7 Paul N Mounsey

8 David C Brown (C)

Yorkshire Association

Northampton, Massachusetts

Mendenhall Center, Smith College

Thursday, 30 August 1973 in 2h 42 (8–2–11 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. E. Burton

1 Henry J Turner

2 Stephen Yates

3 Gary C Gregor

4 Selagh R Melville

5 Harry T K Haslam

6 John F Underwood

7 Walter Hunt

8 Malcolm C C Melville (C)

First of Major: 5.

Ringing World page reference: 3257.0778

Yorkshire Association

New Mill, West Yorkshire

Christ Church

Saturday, 1 September 1973 in 2h 55 (11–2–21 in F♯)

5040 Minor (27 Methods)

(1) Neasden, St Albans, Wragby and Charlwood delight, (2) Old Oxford, College Bob IV, Willesden and Newdigate Delight, (3) Oxford, Sandal, London Scholars Pleasure, Kingston and Capel TB, (4) Duke of Norfolk, College Exercise, Norbury and Ockley TB, (5) Walsingham, Lammas, Olney, Fulmer Alliance and Little Bob, (6) Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clements and Childwall, (7) Cambridge S.

1 Stuart A Brant

2 Susan Banton

3 Peter Carbutt

4 Gordon Terris

5 Trevor Tarbatt

6 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

Yorkshire Association

Rampton, Nottinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 5 September 1973 in 2h 44 (9–1–8 in A)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

2 x 2160 and 1 extent

1 Christine M N Wright

2 J Hugh Ferriman

3 Stuart A Brant

4 John J Taylor

5 Bryan Birkitt

6 Paul N Mounsey (C)

2 - first peal.

Yorkshire Association

Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 19 September 1973 (12 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Michael H Sinden (C)

2 David J Sinden

3 Alan J Sinden

4 Shirley H Sinden

5 Stuart A Brant

6 John J Taylor

7 Leslie M Woodhead

8 Raymond S Landers

8 - first quarter.

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 22 September 1973 in 3h 27 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5088 Coddenham Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Patricia North

2 Ruth Richardson

3 W Eric Critchley (C)

4 Ernest J Padgett

5 Derek J Tysoe

6 J Henry Fielden

7 Ian North

8 Richard E Price

First in the method by the association

Yorkshire Association

Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 26 September 1973 (12 in F♯)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 David J Sinden

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Alan Sheppard

4 Elaine Foster

5 John J Taylor

6 Alan J Sinden

7 John Potts

8 Leslie M Woodhead (C)

1 - 25th quarter

Yorkshire Association

Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 30 September 1973 (10–1–5 in F)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Raymond S Landers

2 William T Stoker

3 Stuart A Brant

4 G Frederick Terry

5 Michael H Sinden (C)

6 Christopher Brown

Rung for Harvest festival.

Yorkshire Association

Carlton juxta Snaith, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 30 September 1973 (6–0–0 in B)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Elizabeth Farrell

2 Lesley Farrell

3 T Herbert Foster

4 David J Sinden

5 Stuart A Brant (C)

6 Christopher Richardson

6 - first quarter. Rung for Sunday School Harvest festival.

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 20 October 1973 in 3h 8 (18–1–3)

5120 Cambridge Court Bob Major

Composed by F Jackson

1 Simon Fisher

2 Margaret White

3 Marie Donovan

4 Malcolm S Turner

5 Neil Donovan

6 M Alex Beaumont

7 Frederick J Jackson

8 Stuart Armeson (C)

Yorkshire Association

Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 10 November 1973 in 2h 31 (8–1–26 in B♭)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 London, Rutland, 640 Bristol, 576 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Pudsey, Lincolnshire. 142 changes of method.

Composed by N Smith

1 Neil Sheard

2 Ruth Richardson

3 Derek J Tysoe

4 Iris Lemare

5 Patricia North

6 W Eric Critchley (C)

7 Ian North

8 Richard E Price

2,3: First in 8 methods.

In memoriam Willian Appleby, assistant organist and choir master at St Georges Doncaster. Founder of the radio programme singing together.

Ringing World page reference: 3269.1040

Yorkshire Association

Heptonstall, West Yorkshire

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 1 December 1973 in 3h 10 (18–1–3)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Andre Gren

2 Kaye Grayston

3 Arlene Smith

4 Frank Harland

5 Christopher D Walker

6 Eric Lord

7 Robert E Moulds

8 J Henry Fielden (C)

First peal: 4

Yorkshire Association

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Minster Church of St George

Saturday, 15 December 1973 in 3h 28 (29–2–17 in C♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J. W. Washbrook

1 Iris Lemare

2 Susan Banton

3 Patricia North

4 W Eric Critchley (C)

5 Ian North

6 J Henry Fielden

7 Trevor Tarbatt

8 Richard E Price

50th in the method 8

Yorkshire Association

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

The Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Saturday, 22 December 1973 in 3h 36 (25–2–18 in D)

5169 Grandsire Cinques

Composed by James W Belshaw

1 James W Belshaw (C)

2 Enid Belshaw

3 Harry Winters

4 Gwen Rogers

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 Richard S Jolly

7 A John Atkinson

8 Philip Rogers

9 Jonathan Dent

10 Peter F Town

11 Roderick R Horton

12 David A Town

First on twelve - 6,9.

Yorkshire Association

Carlton juxta Snaith, North Yorkshire

St Mary

Sunday, 23 December 1973 (6–0–0 in B)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Stephen G Landers

2 Shirley H Sinden

3 Stuart A Brant

4 David J Sinden

5 Alan J Sinden (C)

6 Michael H Sinden

1 - 1st quarter.

Rung for the carol service.

Yorkshire Association

York, North Yorkshire

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter

Saturday, 29 December 1973 in 4h 10 (59–1–23 in B♭)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (6m)

6 methods: 1152 each Londinium and Lyddington, 720 each Cambridge, Prittlewell and Yorkshire and 576 Lincolnshire, with 90 changes of method.

Composed by John H Fielden

1 Peter Church

2 Andrew N Stubbs

3 James R Taylor

4 John M Jelley

5 Brian Bladon

6 John N Diserens

7 Alan J Frost

8 D John Hunt

9 David E House (C)

10 Robert C Kippin

11 Noel J Diserens

12 Michael P Moreton

RW1974 p98

Yorkshire Association

Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 29 December 1973 in 2h 46 (12 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Janet Raynor

2 Susan Banton

3 Michael H Sinden

4 Stuart A Brant

5 Peter Carbutt

6 David Jack

7 Trevor Tarbatt

8 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

1 - first on 8.

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