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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Chelsea, Greater London

St Luke

Saturday, 19 September 1903 in 3h 22 (23 in E♭)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by C Charge

1 James W Driver

2 Arthur Jones

3 Mark Woodcock

4 Reuben Charge

5 James E Davis

6 John W Kelley

7 Alfred Jones

8 Cornelius Charge (C)

9 Archibald F Harris

10 George T Chesterman

3,7 - 1st Stedman caters

Church Bells October 2, 1903, p908

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, MIddlesex

Christ Church

Saturday, 17 October 1903 in 3h (10–3–27 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Frederick T Nevett

2 Frederick W Brinklow

3 Frederick G Goddard

4 Frederick G Perrin

5 Frederick A Holden

6 Frederick H Dench

7 Frederick W Thornton (C)

8 Frederick H Gooch

Arranged and rung as a birthday compliment to Frederick Henry Gooch, on completing his 42nd year. The band desire to thank that gentleman for his kind hospitality. This is the first “ Fredericks ” peal ever rung.

Bell News vol22 p367

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hampstead, Middlesex

St Stephen

Saturday, 17 October 1903 in 3h 13 (27–0–12)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 John J Lamb

2 Bertram Prewett

3 Isaac G Shade

4 Reuben Charge

5 Ernest Pye

6 Newland Alderman

7 William Pye (C)

8 William J Nudds

It was intended to start for Stedman Caters, but meeting short had to result in the above. Rung as a farewell compliment to the Rev. J. Kirkman on his approaching retirement from St. Stephen’s church and parish after a life-long work of forty-two years.

Bell News vol22 p367

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stepney, Middlesex

St Dunstan and All Saints

Saturday, 24 October 1903 in 3h 9 (28¾ in D♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Hubert Eden

2 Bertram Prewett

3 Isaac G Shade

4 Reuben Charge

5 Ernest E Huntley

6 Cornelius Charge

7 Ernest Pye

8 William Pye (C)

It was intended to start for Stedman Caters, but meeting short had to result in the above.

Bell News vol22 p 379

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Camberwell, Surrey

St George

Saturday, 31 October 1903 in 2h 40 (13–2–4)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Sir A P Heywood's variation of Thurstans'

1 Qr-Mr Sgt Alfred Pye

2 Ernest Pye

3 John J Lamb

4 Harry F Dawkins

5 Isaac G Shade

6 Reuben Charge

7 William Pye (C)

8 John R Sharman

It was intended to start for Superlative the above was rung instead.

Bell News vol22 p 391

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 7 November 1903 in 3h 1 (20)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four Part

1 Frederick C Perrin

2 John J Lamb

3 Frank Carter

4 William Pye (C)

5 George H Barker

6 Isaac G Shade

7 John D Matthews

8 John R Sharman

Rung to celebrate the coming of age of Miss Janet H Carter, of Waltham Abbey.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Isleworth, Middlesex

All Saints

Monday, 9 November 1903 in 3h 12 (18)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 Fred G Goddard

2 John Basden (C)

3 John J Pratt

4 George A Ransom

5 Thomas Beadle

6 Henry Browning

7 John H B Hesse

8 Albert Sheard

First peal on the bells since being rehnng by Messrs. Taylor. Rung to celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the King.

Bell News vol22 p 416

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Monday, 9 November 1903 in 3h 22 (20)

5040 New Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Nudds

2 Bertram Prewett

3 George R Pye

4 Charles Wilkins

5 Herbert P Harman

6 Ernest Pye

7 William Keeble

8 Edgar Wightman

9 John R Sharman

10 William Pye (C)

Rung to celebrate the 62nd birthday of His Majesty the King. It was E. Pye’s 400th peal, a list of which will appear next week.

Bell News vol 22 p403

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hillingdon, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 14 November 1903 in 3h 6 (21–1–22 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 William H Hollier

2 Joseph J Pratt

3 John Basden (C)

4 Joseph J Parker

5 Edward T Griffin

6 Henry H Chandler

7 Harry Browning

8 William Honor

First peal of Stedman on the bells.

Bell News vol22 p418

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Camberwell, Surrey

St Giles

Saturday, 14 November 1903 in 3h 21 (25)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 John D Matthews

2 Bertram Prewett

3 John J Lamb

4 Isaac G Shade

5 Qr-Mr Sgt Alfred Pye

6 William Foreman

7 William Pye (C)

8 William Berry

9 Ernest Pye

10 John R Sharman

Rung as a birthday compliment to W. R. Barry, and as a token of respectful regard to the Hon. Secretary of the Association, on his being appointed by His Majesty the King to a Companionship of the Imperial Service Order.

Bell News vol22 p415.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stamford Hill, Middlesex

St Ann

Tuesday, 17 November 1903 in 2h 42 (7–3–1 in A)

5040 Minor (4m)

720 each of Kent Treble Bob, Grandsire and Cnaterbury Pleasure, and four 720s of Plain Bob, each called differently

1 Mark Fensom

2 Alfred Glasscock

3 John E Miller

4 John Armstrong

5 William Pickworth

6 Sidney Wade (C)

This is the first peal on the bells

MCA report 1904

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Uxbridge, Middlesex

St Andrew

Saturday, 21 November 1903 in 3h 5

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Rev H G Bird

2 John J Pratt

3 Henry Waite

4 John Basden (C)

5 Edgar Hancox

6 Henry H Chandler

7 William H Joiner

8 William Foster

First peal with a bob bell: 5. First peal in the method: 3 and 7

Church Bells vol34 p20

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hammersmith, Middlesex

St Paul

Thursday, 26 November 1903 in 2h 52 (15–0–18 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Bertram Prewett

2 Walter H Godfrey

3 Sidney H Godfrey

4 John Basden

5 John E Baker

6 Isaac G Shade

7 George R Fardon

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 2

Church Bells vol34 p56

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Friday, 27 November 1903 in 3h 15 (20)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Isaac G Shade

2 Ernest Pye

3 Bertram Prewett

4 William J Nudds

5 Walter H Godfrey

6 John E Baker

7 William S Smith

8 William Pye

9 James George

10 John R Sharman (C)

Church Bells vol34 p56

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

London, City of London

St Bride's, Fleet St

Saturday, 28 November 1903 in 3h 34 (28)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Henry Johnson

1 Fred G May (C)

2 Herbert P Harman

3 Charles Wilkins

4 Isaac G Shade

5 Bertram Prewett

6 Hubert Eden

7 Ernest Pye

8 Reuben Charge

9 William J Nudds

10 George T Daltry

11 William Pye

12 John R Sharman

First peal on twelve bells: 6 and 8. First peal of Cinques away from the tenor: 9.

MCA Report 1904

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 5 December 1903 in 3h 10 (25)

5031 Stedman Caters

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 John D Matthews

2 William Pye (C)

3 Bertram Prewett

4 Alfred W Brighton

5 Isaac G Shade

6 Sidney A Wright

7 Reuben Charge

8 Harry Flanders

9 Ernest Pye

10 Frederick H Gooch

First peal of Stedman Caters: 6.

Church Bells vol34 p76

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Thursday, 10 December 1903 in 3h 11 (24–3–7 in D)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Annable's six-part

1 George Bester

2 John Armstrong

3 John E Miller

4 William Pickworth

5 William Tegg

6 Mark Fensom

7 Sidney Wade (C)

8 Alfred Dodson

Rung as a birthday compliment to Messrs. Bester and Wade.

Church Bells vol34 p96

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Clement Danes

Saturday, 12 December 1903 in 3h 22 (24)

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Bertram Prewett

2 Albert Coles

3 John D Matthews

4 Isaac G Shade

5 John Basden

6 William Pye (C)

7 Ernest Pye

8 James Hunt

9 Harry Flanders

10 William J Nudds

Church Bells vol23 p96

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Barnet, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 17 December 1903 in 3h 8 (22–3–15 in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Ten-Part

1 S W Roberts

2 W J Baldwin

3 F A Milne

4 J Sumpter

5 C H Martin (C)

6 J Armstrong

7 W Childs

8 W F Dalton

First peal: 1 First peal with a bob bell: 2

MCA Report 1904

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Essex

St Saviour

Saturday, 19 December 1903 in 3h 5 (16–0–16 in E)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Herbert F Hull

2 John Armstrong

3 George B Lucas

4 James W Chapman

5 William Ward

6 Sidney A Wright

7 James Parker (C)

8 George Paice

Rung in honour of the visit of the Bishops of Colchester and Barking to Walthamstow to consecrate the new church of St. James. [First peal in the method 3.]

Church Bells vol34 p136

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Uxbridge, Middlesex

St Andrew

Saturday, 19 December 1903 in 2h 50 (13–1–25 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Rev H G Bird

2 John Basden

3 Joseph J Pratt

4 William Pickworth

5 Henry Watts

6 William H Joiner

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 William Foster

The conductor was elected a member of the above Association previous to commencing the peal. Rung with the bells half-muffled as a mark of respect to Mr. Gions, an old ringer at this church.

Bell News vol22 p 478

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Isleworth, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 19 December 1903 in 3h 23 (16–0–24 in E♭)

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 Spencer M Dodington

2 Harry Last

3 Frederick Holden

4 Alfred H Winch

5 Frederick Goddard

6 Frederick Rice

7 John H B Hesse

8 Frederick Dench (C)

First peal of Major: 1.

MCA Report 1904

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Michael, Cornhill

Saturday, 19 December 1903 in 3h 56 (32–1–6 in D♭)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Herbert P Harman

2 Charles Wilkins

3 John R Sharman

4 Alfred W Brighton

5 Bertram Prewett

6 Isaac G Shade

7 William S Smith

8 Harry Flanders

9 John D Matthews

10 William J Nudds

11 Ernest Pye

12 William Pye (C)

First peal on 12 bells: 6

Church Bells vol34 p136

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Peter

Saturday, 26 December 1903 in 3h 5 (15½ in F)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Bertram Prewett

2 Frederick Holden

3 Isaac G Shade

4 John D Matthews

5 George R Pye

6 Ernest Pye

7 William S Smith

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method on the bells

Church Bells vol34 p136

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 26 December 1903 in 3h 5 (16–3–1 in F)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Bertram Prewett

2 Frederick Holden

3 Isaac G Shade

4 John D Matthews

5 George R Pye

6 Ernest Pye

7 William S Smith

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method on the bells:

Bell News vol22 p490

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