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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 2 January 1926 in 3h 26 (19)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by W H Inglesant

1 Ernest J Trimmer

2 Isaac G Shade

3 William H Wood

4 Charles T Coles (C)

5 Henry Rumens

6 James C Adams

7 Harold A Edwards

8 Fred C Maynard

9 Edward D Smith

10 George H Daynes

First peal of Royal, and in the method: 7

500th peal: 4

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 January 1926 in 2h 51 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G H Cross

1 Alfred G Crane

2 Alfred R Glasscock

3 William Tarling

4 Robert Roffey

5 Herbert J Eldred

6 Harry Miller

7 George Herbert

8 Norman A Tomlinson (C)

First peal on an inside bell: 7

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Saturday, 9 January 1926 in 4h 8 (48–3–1 in B♭)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 William H Hewett

2 George R Pye

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 Mrs R F Deal

5 Albert W Coles

6 Richard F Deal

7 Charles W Roberts

8 James E Davis

9 William J Nudds

10 Harold W Clark

11 William Pye

12 Reuben Sanders

First peal of Maximus as conductor

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 12 January 1926 in 2h 50 (10)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by James Hunt

1 Edward Lankester

2 William E Judd

3 George M Kilby

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 J Armiger Trollope

6 Harry Kilby

7 Arthur Harding

8 James E Davis (C)

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Margaret

Friday, 15 January 1926 in 3h 10 (26–0–26 in D)

5001 Stedman Caters

Composed by Edgar Bennett

1 Walter Ayre

2 Rupert Richardson

3 James E Davis

4 Frank I Hairs

5 Charles W R Grimwood

6 William H Hewett (C)

7 Cecil V Ebberson

8 Albert W Coles

9 Reuben Sanders

10 J Armiger Trollope

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Isleworth, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 16 January 1926 in 3h 14 (16–0–24 in E♭)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by H Dains

1 C Q M S G Gilbert, R E

2 Charles N Burdock

3 Oliver Sippetts

4 John A Cole

5 William T Beeson, jun

6 George W Steere

7 Clarence H Dobbie

8 Alfred H Pulling (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Monday, 18 January 1926 in 3h 2 (22–3–15 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's variation

1 Miss Phoebe Upsher

2 Alfred R Glasscock

3 Robert Roffey

4 John Armstrong

5 Herbert J Eldred

6 William Pickworth

7 Norman A Tomlinson (C)

8 Alfred G Crane

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 23 January 1926 in 3h 4 (14–2–4 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's variation

1 Miss Phyllis M Moss

2 William Shepherd

3 Capt James R Mackman

4 Arthur Cross

5 William Welling

6 Major John H B Hesse

7 Ferris J Shepherd (C)

8 William Warne

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 26 January 1926 in 2h 49 (10)

5152 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by B Thackrah

1 Edward Lankester

2 Charles T Coles

3 George M Kilby

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 George R Pye

6 Harry Kilby

7 James E Davis

8 J Armiger Trollope (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

First peal in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Deptford, Greater London

St Nicholas

Saturday, 30 January 1926 in 3h 5 (20–1–2)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 James E Davis

2 Isaac G Shade

3 William Pye (C)

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 George R Pye

6 William J Nudds

7 Richard F Deal

8 George H Daynes

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walworth, Greater London

St Peter

Thursday, 4 February 1926 in 2h 53 (14)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F A Holden

1 William J Nudds

2 Charles W R Grimwood

3 Isaac Emery

4 Richard F Deal

5 George R Pye

6 Edwin F Pike

7 Ernest E Brett

8 James E Davis (C)

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 6 February 1926 in 2h 59 (20)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Cecil V Ebberson

2 George R Pye

3 Edwin F Pike

4 Harold W Clark

5 John T Kentish

6 William Bottrill

7 James E Davis

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 6

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walworth, Greater London

St Peter

Saturday, 13 February 1926 in 2h 48 (14)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 James E Davis

2 Edwin F Pike

3 George R Pye

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 Harold W Clark

6 Charles W R Grimwood

7 John T Kentish

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Peter

Monday, 15 February 1926 in 3h 3 (15½ in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's One-part

1 Gordon Walmsley

2 William E Butler

3 Arthur Cross

4 Alfred Hiscock

5 Ernest J Goater

6 William C Parker

7 William Welling (C)

8 Frederick E Smith

First peal away from the treble: 5

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 20 February 1926 in 2h 38 (10)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Harry Kilby

2 William H Hewett

3 Cecil V Ebberson

4 George R Pye (C)

5 J Armiger Trollope

6 James E Davis

7 William J Nudds

8 William Pye

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 23 February 1926 in 2h 48 (10)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Edgar Wightman

1 Edward Lankester

2 Isaac G Shade

3 Cecil V Ebberson

4 Miss Ruby Hawksworth

5 George M Kilby

6 J Armiger Trollope

7 Harry Kilby

8 James E Davis (C)

First peal in the method: 4

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Mary le Bow, Cheapside

Saturday, 27 February 1926 in 3h 56 (53)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by C J Sedgley

1 William H Hewett

2 George R Pye

3 George Stedman Morris

4 Charles T Coles

5 Albert W Coles

6 William A Cave

7 William J Nudds

8 Ernest Morris

9 Charles W R Grimwood

10 Harold W Clark

11 Reuben Sanders

12 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wood Green, Middlesex

St Michael

Saturday, 20 March 1926 in 2h 37 (10)

5040 Minor (3m)

Two 720s each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob and three of Plain Bob

1 Frank E Ringrose

2 George M Kilby

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 John G Nash

5 Herbert J Eldred

6 John Armstrong

First peal in more than one method: 1, 3, 4 and 5

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 23 March 1926 in 2h 49 (10)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Edward Lankester

2 Charles T Coles (C)

3 George M Kilby

4 George R Pye

5 Gilbert R Goodship

6 Cecil V Ebberson

7 William J Nudds

8 J Armiger Trollope

First peal in the method; 5

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Mary le Bow, Cheapside

Saturday, 27 March 1926 in 3h 38 (53)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Harold W Clark

2 Charles T Coles

3 William Pye (C)

4 George R Pye

5 William H Hewett

6 William J Nudds

7 James E Davis

8 Charles H Chapman

9 James Bullock

10 Charles H Kippin

11 Thomas Groombridge, Sen

12 James George

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wraysbury, Berkshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 6 April 1926 in 3h 12 (10)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's One-part

1 George J Berry

2 George H Gutteridge

3 James H Lucas

4 Miss Phyllis M Moss

5 Arthur Cross

6 William Welling (C)

7 Frank Corke

8 Charles A Nicholls

First peal: 8

First peal in the method: 3

First peal of triples: 1

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 6 April 1926 in 2h 41 (10)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Miss Ruby Hawksworth

2 Isaac G Shade

3 George R Pye (C)

4 George M Kilby

5 Harry Kilby

6 James E Davis

7 J Armiger Trollope

8 Cecil V Ebberson

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, Greater London

All Saints

Saturday, 17 April 1926 in 3h 14 (25)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Albert W Coles

2 William H Hewett

3 George R Pye

4 William Pye (C)

5 Charles T Coles

6 Edwin F Pike

7 William J Nudds

8 Richard F Deal

9 Harold W Clark

10 Reuben Sanders

Rung immediately after the dedication of the bells by the Lord Bishop of Stepney

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Finchley, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 17 April 1926 in 2h 45 (9)

5040 Minor (1m)

Seven 720s, each called differently

1 Ronald Bullen

2 Frederick S Tubb

3 Frederick Cherrett

4 Herbert J Eldred

5 Ernest E Pratchett

6 Frederick A Barker (C)

First peal of Minor : 1

MCA Report 1926

Ringing World page reference: 788.0261

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 1 May 1926 in 2h 54 (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 George R Pye

2 Miss Elsie E Chapman

3 James E Davis

4 John T Kentish

5 Reuben Charge

6 Harold W Clark

7 William Pye (C)

8 Reuben Sanders

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Saturday, 12 June 1926 in 3h 48 (48–3–1 in B♭)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by John Carter

1 Frank I Hairs

2 George R Pye

3 Frank E Darby

4 Charles T Coles

5 Charles W Roberts (C)

6 John F Galyer

7 James Bennett

8 William H Hewett

9 Charles W R Grimwood

10 William Pye

11 James George

12 Charles H Kippin

First peal of Stedman Cinques: 3 and 6

First peal on twelve bells as conductor

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Isleworth, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 12 June 1926 in 3h 3 (16–0–24 in E♭)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by James Hunt

1 Horace Belcher

2 William H Hollier

3 William Shepherd (C)

4 William Henley

5 Robert Thompson

6 Harry Kilby

7 William Welling

8 Arthur Harding

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 19 June 1926 in 3h 14 (19)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Fred C Maynard

2 William Pye (C)

3 George R Pye

4 Miss Phyllis M Moss

5 James E Davis

6 James C Adams

7 Harold A Edwards

8 Ernest E Brett

9 James George

10 Robert Maynard, Sen

First peal of Stedman Caters: 4

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Margaret

Friday, 25 June 1926 in 3h 5 (26–0–26 in D)

5055 Stedman Caters

Composed by C Charge

1 Miss Elsie E Chapman

2 Mrs F I Hairs

3 Charles W R Grimwood

4 Charles T Coles

5 Isaac Emery

6 James E Davis (C)

7 Frank I Hairs

8 Arthur Dean

9 Reuben Sanders

10 Richard F Deal

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Saturday, 3 July 1926 in 3h 23 (20)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 William H Hewett

2 Miss Elsie E Chapman

3 George R Pye

4 Charles H Kippin

5 Charles W Roberts

6 James E Davis

7 John T Kentish

8 James George

9 William Pye (C)

10 Reuben Sanders

First peal of Surprise Royal: 2, 7 and 8

This was J George's 500th peal

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 15 July 1926 in 2h 58 (13¾ in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Robert E Holloway

2 Robert A Fardon (C)

3 Fredk W Goodfellow

4 Miss Ruby Hawksworth

5 Albert Diserens

6 Charles W Roberts

7 Frank Corke

8 Capt James R Mackman

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Mr. Hugh Wilson to Miss Eileen Holloway, the bride being the daughter of Mr. Robert E. Holloway, the ringing master.

MCA Report 1926.

RW 0800.0451 (23/07/1926).

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 17 July 1926 in 3h 4 (18)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Miss Phyllis M Moss

2 Oliver Sippetts

3 John A Cole

4 William Henley

5 William Welling

6 Cecil C Mayne

7 William T Beeson, jun

8 Alfred Pulling (C)

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Saturday, 17 July 1926 in 2h 45 (14–0–16 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 William Pye (C)

2 Gilbert R Goodship

3 George R Pye

4 Harry Turner

5 Harold W Clark

6 Ernest E Brett

7 James George

8 Ernest J Trimmer

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 24 July 1926 in 2h 58 (10)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 James George

2 George R Pye

3 George M Kilby

4 William Pye (C)

5 Charles W Roberts

6 James E Davis

7 Harry Kilby

8 Reuben Sanders

Rung with the bells half-muffled as a token of respect for the last I G Shade

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Clapham, Surrey

17, North Side

Sunday, 8 August 1926 in 2h 49

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 Mrs F I Hairs

3–4 William Pye (C)

5–6 George R Pye

7–8 Frank I Hairs

9–10 William H Hewitt

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 11 September 1926 in 2h 52 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Herbert J Eldred

2 Charles T Coles (C)

3 George M Kilby

4 Frederick W Elliott

5 Ernest J Butler

6 William Pye

7 John T Kentish

8 James George

First peal in the method: 4

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 23 September 1926 in 2h 59 (13¾ in F)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Joseph W Parker

1 Robert E Holloway

2 George M Kilby

3 Harry Kilby

4 Miss Ruby Hawksworth

5 William A Tack

6 Frank Skevington

7 Harry A Folkard

8 Robert A Fardon (C)

First peal in the method: 4, 5 and 6.

Specially arranged with great pleasure for Mr. William A. Tack, who was on a visit from Barley, Herts.

MCA Report 1926.

RW 0811.0627 (08/10/1926).

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 25 September 1926 in 3h 9 (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William J Nudds

2 George M Kilby

3 George R Pye

4 James Bennett

5 William H Hewett (C)

6 John T Kentish

7 James E Davis

8 William Pye

The conductor's 300th peal

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 16 October 1926 in 2h 37 (10)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Edward Lankester

2 George R Pye

3 Harold W Clark

4 Charles T Coles (C)

5 John T Kentish

6 Harry Kilby

7 William J Nudds

8 William Pye

This peal was the 100th rung in the tower

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 16 October 1926 in 2h 50 (20)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by F H Dexter's variation

1 P C F Wilson

2 P C F Digby

3 Sergt W C Dowding

4 Sergt H Jenney

5 P C J C Doel

6 P C Harold Poole (C)

7 Insp W Bottrill

8 P C C Pease

First peal of Stedman Triples: 1 and 2

This is the first peal of Stedman by a band of police officers

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Pinner, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 31 October 1926 in 3h 2 (18–3–15 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Washbrook's Variation

1 Charles T Coles (C)

2 George M Kilby

3 Francis A Smith

4 William G Whitehead

5 Albert W Coles

6 William H Hewett

7 Maurice F R Hibbert

8 George A Hughes

Rung by request for Evensong. The bells we re-dedicated by the Vicar, Rev C E A Rowland, during Matins.

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

London, City of London

All Hallows, Barking by the Tower

Friday, 5 November 1926 in 3h 5 (19)

5056 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 George H Cross

2 James George

3 Leslie C Wightman

4 Charles T Coles (C)

5 Jack Carman

6 Walter Glover

7 John T Kentish

8 Charles H Chapman

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 6 November 1926 in 3h 11 (20)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by George H Cross

1 James Bennett

2 John T Kentish

3 John H Cheesman

4 George H Cross (C)

5 Leonard H Baybut

6 Leslie C Wightman

7 Herbert E Audsley

8 James E Davis

First peal in the method: 5

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 10 November 1926 in 3h 8 (18–2–19 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 George E Bradford

2 William H Hollier

3 A Mark Stacey

4 Donald Hill Brown

5 Arthur H Fulwell

6 Frederick W Goodfellow (C)

7 J Armiger Trollope

8 John H Morris

First peal: 1 and 8

First peal in the method: 3

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 11 November 1926 in 3h 8 (13¾ in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Carter's Odd-bob One-part

1 Robert A Fardon (C)

2 Robert E Holloway

3 William H Hollier

4 Miss Ruby Hawksworth

5 Frederick W Goodfellow

6 Frank Skevington

7 Horace Belcher

8 Arthur Harding

First peal in the method as conductor.

Rung on the eighth anniversary of Armistice Day.

MCA Report 1926.

RW 0817.0724 (19/11/1926).

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Margaret

Friday, 12 November 1926 in 3h 20 (26–0–26 in D)

5040 Middlesex Surprise Royal

Composed by William Pye

1 William J Nudds

2 John Thomas

3 Mrs F I Hairs

4 Charles T Coles

5 George R Pye

6 Frank I Hairs

7 James E Davis

8 William H Hewett

9 Albert W Coles

10 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 3

First in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wraysbury, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 13 November 1926 in 2h 53 (9–2–26 in G)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by George R Pye

1 William J Nudds

2 George R Pye

3 Albert W Coles

4 Edwin F Pike

5 John T Kentish

6 James Bennett

7 James E Davis

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Tottenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 13 November 1926 in 3h 1 (20)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's variation

1 Charles T Coles (C)

2 Henry A Barnett

3 William J Ellis

4 Miss Phoebe Upsher

5 Norman A Tomlinson

6 Charles A Button

7 Harry Turner

8 Ebenezer A Hull

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Uxbridge, Middlesex

St Margaret

Monday, 15 November 1926 in 2h 51 (14–0–24 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Harry Wingrove

2 William L Gutteridge

3 George H Gutteridge

4 Miss Phyllis M Moss

5 Frank Corke

6 Herbert C Albrow

7 William Henley

8 Cecil C Mayne (C)

First peal on eight bells: 2 and 6

First peal in the method as conductor

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Clement Danes

Saturday, 27 November 1926 in 3h 25 (24)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by John A Burford

1 William J Nudds

2 Charles T Coles

3 Albert W Coles

4 George R Pye

5 William H Hewett

6 James E Davis

7 James Bennett

8 James George

9 Walter Ayre

10 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 9 December 1926 in 3h 10 (13¾ in F)

5072 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Henry W Lidbetter (Central Committee and Auditor)

2 J Armiger Trollope (Hon Treasurer) (C)

3 Robert E Holloway (Ringing Master)

4 William H Hollier (Hon Secretary)

5 James H Hunnisett (Central Committee)

6 Charles S Bird (Vice-President)

7 Frank Corke (Central Committee)

8 Frederick W Goodfellow (Auditor)

** Officers' Peal **

All of the above are officers of the South and West District, and this is the first peal rung by a band composed entirely of officers of the Association. The whole of the South and West District officers rang in the peal.

MCA Report 1926.

RW 0821.0788 (17/12/1926).

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wraysbury, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 11 December 1926 in 3h 25 (9–2–26 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William H Hollier

2 J Armiger Trollope

3 Miss Phyllis M Moss

4 Frank Corke

5 Harry Wingrove

6 Cecil C Mayne

7 George Martin (C)

8 William L Gutteridge

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 11 December 1926 in 3h 19 (19)

5073 Spliced Caters (3m)

This peal contains 1,674 changes of Erin, 1,690 of Stedman and 1,709 of Grandsire, and three Caters methods are now rung in one peal for the first time.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Charles T Coles (C)

2 Henry Rumens

3 Harold A Edwards

4 Robert Maynard, jun

5 Walter Steed

6 James C Adams

7 James Bennett

8 Charles W R Grimwood

9 Fred C Maynard

10 Robert Maynard, Sen

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 December 1926 (18–2–19 in E♭)

5168 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Ernest V Beadle

2 J Armiger Trollope (C)

3 Frank Corke

4 Robert Thompson

5 William H Hollier

6 Horace Belcher

7 Frederick W Goodfellow

8 Arthur Harding

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Beddington, Surrey

St Mary

Saturday, 18 December 1926 in 3h 12 (20)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 Arthur Dean

2 Miss Elsie E Chapman

3 Charles H Kippin

4 William Miller

5 George R Pye

6 James Bennett

7 Charles W R Grimwood

8 James E Davis

9 William Pye (C)

10 Reuben Sanders

MCA Report 1926

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wooburn, Buckinghamshire

St Paul

Monday, 27 December 1926 in 2h 57 (18)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Charles T Coles

2 George M Kilby

3 George Martin

4 Frank Bennett

5 Edwin F Pike

6 George R Pye

7 Cecil C Mayne

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 3

First in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1926

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