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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 4 January 1930 in 2h 40 (10)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Chas J Sedgley

1 Edward Lankester

2 George R Pye

3 Ernest J Butler

4 Thomas Lock

5 John H Crampion

6 William Pye (C)

7 Harry Kilby

8 James Bennett

First peal in the method: 4 and 5

MCA Report 1929

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 January 1930 in 3h 3 (18–2–19 in E♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's Transposition of Thurstans'

1 William Hollier

2 William Judd

3 William Lewis

4 William Bolwell

5 William Fussell

6 William Welling (C)

7 William Henley

8 William Brants

** William Peal **

The Rev William P Cole Sheane (Vicar)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Great Stanmore, Middlesex

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 4 January 1930 in 2h 56 (12–0–12 in G♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 George M Kilby

2 Norman W Genna

3 Edward Ashby

4 Charles T Coles

5 Gilbert R Goodship

6 Charles Dyke

7 Frederick Edwards (C)

8 George A Hughes

First peal in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1929

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Saturday, 11 January 1930 in 4h 6 (48–3–1 in B♭)

5280 Spliced Surprise Maximus (2m)

This peal contains 2880 Superlative and 2400 Cambridge

1 John S Goldsmith

2 Albert W Coles

3 Mrs G W Fletcher

4 George R Pye

5 Edward P Duffield

6 Charles T Coles

7 George W Fletcher

8 James E Davis

9 James Bennett

10 Harold W Clark

11 Reuben Sanders

12 William Pye (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Maximus in London, and by the Association.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 18 January 1930 in 2h 55 (11–2–3 in F♯)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arthur T King

1 Walter J Simons

2 Charles Cook

3 Edward Ashby

4 George R Pye (C)

5 John E Rootes

6 Frederick Edwards

7 George A Hughes

8 Charles Dyke

First peal of Major: 1, 2 and 3.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 3 February 1930 in 3h 8 (20)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Albert Lawrence

2 John T Kentish

3 Richard F Deal

4 Charles W Roberts

5 Edwin F Pike

6 Cecil W Pipe

7 Ernest Brett

8 James E Davis (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 8 February 1930 in 2h 55 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Robert Roffey

2 George R Pye

3 William Pye (C)

4 Charles T Coles

5 Herbert J Eldred

6 Norman A Tomlinson

7 William Pickworth

8 Alfred G Crane

Rung with the clappers half-muffled as a last measure of respect to the late Frank Alexander Milne, MA, JP, President of the Association.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Tottenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 15 February 1930 in 2h 53 (20)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 H W H Strickland

2 Henry A Barnett

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 William J Ellis

5 George R Pye

6 John G Nash

7 James Bennett

8 William Pye

First peal of Major: 1 and 4

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Peter

Saturday, 15 February 1930 in 2h 52 (15½ in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's One-part

1 William Brants

2 William Shorter

3 John Philips

4 William Welling (C)

5 Walter Peck

6 Ernest J Goater

7 William E Butler

8 William Howes

First peal: 8

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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Essex

21, Vincent Road, Highams Park

Sunday, 23 February 1930 in 2h 38

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1–2 Mrs Rupert Richardson

3–4 Rupert Richardson (C)

5–6 George R Pye

7–8 William Pye

Umpires: A W Coles and C T Coles

First peal in the method on handbells: 5-6 and 7-8.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 24 February 1930 in 3h 14 (20)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 James E Davis

2 Alfred Prior

3 George R Pye

4 James Bennett

5 Charles W Roberts

6 John T Kentish

7 Rupert Richardson

8 William Pye (C)

Rung with the clappers half-muffled as a last token of respect to Mr Bannerman, sidesman at the above church.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Thursday, 27 February 1930 in 3h 11 (19)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by C Charge

1 Ernest E Holman

2 James Bennett

3 Harold A Edwards

4 Charles T Coles (C)

5 William B Manning

6 James C Adams

7 Robert J Maynard, sen

8 John H Crampion

9 Fred C Maynard

10 Leslie A Welch

First peal: 10

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Greater London

All Saints

Saturday, 1 March 1930 in 3h 25 (20)

5003 Stedman Caters

Composed by George R Fardon

1 J Armiger Trollope

2 Robert A Fardon (C)

3 Edward R Mackrill

4 William H Hollier

5 Arthur Cutmore

6 Arthur Harding

7 Charles F W Hunt

8 Harry Mance

9 Frank Corke

10 Percival W Norton

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 15 March 1930 in 2h 48 (14–3–2 in F♯)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 F Donald Boreham

2 Frank Boreham

3 Cyril D Nichols

4 John G Nash

5 George R Pye

6 Charles T Coles

7 James Bennett

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 3

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 24 March 1930 in 3h (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 James E Davis

2 Edwin F Pike

3 Wilfred Williams

4 William Pye (C)

5 George R Pye

6 John T Kentish

7 Ernest Brett

8 Charles W Roberts

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Saturday, 29 March 1930 in 2h 55 (16)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's twelve part

1 Fred Porter

2 Thomas G Bannister

3 Ernest B Crowder

4 Charles Elliott

5 Norman S Bagworth

6 William Bottrill (C)

7 Frederick Digby

8 Ernest Gwilliam

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

St Augustine

Saturday, 5 April 1930 in 3h 6 (20)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Ernest J Butler

2 George M Kilby

3 George Radley

4 John G Nash

5 Edwin F Pike

6 George R Pye

7 John Armstrong

8 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Enfield, Middlesex

'Adversane', Wellington Road

Friday, 11 April 1930 in 2h 4

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1–2 George W Fletcher

3–4 John Thomas (C)

5–6 Mrs G W Fletcher

7–8 Walter J Bowden

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 14 April 1930 in 2h 57 (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 James E Davis (C)

2 Edwin F Pike

3 Ernest Brett

4 Charles W Roberts

5 Ronald H Bullen

6 Wilfred Williams

7 Cecil W Pipe

8 John T Kentish

Rung with the clappers half-muffled as a mark of respect to the late Mr J C F Bayley, towerkeeper of St Giles' Cripplegate

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Wednesday, 23 April 1930 in 3h 1 (16)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by George Lewis

1 George H Daynes

2 George R Pye (C)

3 George M Kilby

4 George Radley

5 George H Cross

6 George Gilbert

7 George W Steere

8 George W Fletcher

** GEORGE PEAL **

Rung on St George's Day

First name peal to be rung in this method

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 28 April 1930 in 2h 56 (20)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by J S Wilde

1 Edwin F Pike

2 John A Waugh

3 James E Davis

4 John H Crampion

5 Wilfred Williams

6 Charles W Roberts (C)

7 John T Kentish

8 Ernest Brett

First peal in the method: 2

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

City of London

St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge

Saturday, 10 May 1930 in 3h 20 (20)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Henry Dains

1 Norman Genna

2 Alfred E Pitstow

3 Gilbert R Goodship

4 Alfred T Greenwood

5 George R Pye

6 Frederick W Rogers

7 George B Cole

8 James Bennett

9 Thomas Groombridge, Sen

10 William Pye (C)

First peal of Royal in the method: 1 and 2

First peal in the method with a bob bell: 3

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 19 May 1930 in 3h 2 (20)

5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Wilfred Williams

2 George Dawson

3 Stephen H Wood

4 Ernest Brett

5 Norman S Bagworth

6 Cecil W Pipe

7 Charles W Roberts

8 James E Davis (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Ealing, Middlesex

St Mary

Wednesday, 21 May 1930 in 3h 6 (20)

5104 Double Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 James H Hunnisett

2 Ernest C S Turner (C)

3 James Bennett

4 Wilfred G Wilson

5 George R Pye

6 Albert W Coles

7 Stephen H Wood

8 J Armiger Trollope

First peal in the method by all, and by the Association.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

London, City of London

All Hallows, Lombard St

Saturday, 24 May 1930 in 3h 20 (20)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Thomas B Worsley

1 Horace Belcher

2 Charles W Roberts

3 Wilfred Williams

4 William H Hewett (C)

5 Richard F Deal

6 Edwin F Pike

7 Charles W Grimwood

8 John T Kentish

9 Ernest Brett

10 Reuben Sanders

Rung to celebrate Empire Day

First Surprise peal on the bells

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Enfield, Middlesex

45, Walsingham Road

Friday, 30 May 1930 in 2h 10

5088 Double Bob Major

Composed by E Maurice Atkins

1–2 George W Fletcher

3–4 Mrs G W Fletcher

5–6 E Maurice Atkins (C)

7–8 Stephen H Wood

First peal in the method on handbells by the Association.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 3 June 1930 in 3h 17 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Walter P Cross

2 Mrs C C Mayne

3 Thomas Smith

4 George H Gutteridge

5 Edward S T Farr

6 William Henley

7 George Gilbert

8 Leonard Stilwell (C)

Rung in honour of His Majesty the King's birthday. First peal in the method on the bells.

First peal of Major away from the treble: 3

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Uxbridge, Middlesex

St Margaret

Wednesday, 4 June 1930 in 3h (12)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 James H Lucas

2 Frederick G Baldwin

3 George H Gutteridge

4 Frederick W Goodfellow

5 Percy E Jones

6 George Gilbert

7 Edgar G Swift

8 Frank Corke (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 5, and 7

First peal of Major: 2

First peal in the method as conductor

Rung in honour of His Majesty the King's birthday

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Leyton, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 7 June 1930 in 2h 46 (8–2–16 in A)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Charles A Hughes

2 Alfred Prior

3 William H Barber

4 George R Newton

5 George R Pye

6 John H Crampion

7 Rupert Richardson

8 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Saturday, 7 June 1930 in 2h 45 (14–0–16 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 John A Waugh

2 Albert W Coles (C)

3 William J Ellis

4 Ernest J Butler

5 Charles T Coles

6 Gilbert R Goodship

7 James Bennett

8 George R Hughes

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 9 June 1930 in 2h 43 (11–2–3 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Edward Ashby

2 William H Barber

3 John A Waugh

4 George R Newton

5 Charles T Coles (C)

6 John H Crampion

7 Rupert Richardson

8 William Pye

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 11 June 1930 in 3h 5 (18–2–19 in E♭)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 Mrs R F Deal

2 Mrs G W Fletcher (C)

3 Rev E S Powell

4 Mrs E S Powell

5 John Perry

6 George R Pye

7 Herbert Knight

8 J Armiger Trollope

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 14 June 1930 in 2h 34 (10)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Edward Lankester

2 Charles T Coles

3 George M Kilby

4 George R Pye

5 Albert W Coles

6 James Bennett

7 Harry Kilby

8 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Saturday, 21 June 1930 in 4h 3 (48–3–1 in B♭)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Albert W Coles

2 George R Pye

3 Charles T Coles

4 Mrs R F Deal

5 Sidney T Holt

6 Alfred E Reeves

7 James Bennett

8 William Bottrill

9 William Pye (C)

10 Harold W Clark

11 Reuben Sanders

12 Edward P Duffield

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Enfield, Middlesex

45, Walsingham Road

Friday, 27 June 1930 in 2h 37

5040 Little Bob Royal

1–2 Edwin H Lewis

3–4 Mrs G W Fletcher

5–6 E Maurice Atkins (C)

7–8 Stephen H Wood

9–10 George W Fletcher

Umpire - James Parker

First peal of Royal in the method by the Association

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 30 June 1930 in 3h 2 (20)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Frederick Digby

2 Wilfred Williams

3 George W Steere

4 Nelson Elliott

5 John H Crampion

6 James E Davis

7 Charles W Roberts (C)

8 Cecil W Pipe

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Wednesday, 2 July 1930 in 2h 58 (16)

5088 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by James E Davis

1 Charles W Roberts

2 Nelson Elliott

3 Ernest Brett

4 William Bottrill

5 Norman S Bagworth

6 Frederick Digby

7 Cecil W Pipe

8 James E Davis (C)

First peal in the method: 6

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Pinner, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 5 July 1930 in 3h 2 (18–3–15 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Groves' Transposition of Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Robert H C Colyer

2 Harry Ive

3 Edward Lankester

4 George M Kilby

5 William Bunce

6 Thomas Collins

7 Harry Kilby (C)

8 Thomas Humphreys

First peal: 2

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Ealing, Middlesex

Thursday, 10 July 1930 in 1h 40

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1–2 J Armiger Trollope

3–4 Ernest C S Turner (C)

5–6 Wilfred G Wilson

First peal of Grandsire Doubles by all the band

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Ealing, Middlesex

Christ the Saviour

Monday, 14 July 1930 in 2h 50 (13–2–0 in F)

5040 St Clements Bob Triples

Composed by Holt's Ten-Part

1 John A D Webb

2 Ernest C S Turner (C)

3 Stephen H Wood

4 James Bennett

5 Cyril D Nichols

6 Wilfred G Wilson

7 J Armiger Trollope

8 Harry Folkard

First peal in the method by all the band, and by the Association

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Wednesday, 23 July 1930 in 2h 53 (16)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Charles Elliott

2 Thomas G Bannister

3 Charles W Roberts

4 John H Crampion

5 William Bottrill

6 Frederick Digby

7 Ernest Brett

8 James E Davis (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Thursday, 24 July 1930 in 3h 3 (14–0–16 in F)

5280 Spliced Surprise Major (11m)

11m: 1600 London, 960 Rutland, 480 Cambridge, 320 Superlative, 320 Pudsey, 320 Lincolnshire, 320 Yorkshire, 320 Peterborough, 320 Norfolk, 160 Bristol and 160 New Gloucester

Composed by Albert J Pitman

1 James Bennett

2 J Armiger Trollope

3 George M Kilby

4 George R Pye

5 Charles T Coles

6 Albert W Coles

7 Harry Kilby

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in eleven Surprise Major methods yet rung.

First spliced peal on the bells

MCA Report 1930

Ringing World page reference: 1010.0488

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Clement Danes

Saturday, 26 July 1930 in 3h 20 (24)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by Frank Hopgood

1 William French

2 Charles T Coles (C)

3 George R Pye

4 Frank G Ringe

5 Frank E Pervin

6 Norman W Genna

7 Ernest J Butler

8 Edward D Smith

9 William Pye

10 George A Hughes

First peal on ten bells: 1 and 4

First peal of caters: 6

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 11 August 1930 in 2h 55 (20)

5024 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 John H Crampion

2 George Popnell

3 John A Waugh

4 Ernest Brett

5 John T Kentish

6 Cecil W Pipe

7 Charles W Roberts (C)

8 Wilfred Williams

First peal in the method: 2

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Ealing, Middlesex

52, Lammas Park Road

Wednesday, 13 August 1930 in 2h 7

5040 Spliced Major (3m)

Double Bob, Plain Bob and Little Bob Major

Composed by E M Atkins

1–2 J Armiger Trollope

3–4 Ernest C S Turner

5–6 E Maurice Atkins (C)

7–8 Stephen H Wood

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 16 August 1930 in 3h (19)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J A Burford

1 Wilfred Williams

2 John H Crampion

3 George Popnell

4 James E Davis

5 John T Kentish

6 Charles W Roberts (C)

7 John A Waugh

8 Ernest Brett

9 Cecil W Pipe

10 Ronald H Bullen

First peal of Cambridge Royal: 2, 3 and 7

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 8 September 1930 in 2h 58 (20)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Charles W Roberts

2 Ernest Brett

3 John A Waugh

4 Edwin F Pike

5 John H Crampion

6 Cecil W Pipe

7 Wilfred Williams

8 James E Davis (C)

First peal in the method: 3 and 5

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hillingdon, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 13 September 1930 in 3h 16 (21–1–22 in E♭)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by G R Fardon

1 Fredk W Goodfellow (C)

2 Albert R G Twinn

3 George H Gutteridge

4 Frederick G Baldwin

5 Mrs C C Mayne

6 William Welling

7 Frank Corke

8 Arthur Harding

9 Cecil C Mayne

10 William Honor

First peal in the method: 2 and 4

First peal of Stedman Caters as conductor

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Monday, 15 September 1930 in 3h 13 (24 in D)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Alfred R Glasscock

2 John Armstrong (C)

3 Sidney Wade

4 John G Nash

5 Gilbert Plater

6 John E Miller

7 Harry Miller

8 Norman A Tomlinson

9 William Pickworth

10 Alfred G Crane

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Tuesday, 7 October 1930 in 2h 40 (10)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Consisting of 2944 London, 608 Bristol, 736 Cambridge, 736 Superlative

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Albert W Coles

2 Charles T Coles

3 George M Kilby

4 George R Pye

5 Harold J Poole

6 James Bennett

7 Harry Kilby

8 William Pye (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise: 5

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 11 October 1930 in 2h 49 (10)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Edward Lankester

2 George R Pye

3 George M Kilby

4 Albert G Harrison

5 Thomas Lock

6 William Pye (C)

7 Harry Kilby

8 James Bennett

Rung with the clappers half-muffled as a tribute to those who loast their lives in the R 101.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 20 October 1930 in 3h 5 (20)

5184 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Donald G Clift

2 John H Crampion

3 James E Davis

4 Charles W Roberts (C)

5 Edwin F Pike

6 Wilfred Williams

7 Cecil W Pipe

8 Ronald H Bullen

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 27 October 1930 in 2h 57 (20)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 James E Davis

2 John A Waugh

3 John H Crampion

4 Edwin F Pike

5 Ronald H Bullen

6 Wilfred Williams

7 Cecil W Pipe

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

First peal in the method: 2, 3, 5 and 7

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Pinner, Middlesex

St John the Baptist

Monday, 3 November 1930 in 3h 8 (18–3–15 in E♭)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (3m)

3m: 2944 London,, 1472 Cambridge, 608 Bristol

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Charles T Coles

2 George M Kilby

3 J Armiger Trollope

4 Albert W Coles

5 James Bennett

6 George R Pye

7 Harry Kilby

8 William Pye (C)

First peal rung in three Surprise methods. First spliced peal on the bells

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Saturday, 8 November 1930 in 2h 56 (14–0–16 in F)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Ellis

2 Walter Perkins

3 George M Kilby

4 Harry Chambers

5 George R Pye

6 John T Kentish

7 William T Beeson

8 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Saturday, 8 November 1930 in 3h (20)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton, Johnson's variation

1 John W Jones

2 George Popnell

3 James E Davis

4 Tower R Taylor

5 Wilfred Williams

6 Alfred Greenwood

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Charles W Roberts

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Tuesday, 11 November 1930 in 2h 47 (8)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frederick J Wilcox

2 Gilbert R Goodship (C)

3 Miss Elsie K Fulton

4 John E Rootes

5 Henry O Holmes

6 William T Horrod

First peal: 1, 3, 5 and 6

First peal of Minor: 4

First peal as conductor.

Believed to be the first peal on the bells. Rung with half-muffled clappers as an Act of Remembrance.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Friday, 14 November 1930 in 2h 53 (16)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Five-part

1 P C Ernest Gwilliam

2 P C Thomas Bannister

3 Inspr William Bottrill

4 P S George Shipp

5 P C Frederick Digby

6 P S Peter Crook (C)

7 P C Norman S Bagworth

8 Ch Inspr J Meldrum

** POLICE PEAL **

First peal: 8

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 15 November 1930 in 3h 4 (22–3–15 in D)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Herbert J Eldred

2 John G Nash

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 John H Crampion

5 George R Pye

6 John T Kentish

7 James Bennett

8 William Pye

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Bishopsgate, City of London

St Botolph, Bishopsgate

Monday, 17 November 1930 in 3h 2 (20)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 James E Davis

2 John A Waugh

3 John H Crampion

4 Edwin F Pike

5 William R Madgwick

6 Wilfred Williams

7 Ronald H Bullen

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

First peal in the method: 2, 3 and 7

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Friday, 21 November 1930 in 2h 44 (16)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Five-part

1 William Bottrill (C)

2 Frederick Digby

3 James E Davis

4 Charles Elliott

5 Joseph C Doel

6 Norman S Bagworth

7 Charles Davis

8 Charles Wilmington

First peal on eitht bells: 8

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Upper Clapton, Greater London

St Matthew

Saturday, 22 November 1930 in 2h 55 (13–2–9)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 William J Ellis

2 John H Crampion

3 George M Kilby

4 George R Pye

5 John G Nash

6 James Bennett

7 John T Kentish

8 William Pye (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Denham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 29 November 1930 in 3h (24)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Carter's Transposition of Parker's Twelve-part

1 Percy E Jones

2 Edgar Hancox

3 James H Lucas

4 Richard Warnett

5 William Honor

6 Edgar G Swift

7 Frank Corke (C)

8 Wilfred S Childs

First peal: 4 *

First peal in the method: 8

MCA Report 1930.

* Note - A Richard Warnett rang a peal on 3/9/1927. RW footnotes should probably read: First peal: 8 and First in m: 4

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 6 December 1930 in 3h 21 (19)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by J W Parker

1 Fred C Maynard

2 Mrs Rupert Richardson

3 George R Pye

4 Mrs Richard F Deal

5 Charles T Coles (C)

6 James E Davis

7 John H Crampion

8 James Bennett

9 Rupert Richardson

10 William Pye

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Uxbridge, Middlesex

St Andrew

Saturday, 13 December 1930 in 2h 54 (13–1–25 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Carter's Transposition Parker's Twelve-part

1 Edgar G Swift

2 Richard Warnett

3 Percy E Jones

4 Edgar Hancox

5 Charles A Nicholls

6 James H Lucas

7 Frank Corke (C)

8 Thomas J Setter

First peal away from the tenor: 5

First peal by an entirely local band for twenty years.

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 13 December 1930 in 2h 50 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 Herbert J Eldred

2 George M Kilby

3 George R Pye

4 Ernest J Butler

5 Charles T Coles

6 John T Kentish

7 James Bennett

8 William Pye (C)

First in the method on the bells

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

St George the Martyr

Saturday, 20 December 1930 in 2h 55 (16)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 John A Waugh

2 John H Crampion

3 James E Davis

4 Edwin F Pike

5 William H Hewett

6 William R Madgwick

7 Wilfred Williams

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Old Windsor, Berkshire

St Peter and St Andrew

Friday, 26 December 1930 in 3h 1 (11–2–21 in G)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F A Holden

1 William E Taylor

2 Sidney W Corden

3 George Martin

4 William Henley

5 William H Fussell

6 Edward S T Farr

7 Leonard Stilwell

8 William Welling (C)

First peal in the method: 6

MCA Report 1930

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edgware, Middlesex

St Margaret

Saturday, 27 December 1930 in 2h 46 (9 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frederick S Tubb

2 William J Norton

3 Bertram F Tubb

4 Frederick Cherrett

5 Ernest Bonfield

6 Frederick A Barker (C)

MCA Report 1930

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