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Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 4 January 1951 in 2h 41 (10)

5088 Wirral Surprise Major

Composed by Arr C W Roberts

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Leonard H Bowler

3 Brian D Threlfall

4 Thomas J Lock

5 Alick Cutler

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Richard F B Speed

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

The first peal rung in the method

MCA report 1951 #3349

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanmore, Middlesex

73, Braithwaite Gardens

Monday, 15 January 1951 in 2h 22

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A P Knights

1–2 Ernest C S Turner (C)

3–4 Richard F B Speed

5–6 Maurice Hodgson

7–8 Leonard H Bowler

First peal on handbells: 7-8

MCA report 1951 #3350

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Wednesday, 17 January 1951 (24 in D)

1263 Stedman Caters

1 Walter J Bowden

2 Mrs Norman A Tomlinson

3 Miss Mabel Prockson

4 Miss E Fadden

5 Mrs N O Manchip

6 S George Peck

7 Harry Miller

8 John G Nash

9 Sidney Wade (C)

10 Mark Fensom

First Quarter of Stedman Caters - 4.

Rung with the bells half-muffled as a last token of respect to the Vicar of Southgate, the Rev. G. W. Stainsby, who was laid to rest earlier in the day.

Ringing World page reference: 2079.0071

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 18 January 1951 in 2h 44 (10)

5088 Cornwall Surprise Major

Composed by Arr C W Roberts

1 Richard F B Speed

2 C Edward Jeffries

3 Maurice Hodgson

4 Alick Cutler

5 Brian S Threlfall

6 Leonard H Bowler

7 Alfred J House

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

The 250th peal in the Tower.

MCA report 1951 #3351

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southwark, Greater London

Cathedral Church of St Saviour

Saturday, 20 January 1951 in 3h 57 (48–3–1 in B♭)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 John Phillips

2 Ernest C S Turner

3 Charles W Roberts (C)

4 Richard E Price

5 Frederick W Housden

6 Herbert E Audsley

7 Alfred J House

8 Thomas J Lock

9 Richard F Deal

10 John H Crampion

11 Philip A Corby

12 Tony Price

First peal on 12 bells: 5

MCA report 1951 #3352

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Enfield, Middlesex

St Andrew

Saturday, 27 January 1951 in 3h 9 (19¾)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Gladys Manchip

2 Walter J Bowden

3 Thomas E Davies

4 Thomas J Southam

5 Philip J Coward

6 John T Roberts

7 Jack R Towers

8 Alfred J House (C)

Rung as a compliment to Mr Isaac James Attwater, Tower Captain, and Mrs Edith Attwater on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary.

1st peal in method: 6 and 7.

250th peal: 8.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Monken Hadley, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 3 February 1951 in 2h 54 (10–2–21 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 William H Hewett

2 Thomas J Lock

3 Mrs R F Deal

4 Leonard H Bowler

5 Alick Cutler

6 George J Hawkins

7 Charles W Roberts (C)

8 Richard F Deal

First peal in the method: 6

MCA report 1951 #3354

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 11 February 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Miss D Bryant

2 Ralph Mackrill

3 Reuben Sanders

4 Reuben Charge

5 John Chilcott

6 Hugh Page

7 John Phillips (C)

8 Michael Chilcott

Ringing World page reference: 2083.0135

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 3 March 1951 in 3h (7–3–3 in A)

5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Thomas J Lock

2 Elsie K Fulton

3 Cecil C Mayne

4 Frank C Price

5 H George Hart

6 Ernest C S Turner (C)

7 John R Mayne

8 Albert W Coles

First peal in the method: 2 and 5

MCA report 1951 #3355

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Sunday, 11 March 1951 (24 in D)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Miss Mabel Prockson

2 Walter J Bowden

3 Miss E M Fadden

4 S George Peck

5 J F Goodall

6 Harry Miller

7 Sidney Wade (C)

8 John G Nash

First of Triples - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2087.0206

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanwell, Middlesex

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 17 March 1951 in 2h 50 (13–0–14 in G)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Frank Blondell

2 Janet S Bailey

3 Sidney Saban

4 Peter A Lawrence

5 William Butler (C)

6 Frank T Blagrove

First peal of Treble Bob Minor for all

MCA report 1951 #3357

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Brentford, Middlesex

St Lawrence

Saturday, 17 March 1951 in 2h 45 (11–2–1)

5040 Minor (7m)

one extent each of Brentford, Double Court, Hereward, Oxford Bob, Double Oxford, St Clement's and Plain Bob

1 Eric Dodds

2 Richard E Price

3 Anne B Stockdale

4 Brian D Threlfall

5 Geoffrey Dodds (C)

6 Richard F B Speed

First peal in seven plain minor methods by all

MCA report 1951 #3356

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanmore, Middlesex

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 24 March 1951 in 2h 49 (12–0–12 in G♯)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 Charles Wenban

2 Thomas J Clark

3 Edward J Leversuch

4 W George Cheshire

5 Frederick A H Cattell

6 Derek R Judd

7 John E Rootes

8 Ernest C S Turner (C)

Rung as a farewell to the Rector, Dr Edward Carpenter, who has been appointed a Canon of Westminster Abbey

MCA report 1951 #3358

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Finchley, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 24 March 1951 in 2h 45 (8–0–25 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Joseph S Hawkins

2 Albert W Coles (C)

3 George A Parsons

4 Reuben Charge

5 Frederick A Barker

6 James Bennett

7 Reuben Sanders

8 Philip W Blake

MCA Report 1951 #3359

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 24 March 1951 in 3h (17)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

1120 London, 800 Bristol, 640 each Ealing and Rutland, 480 each of Cambridge, Superlative, Wembley nad Yorkshire, with 144 changes of method

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 Philip J Coward

2 Richard F B Speed

3 Alick Cutler

4 Alfred J House

5 Christopher W Woolley

6 Leonard H Bowler

7 Charles W Roberts

8 Harold G Cashmore (C)

First peal in 8 Surprise methods: 4

MCA Report 1951 #3360

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Heston, Middlesex

St Leonard

Monday, 26 March 1951 in 2h 50 (14–0–14 in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 John Cobb

2 Horace Belcher

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 William T Godfrey

5 Frederick A Finch (C)

6 Michael V Chilcott

7 John B Sansom

8 John E Chilcott

Rung as a farewell to John B Sansom, shortly leaving for service overseas.

MCA Report 1951 #3361

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Feltham, Middlesex

St Catherine

Saturday, 31 March 1951 in 2h 56 (11–1–0)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Agnes E Price

2 Peter A Lawrence

3 Janet S Bailey

4 Peter C Ridgeway

5 Tony Price

6 Frank T Blagrove

7 Terence H Blunt

8 Richard E Price (C)

First eight-bell peal: 1 and 4

Tony Price has now rung each of the bells in the tower to a peal.

MCA report 1951 #3362

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Thursday, 5 April 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Ralph Mackrill

2 W Stephenson

3 Michael Chilcott

4 Mrs E Deal

5 W T Elson

6 Reuben Charge

7 Reuben Sanders

8 Horace Belcher

9 Richard F Deal (C)

10 F W Wicks

An 84th birthday compliment to the ringer of the 5th, who afterwards entertained the company and other friends to supper.

Ringing World page reference: 2093.0301

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 7 April 1951 in 2h 55 (14–2–4 in F♯)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S Thomas

1 Frank C Price

2 Tony Price

3 Frank T Blagrove

4 Peter A Lawrence

5 Richard F B Speed

6 Brian D Threlfall

7 Denis N Layton (C)

8 Richard E Price

First peal of Surprise: 3 and 4

RW 1951 p259

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Sunday, 15 April 1951 (24 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 John G Nash

2 Mrs Norman A Tomlinson

3 Walter J Bowden

4 Miss E M Fadden

5 Mrs N O Manchip

6 Norman A Tomlinson

7 Harry Miller

8 Mark Fensom

9 S George Peck

10 Sidney Wade (C)

First quarter of Royal for 4 and 8, and a birthday compliment to Mrs. Manchip.

Ringing World page reference: 2091.0269

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Horton, Berkshire

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 21 April 1951 in 2h 53 (12½ in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

one extent each of London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Double Court, Double Oxford, St Clement and Plain Bob

1 Agnes E Price

2 Janet S Bailey

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 Tony Price (C)

6 Richard E Price

First seven method peal: 2 and 3

MCA report 1951 #3364

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Thursday, 26 April 1951 in 2h 53 (17)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Philip J Coward

2 Rev Arthur S Roberts

3 Mrs N O L Manchip

4 Thomas J Lock (C)

5 Alick Cutler

6 Charles E Wilmington

7 Alfred J House

8 Richard F B Speed

Rung for the re-dedication of the Festival Church of St John's Waterloo Road.

MCA Report 1951 #3365

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Thursday, 3 May 1951 (24 in D)

1275 Stedman Caters

1 Walter J Bowden

2 Mrs Norman A Tomlinson

3 Miss Mabel Prockson

4 Miss E M Fadden

5 Mrs N O Manchip

6 Norman A Tomlinson

7 S George Peck

8 Harry Miller

9 Sidney Wade (C)

10 Mark Fensom

Ringing World page reference: 2094.0317

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Acton, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 5 May 1951 in 2h 50 (13¾ in F)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. R. Pritchard

1 John E Chilcott

2 Derek R Judd

3 Frederick A Finch

4 William J Ellis (C)

5 Herbert J Eldred

6 William T Cook

7 Richard E Price

8 Arthur Harding

First of Major as conductor.

RW 2095.0322 (25/05/1951).

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Thursday, 10 May 1951 (24 in D)

1263 Stedman Caters

1 Walter J Bowden

2 Mrs N O Manchip

3 Miss Mabel Prockson

4 Miss E M Fadden

5 Mrs Norman A Tomlinson

6 Norman A Tomlinson

7 S George Peck

8 Harry Miller

9 Sidney Wade (C)

10 Mark Fensom

Rung for the induction of Southgate’s new Vicar, the Rev. C. H. Plummer.

Ringing World page reference: 2098.0381

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanwell, Middlesex

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 12 May 1951 in 2h 53 (13–0–14 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Double Court, Plain Bob and two combined extents of St Clements and Plain bob and of Double Oxford and Plain Bob

1 Agnes E Price

2 Janet S Bailey

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Sidney J Woodcock

5 Terence H Blunt

6 Frank Blagrove (C)

First peal in seven methods: 4 and 5

First peal as conductor

MCA report 1951 #3367

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Camberwell, Greater London

St George

Monday, 14 May 1951 in 2h 56 (13–2–4)

5088 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Peter A Lawrence

2 William A Theobald

3 Anne B Stockdale

4 Frances A Edgar

5 Frank T Blagrove

6 Alick Cutler

7 Richard F B Speed

8 Brian D Threlfall (C)

First peal in the method: 1 and 5

MCA report 1951 #3368

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hampton, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 May 1951 in 2h 49 (12–2–4 in F♯)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 Charles H Kippin

2 Frank T Blagrove

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Terence H Blunt

5 Frederick A Finch

6 Ernest C S Turner (C)

7 Richard E Price

8 Tony Price

First peal in the method: 2 and 3

First peal of Surprise: 4

MCA report 1951 #3369

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 20 May 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1277 Grandsire Caters

1 S Ellis

2 Horace Belcher

3 Ralph Mackrill

4 Albert M Houghton

5 Reuben Charge

6 Michael Chilcott

7 Reuben Sanders

8 John Phillips (C)

9 Richard F Deal

10 Hugh M Page

First on 10 - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2098.0381

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, Greater London

All Saints

Monday, 21 May 1951 (23–3–6 in D)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Royal

1 J H Lott

2 Thomas H Taffender (C)

3 G W Morris

4 C A Hughes

5 Ernest Furbank

6 E Smith

7 James Bennett

8 Charles W Ottley

9 J W Ward

10 James Bullock

First Quarter of Surprise Royal - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2098.0381

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harlington, Middlesex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 26 May 1951 in 2h 40 (7–2–7 in B♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Frederick A Finch (C)

2 John E Chilcott

3 Derek R Judd

4 William J Ellis

5 Thomas G Bannister

6 Denis N Layton

7 Richard E Price

8 Tony Price

First peal of Surprise: 3

50th peal together: 6 and 7

First peal in the method as conductor

MCA report 1951 #3370

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Kenton, Middlesex

184 Kingshill Drive

Wednesday, 6 June 1951 in 2h 35 (15)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 Leonard H Bowler

3–4 Maurice Hodgson

5–6 Brian D Threlfall

7–8 Richard F B Speed (C)

First peal in the method on handbells: 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6

MCA report 1951 #3371

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 14 June 1951 in 2h 42 (7–3–7 in B♭)

5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Frances A Edgar

2 Leonard H Bowler

3 C Edward Lankester

4 Richard F B Speed (C)

5 Ernest H Kilby

6 Brian D Threlfall

7 Thomas J Lock

8 Alick Cutler

250th peal: 7

Rung as a memorial to Mr Harry Kilby, who was for many years master at this tower

MCA report 1951 #3372

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Cranford, Middlesex

St Dunstan

Saturday, 16 June 1951 in 2h 31 (7–0–0 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Tony Price (C)

2 Agnes E Price

3 Janet S Bailey

4 Terence H Blunt

5 Frank C Price

6 Richard E Price

First peal inside: 2

The conductor's 300th peal

MCA report 1951 #3373

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanmore, Middlesex

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 30 June 1951 in 2h 53 (12–0–12 in G♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by George H Cross

1 Charles Wenban

2 Reginald Rowley

3 Frederick A H Cattell

4 D Kay Adkins

5 Thomas J Clark

6 John E Rootes

7 William Wenban (C)

8 Albert C Wenban

Rung as a welcome to Rev E H Loasby upon his induction as Rector

MCA report 1951 #3375

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Feltham, Middlesex

St Catherine

Saturday, 30 June 1951 in 2h 57 (11–1–0)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Agnes E Price

2 Richard E Price

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 Peter C Ridgway

6 Terence H Blunt

7 Frank C Price

8 Tony Price (C)

First peal in the method: 3, 5 and 6

MCA report 1951 #3374

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Westminster, Greater London

St Margaret

Saturday, 7 July 1951 in 2h 55 (26–0–26 in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 Reuben Charge

2 James W Chapman

3 William H Hewett

4 Cecil J Matthews

5 Reuben Sanders

6 Richard F Deal

7 Charles W Roberts (C)

8 Thomas H Francis

Rung on the 200th anniversary of the first performance, in this tower, of Holt's Original

MCA report #3377

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Saturday, 7 July 1951 in 3h (14–0–16 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Original

1 Ernest C S Turner (C)

2 Elsie K Fulton

3 Alfred H Pulling

4 H George Hart

5 Doris E Lidbetter

6 William J Ellis

7 Derek R Judd

8 John Hill

Rung on the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Holt's Original

MCA report 1951 #3376

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 12 July 1951 in 2h 45 (10)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1440 each London and Rutland, 800 Bristol and 480 each of Cambridge, Superlative and Yorkshire., 129 changes of method

Composed by A J Pitman

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Leonard H Bowler

3 Thomas J Lock

4 Richard F B Speed

5 Alick Cutler

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Alfred J House

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

The 250th peal on the bells

MCA report 1951 #3378

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 14 July 1951 in 3h 40 (18–2–23 in E♭)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Frank E Darby

1 John E Chilcott

2 Anne B Stockdale

3 Brian D Threlfall

4 David E Parsons

5 Frank E Darby

6 Alfred J House

7 Geoffrey Dodds

8 Charles W Roberts

9 Richard F B Speed (C)

10 Charles H Kippin

First of Surprise Royal: 2

First peal on the bells since their removal from Lombard Street

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 14 July 1951 in 3h (14–2–4 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (2m)

12 six-scores of Plain Bob, and 30 of Grandsire.

1 Eric C T Pizzey

2 Olive M Green

3 Frank T Blagrove

4 Frank C Price (C)

5 George T Robson

6 Frederick Shephard

First peal: 1

First peal of doubles: 2 and 5

RW 1951 p485

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, Greater London

All Saints

Sunday, 15 July 1951 (23–3–6 in D)

1257 Stedman Caters

1 John H Lott

2 Thomas H Taffender

3 A C Chaplin

4 George W Morris

5 Edmund J Morris

6 M F Oxshett

7 James Bennett

8 John W Ward

9 Edward D Smith (C)

10 Charles A Hughes

Ringing World page reference: 2105.0494

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 28 July 1951 in 2h 40 (10)

5056 Wembley Surprise Major

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Richard F B Speed (C)

3 Maurice Hodgson

4 Alfred J House

5 Leonard H Bowler

6 Alick Cutler

7 Harold G Cashmore

8 Charles W Roberts

200th peal: 2

First peal in the method: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8

MCA report 1951 #3381

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hampton, Middlesex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 4 August 1951 in 3h 4 (12–2–4 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Frederick A Finch

2 Richard E Price

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Frank T Blagrove (C)

5 Peter C Ridgeway

6 William T Cook

7 Frank C Price

8 Terence H Blunt

First peal on eight bells as conductor.

In memory of Miss Patricia Lewes, late ringer at this church

MCA report 1951 #3382

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 9 August 1951 in 2h 43 (10)

5184 London Surprise Major

Composed by J W Parker

1 C Edward Jeffries (C)

2 Thomas J Lock

3 Alick Cutler

4 Thomas H Francis

5 Ronald J Sharp

6 Leonard H Bowler

7 Alfred J House

8 Charles W Roberts

MCA report 1951 #3383

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stanwell, Middlesex

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Saturday, 11 August 1951 in 2h 49 (13–0–14 in G)

5040 Doubles (7m)

720 each of April Day, Old, Norfolk, St Simon's, Grandsire, Plain Bob, Spliced Plain Bob and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure

1 Eric C T Pizzey

2 Janet S Bailey

3 Peter A Lawrence

4 Terence H Blunt

5 Frank Blagrove (C)

First peal in seven Doubles methods: 1 and 5

First peal of Doubles: 2, 3 and 4

First peal of Doubles as Conductor.

The average age of the band in 17 1/2

MCA report 1951 #3384

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Cranford, Middlesex

St Dunstan

Saturday, 11 August 1951 in 2h 28 (7–0–0 in B)

5040 Doubles (6m)

840 each St Simon's, April Day, Old, Norfolk, Plain Bob and Grandsire

1 Eric C T Pizzey

2 Janet S Bailey

3 Frank C Price

4 Brian Taylor

5 Frank T Blagrove (C)

First peal in six doubles variations by all. The average age of the band is 17.

MCA report 1951 #3385

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 12 August 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1277 Grandsire Caters

1 Miss D Bryan

2 Horace Belcher

3 John E Chilcott

4 Reuben Charge

5 William S Langdon

6 C Watts

7 Richard F Deal

8 John Phillips (C)

9 Hugh M Page

10 S Ellis

Ringing World page reference: 2108.0542

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Wednesday, 15 August 1951 in 3h (17)

5120 Ealing Surprise Major

Composed by Richard F B Speed

1 Philip J Coward

2 Alick Cutler

3 Brian D Threlfall

4 Anne B Stockdale

5 John Hill

6 Thomas H Francis

7 Alfred J House

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

First peal in the method: 3, 4, 5 and 8

Rung for the wedding of Stanley E Darmon and Jean A Southerst

MCA report 1951 #3386

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 18 August 1951 in 3h 35 (39cwt)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Leonard H Bowler

2 Mrs T H Francis

3 Mrs R F Deal

4 William H Hewett (C)

5 Alick Cutler

6 R F B Speed

7 Brian D Threlfall

8 Alfred E Rushton

9 Alfred J House

10 Thomas H Francis

1st peal of Surprise Royal : 2. 1st peal on 10 bells : 5. 1st peal in the method : 5.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stamford Hill, Middlesex

St Ann

Saturday, 18 August 1951 (7–3–1 in A)

1272 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 William A Theobald (C)

2 J G M Scott

3 R P Crump

4 J E Crump

5 R D Tomlin

6 William Rawlings

First quarter Surprise Minor by all except ringer of treble.

Rung half-muffled in memoriam Thomas Wilfred Taffender.

Ringing World page reference: 2111.0583

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Southgate, Middlesex

Christ Church

Sunday, 19 August 1951 (24 in D)

1301 Stedman Caters

1 John G Nash

2 Miss Mabel Prockson

3 Mrs Norman A Tomlinson

4 Miss E Fadden

5 Walter J Bowden

6 S George Peck

7 Harry Miller

8 Norman A Tomlinson

9 Sidney Wade (C)

10 Mark Fensom

Rung on the occasion of the coming-of-age of the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson.

Ringing World page reference: 2111.0583

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 23 August 1951 in 2h 45 (10)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1344 Rutland, 1280 London, 1152 Bristol, 576 Yorkshire and 384 each of Cambridge and Superlative with 128 changes of method

Composed by M R Hodgson

1 Alick Cutler

2 Brian D Threlfall

3 Leonard H Bowler

4 Alfred J House

5 Frances A Edgar

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Richard F B Speed (C)

8 Charles W Roberts

First peal of Spliced Surprise: 7

Rung as a farewell to Frances Edgar, who is leaving London

MCA report 1951 #3388

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wood Green, Middlesex

St Michael

Sunday, 26 August 1951 (9–0–12 in G)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Miss L Fox

2 Miss Ella Bettridge

3 Miss W Bettridge

4 C Yardley

5 H Kirby (C)

6 R Stroud

First quarter by all except conductor. First quarter on the bells by a local band.

Ringing World page reference: 2111.0583

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 6 September 1951 in 2h 39 (10)

5120 Norfolk Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Brian D Threlfall

2 Anne B Stockdale

3 W Norman Park

4 Leonard H Bowler

5 Thomas H Francis

6 Alick Cutler

7 Alfred J House

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

50th peal together: 1 and 8

25th peal together: 1 and 2

First peal in the method by all except the ringer of the 3rd

MCA report 1951 #3389

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holloway, Greater London

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 8 September 1951 in 2h 58 (20)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 A Edwin Hoare

2 Mabel A Prockson

3 William D Prockson

4 Ronald F H Harman

5 Arthur W J Butler

6 Dennis F Harman

7 Robert H Begrie (C)

8 William J Rawlings

First peal: 4

First peal of Major: 6

First peal as conductor.

A Festival Peal

MCA report 1951 #3390

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 9 September 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1277 Grandsire Caters

1 Hugh M Page

2 Mrs C Watts

3 Mrs Richard F Deal

4 William J Paice

5 William Langdon

6 Miss D Lidbetter

7 Horace Belcher

8 C Watts

9 John Phillips (C)

10 S Ellis

Ringing World page reference: 2113.0615

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 20 September 1951 in 2h 47 (10)

5056 Hereford Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Thomas J Lock

3 Maurice Hodgson

4 Alick Cutler

5 Leonard H Bowler

6 Richard F B Speed

7 Alfred J House

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

First peal ever rung in the method

MCA report 1951 #3391

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Feltham, Middlesex

St Catherine

Saturday, 22 September 1951 in 2h 55 (11–1–0)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Mrs A R Price

2 Mrs C C Mayne

3 Mrs A Diserens

4 Mrs C J Matthews

5 Ronald F Diserens

6 Frank J Matthews

7 John R Mayne

8 Richard E Price (C)

First peal in the method: 6

This is the first peal rung by four mothers and their four sons.

MCA report 1951 #3392

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Edmonton, Middlesex

All Saints

Wednesday, 26 September 1951 in 3h 5 (17)

5184 Lindum Surprise Major

Composed by Richard F B Speed

1 Anne B Stockdale

2 Alfred J House

3 Philip J Coward

4 John Hill

5 Thomas H Francis

6 Alick Cutler

7 Richard E Price

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

First peal in the method by the Association

MCA report 1951 #3393

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Wood Green, Middlesex

St Michael

Wednesday, 3 October 1951 (9–0–12 in G)

1440 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss L Fox

2 Miss E Bettridge

3 Miss W Bettridge

4 T Yardley

5 R O Stroud

6 H Kirby (C)

First quarter by all except the conductor, and first quarter of Minor on the bells by a local band.

Ringing World page reference: 2118.0701

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 4 October 1951 in 2h 55 (10)

5088 Kensington Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 Charles W Roberts (C)

2 C Edward Jeffries

3 Leonard H Bowler

4 Alick Cutler

5 Thomas J Lock

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Alfred J House

8 Richard F B Speed

The first peal ever rung in the method, produced by the late Henry Dains in 1915, and named by him.

MCA report 1951 #3394

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Finchley, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 6 October 1951 in 2h 55 (8–0–25 in A♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Arthur F Warren

2 Frederick A Barker

3 Ernest C S Turner

4 Thomas Bevan

5 Geoffrey Carter

6 Philip W Blake

7 Bernard J Willis (C)

8 Leonard E Tubb

First peal as conductor

A farewell to Mr P W Blake who is returning to Bristol after 38 years as a member of the Finchley band.

MCA report 1951 #3395

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Stamford Hill, Middlesex

St Ann

Tuesday, 9 October 1951 (7–3–1 in A)

1440 Grandsire Doubles

1 S New

2 J M Parry

3 W T Forrester

4 Harold Howson

5 Ernest J Rowe (C)

6 L Green

First Quarter - 1.

First Quarter as conductor - 5.

First Quarter by a local band.

Ringing World page reference: 2120.0733

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 21 October 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Brooke Kingsmill-Lunn

2 Horace Belcher

3 Harry Shutt

4 William Langdon

5 John Chilcott (C)

6 Henry Ellis

7 C Watts

8 Hugh Page

First Quarter - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2118.0701

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 25 October 1951 in 2h 42 (10)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Elsie Lankester

2 Anne B Stockdale

3 C Edward Lankester

4 Leonard H Bowler

5 Ernest H Kilby

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Alick Cutler

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

First peal in the method: 2 and 5

100th peal on the bells: 3

MCA report 1951 #3396

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Hornsey, Greater London

St Mary (Old church)

Saturday, 27 October 1951 in 3h 3 (14)

5040 Minor (7m)

an extent each of London Surprise, York Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, St Clement's and Plain Bob.

1 John E Crump

2 Reginald P Crump

3 David H Kingston

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 Richard E Price

6 Tony Price (C)

First peal in seven methods: 2

First peal of Minor: 3

Rung in honour of the appointment of Rev E S Duval, Rector and Rural Dean of Hornsey, to the Prebendary Stall of Islington

MCA report 1951 #3397

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Twickenham, Middlesex

All Hallows

Saturday, 3 November 1951 in 3h 30 (19)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Ernest C S Turner

1 Ernest C S Turner (C)

2 William Welling

3 William J Ellis

4 Frederick G Baldwin

5 Peter A Lawrence

6 Frederick A Finch

7 William H Coles

8 Frank T Blagrove

9 Thomas J Lock

10 Tony Price

First peal on ten bells: 5 and 8

Rung for the Patronal Festival

MCA report 1951 #3399

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 4 November 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1080 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Hugh M Page

2 Mrs C Watts

3 Horace Belcher

4 Reuben Charge

5 Miss D Lidbetter

6 Michael V Chilcott

7 Reuben Sanders

8 Richard F Deal (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2120.0733

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 15 November 1951 in 2h 48 (10)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Charles W Roberts (C)

2 Alick Cutler

3 Thomas H Francis

4 Anne B Stockdale

5 Leonard H Bowler

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Richard F B Speed

8 Alfred J House

MCA Report 1951 #3399

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Holy Cross and St Lawrence

Saturday, 17 November 1951 in 3h 30 (39)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Reuben Charge

2 William H Hewett (C)

3 Frank Matthews

4 Leonard H Bowler

5 Thomas J Lock

6 Alfred J House

7 Thomas H Francis

8 Reuben Sanders

A welcome home to H R H Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Harrow Weald, Middlesex

All Saints

Saturday, 17 November 1951 in 3h 2 (7–3–3 in A)

5280 Kent and Oxford Treble Bob Major

Worcester Variation

Composed by Henry W Wilde

1 Phyllis M Mayne

2 Valerie Willard

3 Sidney Warwick

4 William Wenban

5 H George Hart

6 Henry D Butler

7 Cecil C Mayne

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal: 3

First peal of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob by all.

To wish God-speed to Rev N A Tuddenham, late lay reader to the parish, and recently ordained Deacon, also to the ringer of the second who sailed for Australia on 22nd Nov.

MCA report 1951 #3400

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Saturday, 24 November 1951 in 2h 45 (10)

5184 Brinklow Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Frederick W Brinklow

3 Anne B Stockdale

4 Alick Cutler

5 Leonard H Bowler

6 Maurice Hodgson

7 Richard F B Speed

8 Harold G Cashmore (C)

The first peal ever rung in the method

MCA Report 1951 #3402

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Fulham, Middlesex

All Saints

Sunday, 16 December 1951 (18–2–22 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Hugh M Page

2 Mrs Richard F Deal

3 John E Chilcott

4 Horace Belcher

5 William S Langdon

6 Michael V Chilcott

7 Richard F Deal

8 C Watts

9 Miss D Lidbetter

10 John Phillips (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2126.0823

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Willesden, Middlesex

St Mary

Thursday, 20 December 1951 in 2h 37 (10)

5088 Apsley Surprise Major

Composed by Richard F B Speed

1 C Edward Lankester

2 Richard E Price

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 David W Beard

5 Thomas H Francis

6 Alick Cutler

7 Alfred J House

8 Richard F B Speed (C)

The first peal in the method by all and for the Association.

MCA report 1951 #3403

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0003

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Holborn, Greater London

St Giles in the Fields

Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 2h 49 (14–0–16 in F)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by G H Cross

1 W Norman Genna

2 Richard F B Speed

3 Thomas J Lock

4 Frederick W Housden

5 Alick Cutler

6 Ernest C S Turner

7 Frederick J Cullum (C)

8 Herbert E Audsley

MCA Report 1951 #3404

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0003

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Poplar, Greater London

All Saints

Sunday, 23 December 1951 (23–3–6 in D)

1257 Stedman Caters

1 J A Hales

2 Thomas H Taffender

3 S H Lott

4 James Bullock

5 Ernest E Holman

6 James Bennett

7 Charles A Hughes

8 Charles W Ottley

9 Edward D Smith (C)

10 Frank L Blewer

Ringing World page reference: 2129.0045

Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild

Feltham, Middlesex

St Catherine

Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 2h 45 (11–1–0)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Tony Price

2 Richard E Price

3 Frank T Blagrove

4 Alick Cutler

5 Frederick A Finch

6 Thomas J Lock

7 Frederick E Collins

8 Philip A Corby (C)

First peal in the method: 3

MCA report 1951 #3405

Ringing World page reference: 2129.0035

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