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Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Epworth, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 7 May 1949 in 3h 12 (17–0–16)

5104 Spliced Major (3m)

Consisting of Plain Bob, Gainsborough Little Bob and Little Bob

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 F Mary Laceby

2 Colin P Bradford

3 G Leslie A Lunn

4 Frank Lord

5 George W Moody

6 George E Feirn (C)

7 Bernard O Mann

8 George Dobbs

First peal in three Major methods by all except the ringers of 4 and 6.

Methods arranged by G E Feirn.

To celebrate the golden jubilee of the Lincoln Guild.

RW 1949 p238

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 19 May 1949 in 3h 43 (24 in D)

5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 George E Feirn

2 Charles McGuiness

3 Jack L Millhouse (C)

4 Archer T Lewman

5 Frederick W Stokes

6 Walter Tomlinson

7 Raymond F Smith

8 John A Freeman

9 H Leslie Pask

10 Kenneth W Mayer

11 John Walden

12 John Freeman

First peal in method: 7 and 9. First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus by all the band, in the county and for the Guild. For the golden jubilee of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 1991.0250

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 30 June 1949 in 3h 48 (24)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by York Green

1 John Walden

2 John Freeman

3 Charles McGuiness

4 Mrs C J Matthews

5 Archer T Lowman

6 Frederick W Stokes

7 John A Freeman (C)

8 Walter Tomlinson

9 Raymond F Smith

10 H Leslie Pask

11 Cecil J Matthews

12 Jack L Millhouse

Ringing World page reference: 1997.0326

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 3 September 1949 in 3h 49 (24)

5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by R F Deal

1 Albert W Coles

2 William H Hewett

3 Stanley E Bennett

4 Albert Walker

5 Kenneth W Mayer

6 Frank E Pervin

7 Walter Tomlinson

8 John A Freeman

9 Thomas W Sheppard

10 H Leslie Pask

11 George E Feirn

12 John Freeman (C)

First peal of Yorkshire Maximus: 3 and 9. First of Yorkshire Maximus inside: 11. First of Yorkshire Maximus as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2006.0435

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Birmingham, Warwickshire

Cathedral Church of St Philip

Saturday, 24 September 1949 in 3h 53 (31–0–21 in D)

5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Hewett's Variation of Fearn's Two-Part.

1 Edgar C Shepherd

2 Mrs R F Deal

3 Patricia Holmes

4 Charles McGuiness

5 Frank W Perrens

6 John A Freeman (C)

7 John Freeman

8 Jack L Millhouse

9 Henry H Fearn

10 John Pinfold

11 Frank E Haynes

12 George E Fearn

First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus: 2. First peal of Maximus: 3. First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2010.0487

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Ruskington, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 October 1949 in 3h 4 (11–1–11 in F)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 each of Cambridge, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Single Court, Oxford Bob, St Clements and Plain Bob

1 Moses Billings

2 Owen E Needham

3 Amos Ingall

4 Louis Wilder

5 Robert Parker

6 John E Cook (C)

2. First Peal in 7 methods

6. First Peal as Conductor, and first on these bells.

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 29 October 1949 in 3h 55 (24 in D)

5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Geoffrey M Mayer

2 Charles McGuiness

3 C Kenneth Lewis

4 Alan A Potts

5 Sydney A Chambers

6 John E Bibby

7 Walter Allman

8 Jack L Millhouse

9 John Worth

10 John Walden

11 Edward Jenkins

12 James C E Simpson (C)

First peal of Yorkshire Maximus: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9. 100th peal together: 6 and 12. First peal of Yorkshire Maximus as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2014.0538

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Friday, 2 December 1949 in 3h 34 (23–3–13 in D)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 Frederick W Stokes

2 Peter N Bond

3 Edwin H Lewis

4 Charles McGuiness

5 Margaret Fidell

6 George E Feirn (C)

7 Jack L Millhouse

8 Raymond F Smith

9 H Leslie Pask

10 Daniel Cooper

11 George E Fearn

12 Harold Walker

First peal of conductor on twelve bells.

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 3 December 1949 in 3h 7 (19–1–24 in E)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Harry Morgan

2 Peter N Bond

3 Margaret Fidell

4 G Leslie A Lunn

5 George E Feirn (C)

6 Jack F Hodson

7 John Walden

8 George E Fearn

First peal of Yorkshire 4 & 6. First peal of Yorkshire as conductor. First peal of Yorkshire on the bells.

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Frampton, Lincolnshire

St Mary

Saturday, 10 December 1949 in 3h (12–2–26 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (33m)

1 Hanley, Allendale, Milton, Westmister 2 Whitley, Northumberland, Carlisle, Wooler 3 Chester, Newcastle, Munden, Canterbury 4 Beverley, Hexham, Surfleet, Durham, York, Berwick 5 Wearmouth, Rossendale, Lightfoot, Annable's London, Stamford, Netherseale 6 London, Wells, Cunecastre 7 Cambridge, Norfolk, Ipswich, Primrose, Hull, Bourne

1 Thomas Cummins

2 John R Kemp

3 Arthur Young

4 Albert E Flatters

5 Edwin Fisher

6 John R Young (C)

The first peal in 33 Surprise methods by all and for the Guild, and believed to be the first such in the country. There were 104 changes of methods.

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0006

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 10 December 1949 in 2h 48 (6–0–22 in B)

5040 Minor (9m)

1 Norfolk S 2 Primrose S 3 Ipswich and Cambridge S 4 Double Oxford 5 St Clements and Plain Bob 6 Oxford TB 7 Kent TB

1 Ernest Brittain

2 Bettina A Duffy

3 William Duffy

4 Kenneth W Duffy

5 Fred Brightman

6 Frank Taylor (C)

First peal in 9 methods by all the band, and by a local band. For the patronal festival.

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0005

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Spalding, Lincolnshire

St Mary and St Nicolas

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 3h 8 (15–1–12 in F♯)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Hudson

1 Mrs A Richardson

2 Linda M Redhead

3 Maurice Bennett

4 Freda Oldershaw

5 Thomas H Charlton

6 Frank Taylor

7 Aubrey D Mills

8 John G Ames (C)

First peal of Treble Bob - 2. First of Major - 5. A welcome to the new Vicar, Rev Michael HR Synge.

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0005

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Broughton, Lincolnshire

St Mary

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 45 (11–2–14 in G)

5040 Spliced Minor (14m)

1 Oxford Bob & Single Court 2 Double Oxford & London Bob 3 Thelwall & Lytham 4 St Clements & College 5 Childwall & Wavertree 6 Double & Reverse Bob 7 Fulbeck & Canterbury Pleasure

1 John Ellerton

2 George E Feirn (C)

3 G Leslie A Lunn

4 Frank Lord

5 Jack Bray

6 George W Moody

First peal in 14 methods - 1,3.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0022

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 19 December 1949 in 2h 32 (6–0–22 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 ext each Primrose, Ipswich and Cambridge S, St Clements, Plain Bob, Oxford, Kent TB

1 Bettina A Duffy

2 Ernest Brittain

3 William Duffy

4 Charles Perkins

5 Fred Brightman

6 Frank Taylor (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0022

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Cleatham, Lincolnshire

Cleatham House Farm

Monday, 19 December 1949 in 2h 23 (15 in C)

5104 Spliced Major (3m)

Plain Bob, Gainsborough Little Bob and Little Bob, 176 com.

Composed by N J Pitstow

1–2 Mrs J Bray

3–4 George E Feirn (C)

5–6 Jack Bray

7–8 Philip Barnes

250th peal - 1-2. To celebrate the engagement of Miss Enid Bray and Mr Peter Worley.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Bicker, Lincolnshire

St Swithin

Friday, 23 December 1949 in 2h 56 (7–3–15 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by E Taylor's 6-part

1 Stanley E Bennett

2 Albert H Bennett

3 William B Dawson

4 Norman B Fovargue

5 John P Morriss

6 Cyril Wander (C)

7 George R Dawson

8 Robert Howard

First peal in the method- 2,3,4,7,8. First peal in the method on the bells. First peal as conductor. Rung for the Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs AH Bennett. Mr Bennett has been a ringer at this church for 35 years.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Metheringham, Lincolnshire

St Wilfrid

Saturday, 24 December 1949 in 2h 53 (6–3–13 in G♯)

5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by John Freeman

1 Margaret A Swain

2 Frederick W Stokes

3 Owen A Needham

4 H Leslie Pask

5 Raymond F Smith

6 John F Hodson

7 John F Cook

8 Jack L Millhouse (C)

First peal in method - 1,2,3,5,7.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0020

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln

St Giles

Monday, 26 December 1949 in 3h 1 (18–0–2 in E)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Hopgood

1 Norman Hepworth

2 Cyril Ward

3 Jean Metham

4 Margaret A Swann

5 Owen A Needham

6 Sydney A Chambers

7 John F Hodson

8 Jack L Millhouse (C)

First peal - 1. First peal in the method inside - 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Horncastle, Lincolnshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 26 December 1949 in 2h 55 (16–0–12 in E)

5040 Minor (8m)

720 each of College Exercise, Bourne S, Cambridge S, Oxford TB, St Clements, Single Court, and one combined 720 of Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Amos Ingall

2 Jeffery Parker

3 Moses Billings

4 Louis Willders

5 Owen A Needham

6 John E Cook (C)

First peal in 8 methods - 4. To celebrate the birth of a son to the ringer of the 4th.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Navenby, Lincolnshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 3h 5 (13–0–12 in F♯)

5040 Minor (8m)

1 College Exercise 2 Bourne S 3 Cambridge S 4 Oxford TB 5 Single Court 6 Kent TB 7 Oxford B & Plain B

1 Evelyn Wright

2 Geoffrey R Parker

3 Amos Ingall

4 Louis Wilders

5 Owen A Needham

6 John E Cook (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0038

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