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Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Epworth, Lincolnshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 27 January 1951 in 3h 3 (17–0–16)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by N Pittstow

1 C Aubrey Harrison

2 George E Feirn

3 Harold Morwood

4 G Leslie A Lunn

5 Harry Hall

6 Charles H Baker

7 George W Moody

8 Jack Bray (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 5

Rung as a farewell compliment to the Rector of Epworth, Rev. O. Mordaunt Burrows.

RW 1951 p84

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Ratby, Leicestershire

St Philip and St James

Saturday, 29 September 1951 in 2h 55 (9–3–18 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Jane M Hooke

2 Phyllis Poole

3 Harry Poyner

4 John R Smith

5 Geoffrey W Seaman

6 Lawrence Greenhow

7 John Bramley

8 Peter J Staniforth (C)

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Ruskington, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 13 October 1951 in 2h 52 (11–1–11 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Composed by Rev E Bankes James

1 Geoffrey Parker (C)

2 Margaret A Swan

3 Denis A Frith

4 James H Musson

5 William E Clarke

6 W Robert Parker

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 24 November 1951 in 3h 5 (19–1–24 in E)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

Comprising 1,440 London, 1,184 Rutland, 416 Cambridge, 384 Superlative. 320 Pudsey, 320 Lincolnshire, 320 Bristol, 288 Norfolk, 288 New Gloucester, and 160 Yorkshire, with 128 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Archer T Lowman

2 Raymond F Smith

3 Frederick W Stokes

4 Walter Tomlinson

5 John A Freeman

6 Jack L Millhouse

7 John Walden

8 John Freeman (C)

First peal of Spliced in ten methods: 2

Ringing World page reference: 2123.0772

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Tattershall, Lincolnshire

Holy Trinity

Monday, 3 December 1951 in 3h 15

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Eric Flintham

2 Edwin Fisher

3 Harold Yardley

4 Albert E Flatters

5 Fred Bishop

6 John R Young (C)

Treble - first peal.

3rd - first peal minor.

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Martin by Timberland, Lincolnshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 15 December 1951 in 2h 32 (9–1–9 in G♯)

5040 Doubles (4m)

6 extents of Canterbury Reversed and 12 each of St Simon's, Grandsire and Plain Bob.

1 Peter Mason

2 Donald H Mettam

3 John R Ketteringham

4 W Robert Parker

5 Geoffrey R Parker (C)

First peal of Doubles in 4 methods - 3. First peal of Doubles on the bells. Rung as a birthday compliment to HRH King George VI.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0006

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Branston, Lincolnshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 December 1951 in 2h 53 (9–3–23 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

7 extents: (1) Alnwick and Newcastle (2) London and Wells (3) York and Durham (4) Ipswich and Cambridge (5) Hull (6) Norwich (7) Bourne

1 Amos Ingle

2 Bertie Bee

3 Moses Billings

4 Reginald Applewhite

5 Louis Willders

6 John E Cook (C)

First Surprise peal in 11 methods by all the band except the 5th. A birthday compliment to the ringer of the 3rd.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0005

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 18 December 1951 in 2h 50 (17)

5040 Little Bob Major

1 Frank Lord

2 C Aubrey Harrison

3 Fred Lacy

4 Ronald Chafer

5 Harold Morwood

6 Jack Bray (C)

7 George W Moody

8 Philip Barnes

First peal in method inside - 2. First peal in the method - 4. Rung in honour of the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs S Finn, both being members of the local band.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0003

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 19 December 1951 in 3h 5 (18–0–9 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

The "Barrahool" peal

Composed by Rev E Bankes-James

1 Stanley F Bennett

2 Bernard H Dalton

3 Aubrey D Mills

4 Harold Barsley

5 John G Ames

6 W Allan Richardson

7 Horace Bennett

8 C Harold Whitton (C)

50h peal - 7. Rung in honour of completion by Mr J Curry of 52 years membership of the Lincoln DG.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0019

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Blankney, Lincolnshire

St Oswald

Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 2h 45 (8–3–26 in A)

5040 Minor (12m)

7 extents (1) Double Bob, Plain Bob, Oxford Bob (2) Double Oxford, Thelwall, St Clement's, Childwall, (3) Kent TB (4) Oxford TB (5) Norwich (6) Bourne (7) Cambridge

1 Donald H Mettam

2 Bertie Bee

3 Amos Ingall

4 Peter Mason

5 Moses Billings (C)

6 Louis Willders

First peal in 12 methods - 1,2,4.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0006

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln

St Giles

Wednesday, 26 December 1951 in 3h 2 (18–0–2 in E)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 William R Parker

2 Geoffrey R Parker

3 Margaret A Swann

4 Jack F Hodgson

5 Sydney A Chambers

6 John E Cook

7 H Leslie Pask

8 Jack L Millhouse (C)

First peal of London Surprise Major - 2,6. A silver wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs H Leslie Pask, who were married in this church (then St. Peter-at-Arches) on Christmas Day, 1926.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0020

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Bourne, Lincolnshire

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 26 December 1951 in 2h 58 (15–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Primrose, Ipswich, Beverley, Surfleet, York, Durham and Cambridge.

1 Frederick W French

2 Cecil Wade

3 Horace M Day

4 James W Haw

5 Leonard C Blanchard

6 Albert E Scott (C)

First peal as conductor. Rung in honour of the Rev John G M Scott, who was ordained deacon on Sunday, December 23rd, at Exeter Cathedral.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0022

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Blankney, Lincolnshire

St Oswald

Thursday, 27 December 1951 in 2h 36 (8–3–26 in A)

5040 Minor (6m)

1 extent each of Double Oxford, St Clement's, Double Court, Single Court and Oxford Bob and 2 of Plain Bob.

1 Shirley Wiseman

2 Margaret A Swann

3 Evelyn M Wright

4 Geoffrey R Parker

5 William R Parker

6 John E Cook (C)

First peal on 6 bells - 1. 40th peal this year - 4,5.

Ringing World page reference: 2129.0038

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Scothern, Lincolnshire

St Germain

Friday, 28 December 1951 in 2h 40 (11–0–0 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 extent each of Double Court, Single Court, Oxford TB and Kent TB, and 3 of Plain Bob.

1 Margaret A Swann

2 Charles V Cade

3 Geoffrey R Parker

4 Louis Willders

5 William R Parker

6 Jack L Millhouse (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2129.0038

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Willoughby, Lincolnshire

St Helen

Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 2h 54 (8–1–2 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent eah of Double Court, Single Court, Childwall, St Clement's, Kent TB, Oxford TB and Plain Bob.

1 Percy Jervis

2 John R Ketteringham

3 Arthur Young

4 Albert E Flatters

5 Edwin Fisher

6 John R Young (C)

First peal in 7 methods - 1,2.

Ringing World page reference: 2130.0053

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 3h 40 (23–3–13 in D)

5005 Stedman Cinques

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Frederick W Stokes

2 Sydney A Chambers

3 Geoffrey M Mayer

4 Herbert Lewin

5 Lewis Snell

6 Walter Tomlinson

7 Jack F Hodson

8 John Walden

9 Charles E Brown

10 H Leslie Pask

11 Jack L Millhouse

12 John Freeman (C)

First peal of Stedman Cinques inside - 9. A silver wedding compliment to Mr and Mrs H L Pask.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0018

Lincoln Diocesan Guild

Dunston, Lincolnshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 2h 52 (8–0–8 in G)

5040 Doubles (7m)

6 extents each St Nicholas', St Simon's, St Martin's, Winchendon, Canterbury Pleasure Reversed, Old and Grandsire.

1 Amos Ingall

2 Margaret A Swann

3 Geoffrey R Parker (C)

4 William R Parker (C)

5 John E Cook (C)

Conducted in alternate 240's by ringers of 3,4, and 5. First peal on 5 bells - 1. 50th peal together - 3,4. First peal in 7 doubles methods by all the band, and on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2130.0052

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