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Guildford Diocesan Guild

Godalming, Surrey

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 23 February 1957 in 2h 56 (22)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by E W Tipler

1 Edward G L Coward

2 Leonard Stilwell

3 Edgar R Rapley

4 Frederick A Munday

5 C Ernest Smith

6 Ralph Bird

7 William T Beeson

8 A Patrick Cannon (C)

The first peal of Yorkshire on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2397.0147

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Horsell, Surrey

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 8 March 1957 in 2h 35 (11)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Eunice A Hiley

2 George Oliver

3 Hazel L Hancock

4 Ernest R Warner

5 P Roy Collins

6 A Patrick Cannon (C)

The conductor's 50th tower in Surrey for a peal.

Rung as a welcome to the new vicar, the Revd A P A Gaze, who was inducted on Friday, March 1st.

Ringing World page reference: 2399.0181

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Hersham, Surrey

St Peter

Saturday, 9 March 1957 in 2h 48 (8)

5040 Erin Triples

Composed by J W Parker

1 Margaret M Lewis

2 Peter A Lawrence

3 G William Morris

4 June M Clements

5 S Kathleen M Knight

6 Roger Baldwin

7 Robin G Leale (C)

8 Sidney J Woodcock

First peal of Erin by all the band, on the bells and for the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 2400.0195

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ewhurst, Surrey

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 30 March 1957 in 2h 53 (12)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 William Rogers

2 William T Beeson

3 Edgar R Rapley

4 Thomas E Sone

5 Frederick W Burnett

6 E Winifred Keys

7 Frederick A Munday

8 C Ernest Smith (C)

50th peal of Bristol: 8.

Ringing World page reference: 2403.0243

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Capel, Surrey

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 13 April 1957 in 2h 29 (6)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Pauline F Sprackling

2 George L Grover

3 Edward G L Coward

4 Albert Harman

5 Alan J Smith (C)

6 Arthur H Smith

First peal: 1.

First peal as conductor and in the method.

Ringing World page reference: 2404.0261

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ewell, Surrey

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 27 April 1957 in 2h 52 (12)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by E J Lindley

1 Richard A E Harbour

2 Ralph C Spittle

3 Arthur S Besant

4 William Parrott

5 John E Beams

6 Derek G Astridge

7 Charles W Munday (C)

8 Derek G Spittle

First peal of Major: 3.

Rung as a wedding compliment to John Hill and Marjorie Hunter, both members of the local band.

Ringing World page reference: 2406.0291

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Guildford, Surrey

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 27 June 1957 in 3h 7 (24)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Frederick A Munday (C)

2 Ann M Cox

3 Edward G L Coward

4 William T Beeson

5 Robin G Leale

6 John R Cooper

7 T Mark White

8 A Patrick Cannon

Rung in honour of the visit of Her Majesty the Queen to Guildford this day in connection with the celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the granting of the first known charter to the borough.

Ringing World page reference: 2414.0427

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Leatherhead, Surrey

St Mary and St Nicholas

Sunday, 14 July 1957 (19–0–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Alfred H Winch (C)

2 A S Harris

3 Revd Christopher J B Marshall

4 Patricia Smee

5 George Marriner

6 Bernard Hawkins

7 Arthur H Smith

8 Herbert V Young

For Evensong.

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Guildford, Surrey

St Nicolas

Saturday, 27 July 1957 in 3h 24 (22)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by William Pye

1 Mark S Lancefield

2 Edgar R Rapley

3 Albert J Lancefield

4 Ian H Oram

5 Geoffrey Pearson

6 Ronald J Sharp

7 John R Cooper

8 Frederick A Munday

9 A Patrick Cannon

10 Thomas Cullingworth (C)

First peal of Royal: 4.

350th peal: 6.

First peal of Surprise Royal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2422.0554

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Guildford, Surrey

Holy Trinity

Monday, 29 July 1957 in 3h 21 (24)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Being 992 London, 768 Bristol, 1664 Superlative & 1632 Cambridge, with 106 changes of method and all the work of the four methods for each bell

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 John L Morris

2 Ian H Oram

3 Ronald J Sharp

4 Geoffrey Pearson

5 Albert J Lancefield

6 Frederick A Munday

7 Mark S Lancefield (C)

8 Thomas Cullingworth

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major: 2,6.

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2422.0554

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ewhurst, Surrey

SS Peter and Paul

Monday, 29 July 1957 in 3h 2 (12)

5056 Dorchester Surprise Major

Composed by John L Morris

1 A Patrick Cannon

2 Geoffrey Pearson

3 Thomas Cullingworth

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 Ian H Oram

6 John R Cooper

7 John L Morris (C)

8 William T Beeson

First peal in the method: 1,4,5,7,8.

Ringing World page reference: 2422.0554

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ash, Surrey

St Peter

Friday, 9 August 1957 in 2h 40 (9)

5040 Minor (2m)

Being three extents of Plain Bob and four of Kent Treble Bob

1 Brenda Davidge

2 Stanley T A Russell

3 Audrey E Goodchild

4 Edward J Bragg

5 Charles W Denyer

6 Peter G Sherwood (C)

First peal: 1.

First peal inside: 3.

First peal as conductor.

Rung on the eve of the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Edgar Sherwood, parents of the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2422.0556

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Albury, Surrey

SS Peter and Paul

Saturday, 17 August 1957 in 2h 59 (16)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of London & Cambridge Surprise, Kent & Oxford Treble Bob, Double Court, St Clements and Plain Bob

1 Margaret M Lewis

2 Ann M Cox

3 David Robinson

4 G William Morris

5 Tony Price

6 Richard E Price (C)

A birthday compliment to the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2422.0556

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Hersham, Surrey

St Peter

Saturday, 31 August 1957 in 2h 50 (8)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 Anne C Garnett

2 John F M Maybrey

3 George Talbot

4 Howard Collins

5 Eunice A Hiley

6 Dugald Macpherson

7 William T Cook (C)

8 P John King

First peal: 2.

First peal of Grandsire inside: 4.

Rung as a farewell to the 5th ringer, who enters Westminster Hospital as a Student Nurse on September 2nd.

Ringing World page reference: 2424.0588

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Aldershot, Hampshire

St Michael the Archangel

Saturday, 28 September 1957 in 2h 50 (8)

5088 Wellington Surprise Major

Composed by Ernest W Tipler

1 Dugald Macpherson

2 Claudia A Critchley

3 Edward J Bragg

4 G William Critchley

5 Frederick R Scott

6 William T Beeson

7 William Birmingham (senior)

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method (Tipler's C17/1).

Rung for the feast of St Michael and All Angels.

Ringing World page reference: 2428.0651

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Leatherhead, Surrey

St Mary and St Nicholas

Sunday, 29 September 1957 (19–0–12 in E♭)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 George Marriner

2 Alfred H Winch (C)

3 Arthur H Smith

4 Patricia Smee

5 Trevor A Cross

6 C Smart

7 Revd Christopher J B Marshall

8 A S Harris

9 G Peters

10 Herbert V Young

For Evensong.

First on ten (7).

Ringing World page reference: 2432.0718

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Leatherhead, Surrey

St Mary and St Nicholas

Sunday, 13 October 1957 (19–0–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 George Marriner

2 Alfred H Winch

3 Patricia Smee

4 Bernard Hawkins

5 Arthur H Smith

6 Revd Christopher J B Marshall

7 A S Harris (C)

8 Trevor A Cross

For Evensong.

First as (C).

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ockham, Surrey

All Saints

Sunday, 20 October 1957 in 2h 27 (7)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Being 17 extents (10 callings) and 2 Morris's 240's of Grandsire, and 21 extents (4 callings) of Plain Bob

1 Valerie A Bundy

2 Peter A Bird

3 Jill M Lane

4 Peter G Smart

5 Douglas A R May (C)

First peal by all the band, average age 16 years.

Ringing World page reference: 2432.0717

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Egham, Surrey

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 16 November 1957 in 2h 54 (17)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 David S Frome

2 Patricia Doorn

3 Ronald J Shepherd

4 Margaret L Gibson

5 Walter A Peck

6 Arnold S Harris

7 E John Wells (C)

8 Martyn W Harbott

First peal: 1,4.

First peal in the method: 2.

The conductor's 100th peal for the Guild.

Rung as a welcome to the Vicar (Revd E C Strong) and as a compliment to the ringer of the 6th on his engagement.

Ringing World page reference: 2435.0767

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Haslemere, Surrey

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 23 November 1957 in 2h 50 (13)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Roger Keeley

2 Angela Carpenter

3 Eve Pearson

4 Anthony V Queen

5 Margaret E L Beamish

6 John P McDermott

7 Frank C Price (C)

8 Richard E Price

First peal: 2.

A birthday compliment to Mr J B Sidebotham, for many years a ringer at this church.

Ringing World page reference: 2436.0784

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Aldershot, Hampshire

St Michael the Archangel

Tuesday, 3 December 1957 in 2h 57 (8)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 Valerie Clist

2 Tom Page

3 Stella P Tate-Mitchell

4 W Rosemarie Hide

5 William H Viggers

6 Dugald Macpherson

7 Charles W Denyer (C)

8 Edward J Bragg

First peal at first attempt: 1,3.

First peal of Triples: 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2439.0831

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Ashtead, Surrey

St Giles

Saturday, 14 December 1957 in 3h 8 (13)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12-Part

1 Diana Prynn

2 Kathleen Beasley

3 Bruce C Piper

4 James Symonds

5 John L Hayns

6 Peter J Jackson

7 Derek G Astridge (C)

8 H H Hayns

First peal: 1,3,5.

First peal inside: 2.

First peal of Triples: 6.

First of Triples as conductor.

300th peal on the bells.

First peal ever by a band of Ashtead resident service ringers and first peal for the St Giles' Society.

A birthday compliment to Kathleen Beasley.

Ringing World page reference: 2440.0002

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Leatherhead, Surrey

St Mary and St Nicholas

Sunday, 15 December 1957 (19–0–12 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Patricia Smee

2 Arthur H Smith

3 Herbert V Young

4 Revd Christopher J B Marshall

5 Bernard Hawkins

6 A S Harris

7 Alan J Smith (C)

8 Trevor A Cross

Ringing World page reference: 2443.0059

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Guildford, Surrey

Holy Trinity

Wednesday, 18 December 1957 in 3h 15 (24)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by York Green

1 T Mark White

2 C Ernest Smith

3 Frederick A Munday (C)

4 Robin G Leale

5 William T Beeson

6 Douglas A R May

7 A Patrick Cannon

8 Richard E Price

50th peal of Yorkshire Surprise Major: 5.

First peal on eight bells: 6.

Rung as a welcome to Susan Amanda, daughter of T Mark and Audrey White.

Ringing World page reference: 2440.0004

Guildford Diocesan Guild

Merrow, Surrey

St John the Evangelist

Tuesday, 24 December 1957 in 2h 57 (13)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Joan E Probert

2 Peter A Bird

3 Jill M Lane

4 Gerald M Battersby

5 Douglas A R May (C)

6 Peter G Smart

First peal: 1.

First peal of Minor: 2,3,5,6.

First peal inside: 4.

Rung in appreciationof the services of Mr Butcher, who has relinquished his duties as verger after 45 years.

Ringing World page reference: 2442.0037

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