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Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 2h 7 (17 in A)

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G Hughes

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay

5–6 Daniel T Matkin (C)

7–8 Roy C Hurst

Ringing World page reference: 1973.0045

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 2h 10 (17 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Daniel T Matkin (C)

5–6 Mrs F J Marshallsay

7–8 Roy C Hurst

Ringing World page reference: 1973.0045

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Friday, 7 January 1949 in 2h 10 (17 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F M Atkins

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Daniel T Matkin

5–6 Mrs F J Marshallsay (C)

7–8 Roy C Hurst

First peal of Major as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 1974.0060

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Wednesday, 12 January 1949 in 2h 8 (17 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1–2 Mrs F J Marshallsay

3–4 Daniel T Matkin (C)

5–6 William G Young

7–8 Roy C Hurst

First peal of Major inside in hand - 5-6. 100th peal as conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 1974.0060

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 22 January 1949 in 3h 18 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by J. W. Parker

1 A Leslie Pearson

2 Mrs E F Salmons

3 Miss Hazel Dale q

4 Tower R Taylor

5 Alfred T Greenwood

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Frederick W Rogers

8 Frederick W Burnett (C)

First peal of Bristol for ringers of the 2 and 3. First peal of Bristol as Conductor.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1975.0067

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Wednesday, 2 February 1949 in 3h 18 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by William Barton

1 Josiah D Harris

2 Mrs E F Salmons

3 Miss Hazel Dale

4 Ernest F Salmons

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Frederick W Burnett

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal Lincolnshire for ringers for the 2 and 6. In Memoriam to George Williams the late Master of the Guild.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1977.0078

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Romsey, Hampshire

Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda

Saturday, 12 March 1949 in 3h 20 (24–0–8 in D)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by T Day

1 Nesta D Smith

2 Nelia M Leahy

3 Oscar G Smart

4 Richard Smith

5 William R Melville

6 Archibald L Mitchell

7 Charles H Kippin (C)

8 Norman V Andrews

First peal of Treble Bob Major - 2,3

First peal of Major - 6

Reference: Ringing World 8 April 1949 Number 1983 Volume 45 Page 151

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 2 April 1949 in 3h 18 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major

Comprising 2,944 London, 640 Bristol and 736 each Cambridge and Superlative with 112 changes of Method.

Composed by C. S. Turner

1 Alfred T Greenwood

2 C Ernest Smith

3 Frederick W Burnett

4 John H Hunt

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Harold A May

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 William T Beeson

First peal of Spliced Surprise for the ringer of the 6. First peal of Spliced Surprise on the Bells.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1985.0176

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

St Mary, Portsea

Wednesday, 27 April 1949 in 3h 9 (17–0–7 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Johnson's Variations.

1 Mrs E F Salmons

2 Miss Hazel Dale

3 Miss Nelia Leahy

4 Josiah D Harris

5 John H Hunt

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal in the Method for ringer of the 3. The Conductors 550th peal.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1988.0212

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Overton, Hampshire

St Mary

Monday, 9 May 1949 (10–0–19 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 A Taylor

2 A G Taylor

3 Miss Esme Taylor

4 Mrs A Taylor

5 J Weaver

6 C Taylor

7 B Garrett (C)

8 S Smith

First Triples as Conductor. In Memorium Lord Portal, Lord Lieutenant of the County.

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Lockerley, Hampshire

St John

Saturday, 21 May 1949 in 2h 55 (12–1–15 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents

1 Norman Smith

2 Jean M Brown

3 Ronald N Marlow

4 Jack Mussell

5 Frank L Harris (C)

6 Leslie A Page

First peal: 1

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Alton, Hampshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 28 May 1949 in 3h 6 (18–1–20 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R. Pritchard

1 S Frank Tuffley

2 Geoffrey K Dodd

3 Alwyn E Smith

4 Bryan C Stirland

5 John W Meade

6 Stanley E Cook

7 John H Hunt (C)

8 Frederick W Burnett

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1992.0264

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Blackmoor, Hampshire

St Matthew

Sunday, 19 June 1949 (8–0–1 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

No time duration given.

1 W Allen

2 F Windibank

3 C Pay

4 G Norris

5 W Read (C)

6 V Shadbolt

On the 78th Birthday of the Conductor and the 70th of No. 1.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1997.0334

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

St Mary, Portsea

Wednesday, 13 July 1949 in 3h 5 (17–0–7 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Holt's Original.

1 Alfred T Greenwood

2 Mrs E F Salmons

3 Hazel Dale

4 Josiah D Harris

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Albert F Burbidge

7 Ernest F Salmons (C)

8 Henry T Macey

First peal of Grandsire on the Bells. Rung for the Diamond Jubilee of the Parish.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 1999.0350

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

St Mary, Portsea

Wednesday, 14 September 1949 in 3h 9 (17–0–7 in F)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by George Lewis

1 Josiah D Harris

2 Nelia M Leahy

3 Hazel Dale

4 Mrs E F Salmons

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Frederick W Burnett

First peal of Yorkshire for the ringer of the 2.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 2010 .0488

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 22 October 1949 in 3h 30 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N. J. Pitstow

1 Harold A Nokes

2 E Joan Salmons

3 Nelia Leahy

4 Herbert H Abrahams

5 Reginald W Rex

6 Fredk W Burnett

7 Tom Page

8 Charles H Kippin (C)

First peal of Yorkshire Major for the ringers of the 3, 4 and 8.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 2014 .0538

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Alverstoke, Hampshire

St Mary

Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 2h 56 (13–1–19 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Pitstow's Variation

1 Fredk W Rogers

2 Mrs E F Salmons

3 Ernest A Jurd

4 John H Hunt

5 Patrick Page

6 Harold A Nobes

7 Fredk W Burnett (C)

8 Ernest Brown

First Peal of Stedman: 5, 8

To Commemorate 50 years' service at this church by the organist, Mr. E. Douglass, F.R.C.O

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Wednesday, 9 November 1949 in 3h 16 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 Josiah D Harris

2 Fredk W Burnett

3 Nelia M Leahy

4 Mrs E F Salmons

5 John H Hunt

6 Charles H Kippin

7 Frederick W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal of Superlative for the ringer of the 3. To Commemorate the enthronement of the fourth Bishop of Portsmouth. ( Rt. Rev. W. S. L. Fleming).

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 2016.0567

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 26 November 1949 in 3h 10 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5056 Painswick Surprise Major

Composed by Cornelius Charge

1 Fredk W Burnett

2 Mrs E F Salmons

3 Mrs F J Marshallsay

4 Daniel T Matkin

5 Ernest F Salmons

6 John H Hunt

7 Fredk W Rogers (C)

8 Alfred T Greenwood

First peal of Painswick for the ringers of the 2, 3 and 4. First peal of Painswick on the Bells.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 2019.0603

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Alresford, Hampshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 58 (15)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

1 John H Hunt

2 E Joan Salmons

3 Nelia M Leahy

4 Ernest F Salmons

5 Sturt McCutcheon

6 Leslie A Tremeer

7 Eric Lane

8 Charles H Kippin (C)

First peal - 5,7.

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0004

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Monday, 19 December 1949 in 2h 11 (17 in A)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 12-part 7th obs

1–2 Michael J E Best

3–4 Daniel T Matkin (C)

5–6 Mrs F J Marshallsay

7–8 James E Daniels

First peal away from the tenors - 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Tuesday, 20 December 1949 in 2h 30 (17 in A)

6048 Spliced Major (7m)

1920 Plain Bob, 1440 Gainsborough Little Bob, 768 each of Double Bob and St Clements College, 576 Little Bob, 384 Reverse and 192 Crayford Little Bob, with 155 com.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay

5–6 Daniel T Matkin (C)

7–8 Roy C Hurst

Longest peal by all except the conductor. Believed to be the longest peal of 7 Spliced Major on handbells. A birthday compliment to the conductor's son.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Tuesday, 20 December 1949 in 2h 10 (17 in A)

5168 Plain Bob Major

Composed by M J Morris

1–2 James E Daniels

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay

5–6 Daniel T Matkin (C)

7–8 Michael J E Best

First peal of Major away from the tenors 'in hand' - 1-2.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0061

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Thursday, 22 December 1949 in 2h 5 (17 in A)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Containing 206 calls, all singles.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay

5–6 Daniel T Matkin (C)

7–8 Roy C Hurst

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Friday, 23 December 1949 in 2h 11 (17 in A)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's 12-part

1–2 James E Daniels

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay (C)

5–6 Daniel T Matkin

7–8 George E Evenden

Umpire: Michael J E Best, who checked every lead-end.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0029

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Southampton, Hampshire

St Michael Archangel

Monday, 26 December 1949 in 3h 12 (16–1–15 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by W Pye

1 E Joan Salmons

2 Revd K W H Felstead

3 Nelia M Leahy

4 Daniel T Matkin

5 Leslie A Tremeer

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Fredk W Burnett

8 Reginald W Rex

9 Charles H Kippin (C)

10 John H Hunt

First peal of Cambridge Royal - 5,10.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0018

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 3h 18 (25–2–0 in E♭)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Josiah D Harris

2 E Joan Salmons

3 Fredk W Rogers

4 Fredk W Burnett

5 Charles H Kippin (C)

6 Alfred T Greenwood

7 John H Hunt

8 Ernest F Salmons

50th peal together - 2,8.

Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Portsmouth, Hampshire

St Mary, Portsea

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 7 (17–0–7 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Thurston's Four-Part.

1 Mrs E F Salmons

2 Leslie D Duguid

3 Fredk W Rogers

4 Alfred T Greenwood

5 Tower R Taylor

6 Ernest F Salmons

7 Josiah D Harris (C)

8 Henry T Macey

First peal for the ringer of the 2. First peal in the Method as Conductor. Rung with half-muffled clappers for the Watchnight Service.

Source: The Ringing World.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0051

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 8 (20–1–0 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1 Patrick Page

2 Edward T Drake

3 William Upton

4 Bryan C Stirland

5 Frank S Taylor

6 John W Meade

7 Frederick W Burnett

8 John H Hunt (C)

100th peal together - 7.8.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0050

Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild

Bournemouth, Dorset

26 Wellington Road

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 1 (17 in A)

5004 Spliced Major (8m)

1456 Plain Bob, 1380 Gainsborough Little Bob, 576 Little Bob, 464 Reverse Bob, 304 each Double Bob and St Clements College, 288 Wellington Little Bob and 232 Crayford Little Bob, with 397 com.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1–2 William G Young

3–4 Mrs F J Marshallsay

5–6 Daniel T Matkin (C)

7–8 Roy C Hurst

"Go" was called at 10.17 pm and "This is all" at 12.18 am.

Ringing World page reference: 2025.0061

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