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Norwich Diocesan Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Tuesday, 17 February 1903 (15–2–0 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Edgar Pemberton

2 William Motts

3 William L Catchpole

4 Henry C Gillingham

5 Albert E Durrant

6 Lewis W Wiffen

7 James Motts (C)

8 Robert H Brundle

Norwich Diocesan Association

Sproughton, Suffolk

The Residence of Mr C Mee

Wednesday, 18 February 1903 in 2h 19

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1–2 Frederick Mee

3–4 Charles Mee

5–6 Frank Rolfe

7–8 Edgar Rivers

"This peal was strictly non-conducted. Umpires - Alfred G Rivers and Harry J Mee. This is the first non-conducted peal in the diocese, and the first double-handed peal by the All Saints Society"

BN 03/550

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Clement

Wednesday, 18 February 1903 in 2h 50 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5040 Minor

In five minor methods; being two 720’s each of Kent Treble Bob and Bob Minor, and 720 each of Double Court, Double Bob and Oxford Treble Bob Minor.

1 Harry Welham

2 Harry A Fishenden

3 Daniel Prentice

4 Edgar Rivers

5 George W Mee (C)

6 Frank Rolfe

Norwich Diocesan Association

Sproughton, Suffolk

The Residence of Mr C Mee

Monday, 16 March 1903 in 2h 24

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Harry A Fishenden

2 George W Mee

3 Frank Rolfe

4 Harry J Mee

5 Edgar Rivers

6 Alfred G Rivers

7 Charles Mee

8 Frederick Mee (C)

"Umpire - A A Girling. Further Reference will be found on another page"

BN 03/579

"The peal at Sproughton - This is the first peal in the method by all the band. The first peal of London Surprise Major in Suffolk was rung on Monday, March 16th, 1903. This is the first peal by the association in the diocese. The Sproughton company have now scored the first peals of New and Old Cambridge Surprise Major, and the first silent peal of Treble Bob Major on handbells, and now the first peal of London Surprise Major. As there are only six bells at Sproughton church it is not always convenient to get to a peal of eight ; for that reason to make sure of the first peal, they were obliged to ring it on handbells. It is just four years since the majority of this company began to learn change-ringing, and during that time the Sproughton company have now rung upwards of fifty peals"

BN 03/598

Norwich Diocesan Association

Sproughton, Suffolk

The Residence of Mr C Mee

Sunday, 5 April 1903 in 2h 8

5248 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Daniel Prentice

1–2 Frank Rolfe (C)

3–4 Charles Mee

5–6 Edgar Rivers

7–8 Harry J Mee

"Umpire - George W Mee. Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor"

BN 03/32

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Friday, 24 April 1903 in 2h 56 (15–2–00 in F)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Daniel Prentice

2 George W Mee

3 Frank Rolfe

4 Harry J Mee

5 Edgar Rivers

6 Alfred G Rivers

7 Charles Mee (C)

8 Frederick Mee

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Mary at the Quay

Saturday, 23 May 1903 in 2h 42 (7 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frederick J Long

2 Charles A Catchpole

3 Jesse J Arbon

4 George W Mee (C)

5 Harry J Mee

6 Harry G Welham

Being seven 720's.

The All Saints Society Sproughton .

First peal: 1,2.

First peal on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Monday, 1 June 1903 in 3h 45 (43)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Albert G Warnes

2 Bertram Prewett

3 George R Pye

4 Frederick J Howchin

5 Isaac G Shade

6 Egbert Borrett

7 George Howchin

8 Frederick R Borrett

9 William Pye (C)

10 Ernest Pye

11 Frederick Knights

12 Samuel Smith

First peal of Stedman Cinques: 1 and 11

First peal of Stedman Cinques on the bells since 1844.

Source - W Pye peal book

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ipswich, Suffolk

St Margaret

Saturday, 24 October 1903 in 2h 57 (15–2–00 in F)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 Robert H Brundle

2 William Motts

3 Edward Evans

4 William P Garrett

5 Henry C Gillingham

6 Lewis W Wiffen

7 James Motts (C)

8 William L Catchpole

Norwich Diocesan Association

Garboldisham, Norfolk

St John the Baptist

Friday, 4 December 1903 in 3h (12 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven 720s all called differently.

1 Solomon Moule

2 Walter Bloomfield

3 William Bason

4 James Bennett

5 James Bason (C)

6 Henery Moore

This is the first peal recorded since 1822, also the first peal since the rehanging of the tenor. First peal by the first five members of the company.

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