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Norwich Diocesan Association

Kenninghall, Norfolk

St Mary

Sunday, 23 February 1936 in 3h (16–1–12 in F)

5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Henry Tooke

4 Clifford Bird

5 George Mayers

6 Albert G Harrison

7 Cecil V Ebberson

8 Eric G Bennett

First peal in the method at first attempt - 4. Specially arranged to precede a choral service at this church.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Minster Church of St Nicholas

Saturday, 28 March 1936 in 3h 38 (30–2–4 in D)

5040 Little Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 John G W Harwood

3 R William Barber

4 George Mayers

5 Alfred J Moy

6 John Kenyon

7 Clifford Bird

8 Henry Tooke

9 George Bailey

10 William J Clover

First attempt for a ten bell peal - 3, 7. First peal by all in the method on ten bells and on ten tower bells for the association.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wrentham, Suffolk

St Nicholas

Saturday, 18 April 1936 in 2h 40 (10½ in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two 720s each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and three 720s of Plain Bob, each called differently.

1 Charles F Bailey

2 Arthur W Bird

3 Edgar H Bailey

4 Alfred H Watson

5 Frederick W Wade

6 Francis W Naunton (C)

Arranged and rung in honour of the wedding of Mr Raymond J S Orisp, son of the late Mr R S Orisp, of Kirby Cane Hall, Bungay, to Miss Barbara A Gooch, daughter of Sir T V S Gooch, Bart., Benacre Hall, Wrentham, which took place at the above church that afternoon.

Ringing World page reference: 1310.0290

Norwich Diocesan Association

Halvergate, Norfolk

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 13 May 1936 in 2h 57 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

Comprising an extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Oxford Treble Bob, and two extents each of Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Donald A Long

2 Thomas William de Ville

3 Stanley W Gall

4 R William Barber

5 Arthur G King

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal at first attempt - 1, 2, 3. First peal of Minor - 4. First peal in 5 Minor methods - 5.

First peal on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Sculthorpe, Norfolk

St Mary and All Saints

Sunday, 17 May 1936 in 2h 55 (8–0–10 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frederick Rix

2 Sydney Flint

3 George A Cooke

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Robert Lingwood

First peal of Bob Minor 'inside' - 2. George A Cooke has now 'completed the circle' at this tower.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Minster Church of St Nicholas

Saturday, 23 May 1936 in 3h 32 (30–2–4 in D)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Carter

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 John G W Harwood

3 R William Barber

4 George Mayers

5 John Kenyon

6 Alfred J Moy

7 Arthur G King

8 William J Clover

9 Henry Tooke

10 Herbert Jarmy

First 'touch' of Grandsire Caters - 3. First peal of Grandsire - 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Monday, 25 May 1936 in 2h 51 (9–2–21 in G)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Harold Quantrill

2 F Nolan Golden

3 Walter R Farrow

4 George Mayers

5 Russell W Curson

6 Henry Tooke

7 Charles H Moore

8 William J Clover (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Tuesday, 9 June 1936 in 3h 40 (37–3–15 in B)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by George H Cross

1 F W Cecil Curtis

2 George Layers

3 Ernest G Shorting

4 F Nolan Golden

5 George Bailey

6 Russell W Curson

7 Henry Tooke

8 Albert G Warnes

9 Bertie J Howchin

10 A Patrick Cannon (C)

First peal of Royal - 1. First peal on ten bells - 10.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Costessey, Norfolk

St Edmund

Thursday, 18 June 1936 in 2h 47 (10–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Stedman Doubles

42 extents, in 10 variations of calling

1 George Mayers

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Robert W Barber, Jun

5 Clifford Bird

First peal of Stedman - 2. First peal of Stedman Doubles - 4. First peal of Doubles - 5. First peal on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wymondham, Norfolk

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas a Becket

Monday, 29 June 1936 in 3h 18 (26–2–2 in D)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 George Mayers

2 Philip W J Fryer

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 Ernest G Shorting

5 John A Godfrey

6 Cyril J Burns

7 Henry Tooke

8 William J Clover

First attempt for a peal of Double Norwich - 2, 4, 6.

Rung in honour of the birth of a son to Mr. P. W. J. Fryer.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Thursday, 2 July 1936 in 3h 3 (9–2–21 in G)

5216 Crayford College Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 William J Clover

4 George Mayers

5 John A Godfrey

6 Cyril J Burns

7 Cecil V Ebberson

8 Henry Tooke

First peal in the method by all, on the bells and for the association. The composition contains 50 course ends with the 6th the extent in 5-6 without the 2nd or 3rd in sixth's and all the 4-5's in 5-4's. It is rung for the first time.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Honingham, Norfolk

St Andrew

Sunday, 12 July 1936 in 2h 57 (7–1–25 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Comprising one extent each of College Single Reverse, St. Clement’s, Double Oxford, Double Court, Plain Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Sydney Flint

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Cecil V Ebberson

4 George Mayers

5 Wallace W Cousins

6 John A Godfrey

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Minster Church of St Nicholas

Thursday, 23 July 1936 in 3h 31 (30–2–4 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by George H Cross

1 Miss Dorothy Ditcham

2 John G W Harwood

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 George Mayers

5 Arthur G King

6 Frank Bradley

7 R William Barber

8 Tom Clarke

9 Albert G Warnes

10 Edward C Kett

First peal of Royal - 1. First peal of Treble Bob - 7. First peal of Treble Ten - 8.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Wednesday, 29 July 1936 in 2h 37 (9–2–21 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Comprising an extent each of Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, Double Court, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, and Plain Bob.

1 Charles H Moore

2 George Mayers

3 Russell W Curson

4 F Nolan Golden

5 William J Clover

6 Rev C Elliot Wigg (C)

The 300th peal for the association in which Nolan Golden has taken part.

Note: After this peal had been published with this footnote, a peal rung at Salle on 5/6/1932 was withdrawn by the conductor C. H. Kippin. Hence, the 300th peal footnote is also shown on a peal on 29/8/1936.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Lowestoft, Suffolk

St Margaret

Saturday, 29 August 1936 in 3h 5 (13–2–21 in F♯)

5056 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Richard T Woodley

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 John G W Harwood

4 Henry Tooke

5 Arthur G King

6 William J Lee

7 Charles F Sayer

8 William J Clover

Arranged and rung as a 77th birthday compliment to Richard T Woodley. The conductor's 300th peal for the Norwich Association and his first as a 'Benedict.'

Norwich Diocesan Association

Fakenham, Norfolk

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 11 October 1936 in 3h 12 (19½ in E♭)

5072 St Clement's Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Sydney Flint

2 Miss Jessie R Cooke

3 Charles S Tuthill

4 Robert W Cooke

5 Edward C Cooke

6 Cecil V Ebberson

7 George A Cooke

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

Rung half-muffled to the memory of the late Frederick Thomas Cooke, of Peterborough, formally a ringer at this tower for 30 years. He was brother of the ringer of the 4th and uncle of the ringers of the 2nd, 5th and 7th.

First peal of St. Clement's Major by all except ringers of 6th and tenor, on the bells, and by the West Norfolk Branch.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Minster Church of St Nicholas

Saturday, 17 October 1936 in 3h 40 (30–2–4 in D)

5080 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 John G W Harwood

2 Thomas H Taffender

3 George Mayers

4 Clayton Parnell

5 Reginald J Davey

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

7 Arthur G King

8 R William Barber

9 Alfred J Moy

10 William J Clover

Rung after meeting short for Maximus.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wymondham, Norfolk

Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas a Becket

Saturday, 24 October 1936 in 3h 20 (26–2–2 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton

1 Henry Tooke

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 George S Mayers

4 Arthur G King

5 K William Barber

6 Walter R Farrow

7 Russell W Curson

8 William J Clover

First attempt for a peal of Surprise Major - 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wroxham, Norfolk

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 22 November 1936 in 2h 37 (9½ in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Seven variations of extents with the 5-6's at backstroke.

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 Herbert C Read

3 George S Mayers

4 A Frederick Boyce

5 George Bailey

6 Cecil V Ebberson

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