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Norwich Diocesan Association

North Elmham, Norfolk

St Mary

Sunday, 29 January 1950 in 3h 7 (14–1–0 in F)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Twelve-part No. 3

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Cecil V Ebberson

2 Norman V Harding

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 George P Adams

5 Sidney Marshall

6 Vincent R Ovens

7 Bert Gogle

8 George Sayer

First peal in the method - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 2028.0100

Norwich Diocesan Association

Bunwell, Norfolk

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 29 January 1950 in 2h 46 (10 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 variations of extents.

1 John G Chapman

2 Basil H Hyatt

3 Frank C J Arnold

4 Ronald E Burt

5 T Charles Browne

6 Cedric F W Phillipo (C)

First peal - 1. First peal of Minor inside - 2. First peal of Minor by a local band for 44 years.

Ringing World page reference: 2028.0102

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Saturday, 11 February 1950 in 2h 59 (9–2–21 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 F Charles Goodman

2 Leslie Forster

3 Bert Chilvers

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Arthur G Bason

6 George Sayer

7 Henry Tooke

8 William Clover

First peal in the method - 2, 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2029.0117

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Giles

Wednesday, 22 February 1950 in 3h 7 (15 in F)

5152 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Twelve-part No. 4.

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Twelve-part No. 4.)

1 Mrs Frewen Moor

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 Arthur G Bason

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Charles H Moore

6 Bert Gogle

7 F Charles Goodman

8 George Sayer

Composition contains the 7th 12 times in 6ths place, without 87s at backstroke.

Rung half-muffled in memoriam the Vicar’s mother-in-law.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Foxley, Norfolk

St Thomas

Sunday, 26 February 1950 in 2h 27 (6–2–13 in A)

5040 Minor (12m)

Being seven extents in twelve methods: Cambridge Surprise, College and Reverse Bob, Double and Single Court, Double and Single Oxford, Plain and Double Bob, St. Clement’s and Plain Bob and Kent and Oxford Treble Bob; 54 changes of method.

1 H William Barrett

2 George P Adams

3 George Sayer

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 Bert Gogle

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal in twelve methods on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St John de Sepulchre

Monday, 27 February 1950 in 2h 49 (8–3–22)

5184 Major (4m)

Being 1,728 Plain Bob, 1,344 St. Clement’s College Bob, 1,344 Double Bob and 768 of Little Bob; 336 changes of method, 120 bobs and 14 singles.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Ernest G Shorting

2 Arthur G Bason

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 H William Barrett

5 Thomas R Simmons

6 George Sayer

7 Walter C Medler

8 Bert Gogle

First peal in four Major methods and on the bells - 1, 4, 7, 8.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Loddon, Norfolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 4 March 1950 in 2h 48 (11 in G)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Edgar Wightman

1 Thomas R Simmons

2 F Charles Goodman

3 Arthur E Long

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Godfrey G Walpole

6 Henry Tooke

7 George Sayer

8 H William Barrett

First peal in the method - 3.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Necton, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 18 March 1950 in 2h 52 (11–2–0 in G)

5040 Minor (13m)

Being seven extents in 13 methods: (1) College Bob and Reverse Bob, (2) Double and Single Court, (3) Plain and Double Bob, (4) Double Oxford and Single Oxford, (5) Plain Bob and St. Clement’s, (6) Fulbeck and Canterbury Pleasure, and (7) Kent and Oxford Treble Bob; 62 changes of method.

1 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

2 Sidney Marshall

3 Vincent R Ovens

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Bert Gogle

6 George Sayer

First peal in 13 methods - 2, 3, 5 and on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Wednesday, 29 March 1950 in 2h 55 (9–2–21 in G)

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 Gordon Elvin

3 George H Moore

4 David Hall

5 Raymond G Lofty

6 F Charles Goodman

7 F Nolan Golden

8 George Sayer (C)

First peal - 4.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Tuesday, 11 April 1950 in 2h 55 (9–2–21 in G)

5184 Trinity Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 George P Adams

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 F Charles Goodman

4 George Sayer

5 Henry Tooke

6 H William Barrett

7 Bert Gogle

8 William Clover

The first peal in the method.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Mulbarton, Norfolk

St Mary Magdalene

Monday, 1 May 1950 in 2h 45 (8 in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two extents each of Kent Treble Bob and St. Clement's and three of Plain Bob.

1 Mrs F C Goodman

2 F Charles Goodman

3 Harry J Hall

4 Henry Tooke

5 Leonard G Tooke

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

In memoriam Frederick William Middleton.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Giles

Wednesday, 3 May 1950 in 3h 10 (13–3–21 in F)

5184 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 George Sayer

2 Edmund E Pearson

3 Mrs Frewen Moor

4 John S Walton

5 Dr Frewen Moor

6 Aubrey O Mills

7 F Nolan Golden

8 Arthur G Bason (C)

First peal of Oxford Treble Bob Major - 2, 3, 4, 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Tuesday, 9 May 1950 in 3h 20 (37 in C)

5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Harry G Miles

1 Ernest G Shorting

2 F Charles Goodman

3 George Sayer

4 George P Adams

5 Henry Tooke

6 Arthur G Bason

7 George Bailey

8 Bert Gogle

9 William C Duffield

10 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal of Caters - 4.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Long Stratton, Norfolk

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 June 1950 in 2h 55 (9–3–27 in G♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

Being two extents of Kent Treble Bob and five extents of Plain Bob.

1 Thomas Simmons

2 Frank C J Arnold

3 Charles E G Banham

4 John L Barnes

5 Thomas A A Potter

6 Frank C W Phillippo (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Stratton Strawless, Norfolk

St Margaret

Sunday, 18 June 1950 in 2h 40 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being extents of Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford, Double Court, St. Clement’s, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Ernest G Shorting

2 George Sayer

3 John W C Blythe

4 Patrick I Chapman

5 Cecil V Ebberson

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Monday, 19 June 1950 in 2h 55 (9–2–21 in G)

5088 Spliced Major (2m)

Being 2,304 of Plain Bob and 2,784 of Little Bob, 191 changes of method.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 Patrick I Chapman

3 Ernest G Shorting

4 Henry Tooke

5 F Charles Goodman

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

7 George Sayer

8 Bert Gogle

Composition, in twelve equal parts, contains 4-5-6 the course-end extent in 6ths, all combinations of 4-5-6 in 6-7, with the 7th in 5ths, without 2nd or 3rd dodging, with tenor in 7-8.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Michael and All Angels, Coslany

Thursday, 13 July 1950 in 2h 59 (14½ in F)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Walter C Medler

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 F Charles Goodman

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 George Sayer

6 Arthur G Bason

7 Bert Gogle

8 George Bailey

Norwich Diocesan Association

Wells next the Sea, Norfolk

St Nicholas

Sunday, 30 July 1950 in 3h 10 (16–3–16 in F♯)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Vincent R Ovens

2 Claudia A Harding

3 Ernest H Mastin

4 Cecil V Ebberson

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 George Sayer

7 Bert Gogle

8 Norman V Harding

First peal in the method - 1, 2, 7. First peal in the method on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Michael and All Angels, Coslany

Wednesday, 2 August 1950 in 2h 53 (14½ in F)

5152 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by John Freeman

1 Walter C Medler

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 Bert Gogle

4 George Sayer

5 F Nolan Golden

6 Sydney A Chambers

7 Jack L Millhouse (C)

8 Harold Walker

First peal of Superlative - 6.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Giles

Saturday, 5 August 1950 in 3h 2 (13–3–21 in F)

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Peter G W Newstead

2 George H Moore

3 Charles E G Banham

4 John S Barnes

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Charles H Moore

7 George Sayer

8 Harold Walker

First peal of Major - 4.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Monday, 7 August 1950 in 3h 31 (37–3–15 in B)

5016 Plain Bob Maximus

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Arranged)

1 George Sayer

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Claudia A Harding

4 Ernest H Mastin

5 William Birmingham

6 H William Barrett

7 Cecil V Ebberson

8 Bert Gogle

9 Frank C Price

10 Henry Tooke

11 Frank H Hicks

12 Harold Walker

First peal on twelve bells - 3, 4, 8, 9. First peal of Plain Bob Maximus - 5, 12. First peal of Maximus - 6, 11. Composition contains nine courses in the tittums.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Thursday, 10 August 1950 in 2h 45 (9–2–21 in G)

5088 Plain Bob Major

A variation of Heywood's

1 Henry Tooke

2 Eileen Bracey

3 George H Moore

4 Gordon Elvin

5 Raymond G Lofty

6 Charles H Moore

7 George Sayer

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

A farewell compliment to Rev. H. L. H. Townshend, a friend of ringers.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk

St Andrew

Thursday, 24 August 1950 in 2h 58 (10 in G)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Peter Kindred

2 J G William Harwood

3 A William Bird

4 William Sidwell

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 George A Cook

7 Albert E Coleman

8 Arthur Wigmore

First peal of Treble Bob - 4.

A 73rd birthday compliment to Mr. William Harwood. Ringers of 4th and 6th from Carlisle and Ashtead respectively.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Winterton, Norfolk

All Saints

Saturday, 26 August 1950 in 3h 5 (8 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Geoffrey E Larner

2 George R Powles

3 Dennis W Green

4 Ronald G Larner

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Robert E Woodhouse

First peal - 1, 2, 3, 4. First peal ‘inside’ - 6. All are local men except conductor.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Winterton, Norfolk

All Saints

Monday, 28 August 1950 in 2h 50 (8 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 George T Bussey

2 Kathleen Harrison

3 J G William Harwood

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Kenneth L Brown

6 Albert G Harrison

First peal of Minor 'inside' - 2.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Northrepps, Norfolk

St Mary

Friday, 1 September 1950 in 2h 53 (11 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

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

1 Kenneth L Brown

2 Elsie K Fulton

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 H George Hart

5 Walter C Medler

6 Vincent R Ovens

Ringers of 2nd and 4th are from Harrow Weald.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Loddon, Norfolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 9 September 1950 in 2h 49 (10–1–23 in F♯)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Sixths place bobs.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Albert E Austin

2 Charles E G Banham

3 Kenneth L Brown

4 John S Barnes

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

7 George Sayer

8 A Patrick Cannon

First in the method by all and for the Association with sixths place bobs. Composition, in six equal parts and 42 courses, contains all combinations of 4-5-6 in 5-6.

A birthday compliment to Mrs. Finch, mother of F. A. Finch, of West Ealing.

Norwich Diocesan Association

East Dereham, Norfolk

St Nicholas

Saturday, 9 September 1950 in 3h 5 (23 in E♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 George P Adams

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 Sidney Marshall

4 Arthur G Bason

5 Cecil V Ebberson

6 Bert Gogle

7 George Sayer

8 A Patrick Cannon

Composition is reduced from a 5,248 containing the course-end extent of the combinations of 4-5-6 in 6-7 with the 7th in 5ths and all the 4-6’s and 5-6’s with the tenors at home.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Tuesday, 12 September 1950 in 3h 35 (37–3–15 in B)

5000 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 William E Tillett

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 George W Pipe

4 Arthur G Bason

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Bert Gogle

7 George E Symonds

8 Ernest V Blake

9 George Bailey

10 Cecil W Pipe

Rung half-muffled in memoriam George Southgate Mayers, elected a member in 1902 and ringer at Mancroft for 40 years. Composition contains, in addition to the p.c.o., 567089, 659708 and 658790 course ends.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Swanton Morley, Norfolk

All Saints

Sunday, 24 September 1950 in 3h 2 (8–2–22 in F)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being six extents each of Reverse Canterbury, Swanton, St. Simon’s, Plain Bob, April Day (rung as spliced Plain Bob and Grandsire) and twelve of Grandsire.

1 John A Cox

2 George P Adams

3 Sidney Marshall

4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5 Bert Gogle

First peal - 1. First peal of Doubles - 2, 3, 5. First peal on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Loddon, Norfolk

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 30 September 1950 in 2h 45 (11 in G)

5120 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden (Arranged)

1 Rev John E F Tredennick

2 Albert E Austin

3 John S Barnes

4 Charles E G Banham

5 Ralph Sitch

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

7 George Sayer

8 Frederick A Finch

First peal - 5.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Ranworth, Norfolk

St Helen

Sunday, 1 October 1950 in 2h 50 (12–0–0 in F♯)

5040 Minor

7 extents, 3 methods: 2 each of Kent TB and Oxford TB and 3 of Plain Bob

1 E G Benton

2 Frederick G Boyce

3 D Chapman

4 H Lubbock

5 Herbert C Read

6 George Bailey (C)

Norwich Diocesan Association

Caston, Norfolk

St Cross

Saturday, 14 October 1950 in 2h 33 (9 in G)

5040 Minor (8m)

Being extents of (1) Combined Double and Single Court, (2) Cambridge Surprise (3) Double Oxford, (4) St. Clement’s, (5) Kent Treble Bob, (6) Combined Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, and (7) Plain Bob.

1 John S Barnes

2 Charles E G Banham

3 John W C Blythe

4 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

5 George Sayer

6 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal in eight methods - 1, 3. First peal in eight methods on the bells.

Norwich Diocesan Association

New Buckenham, Norfolk

St Martin

Friday, 27 October 1950 in 2h 52 (11–0–7 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Frank C Arnold

2 John R Smith (C)

3 Frank C W Phillippo

4 Albert E Robinson

5 Wilfred E Garrod

6 Wilfred G Saunders

25th peal - 3. First peal - 4, 5. First peal as conductor. A birthday compliment to the ringer of the 5th.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Friday, 27 October 1950 in 2h 56 (9–2–21 in G)

5056 Truro Court Bob Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 George Sayer

4 Leslie W Houghton

5 Arthur G Bason

6 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

7 Henry Tooke

8 William Clover

First peal in the method. Rung with 4ths place bobs.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Michael and All Angels, Coslany

Wednesday, 22 November 1950 in 2h 53 (14½ in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 Ernest G Shorting

3 Jack King

4 George P Adams

5 H William Barrett

6 Arthur G Bason

7 George Sayer

8 Bert Gogle

First peal in the method - 3, 4, 8.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Hethersett, Norfolk

St Remigius

Monday, 27 November 1950 in 2h 56 (9–2–21 in G)

5144 Spliced Plain Major (7m)

Being seven methods: 1,536 changes of Double Oxford, 672 of Double and Reverse Bob, 648 of Little Bob, 624 of Plain Bob and 496 changes each of Double Norwich and St. Clement’s College Bob; 261 changes of method.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Charles H Moore

2 Sidney Marshall

3 F Nolan Golden (C)

4 George Sayer

5 Arthur G Bason

6 Henry Tooke

7 Bert Gogle

8 William Clover

First peal of Spliced Major - 2. First peal in seven Major methods by all, on the bells and for the Association.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Giles

Wednesday, 29 November 1950 in 2h 57 (13–3–21 in F)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 Ralph Sitch

2 Jack King

3 Ernest G Shorting

4 George P Adams

5 F Nolan Golden (C)

6 Bert Gogle

7 George Sayer

8 Arthur G Bason

First peal of Surprise - 1.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Horsham St Faith, Norfolk

26, Brabazon Road

Wednesday, 20 December 1950 in 2h 26 (15 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1–2 Christopher Moor

3–4 F Nolan Golden (C)

5–6 Jack King

7–8 Bert Gogle

First peal of Major on handbells: 7-8.

Norwich Diocesan Association

Norwich, Norfolk

St Peter Mancroft

Tuesday, 26 December 1950 in 3h 19 (37–3–15 in B)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Granta Variation.

Composed by F Nolan Golden

1 F Nolan Golden (C)

2 George Sayer

3 Rev A Gilbert G Thurlow

4 H William Barrett

5 Arthur G Bason

6 Cecil V Ebberson

7 William Clover

8 Bert Gogle

9 Henry Tooke

10 Norman V Harding

First peal in the Granta Variation by all, on the bells and for the Association.

Norwich Diocesan Association

East Dereham, Norfolk

St Nicholas

Wednesday, 27 December 1950 in 3h 5 (22–3–21 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Sidney Marshall

2 F Nolan Golden (C)

3 H William Barrett

4 Norman V Harding

5 Cecil V Ebberson

6 George Sayer

7 George P Adams

8 Bert Gogle

Norwich Diocesan Association

Diss, Norfolk

St Mary

Saturday, 30 December 1950 in 3h (22–2–17 in D)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Albert G Harrison

2 H William Barrett

3 Sidney Marshall

4 Henry Tooke

5 Norman V Harding

6 Bert Gogle

7 William C Duffield

8 F Nolan Golden (C)

First peal in the method - 3.

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