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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Staines upon Thames, Middlesex

St Peter

Saturday, 24 January 1903 in 2h 47 (15½ in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part, varied

1 W H Fussell

2 Alfred W Wicks

3 J J Pratt

4 John Evans

5 Frank V H Sinkins

6 George H Gutteridge

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 George Martin

First peal of Stedman on the bells. First peal of Stedman: 2. This is F E

Robinson’s 300th peal of Stedman Triples as conductor.

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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning on Thames, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 29 January 1903 in 47m (21)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Henry Hammans

2 Alfred W Reeves

3 George J Wright

4 Joseph Hands

5 William Hands

6 Thomas Russell

7 Albert E Reeves (C)

8 George E Brown

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 29 January 1903 (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Henry Hammans

2 Alfred W Reeves

3 George J Wright snr

4 Joseph Hands

5 William Hands

6 Thomas Russell

7 Albert E Reeves (C)

8 George E Brown

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Wednesday, 25 March 1903 in 3h 22 (14–2–19 in E)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield

1 Thomas Coles

2 Frederick White (sen)

3 Harry Holifield

4 E Humphries

5 H Woodwards

6 Henry Tubb

7 F Stedman White

8 George Holifield (C)

9 Richard White

10 Frederick White (Jun)

Muffled as a mark of respect to the late Mrs. Richards

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 2 May 1903 ([16–0–10])

5040 Stedman Triples

Variation of Four Part

Composed by Thurston

1 Henry Tucker

2 George L Boddington

3 Albert E Reeves

4 F W Hopgood

5 Charles Giles

6 William Newell

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 Arthur W Pike

First peal on the bells, lately augmented to eight by Mears and Stainbank, the splice being most successful, and the hanging by Webb and Bennett excellent.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 7 June 1903 in 46m (20–1–4 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Henry Hammans

2 Alfred W Reeves

3 George J Wright snr

4 John Wadhams

5 William Hands

6 Thomas Russell

7 Albert E Reeves (C)

8 George E Brown

For Trinity Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Monday, 22 June 1903 in 3h 8 (14–2–19 in E)

5079 Stedman Caters

Composed by Henry Johnson

1 Frederick White (sen)

2 Richard White

3 Edmund Holifield

4 Harry Holifield

5 Hon A Erskine

6 E Conor O'Brien

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 George Holifield

9 Harry Woodwards

10 Frederick White (Jun)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 July 1903 in 3h 10 (19 [16–0–10])

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 Maurice Steere

2 Barzillai Hawkins

3 Charles Giles

4 Rev G F Coleridge

5 Rev F E Robinson

6 Alfred H Pulling

7 Septimus Radford

8 James Hunt (C)

First Major on the bells. The ringers wish to thanks the Rev Canon Sturgess for his kindness in providing tea after the peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Wednesday, 18 November 1903 in 2h 55 (14–2–19 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

1 Alfred Clayton

2 Edmund Holifield

3 Harry Holifield

4 Harold Humfrey

5 George Holifield

6 Richard White

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 Cuthbert G White

To celebrate the graduation (BA) of the Hon A Erskine

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 25 November 1903 in 2h 56 (23 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by F Hayes (5-part)

1 Harry Butler

2 Fred Hayes (C)

3 Frank L Whiteman

4 Benjamin Page

5 John Evans

6 Ralph Coles

7 John C Truss

8 William Phipps

Source: tower peal book.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning on Thames, Berkshire

St Andrew

Monday, 28 December 1903 in 3h 10 (21)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Carter's 12 part

Composed by Carter

1 Henry Hammans

2 Alfred W Reeves

3 George J Wright

4 John Wadhams

5 Alfred E Reeves (C)

6 Thomas Russell

7 Ambrose W Osborne

8 George E Brown

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