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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Tyringham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter

Saturday, 11 January 1908 in 2h 52 (15)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Frederick Taylor

2 William Edwards

3 Charles W Smith

4 George W Tompkins

5 John Higgins (C)

First peal on the bells which have recently been rehung by Messrs Bowell and Son, of Ipswich, the "go" being excellent.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 January 1908 in 2h 33 (9½)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Violet, College Pleasure, London Scholars' Pleasure, College Exercise, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent.

1 William Sharp

2 Charles W Clarke

3 Edwin S Mynard

4 John Lovell

5 William Freeman

6 Frederick J Mynard (C)

Arranged specially for C. W. Clarke, who was elected a member previous to starting.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 30 January 1908 in 3h 3 (27)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Pitstow's Variation

1 Harry Sear

2 Harry Hopkins

3 Fred Wilford

4 Rev C W O Jenkyn

5 Alfred Bowell

6 William Stone

7 Rev F E Robinson (C)

8 Harry Welham

First peal of Stedman Triples 5. First peal on the bells, lately re-hung by Messrs. Bowell and Son, the "go" being excellent.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 14 March 1908 in 3h 10 (16)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C W Clarke

1 John Higgins

2 Ernest Herbert

3 Charles W Clarke

4 Cyril Herbert

5 Harry Hopkins

6 Richard Nichols

7 Frank Webb

8 Harry Sear (C)

First peal in the method as conductor. First peal of Major: 1, 5. First peal of Bob Major on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 11 April 1908 in 2h 45 (9¼)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of College Pleasure, College Exercise, London Scholars' Pleasure, Violet, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent.

1 Frank Boswell

2 Frank Webb

3 Frederick J Mynard

4 Ernest G Mynard

5 Charles W Clarke

6 John W Barker (C)

The conductor was elected a member of the Guild previous to starting.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Calverton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Thursday, 23 April 1908 in 2h 37 (11)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being forty-two 6-scores

1 James Tomkins

2 William Edwards

3 Frederick J G Taylor

4 Albert G Shillingford

5 George W Tomkins (C)

6 Frederick G Tomkins

First peal 4. First peal with a bob bell 3. First peal as conductor and first by the local band. Felstead has this on 23/04/1907 PB-ID: 498-12D

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Tuesday, 28 April 1908 in 2h 46 (14–2–19 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's 10 Part

1 William Holifield

2 George Holifield (Jun)

3 Arthur F Lambourne

4 George Holifield (sen) (C)

5 F Stedman White

6 Cuthbert G White

7 Richard White

8 Walter J Tubb

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chicheley, Buckinghamshire

St Laurence

Wednesday, 20 May 1908 in 2h 53 (17¾)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of New London Pleasure, Violet, College Pleasure, College Exercise, London Scholars' Pleasure, Oxford and Kent.

1 William Sharp

2 Frederick W Booth

3 Ernest G Mynard

4 John Lovell

5 William Freeman

6 Frederick J Mynard (C)

The Vicar, the Rev. U. J. Easson, with his usual hospitality, kindly provided tea after the peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Friday, 19 June 1908 in 3h (14–2–19 in E)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 George Holifield (Jun)

2 Harry Holifield

3 Edmund Holifield

4 Cuthbert G White

5 Noble Spindlow

6 Arthur F Lambourne

7 F Stedman White

8 George Holifield (sen) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Walter J Tubb

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clifton Reynes, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 June 1908 in 2h 40 (10–2–14 in A)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Violet, College Pleasure, London Scholars' Pleasure, College Exercise, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent.

1 W Sharp

2 E G Mynard

3 W Freeman

4 C W Clark

5 E S Mynard

6 F J Mynard (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Linford, Buckinghamshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 8 August 1908 in 3h 5 (16½)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Consisting of Plain Bob and Grandsire.

1 Frederick C Tompkins

2 William Edwards

3 Harry Sear (C)

4 Walter Bonham

5 George W Tompkins

6 William F Smith

First peal on the bells. First peal in two methods 2, 4, 5. The bells have just been re-hung by Messrs. Bowell and Son, of Ipswich, and the ringers expressed great satisfaction at the excellent "go" of them.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 29 August 1908 in 3h (14–2–19 in E)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 William Holifield

2 Edmund Holifield

3 Frederick White (sen)

4 Cuthbert G White

5 George Holifield (Jun)

6 Harry Holifield

7 F Stedman White

8 George Holifield (sen) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Frederick White (Jun)

Believed to be the first peal on ten bells rung by two families only.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Friday, 11 September 1908 in 3h 7 (14–2–19 in E)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 F Stedman White

2 Samuel Hounslow

3 Arthur F Lambourne

4 Alfred Fox

5 George Holifield (Jun)

6 Thomas Payne

7 William C Hedges

8 George Holifield (sen) (C)

9 William Finch

10 George A King

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Tuesday, 22 September 1908 in 3h 2 (14)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Cox

1 F Stedman White

2 Richard G Rice

3 H Holifield

4 Cuthbert G White

5 George Holifield (Jun)

6 Alfred R Bosley

7 Arthur F Lambourne

8 George Holifield (sen) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Walter J Tubb

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Cathedral Church of Christ

Thursday, 1 October 1908 in 3h 30 (31–0–23 in D)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by G Holifield, Sen

1 William H Holifield

2 Thomas Payne

3 Harry Miles

4 George Holifield, Jun

5 Alfred Fox

6 William Finch

7 Arthur Lambourne

8 George Holifield, Sen (C)

9 Edmund Banister

10 George A King

Antony Strange

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Emberton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 7 November 1908 in 2h 30 (9)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Violet, College Pleasure, London Scholars' Pleasure, College Exercise, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent.

1 George H F West

2 William Sharp

3 John Lovell

4 Ernest G Mynard

5 William Freeman

6 Frederick J Mynard (C)

First peal 1. First peal away from the treble 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Tuesday, 1 December 1908 in 3h 3 (14–2–19 in E)

5166 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 Arthur H White

2 George Holifield (Jun)

3 Harry Holifield

4 F Stedman White

5 Arthur F Lambourne

6 Walter J Tubb

7 Noble Spindlow

8 George Holifield (sen) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Cuthbert G White

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 26 December 1908 in 2h 58 (14¾)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 E Purser

2 C Beal

3 W Beal (C)

4 W E Bull

5 E Beckett

6 H Clark

First peal 1, 2, 5, 6. First peal as conductor; also on the bells by the local band.

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