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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wokingham, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 5 February 1927 in 3h 6 (19½ [16–0–10])

5040 Grandsire Triples

Groves variation of 12-part

Composed by Parker

1 John Rance

2 Frank Lush

3 William J Paice

4 Miss Vera Robinson

5 E H Langley

6 Richard T Hibbert

7 William J Brooks (C)

8 H William Boyles

First peal - 5. First as conductor - 7. In honour of the Birthday of the Rector, Rev B Long & Miss V Robinson.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 13 February 1927 in 3h 29 (30–3–11 in C)

5002 Stedman Cinques

Composed by F Dench

1 Fred Hayes (C)

2 Ralph Coles

3 Phyliss M Moss

4 Frank Boreham

5 George White

6 Edward R Coles

7 Harry Wingrove

8 George Twitchen

9 Frank W Boxell

10 Cecil C Mayne

11 James W Wilkins

12 James Blackmore/Albert E Butler

First peal on twelve: 3, 5, 7 and Albert Butler.

To celebrate the completion of the restoration of this tower.

Ringing World page reference: 830.0099

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Saturday, 28 May 1927 in 2h 50 (9)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Eleven 240's of A J Pitman's arrangement and 20 extents with 10 different callings.

1 George Henwood

2 Dan H Woodley

3 Humphrey R Cooper

4 John Nobes (C)

5 Percy W Fletcher

6 Leslie F Pullen

First peal -1 who is in his 70th year, and for the tenor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Tew, Oxfordshire

St Michael and All Angels

Sunday, 29 May 1927 in 2h 59 (22–0–10 in D)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 George R Pye

2 Maurice Smith

3 Rupert R Lewis

4 Thomas Impey

5 Charles T Coles

6 Herbert Impey

7 William Pye (C)

8 Leonard Clifton

First peal: 8

First peal of Stedman, 3, 4 and 8

Source - W Pye peal book

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 11 June 1927 in 3h 15 (21–2–16 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Ten Part

1 Harry V Sear

2 Frederick C Tompkins

3 Herbert C Edwards

4 Charles W Clarke

5 Ephraim Lathall

6 Harry Sear (C)

7 Walter Sear

8 William F Smith

First peal: 5. A birthday compliment to W Sear.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wicken, Northamptonshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 25 June 1927 in 3h 14 (18)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's (10 Part)

1 Harry V Sear

2 Albert J Green

3 Frederick C Case

4 Herbert C Edwards

5 Ephraim Lathall

6 Ernest C Lambert

7 Harry Sear (C)

8 Sydney Foskett

Ringing World page reference: 849.0403

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckland, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 10 August 1927 in 3h (17)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Rung with 4-6-8 covering

1 Frank W Wheeler

2 G Webley

3 J Pearce

4 T Clain

5 Edward E Hughes

6 Rev R L C Newhouse

7 Hubert E Taylor (C)

8 Frederick Carter

By members of the Vale of the White Horse Branch.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 31 August 1927 in 2h 38 (7 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Woodbine Treble Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, Double Court, Double Oxford and Plain Bob

1 Horace P Giles

2 Charles W Smith

3 Horace H Smith

4 Albert Fleet

5 Edmund J Hobbs (C)

6 Arthur E Sharman

First peal 1. This was the first peal on the bells, which were augmented to six by the addition of two trebles by Messrs. Mears and Stainbank in 1926. Mr Fleet was elected a member of the above Guild before starting for the peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cassington, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 3 September 1927 in 3h 12 (12–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 six-scores with ten different callings.

1 Herbert Gardner

2 Harry P Floyd (C)

3 George H Cox

4 Albert E Axtell

5 David Edmunds

6 George Charlett

First peal: 1.

The treble ringer belongs to Caasington, the rest are from Yarnton, Oxon. Is also the first peal on these bells

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 29 October 1927 in 2h 47 (7)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven 720's

1 Harry V Sear

2 William French

3 Alexander Coley

4 Edward Whitlock

5 Sydney Foskett

6 Harry Sear (C)

First peal of Minor - 1, 5. First peal - 2, 3, 4. Rung as a welcome to the new Vicar, the Rev. Conway-Davis, who was inducted to the living of Bradwell on October 26th, by the Bishop of Buckingham.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Mary and St Giles

Saturday, 12 November 1927 in 3h 11 (13)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Taylor's six part

1 William G Clark

2 Thomas C Tompkins

3 Frederick C Case

4 Edwin Yates

5 William M J Pedley

6 Herbert C Edwards (C)

7 Ernest C Lambert

8 William Neal

First peal 8. First in the method as conductor. Rung with the bells half-muffled in commemoration of the Armistice.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Calverton, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 19 November 1927 in 2h 43 (11)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven 720's, each called differently.

1 Albert J Green (C)

2 Leonard A Smith

3 Frederick C Case

4 Ernest C Lambert

5 Thomas E Read

6 Thomas E Roberts

First peal of Bob minor 3, 5, 6. Also attributed to The Towcester and District Association.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Sunday, 20 November 1927 in 3h 38 (30)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by John Carter

1 George White

2 Charles T Coles (C)

3 Albert W Coles

4 George F Hinton

5 George R Pye

6 James E Davis

7 Edward Markham

8 Charles W Roberts

9 Frank W Boxell

10 Cecil A Smith

11 Edward R Coles

12 Ralph Coles

Source - G Pye peal book

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 1 December 1927 in 2h 55 (7–2–0)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Being 30 120's of Grandsire and 12 120's Bob Doubles.

1 Thomas C Walters

2 Edward J Whitlock (C)

3 William French

4 Charles G Alderman

5 Alexander Coley

6 Thomas H Bird

First peal - 1, 4, 6. First peal in two methods by all the band. First peal as conductor. Rung as a compliment to Miss A.J.Wylie on the occasion of her marriage. She was a member of the Church Council, and a willing worker for all charities in the parish.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Eynsham, Oxfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 3 December 1927 in 2h 57 (9–1–24 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being forty-two six-scores with ten different callings.

1 Thomas E Buggins

2 George Painting

3 Harry P Floyd (C)

4 Frederick Appleton

5 George H Cox

6 Walter Frankling

First peal: 1, 2, 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bucklebury, Berkshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 20 December 1927 in 3h 5 (12–03–22)

5040 Stedman Triples

Thurstan's four part

Composed by Thurstan

1 Miss Stella Davis

2 James Hazell

3 Miss Dorthy Fritter

4 Miss Vera Robinson

5 Richard T Hibbert

6 William Hibbert

7 Rev C W O Jenkyn (C)

8 Thomas Goddard

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shrivenham, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 31 December 1927 in 2h 47 (13–0–2 in F)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 T Dike

2 F Wheeler

3 C J Pearce

4 E Hughes

5 H Taylor (C)

6 T Clark

First peal on the bells .

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