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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 24 January 1947 in 2h 40 (8–0–8 in A)

5040 Doubles (13m/v)

Being four extents each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, St. Simon's, Plain Bob and Grandsire: three extents each of Clifford Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, St. Nicholas, St Martin's, Old, Norfolk, April Day and Antelope; and two extents of Oxford Bob

1 Gilbert Wright

2 Harry P Floyd

3 Cecil G Calcutt

4 Revd C Eliot Wigg

5 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal: 1

First peal in 13 methods by all the band, and the first peal on the bells. The greatest number of Doubles methods yet to be rung to a peal by the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 1873.0081

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 1 February 1947 in 2h 57 (14–2–19 in E)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Walter F Judge

2 Frederick A H Wilkins

3 Lucille M Hubbert

4 Edwin G Moore

5 William Judge

6 William C Porter

7 Neil I Allnatt

8 Philip A Corby

9 Richard White

10 Francis A White

First peal of Caters: 3

First peal on ten bells: 4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 14 February 1947 in 2h 45 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Painswick Surprise Major

Composed by E Timbrell

1 William H B Wilkins

2 Betty Spice

3 Frances A Edgar

4 Walter F Judge

5 Marie R Cross

6 Wilfrid F Moreton

7 Rev A G G Thurlow

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method on the bells and by all the band except the conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 26 February 1947 in 3h 28 (30–3–11 in C)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J Holt (10-part)

1 Doreen Coker

2 Fred Hayes (C)

3 Ralph Coles

4 Percy Newton

5 Sydney M Bailey

6 Gilbert R Goodship

7 Roland Biggs

8 Walter Lee

First peal: 1. Miss Doreen Coker, aged 16, is the first young lady trained in this belfry to take part in a peal.

Ringing World page reference: 1875.0111

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 8 March 1947 in 2h 57 (14–2–19 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's 10 Part

1 Frank White

2 Edwin Drewitt

3 Anthony G Holifield

4 Alan R Cornish

5 George Holifield (Jun) (C)

6 Francis A White

7 Richard White

8 Fred White

First peal inside: 2

Rung to celebrate the 129th anniversary of the opening of the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 11 March 1947 in 2h 46 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

Comprising 1,472 changes of Painswick, 736 of Pudsey, 1,408 of Superlative, 704 of Cambridge and 736 of Yorkshire, with 135 changes of method.

Composed by A G Driver

1 William H B Wilkins

2 Walter F Judge

3 Victor J F Bennett

4 Marie R Cross

5 Betty Spice

6 Wilfrid F Moreton

7 William C Porter

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major: 1, 6.

First peal in five Surprise Major methods: 8.

These methods are now rung spliced for the first time.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Nether Winchendon, Buckinghamshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 13 March 1947 in 2h 55 (12–1–8 in G)

5040 Doubles (15m/v/p)

Being three extents each of Antelope, Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Clifford Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, St Nicholas', St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob, Old, Norfolk and April Day; and two extents each of Stedman, Northrepps Pleasure and Oxford Bob.

1 Gilbert Wright

2 Harry P Floyd

3 Cecil G Calcutt

4 Revd C Elliot Wigg

5 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in 15 methods by all the band and the first peal on the bells. The greatest number of Doubles methods yet rung to a peal by the Guild

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 11 April 1947 in 2h 48 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5024 Norfolk Surprise Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 William H B Wilkins

2 Walter F Judge

3 James Higgins

4 Marie R Cross

5 R Gordon Cross

6 William C Porter

7 Neil I Allnatt

8 Alan R Pink (C)

The first peal in the method for the Guild, on the bells and by all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 26 April 1947 in 3h 20 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 A J Glass

2 W J Robinson

3 E S T Farr

4 W Birmingham

5 H A May

6 L Stillwell

7 N V Harding

8 A H Pulling (C)

For Princess Elizabeth’s 21st birthday April 21st.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 2 May 1947 in 2h 46 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Comprising 1,760 London, 1,120 Rutland, 640 Bristol, 320 Cambridge, 320 Superlative, 320 Yorkshire, 320 Pudsey, 320 Lincolnshire, with 144 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 William H B Wilkins

2 Victor J F Bennett

3 Alan R Pink

4 Marie R Cross

5 Betty Spice

6 Wilfrid F Moreton

7 William C Porter

8 Walter F Judge (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major in eight methods by all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Lewknor, Oxfordshire

St Margaret

Wednesday, 7 May 1947 in 3h 2 (14 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (19m)

Being three extents each of Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, St. Simon’s and Plain Bob, and two extents each of Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps Pleasure, Antelope, Clifford Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, St. Nicholas’, St. Giles’, Winchendon Place, St. Miles’, Stedman, Oxford Bob, St. Martin’s, Old, Norfolk and April Day.

1 Gilbert Wright

2 Harry P Floyd

3 Cecil G Calcutt

4 Revd C Elliot Wigg

5 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in 19 methods by all the band, and the first peal on the bells.

Greatest number of Doubles methods yet rung to a peal by the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 1885.0236

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 19 May 1947 in 2h 40 (6)

5040 Doubles (13m/9v)

Being an extent each of (1) New Bob and (2) Union, and two extents each of (3) Stedman, (4) Oxford Bob, (5) Grandsire, (6) Fortune, (7) Reverse St. Bartholomew, (8) Northrepps Pleasure, (9) Antelope, (10) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, (11) Clifford Pleasure, (12) Southrepps Pleasure, (13) St. Nicholas’ , (14) St. Giles’ , (15) Winchendon Place, (16) St. Miles’ , (17) St. Simon’s, (18) St. Martin’s, (19) Plain Bob, (20) Old, (21) Norfolk, and (22) April Day.

1 Gilbert Wright

2 Harry P Floyd

3 Cecil G Calcutt

4 Rev C Elliot Wigg

5 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in 22 methods by all the band. The greatest number of Doubles methods yet rung to a peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 24 May 1947 in 3h 9 (27)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Fredk A H Wilkins

2 James Higgins

3 Paul K Williamson

4 Christopher W Woolley

5 William C Porter

6 Fredk W Brinklow

7 Harold G Cashmore (C)

8 Maurice F R Hibbert

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Martin and All Saints

Monday, 16 June 1947 in 2h 28 (15 in C)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1–2 William C Porter

3–4 Wilfrid F Moreton

5–6 Betty Spice (C)

7–8 Walter F Judge

First peal in hand: 7-8.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St John's College

Sunday, 22 June 1947 in 2h 40 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by E C S Turner

1–2 Michael P Moreton

3–4 Richard F B Speed

5–6 Betty Spice

7–8 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

9–10 Frances A Edgar

First peal on ten handbells: 1-2, 9-10.

First peal of Royal: 9-10.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 5 July 1947 in 3h 15 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Pritchard's

1 W Welling

2 Tony Price

3 G W Morris

4 E E Gosling

5 A J Glass

6 F D Boreham

7 R E Price

8 N V Harding (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 9 July 1947 in 3h 26 (30–3–11 in C)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by F Hayes

1 Sylvia Coker

2 Fred Hayes (C)

3 Doreen Coker

4 Roland Biggs

5 Cecil A Smith

6 Sydney M Bailey

7 Walter Lee

8 Ralph Coles

First peal: 1. First inside: 3.

Ringing World page reference: 1894.0350

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 20 July 1947 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Mrs G Sayer

2 E Lathall

3 R Abrahams

4 H Beard (C)

5 G Sayer

6 R Howson

7 R Hall

8 L Stratton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Tuesday, 29 July 1947 (21–2–16 in E♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Mrs G Sayer

2 E Lathal

3 R Abrahams

4 H Beard (C)

5 G Sayer

6 R Howson

7 R Hall

8 L Stratton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thame, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 September 1947 in 3h 10 (11–1–11 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Parker's Twelve Part

Composed by J Parker

1 Harry Wingrove

2 Dorothy R Fletcher (C)

3 Harry W Badger

4 Kathleen E Fletcher

5 Jesse Harrison

6 Harry Jones

7 Walter Lee

8 Robert Arnott

8: First peal

First peal as conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Wednesday, 15 October 1947 in 3h 1 (14–2–19 in E)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by G Lindoff

1 J Richard Chaundy

2 Cyril J Hibbert

3 Victor J F Bennett

4 Walter F Judge (C)

5 Frederick A H Wilkins

6 Francis A White

7 Frederick C White

8 William Hibbert

9 Richard White

10 Edwin Drewitt

First peal in the method: 6 and 7

A birthday compliment to Cyril J Hibbert

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Saturday, 25 October 1947 in 2h 56 (14–2–19 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 Cuthbert G White

2 Edwin Drewitt

3 Anthony G Holifield

4 Francis A White

5 Frederick Messenger

6 Lewis H Bywaters

7 R Thomas Newman

8 George Holifield (Jun) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Fred White

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 28 October 1947 in 3h 7 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

Comprising 1,760 London, 1,120 Rutland, 640 Bristol, 320 Cambridge, 320 Superlative, 320 Yorkshire, 320 Pudsey, 320 Lincolnshire, with 144 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 William Judge

2 Victor J F Bennett

3 Margaret L Tutt

4 Marie R Cross

5 James Higgins

6 Alan R Pink

7 Frederick A H Wilkins

8 Walter F Judge (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major in eight method: 3, 5, 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Beenham, Berkshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 November 1947 (9–2–23 in A)

5040 Minor

A peal of minor being two extents each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and three of plain Bob

1 G E Fowler (C)

2 Joyce Downham

3 L Nicholls

4 A Richardson

5 E C Wallace

6 A C G Churchill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul

Sunday, 9 November 1947 in 3h 11 (16–2–11 in E)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Betty Spice

2 Walter F Judge (C)

3 C Edward Jeffries

4 Ronald J Sharp

5 C Henry Harding

6 Frederick A H Wilkins

7 Bryan F Sims

8 Alan R Pink

First peal of Surprise Major: 3, 4, 5, and 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Marston, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Monday, 10 November 1947 in 2h 37 (6)

5040 Doubles (13m/12v)

Being an extent each of: (1) New Bob; (2) Union; (3) Stedman; (4) Oxford Bob; (5) St. Blaise; (6) St. Columb; (7) Kennington; (8) Norfolk; and two extents each of (9) Grandsire; (10) Fortune; (11) Reverse St. Bartholomew; (12) Northrepps Pleasure; (13) Antelope; (14) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure; (15) Clifford Pleasure; (16) Southrepps Pleasure; (17) St. Nicholas’; (18) St. Giles’; (19) Winchendon Place; (20) St Miles’ ; (21) St. Simon’s; (22) St. Martin’s; (23) Plain Bob; (24) Old; (25) April Day.

1 Nora Honey

2 Harry P Floyd

3 Cecil G Calcutt

4 Rev C Elliot Wigg

5 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal: 1.

First peal in 25 methods for all of the band.

This is the greatest number of Doubles methods yet rung to a peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 21 November 1947 in 2h 45 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by C W Roberts

1 Edwin G Moore

2 H Peter Raynor

3 Walter F Judge

4 William H B Wilkins

5 Betty Spice

6 Philip Walker

7 Charles Coles

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method: 6, 7.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 22 November 1947 in 2h 57 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Kenneth C Curtis

2 Ruth Tabraham

3 William Butler

4 James Brooks

5 H A Roger Posnett

6 William Henley (C)

First peal : 1, 3. First of Minor : 2, 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Berkshire

St Laurence

Tuesday, 2 December 1947 in 2h 55 (14–2–19 in E)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by George Holifield (sen)

1 Frank White

2 Francis A White

3 Anthony G Holifield

4 Bernard S Nichols

5 Robert B Blond

6 Alan R Pink

7 Alfred H Webb

8 George Holifield (Jun) (C)

9 Richard White

10 Fred White

First peal on ten bells: 1

300th peal: 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Wednesday, 17 December 1947 in 3h 25 (30–3–11 in C)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by F Hayes

1 Fred Hayes (C)

2 Sylvia Coker

3 Doreen Coker

4 Ralph Coles

5 Gilbert R Goodship

6 Marie I Goodship

7 Cecil A Smith

8 Roland Biggs

9 F Donald Boreham

10 Walter Lee

First in the method and on ten: 2 and 3.

Ringing World page reference: 1919.0022

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Martin and All Saints

Wednesday, 24 December 1947 in 3h 3 (7–3–10 in A♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Comprising 1,792 London, 1,536 Cambridge, 1,216 Bristol, 576 Rutland, with 128 changes of method.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Edwin G Moore

2 James Higgins

3 Marie R Cross

4 Alan R Pink

5 Herbert Badder

6 Paul K Williamson

7 Frederick A H Wilkins

8 Walter F Judge (C)

First peal of Spliced Surprise: 5.

First peal of Spliced Surprise on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Tuesday, 30 December 1947 in 2h 46 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Edwin G Moore

2 William H B Wilkins

3 Margaret L Tutt

4 Walter F Judge (C)

5 Philip Walker

6 Frederick A H Wilkins

7 Charles Coles

8 Alan R Pink

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