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Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 6 January 1951 in 3h 22 (30–3–11 in C)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by F Hayes

1 Fred Hayes (C)

2 Ralph Coles

3 Jean M Broomfield

4 Doreen Coker

5 Sylvia Coker

6 William H Plumridge

7 Gilbert R Goodship

8 Roland Biggs

9 Edward R Coles

10 William Birmingham

25th peal: 4.

Rung to celebrate 50 years partnership on these bells by Messrs. R Coles and F Hayes, during which they rang 78 peals together, of which F Hayes conducted 52. An 89th birthday compliment to the father of the ringer of the 7th.

Ringing World page reference: 2078.0050

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cassington, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Tuesday, 30 January 1951 in 2h 50 (12–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Minor (14m)

Comprising seven extents in 14 methods with 76 changes of method, viz.: (1) Fulbeck, Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Canterbury Pleasure; (2) Double Oxford Bob, St. Clement's Bob; (3) Thelwall, Childwall; (4) Plain Bob, Single Oxford Bob; (5) Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob; (6) Cambridge Surprise; (7) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure.

1 Cyril H Kinch

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Charles Coles

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in 14 Minor methods by all the band and on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Milton, Oxfordshire

St Blaise

Saturday, 3 February 1951 in 2h 51 (9)

5040 Doubles (14m/v)

3 extents each: Grandsire, St Blaise, Fortune, Reverse St Bartholomew, Northrepps Pleasure, Reverse Caterbury Pleasure P, St Columb, Clifford's Pleasure, Southrepps Pleasure, Plain B, Kennington, Old, Norfolk & April Day.

1 John W Seymour

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 A James Adams

4 David Woodley

5 Alan R Pink (C)

6 Graham H Webb

First peal in 14 M/V Doubles 1,3,4,6 & on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chinnor, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 3 February 1951 in 2h 42 (10–0–20 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Hunt

2 Aubrey Seymour

3 R Arnott

4 V Holloway

5 H Jones (C)

6 P Harman

1: First Peal

Rung as a compliment to Mr Amos Seymour, 52 years in the choir

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cassington, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Wednesday, 28 March 1951 in 2h 52 (12–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (16m)

Comprising seven extents in 16 methods, with 101 changes of method, viz.: (1) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Horsmonden; (2) Cambridge Surprise, Primrose Surprise, (3) Fulbeck, Double Bob, Reverse Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, (4) Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, (5) Thelwall, Childwall, (6) Plain Bob, Single Oxford, (7) Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob.

1 Edmund E Pearson

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Charles Coles

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

The first peal in 16 Minor methods by all the band and on the bells. This is the greatest number of Minor methods yet rung to a peal by the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 30 March 1951 in 2h 41 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker (12 part, 2nd obs.)

1 Frank Beckett

2 Lottie R Pimm

3 Alan R Pink (C)

4 David Woodley

5 Edwin G Moore

6 Edgar J Smith

7 Harry P Floyd

8 Charles Coles

First peal in the method 'inside': 3.

First peal in the method: 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 12 April 1951 in 2h 51 (14–2–25in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 Gordon C Herd

2 H A Roger Posnett

3 Brian L Taylor

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 James Brooks

6 William Butler (C)

First peal : 3. First of Minor : 1. 13th peal : 2, 4, 5. Rung on the birthday of the 2nd ringer, who is the first to circle this tower.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 21 April 1951 in 3h 45 (30–3–11 in C)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by F Hayes

1 Doreen Coker (C)

2 Fred Hayes

3 Ralph Coles

4 Sylvia Coker

5 Peter Baldwin

6 William H Plumridge

7 Arthur Clutton

8 William Butler

9 Gilbert G Goodship

10 William Henley

First peal: 7. First on ten: 5. First peal on ten as conductor.

Rung to celebrate the coming of age on April 16th of the Misses Doreen and Sylvia Coker - twin sisters.

Ringing World page reference: 2092.0274

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 26 April 1951 in 2h 58 (10 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being four callings.

1 Laurence H W Busby

2 Kenneth M Grayson

3 David Woodley

4 Frank P Wright

5 Thomas S Bowles

6 Ewart H Edge (C)

First peal of Minor: 1, 3, 5.

First peal of Minor on the bells.

A birthday compliment to the ringer of the 4th.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Friday, 27 April 1951 in 2h 48 (9–1–12 in G)

5040 Minor (8m)

Cambridge Surprise, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, Double Bob, St. Clement’s, Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury.

1 Cyril H Kinch

2 Edmund E Pearson

3 Ernest J Ladd

4 Charles A Bassett

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First in eight Minor methods: 2, 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Monday, 30 April 1951 in 2h 54 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

Four callings

1 Ruth Tabraham

2 Brian L Taylor

3 William Butler (C)

4 Frank H Hicks

5 David H Pearce

6 James Brooks

First of Doubles : 2. 25th peal : 5. First of Bob Doubles by all except 4. Rung half-muffled in memory of Mr E P Cross, churchwarden for 20 years and a very good friend to the ringers.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 4 May 1951 in 2h 48 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by F Dench

1 Harry P Floyd

2 Cyril H Kinch

3 Edwin G Moore

4 David Woodley

5 Edmund E Pearson

6 Douglas O Wilks

7 Edgar J Smith

8 Alan R Pink (C)

An officers' peal.

First peal in the method: 4, 6.

Rung also for the Feast of the Ascension.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

Curfew Tower, HM Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle

Wednesday, 9 May 1951 in 3h 15 (26 in C♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 K Buckingham

2 E S T Farr

3 A D Barker

4 W Welling

5 E E Gosling

6 A J Glass

7 L Stilwell (C)

8 W Henley

On the occasion of the Garter Service.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Windsor, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 12 May 1951 in 3h 10 (17–2–11 in E♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J E Burton

1 Audrey Ewins

2 K Buckingham

3 R Taylor

4 J Brooks

5 K Curtis

6 N V Harding

7 A J Glass

8 W Butler (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire

St Edmund

Saturday, 12 May 1951 in 2h 45 (10–3–20 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven extents

1 Frederick C Case

2 K Mary Cowley

3 George E Green

4 Thomas E Roberts

5 William Yates

6 George W Holland (C)

First peal of Surprise Minor 2, 3. First peal of Cambridge Minor 6. First peal of Minor as conductor, First peal of Surprise on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 17 May 1951 in 2h 47 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles

10 extents each of Stedman (7 callings), April Day (3 callings) and Plain Bob (4 callings), and 12 of Grandsire (10 callings and Morris’s 240).

1 Brian L Taylor

2 Audrey A Ewins

3 Frank H Hicks

4 James Brooks

5 William Butler (C)

6 David H Pearce

First peal in four Doubles : 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. The fastest peal on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Monday, 28 May 1951 in 2h 57 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles

14 extents each of Norfolk, Old, and Plain Bob, with four callings of each.

1 Brian L Taylor

2 David H Pearce

3 William Butler (C)

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 Frank H Hicks

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Thame, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 June 1951 in 3h 10 (11–1–11 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by James Pagett

1 Aubrey Seymour

2 Cyril H Kinch

3 William Yates (C)

4 Harry W Badger

5 Douglas O Wilks

6 Harry C Jones

7 Victor Holloway

8 Samuel Arnott

5: First peal of Triples

8: First peal

First peal of Triples as Conductor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 7 June 1951 in 2h 49 (10 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one extent of St. Clement's and two extents each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Edwin G Moore

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Charles Coles

4 Harry P Floyd

5 David Woodley

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in more than one method: 5.

Rung for H.M. King George VI's birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 June 1951 in 3h 33 (30–3–11 in C)

5019 Stedman Caters

Composed by F Hayes

1 Fred Hayes (C)

2 Jean M Dunham

3 William Welling

4 William Butler

5 Ralph Coles

6 David H Pearce

7 Arthur Clutton

8 Frank H Hicks

9 Edward R Coles

10 William Henley

A Festival of Britain peal.

Ringing World page reference: 2100.0402

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Tuesday, 19 June 1951 in 2h 34 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles

4 extents each of Fortune, Rev. St. Bartholemew, Stedman, Rev. Canterbury, Clifford Pleasure, April Day, Old, Norfolk and Plain Bob, and six extents of Grandsire.

1 James Brooks

2 William Butler (C)

3 Brian L Taylor

4 David H Pearce

5 Frank H Hicks

6 Charles H Vitler

First in 10 Doubles methods by all the band. The quickest peal on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hurst, Berkshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 30 June 1951 in 3h 1 (14–1–16 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Parker's Twelve-part

1 Ernest Allum

2 Laurie Hall`

3 Robert Wake

4 John Froome

5 Mrs B C Castle

6 Charles W Mortimer

7 Bernard C Castle (C)

8 Frederick Hicks

First peal: 4

First away from tenor: 1

First Inside: 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Saturday, 4 August 1951 in 3h (15¼)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Harry Sear

2 William J Chester

3 Reginald H Howson

4 Thomas E Roberts

5 Frederick C Case

6 George F Burton

7 William Yates

8 George W Holland (C)

A 19th wedding anniversary compliment to the ringer of the third. Also a Festival of Britain peal and in honour of H.M. Queen Elizabeth's birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 4 August 1951 in 2h 40 (11–2–24 in G)

5040 Doubles (5m)

Six extents each of St Bartholomew and April Day, eight of Plain Bob, two of Stedman, 20 of Grandsire.

1 John Froome

2 Alfred G Street

3 Laurie Hall

4 John A Harland

5 Stanley G Day (C)

6 Maurice J Day

First Peal: 2 & 6

First Peal of Doubles for all the band.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 September 1951 in 3h 14 (20–2–13 in E)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

J W Washbrook

1 Roland Biggs

2 George Martin

3 Dorothy R Fletcher

4 Kathleen E Fletcher

5 Percy Newton

6 Arthur Newton

7 F Donald Boreham

8 Walter Lee (C)

125th peal -5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 7 September 1951 in 2h 50 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C Charge (C. C. C. No. 24)

1 Marie R Cross

2 Ruth Paton

3 David Woodley

4 Kathleen Higgins

5 Harry P Floyd

6 Edmund E Pearson

7 Edgar J Smith

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal: 2.

First peal in the method: 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Cross

Thursday, 13 September 1951 in 2h 47 (9–2–22 in A♭)

5040 Minor (8m)

Being an extent each of (1) Cambridge Surprise, (2) Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, (3) Double Oxford Bob, (4) St. Clement's, (5) Single Oxford Bob, (6) Double Bob, (7) Plain Bob.

1 David Woodley

2 Charles Coles

3 William C Porter

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in eight Minor methods: 1, 3.

Rung on the eve of the feast of St. Cross.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Martin and All Saints

Wednesday, 3 October 1951 in 2h 55 (7–3–10 in A♭)

5120 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

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

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Alan R Pink

2 Victor J F Bennett

3 Margaret L Tutt

4 Rev Peter T Robbins

5 Betty Robbins

6 William C Porter

7 Frederick A H Wilkins

8 Walter F Judge (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cassington, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Thursday, 11 October 1951 in 2h 53 (12–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (17m)

Comprising seven extents in 17 methods, with 81 changes of method, viz.: (1) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Horsmonden, (2) Cambridge Surprise, Primrose Surprise, (3) Hereward, Single Oxford, (4) Fulbeck, Reverse Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, Double Bob, Plain Bob, (5) Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, (6) Thelwall, Childwall, (7) Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob.

1 Edmund E Pearson

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Charles Coles

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

The first peal in 17 Minor methods by all the band and on the bells. This is the greatest number of Minor methods yet rung to a peal by the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 3h 48 (30–3–11 in C)

5002 Stedman Cinques

Composed by F Dench

1 Fred Hayes (C)

2 Ralph Coles

3 Jean M Dunham

4 Gilbert R Goodship

5 Doreen Coker

6 Sylvia Coker

7 Leonard Stilwell

8 William Birmingham

9 William Butler

10 Revd C Elliot Wigg

11 Edward R Coles

12 William Henley

First on twelve: 3. 25th peal in 1951: 9.

A Festival of Britain peal.

Ringing World page reference: 2118.0690

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Garsington, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 2h 40 (9½ in A♭)

5040 Doubles (11m/v)

240 Grandsire, Morris’s, and four 120’s each of Plain Bob, April Day, Old, Kensington, Norfolk, Reverse Canterbury, Clifford’s Pleasure, Southrepps, St. Cullum, and Reverse St. Bartholomew.

1 Christine M Hall

2 A James Adams (C)

3 David Woodley

4 Thomas S Bowles

5 Walter Fern

6 Michael C Harding

First peal: 1, 6.

First peal in eleven methods: 4, 5.

Rung for the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. J. Godfery, ringer and member of this church, and Mrs. Godfery.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 2h 55 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 William Butler (C)

2 Brian L Taylor

3 Janet S Bailey

4 David H Pearce

5 Frank C Price

6 Frank T Blagrove

First of Bob Minor : 4. 20th together : 1, 4. Circled tower : 1. A farewell peal to Frank C Price, leaving to join the RAF, and in memory of Mr George Barkus, a ringer at St Mary’s, Slough for many years.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chinnor, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 2h 40 (10–0–20 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 Extents

1 Robert Arnott

2 Aubrey Seymour

3 Arthur Poulton

4 Victor Holloway

5 Harry Jones (C)

6 Samuel Arnott

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 27 October 1951 in 2h 45 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Ten callings

1 Frederick R Scott

2 James Brooks

3 Audrey A Ewins

4 William Butler (C)

5 David H Pearce

6 Brian L Taylor

First of Doubles : 1. Circled tower : 2. The conductor’s 50th peal and 25th as conductor.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sunningwell, Berkshire

St Leonard

Tuesday, 6 November 1951 in 2h 49 (9)

5040 Minor (7m)

Comprising an extent each of Double Bob, Double Oxford. St. Clement’s. Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Douglas O Wilks

2 David Woodley

3 Charles Coles

4 Edgar J Smith

5 Harry P Floyd

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal ‘inside’ in seven Minor methods: 2

Rung on the Feast of St. Leonard and within the Octave of All Saints.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Friday, 9 November 1951 in 2h 40 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Charles Coles

2 William H B Wilkins

3 Frank P Wright

4 M Elizabeth Roe

5 David Hill

6 Michael Slaney

7 Peter Border (C)

8 Edna Sills

First peal in the method: 4, 7.

First peal of Major: 5.

First peal on tower bells: 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Islip, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 15 November 1951 in 2h 48 (9–1–12 in G)

5040 Minor (17m)

(1) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Horsmonden, (2) Cambridge Surprise, Primrose Surprise, (3) Fulbeck, Reverse Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, Double Bob, Plain Bob, (4) Hereward, Single Oxford, (5) Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, (6) Thelwall, Childwall, (7) Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob.

1 Cyril H Kinch

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Edmund E Pearson

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in 17 Minor methods: 1.

First peal "inside" in 17 Minor methods: 3.

First peal in more than nine methods on the bells.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 15 November 1951 in 2h 51 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles

Eight extents each of Plain Bob, April Day, Reverse Canterbury, and Reverse St Bartholemew and ten of Grandsire.

1 Monica M Howard

2 James Brooks

3 David H Pearce

4 Brian L Taylor

5 William Butler (C)

6 Gordon C Herd

First peal : 1. First in 5 Doubles by all. A birthday compliment to the mother of the treble ringer.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 30 November 1951 in 2h 38 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Doubles

Two extents each of Stedman, St Simons, Eynsham, St Nicholas, St Giles, St Martin, Winchendon Place, St Miles, St Leonard, Rev Canterbury, Clifford Pleasure, Southrepps, Fortune, Rev. St Bartholemew, Northrepps, Old, Norfolk, April Day, Kennington, Plain Bob and Grandsire.

1 Gordon C Herd

2 Brian L Taylor

3 Reginald L Sills

4 William Butler (C)

5 David H Pearce

6 Geoffrey W Ashdown

20th together : 2, 4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 December 1951 in 2h 35 (11–1–3 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 Extents

1 James Adams

2 Robert Arnott

3 Thomas Bowles

4 Victor Holloway

5 Harry Jones (C)

6 Samuel Arnott

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chadlington, Oxfordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 6 December 1951 in 2h 49 (8–3–13 in F♯)

5040 Minor (8m)

An extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford and Kent TB, Rev Canterbury Pleasure, St Clement's, Single Oxford, Double Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Edgar J Smith

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Charles Coles

4 Cyril H Kinch

5 Edmund E Pearson

6 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal inside in 8 methods - 4. The first peal on the bells. Rung on the feast of St Nicholas.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0004

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Arborfield, Berkshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 8 December 1951 in 2h 35 (11–2–24 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss B Vas

2 John Mason

3 Alfred G Street

4 Thomas Tilley

5 Laurie Hall

6 Stanley G Day (C)

First Peal: 1 & 2

First Peal of Minor: 3,5 & 6

First Peal of Plain Bob Minor: 5

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0004

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cassington, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 10 December 1951 in 2h 56 (12–1–4 in F♯)

5040 Spliced Minor (18m)

Comprising seven extents in 18 methods, with 108 changes of method, v iz .: (1) College Exercise, (2) Thelwall, St. Clement’s, Childwall, Double Oxford, (3) Cambridge Surprise, Primrose Surprise, (4) Fulbeck, Reverse Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, Double Bob, Plain Bob, (5) Reverse Can terbury Pleasure, Horsmonden, (6) Hereward, Single Oxford, (7) Oxford Treble Bob and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Edna Sills

2 Douglas O Wilks

3 Edmund E Pearson

4 Harry P Floyd

5 Edgar J Smith

6 Alan R Pink (C)

The first peal in 18 Minor methods by all the band and on the bells. This is the greatest number of Minor methods yet rung to a peal by the Guild.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire

St Nicholas

Saturday, 15 December 1951 in 2h 43 (10–3–3 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 extents

1 Gordon J Strathdee

2 Audrey Seymour

3 Arthur Paulton

4 Victor R Holloway

5 Harry Jones (C)

6 John Cross

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0005

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Binfield, Berkshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 December 1951 in 2h 30 (9–0–2 in G)

5040 Doubles (6m)

7 extents each of Stedman, Plain Bob, St Simon's, April Day, Reverse Canterbury and Grandsire

1 Frederick Scott

2 Brian Taylor

3 Stanley Day

4 William Butler (C)

5 David H Pearce

6 Frank Tomlinson

First peal - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0005

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Harwell, Oxfordshire

St Matthew

Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 2h 43 (16–1–26 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Taylor's 6-part

1 Douglas Jordan

2 Henry L Bishop

3 Alfred R Greenhough

4 John Seymour

5 Claude Corderoy

6 Robert B Blond (C)

7 William Corderoy

8 Douglas Bosley

Rung after the induction service as a welcome peal to the Rev and Mrs C S Mason.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0019

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 24 December 1951 in 2h 50 (14–3–19 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's 12 part (2nd observation)

1 Roland Biggs

2 P Donald Boreham (C)

3 Arthur Newton

4 David Cox

5 Norman Cornwall

6 Walter Lee

7 A Reginald Blaby

8 Fred Cox

First peal as conductor. Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to Anthony Cox, a member of the local band, who is in HM Forces in Austria.

Ringing World page reference: 2127.0004

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 26 December 1951 in 2h 45 (10 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (4m/10v)

Being three extents each of Grandsire, St. Blaise, Fortune, Reverse St. Bartholomew, Northrepps Pleasure, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Clifford Pleasure, St. Columb, Southrepps Pleasure, Plain Bob, April Day, Old, Norfolk and Kennington.

1 Christine Hall

2 David Woodley (C)

3 A James Adams

4 Walter Fern

5 Thomas S Bowles

6 Graham H Webb

First peal in 14 methods: 1.

First peal as conductor.

First peal in 14 methods to be rung on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2128.0022

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clanfield, Oxfordshire

St Stephen

Wednesday, 26 December 1951 in 3h 2 (12–3–16 in F♯)

5088 Cherwell Surprise Major

Composed by E W Tipler

1 Edwin G Moore

2 Marie R Cross

3 Albert Diserens

4 Herbert H Alexander

5 Paul K Williamson

6 Edmund E Pearson

7 George F Burton

8 Alan R Pink (C)

First peal in the method. Rung for the feast of St Stephen-the-Martyr. The conductor's 450th peal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wanborough, Wiltshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 2h 58 (18–2–23 in E)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Cambridge and 2 each of Oxford TB, Kent TB and Plain Bob.

1 Jeanette A Rose

2 Brian Bladon

3 Thomas F Stone

4 Anthony R Peake

5 William A T Carter

6 Peter Anger (C)

First peal in 4 Minor methods - 1,3. First peal in 4 Minor methods as conductor. First peal of Minor on the bells. Rung for the engagement of Mr Ellis Boardman and Mis Bernice Thomas.

Ringing World page reference: 2130.0053

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