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Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Cathedral Church of Christ

Saturday, 5 January 1974 in 3h 10 (31–0–23 in D)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Frank E Darby

1 Tudor P Edwards (C)

2 Caroline M Mackie

3 Sheila M Anthony

4 Jacqueline S King

5 Angus G Ogilvie

6 John G Gipson

7 Kenneth J Hesketh

8 David J Llewellyn

9 David J King

10 James Clatworthy

11 Timothy F Collins

12 Frank D Mack

Ringing World page reference: 3277.0139

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 6 January 1974 (20)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Derek J Webb

2 John H J Mudd

3 Kelvin R Britton

4 Derek Livsey

5 Mary S Willis

6 A Norman Willis

7 Geoffrey M Harvey

8 David C Willis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Friday, 11 January 1974 in 2h 22 (15 in C)

5056 Double Bob Major

Composed by G J N Colborne (No. 12 8)

1–2 Helen M Winter

3–4 June D Regan

5–6 Paul N Mounsey

7–8 David C Brown

21st birthday compliment to John Sunderland.

Ringing World page reference: 3278.0162

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingsclere, Hampshire

St Mary

Thursday, 17 January 1974 in 3h 9 (15 in E)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

1 Colin C Monson

2 Helen M Diserens

3 Noel J Diserens (C)

4 John N Diserens

5 Bernard F L Groves

6 Geoffrey K Dodd

7 Maurice A New

8 Brian Bladon

Ringing World page reference: 3277.0139

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John Baptist

Sunday, 20 January 1974 (10)

1260 Doubles (2m)

1 Christine H Fox

2 Anne C Yates

3 David C Willis

4 Bernard E Matthews (C)

5 David W Fox

6 Robert J Packer

1st quarter, treble and tenor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 25 January 1974 in 2h 58 (10–1–11)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by R D Bailey (No 14)

1 David C Brown (C)

2 John Hodgson

3 Bernard F L Groves

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 June D Regan

6 Roy T Harris

7 Ronald Hancock

8 Robert J Crocker

First inside on eight: 4, 7

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 27 January 1974 in 3h 24 (23–0–20 in D)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by Andrew S Hudson

1 Ronald F Diserens

2 Helen M Winter

3 June D Regan

4 Helen M Diserens

5 David C Brown

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 John H Sunderland

8 John N Diserens

9 Colin C Monson

10 Frank W Rivett

11 Bernard F L Groves (C)

12 Noel J Diserens

First of Maximus: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9

Circled tower: 1

Ringing World page reference: 3279.0183

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 29 January 1974 (12)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Martin P Yates

2 Mary S Willis

3 Robert J Packer

4 Anne C Yates

5 David C Willis (C)

6 David W Yates

1st quarter, 1 & 6

1st inside, 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 2 February 1974 (20)

2520 Plain Bob Triples

1 Derek J Webb

2 Mary S Willis

3 Enid R Harvey

4 Derek Livsey

5 John H J Mudd

6 David C Willis

7 Geoffrey M Harvey (C)

8 Kelvin R Britton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 February 1974 in 3h 11 (21–2–0 in E♭)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

7-part

Composed by Roger D Bailey

1 June D Regan

2 Helen M Winter

3 Elizabeth M Barber

4 Ronald K Russ

5 Colin C Monson

6 Peter G Giles

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 David C Brown (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3285.0316

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 3 February 1974 (7–2–0)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Paul N Mounsey

2 J Ruth Merrall

3 Christine M N Wright

4 John Stannard

5 Nicholas Ridley

6 Stuart A Brant (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Mary and St Giles

Saturday, 9 February 1974 in 2h 54 (12½)

5184 Stratford Surprise Major

1 Geoffrey J Tyler

2 Julie A Tyler

3 Jill Haseldine

4 P David Taylor

5 Malcolm G Hooton

6 George W Holland

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Richard Haseldine

First in method by all except 6th.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Drayton, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 11 February 1974 in 2h 55 (9–1–20 in G)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)

224 each Belfast, Bristol, Buckfastleigh, Caterham, Chertsey, Chesterfield, Claybrooke, Colnbrook, Essex, Glasgow, London, Malpas, Moulton, Newcastle, Newlyn, Northampton, Pudsey, Richmond, Sonning, Sussex, Whalley, Willesden, Yeading, with 160 changes of method, all the work, and each bell does different work in every lead.

Composed by Steven D Chandler

1 Anita D O'Brien

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Jennifer M Taylor

4 Steven D Chandler

5 James R Taylor

6 Anthony R Peake

7 John R Mayne (C)

8 Brian Bladon

Malpas: 34-58.14-58-36-14-58.14-14.78 8ths place lead-end 16482735

Caterham: 36-56.14.58-58.36-34.12.58.16-16.58 8ths place lead-end 14263857

Buckfastleigh: 34-38.14-58-36-14-58.16-56.18 8ths place lead-end 18674523

Newlyn: 36-38.14-58-16-14-58.16-36.18 2nds place lead-end 17856342

Ringing World page reference: 3280.0202

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Friday, 15 February 1974 in 2h 15 (15 in C)

5152 Plain Bob Major

Composed by B H Taylor (No. 32)

1–2 June D Regan

3–4 Helen M Winter

5–6 Paul N Mounsey

7–8 David C Brown (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Hungerford, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Thursday, 21 February 1974 in 2h 45 (13–2–3 in F)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Michael J Diserens

2 Helen M Diserens

3 Colin C Monson

4 Geoffrey K Dodd

5 Brian Bladon

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Maurice A New

8 Noel J Diserens (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3282.0244

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 23 February 1974 in 2h 40 (10–0–4 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Chester; Beverley; Munden; Surfleet, Wells; London; Cambridge

1 Nigel S Taylor

2 Chris Parkinson

3 Anthony K Fortin

4 Robert J Crocker

5 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

6 Robert H Newton

2 : First of 7 Surprise Minor

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 23 February 1974 in 2h 37 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (14m)

1 Richard S Stanworth

2 Roger Bailey (C)

3 Graham N Scott

4 Paul R Wotton

5 Edward J Futcher

6 Graham G Firman

First of Spliced:4.

Most methods 5.

Rung during the 300th anniversary of the death of Milton who lived for some time in this village.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Sunday, 24 February 1974 in 3h 20 (20–1–6 in E♭)

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Timothy Pett

1 Helen M Diserens

2 June D Regan

3 Helen M Winter

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 David C Brown

6 Noel J Diserens

7 Colin C Monson

8 John H Sunderland

9 Frank W Rivett

10 Bernard F L Groves (C)

First of Royal in the method: 3

Ringing World page reference: 3283.0265

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 25 February 1974 in 3h 3 (16cwt in E)

5040 Doubles (3m/1p)

Plain Bob, Grandsire, Rev. Canterbury, Stedman

1 Michael E C Mears

2 Paul N Mounsey

3 David Cooper

4 Robert J Crocker

5 David C Brown (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John Baptist

Saturday, 2 March 1974 (10)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mary S Willis

2 Andrew MacLellan

3 Anne C Yates

4 Robert J Packer

5 David C Willis (C)

6 David W Fox

1st quarter, 2

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 9 March 1974 in 3h 9 (25)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Arranged by Stanley Jenner

1 Christopher Parkinson

2 Josephine Patterson

3 Timothy H O Lewis

4 John W T Hibbert

5 David Burbidge

6 Robert J Crocker

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Alan R Patterson

First in the method 3.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 11 March 1974 in 2h 55 (10–1–11 in G)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Ian M Holland

1 Stanley G Scott

2 John Hodgson

3 June D Regan

4 Stuart A Brant

5 M Gareth Evans

6 Philip G Taylor

7 Robert J Crocker

8 David C Brown (C)

2, 4, 5 - first in the method.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 12 March 1974 (12)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Martin P Yates

2 Anne C Yates

3 David C Willis (C)

4 Peter E J Saddleton

5 Mary S Willis

6 Andrew MacLellan

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Laurence

Sunday, 17 March 1974 in 3h 34 (23–0–20 in D)

5280 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

1 Douglas J Beaumont

2 Helen M Winter

3 June D Regan

4 Helen M Diserens

5 David C Brown

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Paul N Mounsey

8 Colin C Monson

9 Frank W Rivett

10 John N Diserens

11 Noel J Diserens (C)

12 Bernard F L Groves

First of Yorkshire Maximus: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9

Ringing World page reference: 3285.0316

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John Baptist

Sunday, 24 March 1974 (10)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Robert J Packer

2 Michael W Tubb

3 Mary S Willis

4 Anne C Yates

5 David C Willis (C)

6 Andrew MacLellan

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 30 March 1974 in 3h 15 (12–0–4 in F♯)

5600 Spliced Surprise Major (25m)

25m: 174 com, atw

Composed by Norman Smith arr Roger Baldwin and Jonathan S N Porter

1 David C Brown (C)

2 Alan D Flood

3 June D Regan

4 Colin C Monson

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 Christopher Forster

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 Noel J Diserens

Most atw Surprise Major by all except 8

Ringing World page reference: 3286.0330

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 30 March 1974 in 2h 32 (12 in F♯)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S J Ivin

1 Roland Biggs

2 Roger G Hazell

3 David A Cornwall

4 David Burbidge

5 Anthony K Fortin

6 Robert J Crocker

7 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

8 Bryan D A Woolley

First peal in the method: 2,4.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Wednesday, 3 April 1974 (10–1–11 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Celia Morley

2 Angela Shayler

3 Eve Hodgson

4 B Saddler

5 Ronald Hancock

6 John Hodgson (C)

Ringing World page reference: 3292.0458

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Wednesday, 3 April 1974 (9–3–3 in G♯)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Martin G Kiff

2 Corinne M Dickson

3 Lesley J Kenyon

4 A J Dyer

5 Helen M Diserens

6 Ernest G Garrard

7 Andrew R D Cope

8 W H Davis (C)

First quarter peal: 1, 3

First of major: 4

Ringers of 1, 5 & 6 are from Wallingford, temporarily unavailable

Ringing World page reference: 3292.0458

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Sunday, 7 April 1974 in 2h 37 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 Charles Coles

2 Richard Haseldine

3 Julie A Tyler

4 Lawrence C Bignell

5 Jill Haseldine

6 Andrew Haseldine (C)

7 Clifford W J East

8 Geoffrey J Tyler

For Palm Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 14 April 1974 (20)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 A Norman Willis

2 Judith Andrews

3 Enid R Harvey

4 George Whiteside (C)

5 Mary S Willis

6 John H J Mudd

7 Geoffrey M Harvey

8 David C Willis

1st of Major 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Highclere, Hampshire

St Michael and All Angels

Thursday, 18 April 1974 in 2h 45 (11–0–27 in G)

5088 Newbury Surprise Major

Composed by J Thorp

1 Brian Bladon

2 Helen M Diserens

3 Ronald F Diserens

4 Noel J Diserens

5 Colin C Monson

6 Geoffrey K Dodd

7 Bernard F L Groves (C)

8 Maurice A New

First in the method by all

Ringing World page reference: 3291.0434

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 April 1974 (17–3–17 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Teresa Pudwell

2 Sheila Glenny

3 Margaret J Baker aka Bignell

4 Charles M S Botting (C)

5 Peter F Mann

6 Hazel B Baker

7 Robert T Corker

8 Geoffrey Runnicles

1st Plain Bob Triples - 3

50th Quarter Peal - 6

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 21 April 1974 in 3h 19 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

8m: 704 London, Rutland, Superlative; 608 Cambridge, Pudsey, Lincolnshire; 576 Bristol, Yorkshire; 119 com, atw

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 June D Regan

2 Helen M Winter

3 Paul N Mounsey

4 Graham N Scott

5 Colin C Monson

6 John H Sunderland

7 David C Brown (C)

8 Noel J Diserens

For the birthday of HM the Queen

Ringing World page reference: 3290.0410

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Mary and St Giles

Monday, 22 April 1974 in 43m (12–1–16 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Major

1 Malcolm G Hooton

2 Audrey Cooper

3 E James Lambert

4 Jill Haseldine (C)

5 Lawrence C Bignell

6 Geoffrey J Tyler

7 Andrew Haseldine

8 Julie A Tyler

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Friday, 26 April 1974 (20)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1 Geoffrey M Harvey (C)

2 Enid R Harvey

3 Judith Andrews

4 A Norman Willis

5 John H J Mudd

6 Mary S Willis

7 David C Willis

8 Stanley G Scott

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Friday, 26 April 1974 in 2h 18 (15 in C)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1–2 Helen M Winter

3–4 June D Regan

5–6 Paul N Mounsey

7–8 David C Brown (C)

Birthday compliment to D G S Winters.

Ringing World page reference: 3298.0579

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 1 May 1974 (12)

1260 Doubles (2m)

660 Gransire, 600 Plain

1 Helen E Yates

2 David C Willis (C)

3 Andrew MacLellan

4 Mary S Willis

5 Anne C Yates

6 Martin P Yates

1st quarter, 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Sunday, 5 May 1974 (20)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Enid R Harvey

2 John H J Mudd

3 David C Willis

4 Derek Livsey

5 Mary S Willis

6 A Norman Willis

7 Geoffrey M Harvey (C)

8 George Whiteside

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Friday, 17 May 1974 in 2h 58 (10–1–11)

5152 Taylor's Pleasure Delight Major

Composed by Cyril A Wratten (No: 2)

1 Helen M Winter

2 Elizabeth M Barber

3 John Hodgson

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 Peter G Giles

6 June D Regan

7 Paul N Mounsey

8 David C Brown (C)

First peal in the method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 18 May 1974 (8–2–18 in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Geoffrey Yeo

2 David Cooper

3 Peter N Corlett

4 Michael Harrison

5 Stuart A Brant (C)

6 John Stannard

An OUS quarter peal outing.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Abingdon, Oxfordshire

St Helen

Saturday, 25 May 1974 in 3h 1 (20–1–6 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by H J Tucker

1 Andrew J Dyer

2 Jeremy J Strange

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Reginald W Rex

5 Mary Purvis

6 David Cooper

7 Christopher P Turner

8 Barry M Wheeler

9 William H Davies

10 Philip H Tocock (C)

2, 5 - first peal, 3,7,9- first on 10, 1 - first royal.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 26 May 1974 (7–2–0)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Richard Perry

2 Robert J Perry

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Peter N Corlett

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

6 Peter G Giles

1 - first quarter.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Monday, 27 May 1974 in 3h 3 (17¼)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Oxford T.B., Double Oxford, St. Clements, Buxton, Cambridge Surprise, Kent T.B., Plain Bob

1 Andrew Haseldine (C)

2 Jill Haseldine

3 Lawrence Bignell

4 Derek Stainsby

5 Barry R Eglesfield

6 Richard Haseldine

In memoriam the Bishop of Buckingham, also J. E. Whitlock and H. T. Daniels (local tower captains).

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Appleton, Oxfordshire

St Laurence

Monday, 27 May 1974 in 2h 45 (14–2–19 in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Stuart A Brant

2 June D Regan (C)

3 Helen M Winter

4 D Giles Winter

5 Charles M S Botting

6 Roger H Abbott

7 John H Sunderland

8 Paul N Mounsey

9 Bernard F L Groves

10 Barry R Eglesfield

First on ten: 4.

First on ten as conductor.

Birthday compliments to Stanley G Scott and June D Regan

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wing, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 28 May 1974 (28 in D)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Jill Haseldine

2 Lawrence C Bignell

3 Julie Tyler

4 Geffrey J Tyler

5 Andrew Haseldine (C)

6 Richard Haseldine

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Overton, Hampshire

St Mary

Thursday, 30 May 1974 in 2h 42 (10–0–19 in A♭)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major (7m)

7m: 135 com, atw

Composed by Richard G Crosland

1 Bernard F L Groves (C)

2 June D Regan

3 Helen M Winter

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 Frank W Rivett

6 Brian Bladon

7 Geoffrey K Dodd

8 Maurice A New

Ringing World page reference: 3296.0534

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire

St Margaret of Antioch

Friday, 7 June 1974 in 2h 46 (8–0–15 in G)

5024 Malpas Surprise Major

4th place bobs

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 W Bertram Kynaston

2 Anita D O'Brien

3 Helen M Diserens

4 Colin C Monson

5 Brian Bladon

6 Maurice A New

7 Noel J Diserens (C)

8 Anthony R Peake

First peal in the method (previously rung in spliced)

Ringing World page reference: 3297.0555

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Tuesday, 11 June 1974 (12)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Sandra Doughty

2 Anne C Yates

3 Andrew MacLellan

4 David C Willis (C)

5 Mary S Willis

6 Martin P Yates

1st quarter, 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Saturday, 29 June 1974 (13)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Margaret Vince

2 Ann K Osborne

3 James Burles

4 Roy T Harris (C)

5 Harvey Mitchell

6 David C Willis

7 Mary S Willis

8 Stanley Osborne

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Caversham, Berkshire

St Peter

Sunday, 30 June 1974 (13)

1280 Plain Bob Major

1 Margaret Vince

2 Douglas J Beaumont

3 Ann K Osborne

4 Joseph St John Beaumont

5 Mary S Willis

6 Harvey Mitchell

7 David C Willis

8 Roy T Harris (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 7 July 1974 (14 in G)

1296 Minor (2m)

London and Cambridge Surprise

1 Maryanne LLoyd

2 Jill Haseldine

3 Lawrence C Bignell

4 Richard Haseldine

5 Andrew Haseldine (C)

6 Malcolm G Hooton

For the Re Dedication of the Church

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stewkley, Buckinghamshire

St Michael and All Angels

Tuesday, 9 July 1974 (10–0–16 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Malcolm G Hooton

2 Jill Haseldine

3 Richard Haseldine

4 Lawrence C Bignell

5 Julie A Tyler

6 Geoffrey J Tyler

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 S H Young

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire

St Faith

Saturday, 13 July 1974 in 2h 47 (12 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by D Knox

1 Geoffrey J Tyler

2 Ann Stephenson

3 Julie A Tyler

4 Jill Haseldine

5 P David Taylor

6 Malcolm G Hooton

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Richard Haseldine

21st birthday compliment to Richard Haseldine.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Saturday, 20 July 1974 in 3h 29 (29–3–14 in C♯)

5040 Newgate Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Bernard F L Groves (C)

2 Helen M Winter

3 June D Regan

4 Christopher Hims

5 Graham N Scott

6 Colin C Monson

7 John H Sunderland

8 Robert H Newton

9 Frank W Rivett

10 Ronald F Diserens

11 Brian Harris

12 Frank T Blagrove

First of Maximus: 5

First in the method: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

First in the method on tower bells: 8

Ringing World page reference: 3304.0694

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 20 July 1974 in 2h 56 (18–3–27)

5040 Minor (11m)

London & Wells, York& Durham, St Clement's & Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Plain and Double, Cambridge, Kent.

1 Nicholas Whitlock

2 David Burbidge

3 Christopher Parkinson

4 Charles M S Botting

5 Robert J Crocker

6 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

1st peal, 1. For the Summer Festival

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 24 July 1974 (12)

1440 London Surprise Minor

1 George Whiteside (C)

2 Stanley G Scott

3 Anne C Yates

4 Roy T Harris

5 Graham N Scott

6 David C Willis

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 4 August 1974 in 3h 19 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

1600 London, 1088 Bristol, 864 Cambridge, 640 Yorkshire, 576 Superlative, 320 Rutland; 128 changes of method.

1 Frank C Lewis

2 Pat Lewington

3 Eunice A Lewis

4 John N Diserens

5 Ronald F Diserens

6 George Whiteside

7 Frank W Rivett

8 Bernard F L Groves (C)

First of 6-spliced: 2.

Ringing World page reference: 3307.0753

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 10 August 1974 in 3h 5 (16–1–19 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

1 Jill Haseldine

2 Lawrence C Bignell

3 Geoffrey J Tyler

4 Terance N Wright

5 Colin Meakes

6 Clifford W J East

7 Julie A Tyler (C)

8 Andrew Haseldine

First on 8 4 + 5

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 13 August 1974 in 2h 38 (10 in A)

5040 Minor (14m)

Cambridge S, Beverley S, Surfleet S. London S, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Pinehurst, Buxton, St. Clements, Double Oxford, Childwall, Thelwall, Plain Bob, Double Bob

1 Geoffrey J Tyler

2 Jill Haseldine

3 Lawrence C Bignell

4 Julie A Tyler

5 Andrew Haseldine (C)

6 Richard Haseldine

Birthday compliment to Lawrence C Bignell

Most Methods 1,2,3+4

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bradwell, Buckinghamshire

St Lawrence

Wednesday, 21 August 1974 in 2h 40 (7–2–0)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each Surfleet, Durham, Wells, Beverley, York, London, Cambridge.

1 Malcolm G Hooton

2 P David Taylor

3 Jill Haseldine

4 Richard Haseldine

5 Andrew Haseldine (C)

6 Lawrence C Bignell

First 7 Surprise 2, 6.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 24 August 1974 (12–0–0 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Katherine M Darvill

2 Angela M Darvill

3 Heather Y Darvill

4 Kenneth W Darvill

5 Stephen P Darvill

6 Kenneth J Darvill (C)

87th birthday compliment to Robert J Darvill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Monday, 26 August 1974 in 2h 50 (9–3–3 in G♯)

5056 Ullesthorpe Surprise Major

1 Hazel B Baker

2 Lawrence C Bignell

3 Jill Haseldine

4 Julie A Tyler

5 P David Taylor

6 Barry R Eglesfield

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Richard Haseldine

First in method by all

First Peal 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 3 September 1974 in 2h 46 (9–3–16 in G)

5040 Doubles (16m)

3 extents each Stedman, Westminster, Blackburn, St Hilary, New Bob, Huntspill, St Vedast, St Osmond, St Remigius, St Simon, 2 extents each St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St Martin, Reverse Canterbury, Grandsire, Plain Bob

1 Jill Haseldine

2 Julie A Tyler

3 Lawrence C Bignell

4 Andrew Haseldine (C)

5 Richard Haseldine

Most Methods 1,2 + 3

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shabbington, Buckinghamshire

St Mary Magdalene

Friday, 6 September 1974 (5–3–22 in B)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Robert T Corker

2 Christine B J Molendo

3 Patricia M Ramage

4 Margaret J Baker aka Bignell

5 Edward J Evans

6 Charles M S Botting (C)

For the weddings of:

P J Heritage and Jane Cross the previous Saturday;

Peter J Wales and Lorna Norton the following day.

Also for the conductor's birthday.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Aldate

Saturday, 7 September 1974 in 2h 53 (11–1–12 in G)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Plain Bob, 2 each Cambridge S., Oxford T.B., Kent T.B.

1 Alan R Pink

2 Mary S Purvis

3 Elizabeth M Barber (C)

4 Barry M Wheeler

5 David Cooper

6 David C Brown

First of Minor and in more than one method: 2.

First as conductor.

Farewell tribute to Canon Keith de Berry retiring after 22 years' ministry at this church; also a wedding compliment to Peter Heritage, associated with the tower for many years, on his marriage to Jane Cross.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire

All Saints

Tuesday, 10 September 1974 (10 in A)

1260 Minor (2m)

Cambridge + Plain Bob

1 Julie A Tyler

2 Andrew Haseldine (C)

3 Lawrence C Bignell

4 Jill Haseldine

5 Richard Haseldine

6 Geoffrey J Tyler

With the Tenor doing the work of the Treble, starting at the Half Lead in each method

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Wargrave, Berkshire

St Mary

Friday, 13 September 1974 (17)

1280 Plain Bob Major

Composed by DCW

1 Derek J Webb`

2 Ann K Osborne

3 Mary S Willis

4 Joseph St John Beaumont

5 Douglas J Beaumont

6 A Norman Willis

7 Roy T Harris

8 David C Willis (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John Baptist

Friday, 13 September 1974 (10)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Mary S Willis

2 Andrew MacLellan

3 Robert J Packer

4 Anne C Yates

5 David C Willis (C)

6 Richard C Packer

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 18 September 1974 in 2h 49 (10–0–4 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 A C Wenban

2 Margaret Wenban

3 Nigel C Smith

4 L Stilwell

5 W Birmingham

6 Colin Benton

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shenley, Buckinghamshire

St Mary

Thursday, 26 September 1974 (17–1–11 in E♭)

1320 Grandsire Doubles

1 Archie J Lathall

2 Alex Cowley

3 Frederick W Mynard

4 Lawrence C Bignell

5 Derek Stainsby

6 Harry Carter

In Memory of Stanley Clare - Former ringer

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Kingham, Oxfordshire

St Andrew

Friday, 27 September 1974 in 2h 46 (12–0–4)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

736 Superlative, 704 London, Rutland, 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, 576 Bristol, 544 Yorkshire, 120 changes of method and all the work

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Paul N Mounsey

2 W Nigel G Herriott

3 Graham N Scott

4 Peter L Furniss

5 Joseph St J Beaumont

6 David C Brown (C)

7 David R Baxter

8 Robert J Crocker

First of 8-spliced 2, 5, 8

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Friday, 27 September 1974 (11–1–3 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Heather P Baker

2 Robert T Corker

3 Margaret J Baker aka Bignell

4 Richard Haseldine

5 Lawrence C Bignell

6 Hazel B Baker (C)

1st of Minor - 1

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clanfield, Oxfordshire

St Stephen

Friday, 27 September 1974 in 2h 48 (12–3–16)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major

8 methods: 736 Superlative, 704 London, Rutland, 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, 576 Bristol, 544 Yorkshire, 120 changes of method and all the work

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Graham N Scott

2 Joseph St J Beaumont

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 David R Baxter

5 Robert J Crocker

6 David C Brown (C)

7 Paul N Mounsey

8 Peter L Furniss

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Warfield, Berkshire

St Michael Archangel

Saturday, 5 October 1974 in 3h 1 (13–2–27 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Bernard F L Groves (C)

2 Helen M Winter

3 June D Regan

4 David C Brown

5 Colin C Monson

6 Brian J Woodroffe

7 Martin L Howe

8 M Jack Pryor

9 Geoffrey K Dodd

10 Robert B Smith

First of Surprise Royal: 8

1000th TOWER BELL PEAL: 1

Ringers of 6 & 10 were in the conductor's first peal and the ringer of 8 taught him to ring

Ringing World page reference: 3316.0944

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Mary and St Giles

Sunday, 6 October 1974 (12–1–16 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Richard Haseldine

2 Audrey Cooper

3 Malcolm G Hooton

4 Julie A Tyler

5 Lawrence C Bignell

6 Geoffrey J Tyler

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Jill Haseldine

For Harvest Festival

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Olney, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 19 October 1974 in 3h 5 (25)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Geoffrey J Tyler

2 Hazel B Baker

3 Jill Haseldine

4 Julie A Tyler

5 Malcolm G Hooton

6 Richard Haseldine

7 Andrew Haseldine (C)

8 Barry R Eglesfield

In memoriam V. Adams

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Reading, Berkshire

Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 20 October 1974 in 3h 42 (25–2–26 in D♭)

5760 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Michael S Bruce

1 Colin C Monson

2 Stephen R Diserens

3 John N Diserens

4 Joseph St J Beaumont

5 David C Willis

6 Noel J Diserens

7 Ronald F Diserens (C)

8 Frank W Rivett

First of Major: 2

First in method: 5

Ringing World page reference: 3317.0966

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Saturday, 2 November 1974 (12)

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 William Sidwell

2 Mary S Willis

3 Anne C Yates

4 David W Fox

5 David C Willis

6 Frank W Rivett (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire

St Edmund

Saturday, 2 November 1974 in 2h 39 (10¾)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 David P B Miles

2 Jennifer A Miles

3 Richard W Yates

4 William A Yates

5 Martin T Howard

6 George W Holland (C)

First attempt 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Sunday, 10 November 1974 (12)

1260 Doubles (2m)

560 Plain Bob, 700 Grandsire

1 Helen E Yates

2 David C Willis (C)

3 Mary S Willis

4 Anne C Yates

5 Roy T Harris

6 Martin P Yates

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

St Mary and St Giles

Sunday, 10 November 1974 in 43m (12–1–16 in F)

1260 Minor (2m)

St Clements and Plain Bob

1 Christine M Roper

2 Jill Haseldine

3 Lawrence C Bignell

4 Andrew Haseldine (C)

5 Malcolm G Hooton

6 Richard Haseldine

For Remembrance Sunday

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Thursday, 14 November 1974 (20)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Enid R Harvey

2 Judith Andrews

3 John H J Mudd

4 Geoffrey M Harvey

5 Mary S Willis

6 David C Willis

7 A Norman Willis (C)

8 Derek J Webb

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Shottesbrooke, Berkshire

St John Baptist

Sunday, 17 November 1974 (10)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jennifer E Packer

2 Andrew MacLellan

3 Robert J Packer

4 David C Willis (C)

5 Anne C Yates

6 Michael W Tubb

1st quarter, treble

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

St Giles

Saturday, 23 November 1974 in 2h 45 (7–3–15 in G)

5040 Minor (2m)

In 2 methods: 3 extents of Kent Treble Bob and 4 of Plain Bob with 7 different callings.

1 William Birmingham

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Margaret Wenban

4 Nigel C Smith

5 Anthony G Pullan

6 A Colin Banton (C)

First Peal in more than one method: 2 & 5.

On the Branch's Annual Dinner Day & to mark the tercentenary celebrations in the village for John Milton, who wrote some of his works in the parish.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Cholsey, Oxfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 28 November 1974 in 2h 32 (10–1–11)

5152 Great Uncle Bulgaria Delight Major

Composed by 27 course block reduced

1 Elizabeth M Barber

2 Stuart A Brant

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 Patricia M Seymour

5 Peter G Giles

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 Robert J Crocker

8 David C Brown (C)

First peal in the method

Engagement compliment to June D Regan and D Giles Winter

Ringing World page reference: 3323.0008

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 30 November 1974 in 2h 50 (11–2–0 in F)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Grandsire & Plain Bob

1 Ronnie Knight

2 Dorothy Minett

3 Harry Adams

4 F Joseph Burchell

5 Graham J Clifton (C)

6 Fredrick Darvill

First peal, 1,2,4,5 & 6 First inside 3

For the centenary of the birth of Winston Churchill

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Sonning, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 30 November 1974 in 3h 3 (20–1–4 in D)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by S Humphrey

1 Roy T Harris

2 Joseph St J Beaumont

3 Bernard E Matthews

4 David C Willis

5 Mary S Willis

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 George Whiteside (C)

8 Noel J Diserens

Birthday compliment to Mary S Willis. For the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 3325.0048

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Clewer, Berkshire

St Andrew

Saturday, 30 November 1974 in 2h 50 (14–2–25 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 William Birmingham

2 Elaine M Banton

3 Leonard Stilwell

4 Nigel C Smith

5 Anthony G Pullan

6 A Colin Banton (C)

For the Patronal Festival, and also for the centenary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 6 December 1974 (22¾ in D)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 J Lewis

2 Jennifer A Miles

3 Edith Shellard

4 William A Yates

5 Lawrence C Bignell

6 George W Holland

7 J G Shallard

8 Richard W Yates (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Aldate

Sunday, 8 December 1974 (11–1–12 in G)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elizabeth M Barber (C)

2 P Mary Cheesewright

3 Barbara Griffin

4 Stuart A Brant

5 R Benstead

6 William H Davies

Rung for Evensong

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire

St Lawrence

Monday, 9 December 1974 (12)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sandra Doughty

2 David C Willis (C)

3 Robert J Packer

4 Mary S Willis

5 Anne C Yates

6 Andrew MacLellan

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Old Windsor, Berkshire

SS Peter and Andrew

Wednesday, 11 December 1974 in 3h 4 (11–2–21 in G)

5120 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by R F B Speed

1 Albert C Wenban

2 Margaret Wenban

3 Anthony G Pullan

4 Edward Armstrong

5 Stuart A Brant

6 Leonard Stilwell

7 David C Brown

8 A Colin Banton (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 14 December 1974 in 2h 38 (12 in F♯)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 Anthony G Pullan

2 Christopher Parkinson

3 Josephine Parkinson

4 Timothy H O Lewis

5 Roger W Powell

6 David Burbidge

7 Robert J Crocker

8 J Alan Ainsworth (C)

First peal in the method: 2.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Yarnton, Oxfordshire

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 21 December 1974 in 3h 5 (22–1–19 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 2160 and 4 720s.

1 James F List

2 Clifford W J East

3 Martin J Turner

4 Christopher P Turner

5 Terence J Hester

6 Peter G Holden (C)

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Sunday, 22 December 1974 in 2h 45 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5056 Havant Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Michael M Poole

2 Mary Purvis

3 Alan R Pink (C)

4 Elizabeth M Barber

5 Jeremy J Strange

6 Peter J Heritage

7 Barry M Wheeler

8 Philip H Tocock

First of Treble Bob: 1.

First of Surprise Major inside: 2.

First in the method: 4, 7.

First of Surprise Major: 5.

80th birthday compliment to Charles Coles (tower captain).

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Dinton, Buckinghamshire

St Peter and St Paul

Friday, 27 December 1974 in 2h 55 (15–2–11 in E)

5040 Surprise Minor (11m)

(1) London, Wells (2) York, Durham (3) Beverley, Berwick, Surfleet, Hexham (4) Cambridge (5) Norwich (6) Cambridge, Primrose (7) Cambridge

1 Robert T Corker

2 Charles M S Botting

3 Paul R Wotton

4 David C Brown (C)

5 Robert J Crocker

6 Barry R Eglesfield

For London Counties Association's 150th year.

Oxford Diocesan Guild

Goring, Oxfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury

Saturday, 28 December 1974 in 2h 45

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Ian M. Holland

1 Josie S Irving

2 Susan C Hanlon

3 Ian G Judd

4 David C Brown (C)

5 Stephen J Franklin

6 Carol N J Tull

7 William J Irving

8 Graham G Firman

First peal:2,5,6,7

Rung for the feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury

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