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Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Sunday, 25 January 1925 in 44m

1260 Stedman Triples

1 A W Searle

2 J Arbury

3 F Gardner

4 C Carter

5 J Oke

6 W S Lethbridge

7 F Davey (C)

8 S Milton

The first quarter in the method by the St David’s Society.

[Rung to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the present church. A full peal was also rung on this day.]

[Ringing World No. 729, Vol. XX, March 6 1925, p156.]

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Sunday, 25 January 1925 in 3h 2

5040 Grandsire Triples

"Holt’s Ten Part"

1 Sidney C Milton

2 Thomas Laver

3 William J Huxtable

4 John Arbury

5 Frank H Gardner

6 William S Lethbridge

7 Frank J Davey (C)

8 William Bedford

Rung to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the church.

First Peal: 1. First Peal on an "inside" bell: 3.

The conductor's 102nd Peal, 83 of which were under the auspices of the Devon Guild.

[A quarter peal of Stedman Triples was also rung on this day, which included the ringers of 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7.]

[Source: Guild Records]

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St Thomas the Apostle

Saturday, 31 January 1925 in 2h 53 (14–3–8 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Heywood's Variation.

1 Edwin Shepherd (C)

2 William Howe

3 Thomas Bartlett

4 Alfred Mousley

5 Edmund Sargent

6 Frank Murphy

7 George Betts

8 Arthur Goad

Rung by members of the St Sidwell’s Branch of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers.

First peal of Stedman: 2, 7 and 8.

This is the first peal of Stedman on the bells.

[Source: The Ringing World, February 6, 1925, page 84.]

[NB. I suspect that Alfred Moulsley (Cullompton, 3/7/1920) and Alfred Mousley (above) are typos for Alfred Monkley who rang in all the other peals by the St Sidwell's band, bar three, between 1906 and 1932 - GPC.]

Uploaded to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of the destruction of St. Sidwell’s Church, during the Exeter Blitz, 4th May 1942.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Sunday, 8 February 1925 in 44m

1259 Grandsire Triples

1 J Arbury (C)

2 G Luxton

3 W Huxtable

4 F Gardner

5 J Oke

6 W S Lethbridge

7 F J Davey

8 F Rowland

First quarter as conductor, and first quarter for second and tenor men.

[Ringing World No. 729, Vol. XX, March 6 1925, p156.]

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Sowton, Devon

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 14 March 1925 in 2h 51 (9–1–25 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Sir Arthur P Heywood

1 Edwin Shepherd (C)

2 William H Howe

3 Alfred Monkley

4 Thomas G Bartlett

5 Edmund Sargent

6 William Richardson

7 George Betts

8 James Dunster

First peal - 8.

50th peal - 6.

Originally planned to be rung at Sidmouth but moved due to illness near that Church.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Sunday, 1 November 1925 in 49m

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 L G Wharry

2 J Hosgood

3 E B Biffin (C)

4 F M Rogers

5 T G Bartlett

6 E M Sargeant

7 W Richardson

8 J Harris

Rung for a special Railwayman's Service, by a band all of whom are employed by the railway companies at Exeter; the ringers of 2nd and 3rd being in the service of the Great Western, and the remainder employed by the Southern Railway.

This was their first attempt as a railwaymen’s band and the first quarter for L G Wharry.

[Ringing World No. 765, Vol. XX, November 13th, 1925, p726.]

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St Sidwell

Saturday, 19 December 1925 in 3h 12 (23–3–2)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by H Haley

1 Edwin Shepherd (C)

2 William Wakley

3 Thomas G Bartlett

4 William Richardson

5 William Howe

6 Edmund Sargent

7 Frank Murphy

8 Alfred G Betts

First peal of Kent Treble Bob Major by all, except Mr. Wakley.

[Source: The Ringing World, December 25, 1925, page 820.]

Uploaded to mark the Eightieth Anniversary of the destruction of St. Sidwell’s Church, during the Exeter Blitz, 4th May 1942.

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