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Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Braunton, Devon

St Brannock

Monday, 2 January 1984 in 2h 56 (16–0–25 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by D G Lawson

1 John T Ross

2 Donald G Lawson (C)

3 Fr Lester J Yeo

4 Robert Caton

5 Jonathan G Rose

6 David Snowdon

7 Christopher R Saunders

8 Michael R Rose

First of Major (4).

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Saturday, 7 January 1984 in 46m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Nigel Birt

2 Sarah Penn

3 Martin Dodd

4 Maureen Hawkins

5 James Grant

6 Stephen Hawkins

7 Derek Hawkins (C)

8 Anthony Morris

1st on 8 - 2

1st in m - 5

25th together - 1,4

25th on the bells and circled tower - 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Tuesday, 24 January 1984 in 52m (17–0–4 in E)

1272 Spliced Plain Royal (2m)

760 Plain Bob, 512 Little Bob. 27 c.o.m, all the work

1 Rowena Mansley

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Christopher Beasley

4 Nigel Birt

5 Colin Barr

6 Peter Bill

7 Fred Sage

8 Rev Robert Southwood

9 Simon Glanfield

10 Martin Mansley (C)

1st spliced Royal - 2,3,4,7,8,9

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

All Saints

Saturday, 28 January 1984 in 45m (13–0–26 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Valerie Stephens

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Nigel Birt

4 Derek Hawkins

5 Stephen Hawkins

6 Gordon Martin

7 Simon Glanfield (C)

8 Roger Hele

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Feniton, Devon

St Andrew

Saturday, 28 January 1984 in 41m (9 in G)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Maureen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Stephen Hawkins

4 Derek Hawkins

5 James Grant

6 Nigel Birt (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Buckerell, Devon

St Mary and St Giles

Saturday, 28 January 1984 in 40m (8–0–27 in B♭)

1260 St Simon's Bob Doubles

1 Maureen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Stephen Hawkins

4 James Grant

5 Derek Hawkins (C)

6 Nigel Birt

1st in method for all

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Combeinteignhead, Devon

All Saints

Saturday, 4 February 1984 in 41m (10 in G♯)

1272 Surprise Minor (2m)

720 Beverley, 552 Ipswich

1 Stephen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Nigel Birt

5 James Grant

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

1st in methods for all

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kingsteignton, Devon

St Michael

Wednesday, 15 February 1984 in 48m (16–3–11 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ian Avery

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Simon Glanfield

4 Donald Roberts

5 Nigel Birt

6 Martin Mansley

7 Peter Bill (C)

8 William Avery

1st quarter - 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Chudleigh, Devon

St Mary and St Martin

Saturday, 25 February 1984 in 46m (12–2–23 in F)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Martin Mansley

2 Simon Glanfield

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Rowena Mansley

5 Elaine Clutterbuck

6 James Grant

7 Nigel Birt

8 Peter Bill (C)

1st Surprise Major - 5,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brampford Speke, Devon

St Peter

Wednesday, 29 February 1984 in 2h 32 (6–1–16 in B)

5040 Minor (7m)

7 methods: (720 each London S, Kent TB, Ipswich S, Beverley S, Cambridge S, Surfleet S, Plain Bob)

1 Peter L Bill

2 Nigel G Birt

3 Nicholas J Glanfield

4 Mary E Mears

5 Simon K Glanfield

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st minor - 2

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 3 March 1984 in 47m (15–3–27 in F)

1280 Bristol Surprise Major

1 Nigel Birt

2 Mary Mears

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Simon Glanfield

5 Colin Barr

6 Peter Bill

7 Martin Mansley

8 Michael Mears (C)

1st in method - 4

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Morebath, Devon

St George

Sunday, 4 March 1984 in 2h 34 (8–3–5 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (7m)

3 x 240 Grandsire; 6 extents each St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury, St Simon's, St Martin's, Plain Bob

1 Leslie E Boyce

2 John R Schmidt

3 Mary E Mears

4 Frank D Mack

5 Michael E C Mears (C)

6 William H Ware

To welcome Rev John G M Scott as vicar.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

9 Chancel Court, Chancel Lane, Pinhoe

Sunday, 4 March 1984 in 1h 55

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Margaret Whiteley

3–4 David Jenkins (C)

5–6 Martin J Whiteley

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Wednesday, 7 March 1984 in 43m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1320 Little Bob Minor

1 Anthony Morris

2 Sarah Penn

3 Maureen Hawkins

4 Stephen Hawkins

5 James Grant

6 Nigel Birt (C)

1st in method for all except 6

1st in method as conductor

25th together - 5,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Topsham, Devon

St Margaret

Saturday, 10 March 1984 in 40m (10–0–23 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (11m/v)

1 Elaine Clutterbuck

2 Stephen Hawkins

3 Nigel Birt

4 Martin Dodd

5 Derek Hawkins (C)

6 James Grant

Most m/v - 1,2,4,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Sunday, 11 March 1984 in 46m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Jenny Taylor

2 Sarah Penn

3 Maureen Hawkins

4 Stephen Hawkins

5 James Grant

6 Anthony Morris

7 Nigel Birt (C)

8 Derek Hawkins

Rung for the Patronal Festival

1st on 8 - 1

1st on 8 inside - 6

1st in method - 2

1st in method as conductor.

1st on 8 by the Sunday Service Band

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

9 Chancel Court, Chancel Lane, Pinhoe

Monday, 12 March 1984 in 1h 59

5040 Minor (2m)

2 extents of Kent Treble Bob and 5 of Plain Bob.

1–2 Margaret Whiteley

3–4 David Jenkins (C)

5–6 Martin J Whiteley

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Bigbury, Devon

St Lawrence

Monday, 12 March 1984 in 2h 33 (7–2–27 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

One extent each Ipswich S, Kent TB, St Clements Bob; two extents each Cambridge S, Plain Bob

1 Nicholas G P Schwarz

2 Yvonne C Porter

3 John R Schmidt

4 Norman Mallett

5 Mark G H Hood

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

First peal on the bells.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Tuesday, 20 March 1984 in 48m (17–0–4 in E)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Martin Mansley

2 Christopher Beasley

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Nigel Birt

6 Danny McCollough

7 Peter Bill (C)

8 Colin Barr

9 Donald Roberts

10 John Bell

1000th tower bell quarter - 1

1st in method - 4,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Collaton St Mary, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 March 1984 in 49m (7–1–25 in G♯)

1440 Surprise Minor (2m)

720 Ipswich, Surfleet

1 Stephen Hawkins

2 James Grant

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Nigel Birt

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Collaton St Mary, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 March 1984 in 37m (7–1–25 in G♯)

1260 Plain Minor (2m)

Plain Bob, Little Bob

1 Nigel Birt

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Stephen Hawkins

4 James Grant

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Rewe, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 March 1984 in 41m (9–1–0 in B♭)

1260 Doubles (4m)

1 Timothy Jones

2 Maureen Hawkins

3 Derek Hawkins

4 Anthony Morris

5 Nigel Birt (C)

6 Stephen Hawkins

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Poltimore, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 March 1984 in 40m (10 in A)

1260 Doubles (7m)

1 Maureen Hawkins

2 Stephen Hawkins

3 Timothy Jones

4 Nigel Birt

5 Derek Hawkins (C)

6 Anthony Morris

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Saturday, 31 March 1984 in 41m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1250 Doubles (5m/v)

1 Katy Taylor

2 Anthony Morris

3 Maureen Hawkins

4 Stephen Hawkins

5 Nigel Birt (C)

6 Derek Hawkins

Most m/v - 1,2

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Highweek, Devon

All Saints

Tuesday, 3 April 1984 in 46m (11–1–11 in F♯)

1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

1 Christopher Beasley

2 Colin Barr

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Peter Bill

6 Nigel Birt

7 Simon Glanfield

8 Martin Mansley (C)

1st in method - 4,6

25th together - 6,7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Broadhempston, Devon

St Peter and St Paul

Wednesday, 4 April 1984 in 2h 46 (12 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by 7 different exents

1 Nigel G Birt

2 Mary E Mears

3 Kenneth Buckingham

4 Peter L Bill

5 Simon K Glanfield

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st peal on the bells

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Combeinteignhead, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 5 April 1984 in 43m (10 in G♯)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (3m)

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Simon Glanfield

5 James Grant (C)

6 Nigel Birt

50th quarter and 1st minor as conductor - 5

Most surprise minor for all

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

St Mary the Virgin, St Marychurch

Sunday, 8 April 1984 in 51m (17–1–24 in E)

1344 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Simon Glanfield

2 Colin Barr

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Nigel Birt

6 Peter Bill

7 Don Roberts

8 Martin Mansley (C)

1st in method - 7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Sunday, 8 April 1984 in 43m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Sarah Penn

2 Angela Perry

3 Nigel Birt (C)

4 Katherine Penn

5 James Grant

6 Anthony Morris

1st inside - 2

25th on the bells - 5

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Newton St Cyres, Devon

St Cyr and St Julitta

Thursday, 12 April 1984 in 2h 42 (12–3–22 in F♯)

5060 Superlative Surprise Major

(variable hunt)

Composed by A J Cox

1 Frank D Mack

2 Graham P Tucker

3 Mary E Mears

4 Lesley A Tomlinson

5 Fr Lester J Yeo

6 Peter L Bill

7 Michael R Rose

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

First variable hunt: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. First variable hunt major for the Guild.

Ringing World page reference: 3811.0410

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Saturday, 14 April 1984 in 43m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Angela Perry

2 Sarah Penn

3 Nigel Birt

4 Anthony Morris

5 Elaine Clutterbuck

6 James Grant (C)

1st minor - 1

1st in method as conductor.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Monday, 23 April 1984 in 47m (17–0–4 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Frank Shepperd

2 Nigel Birt

3 Peter Bill (C)

4 Elaine Clutterbuck

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Jeffery Birt

7 James Grant

8 Simon Glanfield

9 Colin Barr

10 Rev Robert Southwood

100th quarter - 2

1st Royal - 4,7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Coffinswell, Devon

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 28 April 1984 in 43m (11–0–5 in F)

1296 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elaine Clutterbuck

2 Stephen Hawkins

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Nigel Birt

5 James Grant

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

100th quarter and 1st in method as conductor - 6

Composition contains 74 singles and no bobs.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Chudleigh, Devon

St Mary and St Martin

Tuesday, 8 May 1984 in 2h 57 (12–2–23 in F)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by I M Holland

1 Yvonne C Porter

2 John C Mitchelmore

3 Nicholas J Glanfield

4 Nigel G Birt

5 Mary E Mears

6 Peter L Bill

7 Graham P Tucker

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Stratton, Cornwall

St Andrew

Saturday, 12 May 1984 (21–3–16 in E♭)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples

1 Sue Sheridan

2 Yvonne C Porter

3 Reg Pearce

4 Edgar Nunn

5 Harry Stacey

6 Charles E Taylor

7 W Henry Trewin (C)

8 Mark Sheridan

First on Eight 1.

80th birthday complement to Charles Sangwin, former tower captain.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Tuesday, 15 May 1984 in 52m (17–0–4 in E)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Rowena Mansley

2 Simon Glanfield

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Peter Bill

5 Stephen Hawkins

6 Nigel Birt

7 Martin Mansley (C)

8 James Grant

9 Donald Roberts

10 Ian Avery

1st in method - 5,8,10

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dean Prior, Devon

St George the Martyr

Saturday, 19 May 1984 in 49m (11–2–24 in F♯)

1440 Durham Surprise Minor

1 Nigel Birt

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Stephen Hawkins

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 James Grant

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

1st blows in method for all

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dartington, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 19 May 1984 in 43m (17 in F)

1274 York Surprise Minor

1 James Grant

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Nigel Birt

5 Stephen Hawkins

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

1st in method for all

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Coffinswell, Devon

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 19 May 1984 in 49m (11–0–5 in F)

1440 Spliced Surprise Minor (4m)

720 Cambridge, Ipswich, 720 Beverley, Surfleet

1 Stephen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nigel Birt

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 James Grant

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

1st 4 Spliced Surprise Minor for all.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Ilsington, Devon

St Michael

Saturday, 26 May 1984 in 2h 47 (10–3–13 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Nicholas J Glanfield

2 Nigel G Birt

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Stephen J Hawkins

5 James Grant

6 Peter L Bill (C)

1st peal -3,4,5

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Tuesday, 29 May 1984 in 2h 48 (11–2–21 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (3m)

10 extents Rev Canterbury, 16 extents Grandsire, Plain Bob

1 Maureen E Hawkins

2 Stephen J Hawkins

3 Nigel G Birt

4 James Grant

5 Derek J Hawkins (C)

6 Anthony Morris

1st peal - 1 & 6 and as conductor

1st peal of doubles for all except 5

By the Sunday service band for the dedication of the new Narthex by the Bishop of Exeter, and the 200th anniversary of the casting of the back six.

1st peal on the bells since 1934.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Wednesday, 30 May 1984 in 47m (15–3–27 in F)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Stephen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nigel Birt

4 Katherine Penn

5 Derek Hawkins

6 James Grant

7 Peter Bill (C)

8 Nicholas Glanfield

1st in method - 4

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Thursday, 31 May 1984 in 47m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1274 Plain Bob Triples

1 Derek Hawkins

2 Katherine Penn

3 Sarah Penn

4 Anthony Morris

5 Maureen Hawkins

6 Stephen Hawkins

7 Nigel Birt (C)

8 James Grant

Rung for Ascension Day Evensong

Circled tower - 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exminster, Devon

St Martin

Friday, 1 June 1984 in 47m (17–3–25 in E♭)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Maureen Hawkins

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nigel Birt

4 Stephen Hawkins

5 Martin Dodd

6 James Grant (C)

1st in method -5 and as cond.

50th together - 1 & 3

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Newton Abbot, Devon

St Leonard's Tower

Tuesday, 5 June 1984 in 48m (7–3–10 in A♭)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Rev Robert Southwood

2 Colin Barr

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Nigel Birt

5 Peter Bill

6 Simon Glanfield

7 James Grant

8 Martin Mansley (C)

1st in method - 7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torbryan, Devon

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 7 June 1984 in 43m (14–2–6 in F)

1272 Minimus (6m)

8 extents Single Court, 9 extents Rev. Court, Double Court, Plain Bob, Rev. Bob, Double Bob

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nigel Birt

4 James Grant (C)

1st quarter on the bells (?)

1st minimus for all.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Buckfast, Devon

Abbey Church of St Mary

Saturday, 9 June 1984 in 54m

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Ian Avery

2 Nigel Birt

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Kenneth Buckingham

5 James Grant

6 Peter Bill (C)

7 Colin Barr

8 Peter Brewer

Rung on the middle eight, after a wedding.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Sunday, 10 June 1984 in 48m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Jenny Taylor

2 Katherine Penn

3 Maureen Hawkins

4 James Grant

5 Stephen Hawkins

6 Anthony Morris

7 Nigel Birt (C)

8 Derek Hawkins

1st in method inside - 6

1st in method as conductor and by the Sunday service band.

For Confirmation Service

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Wednesday, 13 June 1984 in 3h 6 (15–3–27 in F)

5152 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by M.C.W. Sherwood

1 Colin L Barr

2 John C Mitchelmore

3 Mary E Mears

4 Nigel G Birt

5 Simon K Glanfield

6 Frank D Mack

7 Peter L Bill

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st Pudsey - 4,5,7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kenton, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 21 June 1984 in 44m (12–1–1 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elaine Clutterbuck

2 Nigel Birt

3 Janet Clutterbuck

4 Colin Barr

5 Martin Mansley

6 James Grant (C)

1st minor inside - 3

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Sunday, 24 June 1984 in 42m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Derek Hawkins

2 Katy Taylor

3 Anthony Morris

4 James Grant

5 Stephen Hawkins (C)

6 Nigel Birt

1st inside - 2

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Lustleigh, Devon

St John the Baptist

Wednesday, 27 June 1984 in 2h 46 (12–0–0 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by 7 different extents

1 Peter L Bill

2 Mary E Mears

3 Nicholas G P Schwarz

4 Nigel G Birt

5 Simon K Glanfield

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st peal on the bells

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Abbotskerswell, Devon

Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, 28 June 1984 in 40m

1272 Carlisle Surprise Minor

1 Martin Mansley (C)

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Rowena Mansley

4 James Grant

5 Simon Glanfield

6 Nigel Birt

1st in method for all except 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dean Prior, Devon

St George the Martyr

Tuesday, 10 July 1984 in 41m (11–2–24 in F♯)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Timothy J King

2 Martin Mansley

3 Nigel Birt

4 Peter Bill

5 Nicholas Glanfield (C)

6 Simon Glanfield

1st quarter as conductor.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Holy Trinity

Thursday, 12 July 1984 in 2h 57 (15–2–21 in F)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by J. Dench

1 Nigel G Birt

2 Simon K Glanfield

3 Frank D Mack

4 Norman Mallett

5 John C Mitchelmore

6 Peter L Bill

7 Graham P Tucker

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st in method - 5

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Shobrooke, Devon

St Swithin

Saturday, 14 July 1984 in 45m (12–2–10 in F)

1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (4m)

1 Les Boyce

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Simon Glanfield

4 Nigel Birt

5 Frank Mack

6 Michael Mears (C)

Rung for the Shobrooke Festival

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St Mark

Thursday, 19 July 1984 in 2h 55 (12–1–19 in F♯)

5152 Stratford Surprise Major

Composed by A. J. Cox

1 Nigel G Birt

2 Donald G Lawson

3 Nicola J Crichton

4 Peter L Bill

5 Mary E Mears

6 Graham P Tucker

7 Frank D Mack

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st in method for all and for the Guild

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Friday, 20 July 1984 in 45m

1260 Stedman Triples

1–2 John N Longridge - 1618

3 Leslie A Tomlinson - 1051

4 Graham P Tucker - 1354

5 Alan J Sinden - 1159

6 Martin G Mansley - 1063

7 David V Travers - 1293 (C)

8 Michael E C Mears - 1510

Rung by a band whose members have rung over 1000 quarter peals each (9048).

First quarter peal on the bells in which a pair of bells were rung double-handed.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Coffinswell, Devon

St Bartholomew

Saturday, 21 July 1984 in 39m (11–0–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Nigel Birt

2 Sarah Penn

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 James Grant

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Highweek, Devon

All Saints

Tuesday, 24 July 1984 in 47m (11–1–11 in F♯)

1280 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

Rutland, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cambridge.

1 Timothy J King

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Peter Bill

5 Nigel Birt

6 Simon Glanfield

7 Colin Barr

8 Martin Mansley (C)

1st quarter of Spliced S Major by a Mid-Devon branch band.

1st Spliced S Major - 1,5

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Lustleigh, Devon

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 26 July 1984 in 44m (12–0–0 in G)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 James Grant

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Elaine Clutterbuck

5 Nigel Birt

6 Martin Mansley (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Teignmouth, Devon

St James the Less, W Teignmouth

Saturday, 28 July 1984 in 52m (12–2–17 in F♯)

1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Derek Hawkins

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Simon Glanfield

6 James Grant

7 Martin Mansley

8 Nigel Birt (C)

1st Yorkshire - 3,6 and as conductor.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kingsteignton, Devon

St Michael

Saturday, 28 July 1984 in 47m (16–3–11 in F)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Rowena Mansley

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 James Grant

4 Nigel Birt

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Simon Glanfield

7 Martin Mansley (C)

8 Ian Avery

1st Stedman - 2,3,5 and as cond.

75th quarter - 3

25th together - 4 & 7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Teignmouth, Devon

St Michael, E Teignmouth

Thursday, 2 August 1984 in 47m (22–1–0 in E♭)

1250 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Rowena Mansley

2 James Grant

3 Nigel Birt

4 Elaine Clutterbuck

5 Peter Bill (C)

6 Martin Dodd

7 Christopher Barnes

8 Martin Mansley

1st in method - 6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Saturday, 4 August 1984

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Vicki M Bergdahl

2 Maureen Sinclair

3 Julie R Bergdahl

4 Charles H P Pipe-Wolferstan (C)

5 Clare R Pipe-Wolferstan

6 Bob Sinclair

7 Paul J Bergdahl

8 Keith W Scudamore

First quarter in method: 2.

First blows in method: 6.

One of three quarter-peals rung by this band on this day.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Newton Abbot, Devon

St Leonard's Tower

Tuesday, 7 August 1984 in 53m (7–3–10 in A♭)

1440 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1 Timothy J King

2 Peter Bill

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Rowena Mansley

5 Colin Barr

6 Nigel Birt

7 Simon Glanfield

8 Martin Mansley (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Wednesday, 8 August 1984 in 43m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Elaine Clutterbuck

2 Anthony Morris

3 James Grant

4 David Collin

5 Martin Dodd

6 Nigel Birt (C)

125th quarter - 6

25th together - 2,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kenn, Devon

St Andrew

Thursday, 9 August 1984 in 44m (13¼ in F)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 James Grant

4 Martin Dodd

5 Nigel Birt

6 Timothy J King

Rung strictly silent and non-conducted.

First silent and non-conducted by all.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kingsteignton, Devon

St Michael

Thursday, 23 August 1984 (16–3–11 in F)

1344 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Donald Roberts

2 James Grant

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Rowena Mansley (C)

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Simon Glanfield

7 Nigel Birt

8 Martin Mansley

1st Superlative - 2,3,5,7

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Babbacombe, Devon

All Saints

Tuesday, 28 August 1984 in 48m (13–0–26 in F)

1250 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)

1 Timothy J King

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Simon Glanfield

5 Nigel Birt

6 Peter Bill

7 Colin Barr

8 Martin Mansley (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Bridgerule, Devon

St Bridget

Wednesday, 29 August 1984 (10–1–21 in A♭)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Trevor Bowden

2 Reg Pearce

3 Sue Sheridan

4 Mark Sheridan

5 Harry Stacey

6 John Bowden

7 W Henry Trewin (C)

8 James Rich

First Triples inside 3.

Wedding anniversary complement to 3 and 4.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dean Prior, Devon

St George the Martyr

Thursday, 6 September 1984 in 47m (11–2–24 in F♯)

1320 Little Bob Minor

1 Ian Avery

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Janet Clutterbuck

4 Elaine Clutterbuck

5 Nigel Birt

6 James Grant (C)

1st minor -1

1st in method - 2,3,4 and as cond.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 9 September 1984 in 49m (17–1–24 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Caroline Roberts

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 William Simmonds

4 Nigel Birt

5 Timothy King

6 Peter Bill

7 Don Roberts (C)

8 Simon Glanfield

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Highweek, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 13 September 1984 in 2h 55 (11–1–11 in F♯)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R. W. Pipe

1 Peter L Bill

2 Nicholas J Glanfield

3 Nigel G Birt

4 Colin L Barr

5 Lester J Yeo

6 Simon K Glanfield

7 Frank D Mack

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

Rung in memory of Ron Styles of Chudleigh

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

The Apostle Andrew, Tor Mohun

Tuesday, 18 September 1984 in 43m (9 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Eric Glanfield

2 William Simmonds

3 Nigel Birt

4 Simon Glanfield

5 Nicholas Glanfield (C)

6 Martin Mansley

1st away from the tenor - 1

1st in method as conductor.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Coffinswell, Devon

St Bartholomew

Tuesday, 18 September 1984 in 42m (11–0–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Eric Glanfield

2 Nicholas Glanfield

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Martin Mansley

5 Nigel Birt

6 Simon Glanfield (C)

1st Minor - 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Teignmouth, Devon

St Michael, E Teignmouth

Thursday, 20 September 1984 in 50m (22–1–0 in E♭)

1280 Rutland Surprise Major

1 Rowena Mansley

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Simon Glanfield

5 Colin Barr

6 Nigel Birt

7 James Grant

8 Martin Mansley (C)

Rung half-muffled in memory of Ron Styles of Chudleigh,

a regular visitor to this tower.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Sunday, 30 September 1984 in 40m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1260 Doubles (3m)

Grandsire, Rev. Canterbury, Plain Bob

1 Katy Taylor

2 Maureen Hawkins

3 Nigel Birt (C)

4 Anthony Morris

5 James Grant

6 Derek Hawkins

For Sung Eucharist

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Totnes, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 49m (28 in D)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Rev Robert Southwood

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Martin Mansley

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Nigel Birt

7 James Grant (C)

8 Simon Glanfield

1st in method as cond.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dean Prior, Devon

St George the Martyr

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 41m (11–2–24 in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Elaine Clutterbuck

2 Simon Glanfield

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Martin Mansley

5 James Grant (C)

6 Nigel Birt

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dean Prior, Devon

St George the Martyr

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 43m (11–2–24 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Martin Mansley

2 Nigel Birt

3 James Grant

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Simon Glanfield

6 Elaine Clutterbuck (C)

1st in method as conductor

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Buckfastleigh, Devon

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 43m (15–2–21 in F)

1296 Plain Bob Major

1 Simon Glanfield

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Nigel Birt

5 Rowena Mansley

6 Revd Robert Southwood

7 Martin Mansley

8 James Grant (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Buckfast, Devon

Abbey Church of St Mary

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 59m (41–1–3 in C)

1259 Grandsire Caters

1 Christopher Barnes

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Nigel Birt

5 Colin Barr

6 Nicholas Glanfield

7 Martin Mansley (C)

8 Simon Glanfield

9 Rev Robert Southwood

10 James Grant

1st in method - 3

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Brixham, Devon

St Mary, Higher Brixham

Saturday, 6 October 1984 in 50m (17–0–4 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Royal

1 Rev Robert Southwood

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Colin Barr

4 James Grant

5 Elaine Clutterbuck

6 Nicholas Glanfield

7 Christopher Barnes

8 Simon Glanfield

9 Nigel Birt

10 Martin Mansley (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Saturday, 13 October 1984 in 44m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1320 Little Bob Minor

1 Maureen Hawkins

2 Derek Hawkins

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Anthony Morris

5 James Grant

6 Nigel Birt (C)

1st in method - 2,4

50th together - 3,6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Aylesbeare, Devon

Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, 15 October 1984 in 2h 47 (11–2–0 in G)

5040 Doubles (13m/p)

13 methods - 2 extents each Stedman, Grandsire, St. Vedast, Huntspill, New Bob, 4 extents each St Remigius, Winchendon Place, St. Nicholas, Rev. Canterbury, St. Osmund, St. Simon, St. Martin, Plain Bob

Composed by 42 extents

1 David A Wills

2 Nigel G Birt

3 Mary E Mears

4 Frank D Mack

5 Michael E C Mears (C)

6 Robert E Franklin

1st peal - 6

Most methods - 2

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Sidbury, Devon

St Giles and St Peter

Saturday, 3 November 1984 in 2h 55 (16–1–23 in E)

5024 Lincolnshire Surprise Major

Composed by J. Topp

1 David V Travers

2 Mary E Mears

3 Nicholas J Glanfield

4 Nigel G Birt

5 Simon K Glanfield

6 John R Schmidt

7 Deryk R Bugler

8 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st in method - 3,4

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kingsteignton, Devon

St Michael

Wednesday, 7 November 1984 (16–3–11 in F)

1260 Doubles (3m)

240 Winchendon Place, 480 Plain Bob, 540 Grandsire

1 Ian Avery

2 Nigel Birt

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Peter Brewer

5 Colin Barr

6 William Avery

7 Peter Bill (C)

8 Colin Avery

1st quarter - 8

Rung with 4,6,8 cover

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Withycombe Raleigh, Devon

St John the Evangelist

Monday, 19 November 1984 in 2h 57 (17–1–10 in D♯)

5120 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C. W. Roberts

1 Frank D Mack

2 Mary E Mears

3 Nigel G Birt

4 Neil E Deem

5 Peter L Bill

6 Graham P Tucker

7 John A Foster

8 Michael E C Mears

1st in method - 3, 4

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

The Apostle Andrew, Tor Mohun

Tuesday, 20 November 1984 in 43m (9 in A)

1269 Doubles (3m)

1 Adrian Noel

2 Simon Glanfield (C)

3 Martin Mansley

4 Nicholas Glanfield

5 Nigel Birt

6 Ian Avery

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

St David

Saturday, 24 November 1984 in 46m

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Victoria Hess

2 Helen S Hughes

3 Graham Jenkins

4 Carolyn J Nevard

5 Simon K Sheldon

6 Andrew M King

7 Jonathan S Griggs (C)

8 Colin Cooper

First quarter peal: 1.

Rung as part of the Annual Sponsored Quarter Peal Day in aid of Devon Churches Bell Restoration Fund.

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

East Buckland, Devon

St Michael

Saturday, 24 November 1984 in 2h 38 (7–1–6 in A)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (11m)

1) London, Wells 2) Carlisle 3) York, Durham 4) Westminster 5) Cambridge, Ipswich 6) Annable's London 7) Beverley, Surfleet

Composed by 7 different extents

1 John T Ross

2 Nigel G Birt

3 Mary E Mears

4 Lester J Yeo

5 Michael R Rose

6 Michael E C Mears (C)

1st peal of minor on the bells

Most minor - 2

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Torquay, Devon

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 25 November 1984 in 49m (17–1–24 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Timothy King

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 William Simmonds

4 Don Roberts

5 James Grant

6 Nigel Birt

7 Peter Bill (C)

8 Revd Robert Southwood

For Evensong

Circled tower - 1

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Coffinswell, Devon

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 29 November 1984 in 42m (11–0–5 in F)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Adrian Noel

2 Peter Bill

3 Simon Glanfield

4 Martin Mansley

5 Ian Avery

6 Nigel Birt (C)

1st minor - 1

1st minor inside - 5

Circled tower - 6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Kingskerswell, Devon

St Mary

Saturday, 1 December 1984 in 44m (7–0–3 in G♯)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Nicholas Glanfield

4 Nigel Birt

5 James Grant

6 Martin Mansley (C)

1st in method - 2,3,5

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Dawlish, Devon

St Gregory

Saturday, 1 December 1984 in 77m (11–2–21 in F♯)

1984 Plain Bob Major

1 James Grant

2 Elaine Clutterbuck

3 Rowena Mansley

4 Stephen Hawkins

5 Maureen Hawkins

6 Derek Hawkins

7 Martin Mansley

8 Nigel Birt (C)

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Exeter, Devon

Cathedral Church of St Peter

Saturday, 8 December 1984 in 61m (72–2–2 in B♭)

1320 Plain Bob Cinques

1 Rowena Mansley

2 Peter Bill

3 Nigel Birt

4 Elaine Grant

5 Nicholas Glanfield

6 Derek Hawkins

7 James Grant

8 Rev Robert Southwood

9 Simon Glanfield

10 Donald Roberts

11 Martin Mansley (C)

12 Martin Dodd

Timothy J King

Rung by members of the Mid-Devon Branch

1st Plain Bob Cinques - 3,4,5,7,8,9,10,12/12

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Wolborough, Devon

St Mary

Sunday, 16 December 1984 (15–3–27 in F)

1296 Little Bob Major

1 Ian Avery

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Elaine Clutterbuck

4 Martin Mansley

5 James Grant

6 Nigel Birt

7 Timothy J King

8 Peter Bill (C)

Rung for Wolborough Hill School Carol Service

150th quarter - 6

Guild of Devonshire Ringers

Combeinteignhead, Devon

All Saints

Thursday, 20 December 1984 in 44m (10 in G♯)

1296 Northumberland Surprise Minor

1 Janet Clutterbuck

2 Rowena Mansley

3 Nigel Birt

4 James Grant

5 Elaine Clutterbuck

6 Martin Mansley (C)

1st in method - 3,4,5

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