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Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 1 January 1949 in 2h 40 (10)
5040 Minor (7m)
Being 720 each of Cambridge Surprise, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, St Clement's and Plain Bob
1 George S Bush
2 Herbert Goakes
3 Charles H Wood
4 John H Bluff
5 William H Waldron
6 Frank Warrington (C)
First in 7 methods: 1,2.
Ringing World page reference: 1973.0045

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 8 January 1949 in 3h 1 (18½ in E)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by H Dains (CCC 90)
1 William Smith
2 John H Bluff
3 William H Waldron
4 Charles O Wood
5 Stanley Gilbert
6 Frank Warrington (C)
7 Francis H Newman
8 Lawrence Hadman
Birthday compliments to Mr L Hadman and Mr G Bush.
Ringing World page reference: 1974.0051

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire
St Helen
Monday, 24 January 1949 in 2h 40 (7–0–2 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (2m)
12 extents of Plain Bob (4 variations), 10 extents Grandsire (10 variations), 5 spliced 240s of Grandsire (Pitman's) and 5 of Morris's.
1 Charles E Gilby
2 Percy Amos
3 Ernest Morris (C)
4 William R Hammons
5 Arthur Millward
First peal - 1. 50th peal - 4. First peal on the bells, which have been 5 since 1886. For the silver jubilee of the Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Thornby, Northamptonshire
St Helen
Monday, 31 January 1949 in 2h 29 (6–2–25 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (4m)
4 extents St Simon's, 6 extents April Day, 12 extents of Plain Bob, and 20 extents of Grandsire.
1 Edward G Bennett
2 Percy Amos
3 Stanley M Ruddlesden
4 Arthur Millward
5 William R Hammons (C)
First peal in 4 methods of Doubles - 1. First peal as conductor in 4 methods. For the silver jubilee of the Peterborough Dioscesan Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Woodford, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 3 February 1949 in 2h 52 (14–0–16 in E)
5040 Minor (5m)
One extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Oxford TB, Kent TB and 3 extents of Plain Bob.
1 Colin Loke
2 Brian S Cope
3 G F Le Marquand
4 John E Skerritt
5 Patrick I Chapman
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal of Minor - .First peal of Minor in 5 methods 3,4. A first birthday compliment to the son of ringer of 6.
Ringing World page reference: 1977.0080

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Thrapston, Northamptonshire
St James
Saturday, 5 February 1949 in 3h 3 (14–0–7 in F♯)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Arthur Bellamy
2 William J Whitmore
3 Geoffrey E Watson
4 Ernest E Whitmore
5 Ronald C Noon
6 Bernard J Saddington
7 Harry Richardson
8 George Care (C)
First peal of Surprise - 7. First of Surprise Major as conductor. In honour of the 5th anniversary of the Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 8 February 1949 in 2h 35 (8–0–3)
5040 Minor (3m)
Being 1440 changes each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, with 2160 changes of Plain Bob.
1 Herbert Goakes
2 John H Bluff
3 William H Waldron
4 Stanley Gilbert
5 George S Bush
6 Frank Warrington (C)
Rung for the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs H S Bush, parents of Mr G S Bush.
Ringing World page reference: 1978.0097

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cranford St John, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Thursday, 17 February 1949 in 2h 48 (9–1–2 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
An extent ach of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Ernest E Whitmore
2 Bernard J Saddington
3 Brian S Cope
4 John E Skerritt
5 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
6 Patrick I Chapman
First peal in seven methods - 3,4,6. Twice circled this, his native tower - 2.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Sulgrave, Northamptonshire
St James the Less
Saturday, 19 February 1949 in 2h 50 (10–3–2 in A♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Cecil Hinton
2 William J Chester
3 Montague Saunders
4 Ernest Lines
5 Herbert H Alexander
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Surprise - 1,,4,6. First peal of Minor on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Stamford Baron, Lincolnshire
St Martin
Saturday, 26 February 1949 in 2h 57 (13–1–21 in F)
5040 Minor (3m)
720 Spliced Plain Bob, Single Court, Oxford Bob, 720 Single Court, 720 Spliced Oxford Bob and Single Court Bob, 1440 each of Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Edward Cox
2 John H Bluff (C)
3 George Slaughter
4 Percy D Baldock
5 Robert H Knight
6 James Bluff

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Irchester, Northamptonshire
St Katharine
Saturday, 26 February 1949 in 3h 13 (21–1–20 in D)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by S Biddleston (CCC 59)
1 John Chambers
2 William J Whitmore
3 Bryan Lewis
4 William Wilby
5 John King
6 Ernest E Whitmore (C)
7 Ronald C Noon
8 Charles Underwood
First peal - 1,4. First peal of Grandsire - 3. A birthday compliment to 6.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 26 February 1949 in 3h (14–1–10 in F)
5040 Doubles (2m)
12 extents Plain B; 30 extents Grandsire
1 Dick Edmunds
2 Joshua J Partridge (C)
3 Alan E Partridge
4 Harry Pettitt
5 Harry Wooding
A Golden Wedding compliment to Edwin (Ned) Jones, a ringer at this church for 55 years and sexton for 35 years, and Mrs Jones.
Ringing World page reference: 1981.0128

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
East Farndon, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Tuesday, 1 March 1949 in 2h 40 (7–0–6 in B♭)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
1 Charles E Gilby
2 Percy Amos
3 William R Hammons (C)
4 Stanley M Ruddlesden
5 Arthur Millward
First peal on the bells since being made into five in 1897

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Thursday, 3 March 1949 in 3h 22 (25–2–22 in C)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by T B Worsley
1 John H Bluff
2 Herbert Goakes
3 Charles O Wood
4 James K Mounfield
5 William H Waldron
6 Stanley Gilbert
7 George S Bush
8 Frank Warrington (C)
First peal of Treble Bob Major - 2,4,7.
Ringing World page reference: 1982.0138

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Piddington, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Monday, 7 March 1949 in 2h 47 (10–2–23 in F♯)
5040 Minor (5m)
1 extent each Oxford Bob (CCC 59), St Clements (CCC 103), Oxford TB (CCC 150), and Kent TB (CCC 151), and 3 extents Plain Bob (CCC 51, 49, 28).
1 George Care
2 Bertie O Soden
3 Philip Jones
4 Stanley M Ruddlesden
5 Ronald C Noon
6 Eric Nobles (C)
25th together - 1,6. First peal in 5 methods Minor - 2,4. First in 5 methods as conductor. Birthday compliment to the conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Helmdon, Northamptonshire
St Mary Magdalene
Tuesday, 8 March 1949 in 3h 5 (10–1–4 in G)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 extents, 10 callings
1 William H Yates
2 Owen John Steel
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 William Yates
6 Harry Batchelor
First peal away from tenor - 1. First peal - 2. First of Doubles as conductor. Rung for the induction of Rev James Cornelius Morrice.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Ringstead, Northamptonshire
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday, 10 March 1949 in 2h 49 (12–1–3 in E)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by Rev E Bankes James
1 Arthur Gibbs
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Ernest E Whitmore
4 John E Skerritt
5 Harry Richardson
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal of Surprise - 1,2,4. First o Cambridge Minor - 3,5. First of Cambridge as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Pytchley, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Monday, 21 March 1949 in 2h 36 (8–0–0 in G)
5040 Doubles (4m)
4 extents Reverse Canterbury, 8 of St Simon's, 10 of Plain Bob and 20 of Grandsire.
1 Bernard H E Brown
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Geoffrey E Watson
4 Cecil E Brown
5 Burley P Morris (C)

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Badby, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 9 April 1949 in 3h 15 (14–0–11 in E)
5040 Minor (7m)
(7m: 1 extent each Cambridge S, Double Oxford B, Single Oxford B, St Clement’s CB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Plain B)
1 Ernest G Orland
2 Philip Jones
3 William R Hammons
4 Sydney G Osborne
5 Ronald C Noon (C)
6 George Care
First peal in 7 methods by all except the conductor.
First peal in 7 methods as conductor.
A wedding compliment to Stanley M Ruddlesden & Hilda M Bird.
Also, a 21st birthday compliment to William R Hammonds.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Tuesday, 19 April 1949 in 2h 48 (7–1–6 in G)
5040 Minor (3m)
2 extents each of Kent TB and Oxford TB, and 3 of Plain Bob.
1 Ernest E Whitmore (C)
2 Harry Richardson
3 Leslie Witten
4 George E Moisey
5 Edward Briggs
6 Arthur Gibbs
First peal - 3.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Kettering, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Tuesday, 19 April 1949 in 3h 27 (21–1–2 in E♭)
5000 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by J Reeves (CCC 31)
1 Bernard J Saddington
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Raymond H Idle
4 Sydney G Osborne
5 Philip Jones
6 Patrick I Chapman
7 John King
8 Charles W Bird
9 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
10 Ronald C Noon
25th peal together- 1,9. First peal on 10 bells - 2,3,4. First of Royal - 6. First of Plain Bob Royal - 10. First on 10 bells as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Harlestone, Northamptonshire
St Andrew
Friday, 29 April 1949 in 3h (20–0–9 in E♭)
5040 Minor (3m)
One extent Oxford TB, two extents Kent TB, four extents of Plain Bob, each called differently
1 Ronald C Noon
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Kilby R Holtom
4 Ernest G Orland
5 Geoffrey E Watson
6 A Patrick Cannon (C)
First peal of Minor in 3 methods - 3. First peal of Minor in 3 methods inside - 4. First peal on these fine bells since rehanging in 1938 by Mears and Stainbank.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Dingley, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 3 May 1949 (8 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (3m)
9 extents each April Day and Plain Bob, (4 callings each) and 4 spliced 240s of Grandsire (Morris's) four of Pitman's and 4 of Price's arrangements.
1 Charles E Gilby
2 Ernest Morris (C)
3 Percy Amos
4 Edward G Bennett
5 Arthur Millward

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Great Addington, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Thursday, 5 May 1949 in 2h 42 (10–0–12 in A♭)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, St Clements, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Mrs G E Watson
2 Arthur Gibbs
3 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
4 John E Skerritt
5 Ernest E Whitmore
6 Patrick I Chapman
First peal in 7 methods - 2.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Thursday, 12 May 1949 in 3h 15 (25–2–22 in C)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Vicar's
1 Herbert Goakes
2 Alfred H Pulling
3 John Bluff
4 James K Mounfield
5 William H Waldron
6 William Rose (C)
7 Frank Warrington
8 Ernest Warner
First peal in the method: 4.
Ringing World page reference: 1990.0239

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Lilbourne, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 17 May 1949 in 2h 45 (10 in G)
5040 Doubles (6m)
Containing 2 extents Stedman, 4 each of St Simon's, Canterbury Pleasure, April Day and Plain Bob, and 12 spliced 240s of Grandsire (4 each Morris's, Price's and Pitman,s)
1 Kilby R Holtom
2 Ernest Morris (C)
3 Percy Amos
4 Stanley M Ruddlesden
5 Arthur Millward
First peal of Doubles in 6 methods - 1,3. First peal on the bells since 1912. Farewell to the Bishop of Peterborough.
Ringing World page reference: 1991.0257

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Thursday, 19 May 1949 in 3h 3 (18½ in E)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by TB Worsley
1 George S Bush
2 Herbert Goakes
3 William H Waldron
4 James K Mounfield
5 Charles O Wood
6 Stanley Gilbert
7 Francis H Newman
8 Frank Warrington (C)
First Treble Bob Major - 7. A peal of welcome to the new Vicar, Rev GE Quinion

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cogenhoe, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Thursday, 19 May 1949 in 2h 45 (8–1–14 in A)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford, St Clements, Kent TB, Single Oxford, Oxford TB and Plain Bob.
1 Philip Jones
2 Ronald C Noon
3 Mrs G E Watson
4 Geoffrey E Watson
5 Patrick I Chapman
6 George Care (C)
25th peal together - 4,5. First peal in 7 methods as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Ilston-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire
St Michael
Saturday, 21 May 1949 in 2h 40 (9)
5040 Minor (2m)
2520 Oxford Bob and 2520 Plain Bob.
1 Edward Cox
2 J Geoffrey Geary
3 George Slaughter
4 Ronald Russell
5 Percy D Baldock
6 John H Bluff (C)

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Isham, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 28 May 1949 in 2h 40 (9–1–0 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
720 each Cambridge S, Double Court, Double Oxford, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Mary Garley
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Geoffrey E Watson
4 Arthur Garley
5 E Maurice Atkins (C)
6 Thomas Garley
A compliment to T Garley on his retirement.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Creaton, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 28 May 1949 in 2h 50 (7½ in A)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 extents, 10 callings
1 L George Wykes
2 Percy Amos
3 C William Brown
4 Arthur Millward
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
First peal - 1. First peal as conductor. First peal on the bells since 1926.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Wednesday, 1 June 1949 in 2h 47 (9–0–2 in G♯)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
10 callings
1 Sidney V Hall
2 William J Norton
3 George F Webb
4–5 E C Lambert (C)
First peal - 1. First peal on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 4 June 1949 in 3h 6 (21–0–3 in E♭)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by J Carter
1 John King
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Brian Austin
4 Ronald C Noon
5 Arthur H Idle
6 Raymond H Idle
7 Burley P Morris
8 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal in the method - 5.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Thursday, 16 June 1949 in 3h 9 (18½ in E)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Holt's Original
1 William Smith
2 Alfred H Pulling (C)
3 William H Waldron
4 Ralph Bird
5 Stanley Gilbert
6 Herbert Goakes
7 Frank Warrington
8 Lawrence Hadman
First of Grandsire Triples: 5,8.
Ringing World page reference: 1995.0304

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Tichmarsh, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 18 June 1949 in 3h 25 (17–3–22 in E)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by TB Worsley
1 Ernest E Whitmore
2 Herbert Goakes
3 Alfred H Pulling
4 George W Jeffs
5 John H Bluff
6 Stanley Gilbert
7 Frank Warrington (C)
8 George S Bush

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 18 June 1949 in 3h 2 (10–1–4 in G)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by NJ Pitstow
1 John Le Marquand
2 John King
3 Mrs G E Watson
4 Bernard J Saddington
5 Bryan J Lewis
6 Geoffrey E Watson
7 Harry Chambers
8 John E Skerritt (C)
First peal - 1. First peal of Superlative - 3. First peal of Surprise and of Major - 5. First peal of Surprise Major and as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 21 June 1949 in 2h 42 (12 in F)
5040 Doubles (8m)
4 extents each Chase, Stedman, St Simon's, Old, Canterbury Pleasure, April Day and Plain Bob, 2 spliced 240s of Grandsire (Pitman's arr) and 10 extends of Grandsire.
1 Kilby R Holtom
2 Percy Amos
3 Stanley M Ruddlesden
4 Ernest Morris (C)
5 Arthur Millward
First peal of Doubles in 8 methods - 1,2,3,5. Rung to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the English Prayer Book.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Guilsborough, Northamptonshire
St Etheldreda
Monday, 27 June 1949 in 2h 42 (8–1–24 in A♭)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Kilby R Holtom
2 Ernest G Orland
3 Percy Amos
4 Arthur Millward
5 Ernest Morris (C)
6 Harry Wooding
A farewell to the Rev JO Hichens, who is retiring after 47 years as Vicar.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Great Addington, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Thursday, 30 June 1949 in 2h 48 (10–0–12 in A♭)
5040 Minor (4m)
2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent & Oxford TB, and 1 extent Plain Bob,
1 Arthur Bellamy
2 Harry Chambers
3 Ernest E Whitmore
4 William J Whitmore
5 Harry Richardson
6 B Jack Stubbs (C)
A 75th birthday compliment to the treble ringer.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Daventry, Northamptonshire
Holy Cross
Saturday, 2 July 1949 in 2h 57 (18–3–11 in E♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Day's 6 part
1 Miss Maud Clarke
2 William C Moore
3 William Kilsby
4 Kilby R Holtom
5 Harold Haynes
6 Sydney G Osborne (C)
7 Victor A Perry
8 Reginald W Fennell
First peal of Triples for all except 1. First peal - 3. First in method on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Holy Sepulchre
Tuesday, 12 July 1949 in 2h 56 (14–3–7 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Thomas Thurstans (Five Part)
1 C Edward Jeffries
2 Harry Wooding
3 Kilby R Holtom
4 Ernest G Orland
5 Stanley R Ruddlesden
6 Ernest Morris (C)
7 Sydney G Osborne
8 Percy Amos
First peal of Triples: 1.
A 21st birthday compliment to Miss Gladys Ashby.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Piddington, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 30 July 1949 in 2h 40 (10–2–23 in F♯)
5040 Minor (2m)
2 extents Kent TB (CCC 130, 151) and 5 of Plain Bob (CCC 34, 49, 51, 28, 29).
1 Edward G Bennett
2 Philip Jones
3 Philip Delmon
4 Arthur Gibbs
5 Ronald C Noon
6 Eric Nobles (C)
First peal of Minor in 2 methods - 1,3. A 21st birthday compliment to Miss Thelma Rainbow. A welcome to the new Vicar.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Passenham, Northamptonshire
St Guthlac
Saturday, 30 July 1949 in 2h 58 (18 in E)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
42 extents, 10 different callings.
1 Harry Ridgway
2 Thomas E Roberts (C)
3 Frederick C Case
4 George W Holland
5 William Yates
First peal of Doubles - 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2001.0382

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Staverton, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Monday, 1 August 1949 in 2h 44 (10–3–26 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 extents.
1 Victor A Perry
2 Maud Clarke
3 Ernest G Orland
4 Stanley M Ruddlesden
5 Kilby R Holtom (C)
6 A Patrick Cannon
First peal of Minor as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Friday, 5 August 1949 in 2h 47 (10–0–13 in F♯)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Parker 12 part, Morris variation
1 Antony W T Cleaver
2 John King
3 Arthur D Cook
4 Bernard J Saddington
5 Geoffrey E Watson
6 Terry R Hampton
7 Ernest Morris (C)
8 Burley P Morris
First peal of triples: 1.
100th peal: 3.
RW 1949, Page 388

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cranford St John, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Friday, 26 August 1949 in 2h 46 (9–1–2 in G)
5040 Minor (9m)
7 extents: 1 Double Bob & Plain Bob 2 Double Oxford and Plain Bob 3 Kent & Oxford TB 4 Cambridge Surprise 5 Double Court 6 St Clements 6 Oxford Bob and 7 Double Oxford
1 Patrick I Chapman
2 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
3 Mrs G E Watson
4 John E Skerritt
5 Brian Austin
6 Burley P Morris
First peal in 9 methods by all the band.
Ringing World page reference: 2007.0451

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Thrapston, Northamptonshire
St James
Saturday, 27 August 1949 in 3h 1 (14–0–7 in F♯)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Johnson's Variation
1 Arthur Bellamy
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Burley P Morris
4 John King
5 Harry Richardson
6 William J Whitmore
7 Geoffrey E Watson
8 John E Skerritt (C)
First of Cambridge Surprise Major - 8. First in the method as conductor. To celebrate the wedding on August 20th of Miss ME Peacock to Mr DA Richardson.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 9 September 1949 in 2h 50 (7–1–6 in G)
5040 Minor (4m)
One extent Oxford TB and 2 each of Kent TB , Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.
1 Arthur Bellamy
2 William J Whitmore
3 Leslie Witten
4 Arthur Gibbs
5 Edward Briggs
6 Ernest E Whitmore (C)
First peal in 4 methods - 3,5. A birthday compliment to Messrs Witten and Gibbs.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 10 September 1949 in 2h 55 (10–1–4 in G)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff (CCC 172)
1 Harry Richardson
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Arthur Gibbs
4 John King
5 Ernest E Whitmore
6 Albert Wilson
7 Geoffrey E Watson
8 William J Whitmore (C)
First peal of Major - 6.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Billesdon, Leicestershire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 17 September 1949 in 2h 48 (11–2–22 in F)
5040 Minor (3m)
2 extents each Kent TB and Single Oxford, and 3 Plain Bob.
1 George Slaughter
2 John M Myatt
3 Ronald Russell
4 J Geoffrey Geary
5 Percy D Baldock
6 Ernest Morris (C)

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Edenham, Lincolnshire
St Michael
Saturday, 15 October 1949 in 3h 8 (15–3–25 in F)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by J Nicholls
1 Horace M Day (C)
2 Raymond Wade (13)
3 Charles Wood
4 George S Bush
5 Cecil Wade
6 William Oldman
7 Lawrence Hadman
8 Albert E Scott
First peal of Major - 1. First of Kent TB Major. A compliment to Mr & Mrs G Linfield of Letchworth on the occasion of their silver wedding.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 20 October 1949 in 2h 51 (10–0–13 in F)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by G Lindoff
1 Patrick I Chapman
2 C Henry Harding
3 Ronald J Sharp
4 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
5 Brian S Cope
6 Mrs G E Watson
7 Andrew C Sinfield
8 Ronald C Noon
100th together - 1,7. An 83rd birthday compliment to Mr J Saddington, 70 years a ringer.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Saturday, 22 October 1949 in 3h 8 (18½ in E)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by JJ Parker
1 William Rose
2 William H Waldron
3 George S Bush
4 Charles D Wood
5 Herbert Goakes
6 Stanley Gilbert
7 Frank Warrington (C)
8 William Smith
First peal of Grandsire Triples - 4. 50th peal together - 6,7.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Piddington, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Thursday, 27 October 1949 in 2h 45 (10–2–23 in F♯)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, St Clements, Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, Oxford TB, Kent TB and Plain Bob
1 Philip Jones
2 Brian S Cope
3 George Care
4 Ronald C Noon
5 Patrick I Chapman
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
A 21st birthday compliment to Miss Jill Poole.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Holy Trinity
Friday, 4 November 1949 in 3h 8 (21–0–3 in E♭)
5056 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by H Law James
1 Paul L Taylor
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 Shirley Burton
4 Patrick I Chapman
5 Brian Austin
6 George Care
7 Ronald C Noon
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method - 1,4,6,7. First in method on the bells and for the Guild. Rung on the eve of the enthronement of the Rt Rev CG Spencer Leeson MA as Bishop of Peterborough.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 2h 36 (8–0–3)
5040 Minor (3m)
Consisting of two 720s each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, with three 720s of Plain Bob called differently.
1 William H Waldron
2 Herbert Goakes
3 Charles Wood
4 D Thomas Austin
5 Francis H Newman
6 Frank Warrington (C)
For the Enthronement of Rt. Rev. Spencer Leeson as Bishop of Peterborough.
Ringing World page reference: 2015.0555

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 3h 7 (10–1–4 in G)
5176 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by J Reeves
1 John Le Marquand
2 Brian Austin
3 Anderson Y Tyler
4 John J Mawby
5 G F Le Marquand
6 John King
7 Harry Chambers
8 John E Skerritt (C)
First peal of Superlative - 2. First peal of Surprise - 5. To commemorate the enthronement of the Bishop of Peterborough and also an 80th birthday compliment to 3

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 5 November 1949 in 2h 55 (14–1–10 in F)
5040 Doubles (2m)
12 extents Plain B; 30 extents Grandsire
1 John E Labutt
2 Ronald Russell
3 Percy Amos
4 Victor S Adams
5 Harry Wooding (C)
Rung for the Enthronement of the Rt Rev Spencer Leeson as Lord Bishop of Peterborough.
Ringing World page reference: 2015.0554

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cropredy, Oxfordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 12 November 1949 in 3h (16–1–16 in F)
5040 Doubles (3m)
10 extents St Simon's and Plain Bob, and 22 extents Grandsire
1 William Jones
2 Owen John Steel
3 William J Chester
4 George F Burton
5 William Yates (C)
6 William H Yates
First peal for 42 years - 1. First in 3 methods by all except 3.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Oakham, Rutland
All Saints
Saturday, 19 November 1949 in 3h 15 (24–2–9 in E♭)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Middleton's
1 Harry Wooding
2 Mrs G E Watson
3 George Care (C)
4 John King
5 William J Whitmore
6 Bernard J Saddington
7 Geoffrey E Watson
8 Ronald C Noon
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major - 1,3,8.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Isham, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Friday, 25 November 1949 in 2h 36 (9–1–0 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, Oxford Bob, Oxford TB, Kent TB and Plain Bob.
1 Thomas G Carley
2 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
3 Harry Wooding
4 George Care
5 Patrick I Chapman
6 Ronald C Noon
First peal in 7 Minor methods - 3.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Brafield on the Green, Northamptonshire
St Laurence
Thursday, 1 December 1949 in 2h 53 (12–0–7 in F)
5040 Doubles (7m)
720 each of Stedman, Chase, St Simon's, Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob, April Day and Grandsire
1 Ronald C Noon
2 George Care (C)
3 Geoffrey E Watson
4 Harry Wooding
5 Patrick I Chapman
First peal in 7 methods - 3,4,5.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
All Hallows
Saturday, 3 December 1949 in 3h 36 (28–1–19 in D)
5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by George Williams
1 William J Whitmore
2 John King
3 Harry Richardson
4 John E Skerritt
5 Bernard J Saddington
6 Ernest E Whitmore
7 Ronald C Noon
8 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal of Major on the bells for 41 years. A welcome to the new Vicar, Rev M Clarke.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
St James the Great
Thursday, 8 December 1949 in 3h 5 (22)
5152 Belgrave Surprise Major
Composed by E W Tipler
1 Andrew C Sinfield
2 C Henry Harding
3 Ronald J Sharp
4 Herrick B Bowley
5 George Care
6 Ronald C Noon
7 C Edward Jeffries
8 Harold J Poole (C)
First peal in the method 5, 6. First Surprise peal on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cold Higham, Northamptonshire
St Luke
Friday, 16 December 1949 in 2h 32 (8–0–21 in A♭)
5040 Minor (2m)
2 extents Kent TB (CCC 150 & 151) and 5 extents Plain Bob (CCC 49,51,34,28 and 29)
1 Victor A Perry
2 George F Roome
3 William R Hammons
4 Edward G Bennett
5 Kilby R Holtom
6 Eric Nobles (C)
First peal - 2. First in 2 methods inside - 4. Conductor's 75th peal
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Spratton, Northamptonshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 24 December 1949 (11–2–24 in F)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 W Adams
2 S Brown
3 C Gilby
4 Ernest G Orland (C)
5 G Wykes
First quarter - 1. First inside - 3.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0024

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Rothwell, Northamptonshire
Holy Trinity
Monday, 26 December 1949 in 3h 3 (21–0–3 in E♭)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by E W Tipler
1 C Edward Jeffries
2 C Henry Harding
3 Ronald J Sharp
4 Brian Austin
5 Andrew C Sinfield
6 Geoffrey E Watson
7 Lewis H Bywaters
8 Ronald C Noon (C)
First peal of Yorkshire: 6.
A birthday compliment to Brian Austin.
Ringing World page reference: 2024.0034

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Monday, 26 December 1949 in 3h 3 (10–1–4 in G)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by JR Pritchard
1 John Chambers
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 John King
4 Ernest E Whitmore
5 Bryan J Lewis
6 Anderson Y Tyler
7 Harry Richardson
8 John E Skerritt (C)
First peal of Major - 1. First peal of Superlative - 7.
Ringing World page reference: 2023.0021

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Desborough, Northamptonshire
St Giles
Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 2h 59 (9–2–4 in G)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by JR Pritchard
1 Patrick I Chapman
2 Ronald C Noon
3 John King
4 Raymond H Idle
5 John E Skerritt
6 Harry Wooding
7 Burley P Morris
8 Brian Austin (C)
First peal of Major in the method - 5,6. First peal as conductor. Birthday compliment to Patrick I Chapman.
Ringing World page reference: 2025.0052