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Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Monday, 8 January 1951 in 2h 51 (14–1–10 in F)
5040 Doubles (6m/v)
4 extents each Canterbury, Old B; 3 extents each April Day, St Dunstan's B; 2 extents Chase B; 24 extents & 240 Grandsire
Composed by Arranged by Leslie W G Morris (240)
1 John E Labutt
2 Joshua J Partridge (C)
3 Percy Amos
4 Harry Wooding
5 Fred Holly
First peal of Doubles: 5.
First peal in 6 m/v: 1 & 4.
Rung in honour of the 65th birthday of John E Labutt.
Ringing World page reference: 2079.0069

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Harpole, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Monday, 29 January 1951 (10–3–0 in G)
5040 Doubles (7m)
1 Victor A Perry
2 Harold Haynes
3 Roy C Spring
4 Sydney G Osborne
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
First peal in 7 methods for all the band.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Saturday, 3 February 1951 in 3h 14 (22–2–15 in D)
5040 Beverley Surprise Minor
1 Herbert H Alexander
2 Ernest Lines
3 William J Chester
4 George F Burton
5 George W Holland
6 William Yates (C)
First in the method on the bells, by all the band and for the Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 3 February 1951 in 3h (10–0–13 in F)
5120 Ashtead Surprise Major
Composed by E Edward Jeffres
1 William J Whitmore
2 Burley P Morris
3 John E Skerritt
4 Ernest W Whitmore
5 Patrick I Chapman
6 Ronald C Noon
7 Brian S Cope
8 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal in the method by all, for the Guild and in the county.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 10 February 1951 in 3h 13 (20–2–13 in E)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by A Knights
1 William J Chester
2 Frederick C Case
3 George F Burton
4 William C Yates
5 Thomas E Roberts
6 Ronald C Noon
7 George W Holland
8 George Care (C)
First peal in the method by all except 6.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Saturday, 17 February 1951 (11–3–2 in G)
1260 Doubles (2m)
240 Plain Bob, 1020 Grandsire
1 June Abbott
2 Brian Mabbutt
3 Maureen Mabbutt
4 John King
5 William G Callis (C)
6 J Mabbutt
A 21st birthday compliment to Maureen Mabbutt

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Dunchurch, Warwickshire
St Peter
Tuesday, 27 February 1951 in 2h 54 (17–0–8 in E)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Roy C Spring
2 A James Stuart
3 Ronald W Gibbons
4 Ernest G Orland
5 Leslie G Townsend
6 Sydney G Osborne (C)
First peal of Minor - 1,5. First peal on the bells for more than 50 years.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Greetham, Rutland
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 3 March 1951 in 2h 40 (10–1–5 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (2m)
3600 Grandsire and 1440 Plain Bob.
1 Cecil Matthews
2 Percy D Baldock
3 George Slaughter
4 Ronald Russell
5 John H Bluff (C)
First peal of Doubles - 1.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Great Addington, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Thursday, 8 March 1951 in 3h 29 (10–0–12 in A♭)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
7 different extents (CCC 64,65,66,68,69,59,58.
1 Leonard Toseland
2 Burley P Morris
3 John E Skerritt
4 Arthur Gibbs
5 Ernest W Whitmore
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal of Cambridge - 4.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Dallington, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 10 March 1951 in 2h 42 (7–2–2 in A)
5040 Doubles (2m)
10 extents Grandsire and 32 Plain Bob.
1 Jack Hadley (17)
2 Michael J Bushell (18)
3 Charles T Windram 17)
4 John G Chapman
5 Eric Nobles (C)
6 Charles H Bushell
First peal - 1,2,3,4. By a Sunday service band. A farewell compliment to the 2nd ringer, who is joining HM Forces.
Ringing World page reference: 2087.0197

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Thrapston, Northamptonshire
St James
Saturday, 17 March 1951 in 3h 8 (14–0–7 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Composed by William Sottanstall
1 George Slaughter
2 Ronald Russell
3 Leslie Witten
4 Herbert Goakes
5 R Frank Baker
6 Frank W Lack
7 Percy D Baldock
8 John H Bluff (C)
First peal of Major - 1,3. 50th peal - 4. First peal of Major as conductor. This peal contains 123 bobs

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Raunds, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 24 March 1951 in 3h 29 (22–0–8 in E♭)
5056 Raunds Surprise Major
Composed by Comp. Harold G Cashmore
1 Ernest E Whitmore
2 William J Whitmore
3 Burley P Morris
4 Brian S Cope
5 Geoffrey E Watson
6 Patrick I Chapman
7 John E Skerritt
8 Ronald C Noon (C)
First peal in the method on the bells, in the county and for the Guild.
In memoriam James George.
Ringing World page reference: 2088.0210

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Tuesday, 27 March 1951 in 2h 42 (7–1–6 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each Cambridge Surprise, Double Court, Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Oxford TB, Kent TB and Plain Bob.
1 Arthur Gibbs
2 Ernest E Whitmore
3 William J Whitmore
4 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
5 Brian Austin
6 Harry Richardson

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 30 March 1951 in 2h 53 (7–1–6 in G)
5040 Minor (5m)
One extent each of Double Court, Oxford Bob, Oxford TB and Kent TB, and 3 different extents of Plain Bob.
1 Geoffrey E Watson
2 Ernest E Whitmore
3 Leslie Witten
4 George E Moisey
5 John E Skerritt
6 Brian Austin (C)
First peal in 5 methods - 3,4. First of Minor as conductor.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Lois Weedon, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin and St Peter
Saturday, 31 March 1951 in 2h 53 (6–2–21 in A)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
1 extent each London, Alnwick, Chester, Carlisle, Beverley, York and Cambridge
1 Albert H Hinton
2 George W Holland
3 William J Chester
4 Montague Saunders
5 Ernest Lines
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Surprise Minor in more than 1 method by all the band. First peal of Surprise on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Greetham, Rutland
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 14 April 1951 in 2h 45 (10–1–5 in A♭)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
1 Edward Cox
2 Cecil Matthews
3 Percy D Baldock
4 Herbert Goakes
5 Ronald Russell
6 John H Bluff (C)
25th peal together - 3,6. First peal of Minor on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Alderton, Northamptonshire
St Margaret
Saturday, 14 April 1951 in 2h 49 (7–2–23 in G♯)
5040 Doubles (11m/v)
3 extents each St Simon's B, Northrepps; 4 extents each Clifford’s Pleasure, St Columb, Southrepps, Kennington, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P, Old B, April Day, Plain B, Grandsire
1 Kenneth D Perkins
2 M Elizabeth Roe
3 Ivor J Dickin
4 Kenneth M Grayson
5 Edward G Bennett (C)
First peal of Doubles: 2 & 4.
First peal as conductor.
First peal in 11 m/v by all and on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2092.0278

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Stamford Baron, Lincolnshire
St Martin
Saturday, 28 April 1951 in 2h 45 (13–1–21 in F)
5040 Single Oxford Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Ronald Russell
2 Edward Cox
3 George Slaughter
4 Percy D Baldock
5 Robert H Knight
6 John H Bluff (C)
First peal away from treble - 2. To mark the Golden Wedding anniversary, which they celebrated on April 16th, 1951, of Lord and Lady Exeter, of Burghley House, near Stamford.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Newnham, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 5 May 1951 in 2h 55 (13–0–1 in E)
5040 Doubles (2m)
2 extents Kent TB, 5 of Plain Bob.
1 Stanley M Ruddlesden
2 Malcolm J V Chown
3 George H Hancock
4 Victor A Perry
5 Frederick W Hancock
6 Sydney G Osborne (C)
To welcome the new Vicar, Rev CF Witham.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Dallington, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 May 1951 in 2h 47 (7–2–2 in A)
5040 Doubles (3m)
1200 April Day and Grandsire, 2640 Plain Bob.
1 Ralph T Clarke
2 Eric Nobles (C)
3 Jack Hadley
4 John G Chapman
5 Charles T Windram
6 William R Hammons
First peal in 3 methods - 1,4,5. First peal on inside bell - 3.
Ringing World page reference: 2095.0326

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Bozeat, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 May 1951 in 2h 47 (16–2–6 in E)
5040 Doubles (9m)
1 Joshua J Partridge (C)
2 Jack Mallows
3 Edward Smart
4 Fred Holley
5 Harry Wooding
First peal of Doubles - 2,4. First of Doubles in 9 methods by all the band.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Piddington, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Friday, 11 May 1951 in 2h 47 (10–2–23 in F♯)
5040 Minor (4m)
1 extent each of Oxford TB and St Clement's, 2 of Kent TB and 3 of Plain Bob.
1 Kenneth D Perkins
2 Bernard E Frost
3 Ivor J Dickin
4 Bertie O Soden
5 William R Hammons
6 Eric Nobles (C)
First peal of Minor - 1,3. First peal - 2. A Festival of Britain peal.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Thrapston, Northamptonshire
St James
Saturday, 12 May 1951 in 3h (14–0–7 in F♯)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by James Nicholl
1 Frank Warrington
2 Ronald Russell
3 Leslie Witten
4 Herbert Goakes
5 Percy D Baldock
6 Frank W Lack
7 John H Bluff (C)
8 Brian Warwick
50th together - 1,6. First peal of Treble Bob Major - 2,3,5. First of Treble Bob and 50th as conductor. Festival of Britain peal.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 19 May 1951 in 3h 12 (22–1–0 in E♭)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Vicars'
1 William Wilby
2 John King
3 Albert Wilson
4 William Whitmore
5 John Shatford
6 Ernest W Whitmore (C)
7 John E Skerritt
8 Charles Underwood
First peal in the method - 5,7. First peal on the bells since rehanging. Composition on page 66 of Snowdon's Grandsire.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
East Farndon, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 19 May 1951 in 2h 31 (7–0–6 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (8m)
3 extents each St Simon's and Kennington, 6 each of Southrepps, Reverse Canterbury, Old, April Day, Plain Bob & Grandsire.
1 Kenneth D Perkins
2 Ivor J Dickin
3 Percy Amos
4 Patrick I Chapman
5 Edward G Bennett (C)
First peal of Doubles in 8 methods - 4. First in 8 methods and the quickest peal, on the bells. Rung for the Festival of Britain and St Dunstan's Day.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Daventry, Northamptonshire
Holy Cross
Saturday, 19 May 1951 in 3h 9 (18–3–11 in E♭)
5120 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Comp No 10 CCC(1950)
1 William Kilsby
2 Ernest Morris (C)
3 Malcolm J V Chown
4 Leslie G Townsend
5 Victor A Perry
6 Ernest G Orland
7 Ronald W Gibbons
8 Sydney G Osborne
First peal of Major - 1,3,4. First of Major inside - 5. First peal in the method on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2098.0371

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wicken, Northamptonshire
St John the Evangelist
Saturday, 26 May 1951 in 3h 3 (15–1–20 in F)
5088 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by CW Roberts
1 Frederick C Case
2 George F Burton
3 George W Holland
4 George Care
5 William Yates
6 Frank J Green
7 George E Green
8 Ronald C Noon (C)
First peal of Surprise - 6. First peal in the method by all the band and for the Guild. Rung in honour of HM Queen Mary's birthday.
Ringing World page reference: 2099.0388

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Maidwell, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 16 June 1951 in 2h 40 (8–1–0 in G)
5040 Doubles (6m)
5 extents each St Simon's and Reverse Canterbury, 6 extents each April Day and Old, 10 extents each Plain Bob and Grandsire.
1 Bertie O Soden
2 Eric Nobles (C)
3 Edward G Bennett
4 Ivor J Dickin
5 William R Hammons
6 Charles W Dixon
A Festival of Britain peal and birthday compliment to Miss Rosemary S Stocken of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 21 June 1951 in 2h 58 (10–0–13 in F)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by C H Martin
1 Geoffrey E Watson
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Bryan S Cope
4 C Henry Harding
5 Ronald J Sharp
6 William J Whitmore
7 Ernest E Whitmore
8 C Edward Jeffries (C)
First peal in the method: 2 and 3.
Rung for the birth of a daughter to Mr & Mrs G E Watson.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Corby, Northamptonshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 23 June 1951 in 2h 33 (7–3–19 in B♭)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Reginald Hankins
2 Patrick I Chapman
3 Burley P Morris
4 John King
5 Brian S Cope
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
First peal - 1. Rung for the opening of Corby Festival.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Market Overton, Rutland
St Peter and St Paul
Friday, 29 June 1951 in 2h 46 (14–2–18 in F♯)
5040 Doubles (3m)
14 extents each Plain Bob, April Day and Grandsire.
1 H Wand (74)
2 Joan Brandon
3 H Reginald Woods
4 FG Vickers
5 Reginald Scott (C)
First peal - 2. First peal on the bells. Rung for Patronal Festival.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Haselbech, Northamptonshire
St Michael
Friday, 20 July 1951 in 2h 47 (15–0–12 in F♯)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by EW Tipler
1 Mrs PJ Staniforth
2 Mrs HJ Poole
3 Ernest W Rawson
4 Harold J Poole (C)
5 Ernest G Orland
6 Brian Austin
7 Shirley Burton
8 Peter J Staniforth
First peal in the method - 5. Fo composition see Peal No 529, 1933 Report.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wicken, Northamptonshire
St John the Evangelist
Saturday, 28 July 1951 in 3h 5 (15–1–20 in F)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by NJ Pitstow
1 Edwin R Lambert
2 William Yates
3 William J Chester
4 Albert H Hinton
5 Frederick C Case
6 George F Burton
7 Thomas E Roberts
8 George W Holland (C)
First peal of Surprise Major - 1,4. First in the method inside - 3. First of Surprise Major as conductor. First in method on the bells
Ringing World page reference: 2107.0514

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Desborough, Northamptonshire
St Giles
Saturday, 4 August 1951 in 3h (9–2–4 in G)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by CH Martin (CCC 12)
1 Ronald C Noon
2 John King
3 Burley P Morris
4 George Care
5 William J Whitmore
6 Brian Austin
7 Brian S Cope
8 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
A birthday compliment to Miss M Rowe of Rothwell.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Northampton, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Thursday, 9 August 1951 in 3h 8 (17–0–4 in E)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by EW Tipler
1 Harry Wooding
2 George Care (C)
3 John King
4 Bryan S Cope
5 Burley P Morris
6 Patrick I Chapman
7 Geoffrey E Watson
8 Ronald C Noon
First peal in the method - 1.3. For the Feast of St Lawrence
Ringing World page reference: 2108.0532

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Alderton, Northamptonshire
St Margaret
Monday, 13 August 1951 in 2h 46 (7–2–23 in G♯)
5040 Doubles (14m/v)
3 extents each St Nicholas B, Fortune, St Bartholomew B, St Simon's B, Northrepps, Clifford’s Pleasure, St Columb, Southrepps, Kennington, Canterbury, Old B, April Day, Plain B, Grandsire
1 Kenneth D Perkins
2 M Elizabeth Roe
3 Kenneth M Grayson
4 Ivor J Dickin
5 Edward G Bennett (C)
First peal in 14 m/v by all and on the bells.
A farewell to the conductor who has joined the staff of the Post Office at Hatfield.
Ringing World page reference: 2109.0549

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Ashton, Northamptonshire
St Michael and All Angels
Monday, 20 August 1951 in 2h 41 (7–0–17 in C)
5040 Doubles (4m/v)
2 extents Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P; 10 extents each April Day, Plain B; 20 extents Grandsire
1 Gladys A Ashby
2 Kenneth D Perkins
3 Percy Amos
4 Edward G Bennett
5 Ivor J Dickin (C)
First peal ‘inside’: 2.
First peal as conductor.
First peal on the bells in more than two methods.
Rung for the 21st birthday of HRH Princess Margaret.
Also as a farewell to the 4th ringer who is leaving for Hatfield, Herts, and to mark the Festival of St Bernard of Clairvaux.
Ringing World page reference: 2109.0550

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
53 Leys Road
Sunday, 26 August 1951 in 2h 23 (12 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by EM Atkins
1–2 M Elizabeth Roe
3–4 John King
5–6 Ronald C Noon
7–8 Robin G Turner (C)
First peal "in hand" - 3-4. First peal of Major"in hand" - 5-6. First peal as conductor. First peal of Major "in hand" for the Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Alderton, Northamptonshire
St Margaret
Wednesday, 29 August 1951 in 2h 37 (7–2–23 in G♯)
5040 Doubles (4m/v)
10 extents each Kennington, Old B, April Day; 12 extents Plain B
1 Alan C Cozens
2 M Elizabeth Roe
3 Anthony J Baker
4 Kenneth D Perkins
5 Ivor J Dickin (C)
First peal: 1 & 3.
Average age of band is 16 years and 2 months.
Rung as a farewell to the ringer of the 2nd who is leaving the district.
Ringing World page reference: 2110.0566

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Tuesday, 4 September 1951 in 2h 55 (11–3–2 in G)
5040 Minor (2m)
Comprising three 720s of Kent Treble Bob and four 720s of Plain Bob
1 Ernest Morris (C)
2 George F Roome
3 Albert E Goodman
4 Ronald Russell
5 Percy Amos
6 Harry Wooding
First peal: 3
Specially rung to mark the 250th anniversary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Also a birthday compliment to Mrs H Wooding
Ringing World page reference: 2112.0598

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Kettering, Northamptonshire
St Peter and St Paul
Saturday, 8 September 1951 in 3h 30 (21–1–2 in E♭)
5021 Grandsire Caters
Composed by J Cox (CCC 26)
1 Ronald C Noon
2 Ernest E Whitmore
3 Burley P Morris
4 Robert Black
5 Ronald J Sharp
6 John King
7 Patrick I Chapman
8 Brian Warwick
9 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
10 Bryan Sims
First peal of Caters as conductor. Has now circled tower to 10 bell peals - 4.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Rugby, Warwickshire
St Andrew
Monday, 10 September 1951 in 3h 30 (24¾ in D)
5040 Doubles (9m)
240 New, 480 each Eynsham St Simon's, Norfolk, Old, Reverse Canterbury, April Day and Plain Bob, 1440 Grandsire.
1 Albert W Gibbons
2 Ronald W Gibbons
3 A James Stuart
4 Sydney G Osborne
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
First peal in 9 methods by all the band and on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Weston Favell, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Friday, 14 September 1951 (8–3–26 in G♯)
5040 Doubles (5m)
8 extents each Canterbury, Kennington, April Day, Plain Bob and 10 of Grandsire.
1 Kenneth D Perkins (13)
2 Ivor J Dickin (15) (C)
3 Victor A Perry
4 Ronald Russell
5 Percy Amos
First peal in more than 4 methods as conductor. Rung for the 80th birthday of Rev RB Disney, and to commemorate Holy Cross Day.
Ringing World page reference: 2113.0614

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire
St Denys
Saturday, 15 September 1951 in 2h 28 (7–2–0 in A)
5040 Doubles (3m/2v)
2 extents Southrepps; 10 extents each Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P, April Day, Plain B, Grandsire
1 Hugh A Loach
2 Stephen J Summers
3 Ernest G Orland (C)
4 Victor A Perry
5 Leslie G Townsend
First peal: 1.
First peal inside: 2.
First peal on the bells since rehanging.
Ringing World page reference: 2113.0614

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Cottesmore, Rutland
St Nicholas
Saturday, 22 September 1951 (14–0–3 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1 Reginald Scott (C)
2 TW Pinchbeck
3 H Longland
4 JM Simpson
5 FS Parsons
6 James H Musson
First peal - 4.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Newbold on Avon, Warwickshire
St Botolph
Monday, 24 September 1951 in 2h 46 (12–0–1 in F♯)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents
1 Albert W Gibbons
2 David G Thrush
3 A James Stuart
4 Ronald W Gibbons
5 Ernest G Orland
6 Sydney G Osborne (C)
First peal - 2.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
53 Leys Road
Wednesday, 26 September 1951 in 1h 54 (8 in C)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents.
1–2 Ronald C Noon
3–4 John King
5–6 Robin G Turner (C)
First peal of Minor "in hand" - 2.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Brafield on the Green, Northamptonshire
St Laurence
Monday, 1 October 1951 in 3h 12 (12–0–7 in F)
5040 Doubles (4m)
12 extents Canterbury Pleasure and 10 extents each April Day, Plain Bob & Grandsire.
1 Philip Jones (C)
2 Roland Jones
3 Anthony Brockwell
4 Claude Brockwell
5 Cyril Longland
First peal - 3,4. Wedding compliment to George Care, bell ringer and organist at this church, and Miss M Herridge. Also for the wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Roland Jones.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Spratton, Northamptonshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 3h 8 (11–2–24 in F)
5040 Doubles (4m)
10 extents Reverse Canterbury, April Day and Plain Bob, and 12 of Grandsire
1 L George Wykes
2 Ernest G Orland (C)
3 C William Brown
4 Arthur Millward
5 Leslie G Townsend
Rung for the Patronal Festival.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Deene, Northamptonshire
St Peter
Saturday, 20 October 1951 in 2h 43 (10–1–12 in F♯)
5040 Minor (3m)
1440 Single Court Bob, 2160 Single Oxford Bob and 1440 Plain Bob
1 Edward Cox
2 Cecil Matthews
3 George Slaughter
4 Ronald Russell
5 Percy D Baldock
6 John H Bluff (C)
First peal of Minor on the bells.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Daventry, Northamptonshire
Holy Cross
Saturday, 27 October 1951 in 3h 3 (18–3–11 in E♭)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by HW Wilde
1 Kilby R Holtom
2 Eric Nobles
3 Ernest G Orland
4 Albert H Hinton
5 Thomas E Sone (C)
6 William Yates
7 S Geoffrey Waters
8 A Patrick Cannon
25th peal - 1. First peal in the method - 4.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wicken, Northamptonshire
St John the Evangelist
Saturday, 10 November 1951 in 2h 54 (15–1–20 in F)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by JJ Parker's Twelve-part (6th observation\0
1 Nora Tomlin
2 Frederick C Case
3 George W Holland
4 Edwin R Lambert
5 Reginald H Howson
6 Thomas E Roberts (C)
7 William Yates
8 Peter Cowley
First peal - 1. First peal in the method - 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2122.0755

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Northampton, Northamptonshire
St Giles
Saturday, 10 November 1951 in 3h 25 (22–3–0 in D)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by W Pye
1 Harry Wooding
2 Bryan S Cope
3 John King
4 Ernest E Whitmore
5 John E Skerritt
6 George Care
7 Geoffrey E Watson
8 Patrick I Chapman
9 Burley P Morris
10 Ronald C Noon (C)
25th peal together - 2,8. 75th peal - 3,8. 25th peal - 5. First peal of Surprise Royal by all and the first for the Guild by an all-resident band.
Ringing World page reference: 2121.0738

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Denford, Northamptonshire
Holy Trinity
Thursday, 15 November 1951 in 2h 54 (6–2–0 in B♭)
5040 Minor (7m)
1 extent each Cambridge S, Double Court B, Double Oxford B, Single Oxford B, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Plain B
1 Leslie Groom
2 Bryan S Cope
3 George W Jeffs
4 Ernest E Whitmore
5 Harry Richardson
6 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
100th peal: 6.
First peal on the bells for 24 years and the first in 7 methods.
Rung in memoriam Revd F H Lang, former Rector of Twywell, Chairman of the Thrapston Branch 1923-40 and a Vice-President of the Guild. His funeral took place this day at Twywell.
Ringing World page reference: 2124.0788

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Edenham, Lincolnshire
St Michael
Saturday, 17 November 1951 in 3h 5 (15–3–25 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by B Annable
1 Albert E Scott
2 Cecil Wade
3 Percy D Baldock
4 J Geoffrey Geary
5 George S Bush
6 Ronald Russell
7 Francis H Newman
8 John H Bluff (C)
Rung to welcome home HRH Princess Elizabeth & the Duke of Edinburgh from their Canadian Tour

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Long Buckby, Northamptonshire
St Lawrence
Saturday, 24 November 1951 in 3h 6 (15–1–27 in E)
5040 Doubles (4m)
10 extents each Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, April Day and Plain Bob, and 12 extents Grandsire.
1 John Eales
2 Stephen J Summers
3 Roy C Spring
4 Victor A Perry
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
First peal - 1.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Helmdon, Northamptonshire
St Mary Magdalene
Saturday, 24 November 1951 in 3h 4 (10–1–4 in G)
5040 Surprise Minor (3m)
2 extents each of York and London and 3 of Cambridge.
1 Herbert H Alexander
2 William J Chester
3 Albert H Hinton
4 Montague Saunders
5 Ernest Lines
6 William Yates (C)
First peal of Surprise Minor Inside - 3. 50th peal - 6. Rung for the 21st birthday of 3. Also birthday compliment to Miss K Mary Cowley. First peal on the bells since their restoration by Messrs Gillett and Johnston.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Oakham, Rutland
All Saints
Saturday, 1 December 1951 in 3h 16 (24–2–9 in E♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by John E Burton
1 Harold T Bonshor
2 J Harry Cook
3 Ronald C Noon
4 Frederick J Stimson
5 Joseph A Fenton
6 Reginald Scott
7 Ronald Hill
8 George H Bailey
First peal on 8 bells - 1. First of Major in the method - 2,4,8. First peal - 7. 71st birthday complient to Mr W Edgar Higgs, captain of Oakham tower.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Harpole, Northamptonshire
All Saints
Wednesday, 5 December 1951 in 2h 47 (12–1–12 in F♯)
5040 Doubles (10m)
1 Michael Hollowell
2 Pcy Amos
3 Stanley M Ruddlesden
4 Harold Haynes
5 Philip Jones (C)
First peal - 1. First of Doubles in 10 methods - 2,3,4. 25th peal - 3. To commemorate The bi-centenary of Dr Philip Doddridge (1702-1751), HYMN WRITER.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Great Oxendon, Northamptonshire
St Helen
Friday, 7 December 1951 in 2h 48 (7–0–2 in B)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
1 x 240 Morris's arr and 40 extents (10 callings).
1 Cecil A Swann
2 Derek E Griffin
3 Hugh A Loach
4 Arthur Millward
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
First peal - 1,2. First inside - 3.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Northampton, Northamptonshire
St Edmund
Thursday, 20 December 1951 in 3h 5 (17–3–25)
5056 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by CW Roberts
1 Harry Wooding
2 Brian Austin
3 George E Green
4 Ronald C Noon
5 William Yates
6 Geoffrey E Watson
7 Harry Parkes
8 George Care (C)

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Welford, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 2h 55 (12–1–26 in F♯)
5162 Painswick Surprise Major
Composed by John Reeves
1 Malcolm J V Chown
2 Brian G Warwick (C)
3 Winifred M Burton
4 Shirley Burton
5 Ernest G Orland
6 Sydney G Osborne
7 John Bramley
8 John B Bennett
First peal of Surprise - 1. First peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Guild.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Peterborough, Northamptonshire
St Mary
Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 2h 37 (8–0–3)
5040 Minor (4m)
2 extents each Cambridge Surprise, Kent TB and Oxford TB and 1 Plain Bob,.
1 George S Bush
2 Herbert Goakes
3 Frank Warrington
4 John H Bluff
5 Cecil Wade
6 William Rose (C)

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 22 December 1951 in 3h 1 (10–0–13 in F)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by HW Wilde
1 Bryan S Cope
2 Ernest E Whitmore
3 Patrick I Chapman
4 Brian Austin
5 Philip Jones
6 George Care
7 John King
8 Geoffrey E Watson (C)
A birthday compliment to Brian Austin.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Dodford, Northamptonshire
St Mary the Virgin
Monday, 24 December 1951 in 2h 50 (13 in F)
5040 Doubles (5m)
2 extents Clifford Pleasure and 10 each Reverse Canterbury, April Day, Plain Bob and Grandsire.
1 June M Hill (12)
2 Brian D Hill
3 Sydney G Osborne
4 Victor A Perry
5 Ernest G Orland (C)
6 Malcolm J V Chown
First peal - 1,2.

Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Wicken, Northamptonshire
St John the Evangelist
Saturday, 29 December 1951 in 2h 58 (15–1–20 in F)
5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Arthur Craven
1 William Yates
2 Frederick C Case
3 George W Holland
4 Thomas E Roberts
5 Albert H Hinton
6 Frank J Green
7 Harry Parkes
8 Geoge E Green (C)
First peal in the method - 6,8. 50th in 1951 - 7. First peal as conductor. Birthday compliment to 6.
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