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Essex Association

Great Bentley, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 January 1902 in 2h 50 (7–0–27 in A)

5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by Tom Lockwood

1 David Elliott (C)

2 William J Nevard

3 William V Newman

4 Wilby J Hazell

5 George A Andrews

6 John Sadler

7 Henry Evers

8 Ernest W Beckwith

First peal of Oxford on the bells

First of Oxford: 3,4,5

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Tuesday, 28 January 1902 in 3h 4 (17)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Henry Dains

1 John Moule

2 Isaac G Shade

3 Harry F Dawkins

4 Wesley Watson

5 George R Pye

6 Ernest Pye

7 William Keeble

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 4

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

St Catherine and St Paul

Thursday, 20 March 1902 in 2h 55 (12–1–16 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 Isaac Cavill

2 George Dent

3 William Pye (C)

4 George Barker

5 Captain H Baker

6 Stephen Knight

7 Henry G Rowe

8 William Cavill

First peal in the method: 4 and 8

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 March 1902 in 3h 6 (17–1–15 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Henry J Tucker

1 George Prior

2 Thomas Jordan

3 Walter Prior

4 William Watts

5 George Jordan

6 John Luckey

7 Walter Tarling

8 Henry J Tucker (C)

First on the bells after rehanging in 1891 by Mears and Stainbank (who subsequently rehung them again in 1935 in a new frame with the tenor recast)

BN 29th March 1902

Essex Association

Romford

Residence of Mr H Dawkins, High Street

Friday, 28 March 1902 in 2h 23

5056 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye (C)

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 William Keeble

Umpire - Harry F Dawkins

The first peal in the method ever rung on handbells. Rung as a birthday compliment to W Keeble

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

St Catherine and St Paul

Wednesday, 2 April 1902 in 2h 57 (12–1–16 in F♯)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Rev W S Willett

2 Isaac Cavill

3 Walter Hobbs

4 Herbert Baker

5 Rev F E Robinson

6 Henry J Tucker

7 Henry S Reeves

8 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 7

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Harlow, Essex

St Mary and St Hugh

Thursday, 3 April 1902 in 3h 7 (21)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Rev W S Willett

2 George Dent

3 Walter Hobbs

4 Henry J Tucker

5 Rev F E Robinson

6 Herbert Baker

7 William Watts

8 William Pye (C)

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Dagenham, Essex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 12 April 1902 in 2h 57 (13 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

London, Wells, Worcester, Chichester, Superlative, Cambridge, and Victoria.

1 Ackland J Perkins

2 William Keeble (C)

3 William H Doran

4 William Miller

5 John Moule

6 John Dale

Church Bells vol32 p428

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward's church, belfry

Tuesday, 29 April 1902 in 2h 26

5056 New Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye (C)

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 William Keeble

Umpires: W Watson and H F Dawkins

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Nazeing, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 17 May 1902 in 2h 45 (9–1–14 in A)

5040 Doubles (6m)

720 of Antelope, 480 Plain, 480 Oxford, 480 St Dunstans, 960 Canterbury and 1920 Grandsire

1 John Sewell

2 William Marrable

3 Isaac Cavill (C)

4 Alfred Pearman

5 Henry S Reeves

First peal of Doubles 5.

Essex Association

Great Bentley, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 May 1902 in 2h 45 (7–0–27 in A)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by John Reeves

1 David Elliott (C)

2 William J Nevard

3 Henry Evers

4 George A Andrews

5 Ernest W Beckwith

6 George Lancaster

7 Frank Balls

8 Wilby J Hazell

First peal: 7

"Rung to celebrate the induction of the new vicar, the Rev F Wilcox, by the Bishop of Colchester."

Essex Association

Romford

Residence of Mr Langstone, St Andrew's Road

Sunday, 17 August 1902 in 2h 30

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye (C)

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 William Keeble

Umpires - W Watson and H Catterwell

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Romford

Residence of Mr Langstone, St Andrew's Road

Sunday, 7 September 1902 in 2h 30

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1–2 William Pye (C)

3–4 George R Pye

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 Harry Catterwell

Umpire - W Watson

First peal : 7-8

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 2 October 1902 in 3h 17 (18–0–9 in E)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Cox

1 William T Hunt

2 William Bedwell

3 Charles W Collins

4 William Dudley

5 William Dowsett

6 Henry T Wilson

7 John Perry

8 Joseph Smith

9 William H Judd (C)

10 James Pryor

First 10 bell Peal in this tower.

This Royal Peal of 10 bells The tenor bearing by Royal Permission The name of King Edward VII(1901-1910). The Bells were dedicated by the Bishop of Colchester on May 31st 1902.

380 pounds was raised by subscrisptions throughout this Borough by a Commitee for Recasting the tenor bell, two new trebles and an iron frame.

Ring Out Ye Merry Bells of Prittlewell.

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward's church, belfry

Tuesday, 7 October 1902 in 2h 22

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' One-Part

1–2 George R Pye (C)

3–4 William Pye

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 Harry F Dawkins

Umpire - W Watson

This was the conductor's first attempt to call this composition from a pair of handbells

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Tuesday, 14 October 1902 in 3h (17)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Sir A P Heywood's variation of Thurstans' Four-part

1 George R Pye (C)

2 Staff Sgt Alfred Pye

3 Harry F Dawkins

4 George Roughton

5 Harry W Catterwell

6 Ernest Pye

7 Wesley Watson

8 Rowland P Vyse

First peal in the method: 5

First peal: 8

Rung to celebrate the return of Staff Sergt A Pye after an absence of 3 years in South Africa

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward's church, belfry

Monday, 3 November 1902 in 2h 35

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1–2 George R Pye

3–4 William Pye

5–6 Ernest Pye

7–8 William Keeble

Umpires - W Watson and H Catterwell

This was a strictly non-conducted peal and was rung without the bobs being called or the slightest intimation of them given whatever. It is the first peal in the method ever rung silent and the first Surprise peal ever rung silent on handbells. It was rung at the third attempt.

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 11 November 1902 in 3h 7 (18½ in F)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 John Perry

2 William Bedwell

3 William Dowsett

4 William Dudley

5 Henry T Wilson

6 George Wilson

7 Joseph Smith

8 William H Judd (C)

Church Bells vol32 p1076

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Tuesday, 16 December 1902 in 3h 2 (17)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 William Nash

2 Harry F Bottrill

3 George R Pye (C)

4 Harry F Dawkins

5 William Keeble

6 Wesley Watson

7 Ernest Pye

8 Rowland E Vyse

First peal in the method: 1

Source - E Pye peal book

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