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Essex Association

Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Thursday, 16 January 1913 in 3h 9 (19)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Ten-Part

1 William A Pye

2 John Dale

3 Edward H Hawkins

4 Ernest J Butler

5 George R Pye

6 Harry F Dawkins

7 Alfred Pye (C)

8 Charles Barlow

* First peal of Grandsire Triples: 3 and 4

Source - G Pye peal book

Essex Association

Great Bentley, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 18 January 1913 in 2h 46 (7–0–27 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Benjamin Annable

1 George A Andrews

2 Harry Cowell

3 Alfred Andrews

4 Ernest Eady

5 Percy R Almond

6 Joseph Bowell

7 George Jennings

8 William J Nevard (C)

First peal: 2,4

First peal in the method: 1,3,5,7

First attempt as conductor on eight bells

Essex Association

Maldon, Essex

St Mary

Thursday, 13 February 1913 in 2h 55 (13 in G)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of London Scholar's Pleasure, College Exercise, Cambridge Surprise, New London Pleasure, Woodbine, Kent and Oxford.

1 John D Buckingham (C)

2 Alfred South

3 Harold Finch

4 Frederick White

5 Fred Chalk

6 Horace J Mansfield

Ringing World page reference: 101.0129

Essex Association

West Ham, Greater London

All Saints

Thursday, 6 March 1913 in 3h 20 (28 in D)

5080 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Comp. York Green

1 William H Doran (C)

2 August Scambler

3 William H Theobald

4 James Scholes

5 William Truss

6 Rueben Sanders

7 Frank C Newman

8 John Moule

9 George Hayden

10 Henry Torble

Ringing World page reference: 104.0174

Essex Association

Goldhanger, Essex

St Peter

Monday, 10 March 1913 in 2h 45 (6½ in A♭)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (6m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge Surprise, New London Pleasure, London Scholar's Pleasure, College Exercise, Woodbine, Kent and Oxford.

1 John D Buckingham (C)

2 Fred Chalk

3 Horace J Mansfield

4 Frederick White

5 Charles J Mann

6 Arthur Appleton

First peal of Treble Bob Minor. Rung as a birthday compliment to Charles J. Mann.

Ringing World page reference: 104.0178

Essex Association

Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire

St Swithun

Monday, 14 April 1913 in 2h 52 (8–3–6 in A)

5040 Doubles (3m)

On 5 bells.

Composed by King S Robert

1 William Peachey

2 Harry Howard

3 Robert Howard

4 Walter Mansfield

5 Robert S King (C)

Details from church magazine for Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages, quoted in book by Lorna Prior; Great and Little Chishill, A Tale of Two Villages.

Essex Association

Feering, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 24 May 1913 in 3h 16 (18 in F)

5344 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Walter Sadler

2 Henry W Kirton

3 Andrew Schufflebotham

4 Ernest Newman

5 John Sadler

6 William Keeble (C)

7 Ernest W Beckwith

8 David H Elliott

First peal of Superlative - 2.

Rung in honour of Empire Day.

Ringing World page reference: 115.0365

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 24 May 1913 in 3h 3 (14–0–15 in F)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G F Williams

1 Ernest Newman

2 Andrew Schufflebotham

3 Walter Burst

4 Henry W Catterwell

5 Frank Claydon

6 William Keeble (C)

7 James French

8 James Fleuty

Rung for Empire Day.

Ringing World page reference: 115.0365

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 June 1913 in 3h (13 in F♯)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 George Jordan

2 Alfred Prior

3 Henry J Tucker

4 Walter Prior

5 John Luckey

6 Thomas Jordan

7 Thomas J Watts

8 William Watts (C)

First peal by A. Prior who hails from Leyton. Rung as a birthday compliment to Mrs. F. Butler.

Ringing World page reference: 118.0416

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 21 June 1913 in 3h 16 (19)

5072 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Edward Hawkins

2 Arthur C Chaplin

3 George R Pye (C)

4 Ernest J Butler

5 George Jaye

6 Frank Newman

7 John Dale

8 Ernest Pye

Rung as a birthday compliment to Arthur C Chaplin

Source - E Pye peal book

Essex Association

West Ham, Essex

All Saints

Thursday, 21 August 1913 in 3h 23 (28)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by John Carter

1 William H Doran

2 William Truss

3 Henry Torble

4 George R Pye (C)

5 Augustus Scrambler

6 James Scholes

7 William H Theobald

8 John Moule

9 Ernest Pye

10 George Ptter

* First peal of Stedman Caters: 5

Source - E Pye peal book

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 23 August 1913 in 3h 3 (14½ in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by A variation of Parker's Twelve-Part

1 William Root

2 Andrew Schufflebotham (C)

3 Horace H Cooper

4 Lewis Wiseman

5 Frank Claydon

6 Walter Burst

7 James Fleuty

8 John Root

First peal - 8.

First peal of Grandsire on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 128.0135

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 6 September 1913 in 3h 6 (14–0–15 in F)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Frank Claydon

2 Henry W Kirton

3 William Keeble (C)

4 Andrew Schufflebotham

5 James Fleuty

6 Arthur Edwards

7 James French

8 Arthur Saunders

J. Fleuty has now rung each bell in the tower to a peal.

Ringing World page reference: 130.0168

Essex Association

Gestingthorpe, Essex

St Mary

Sunday, 12 October 1913 in 3h 3 (16 in F)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being 720 each of Double Court, Plain Bob and Woodbine, and two each of Oxford and Kent Treble Bob.

1 Ernest Pearson

2 Ernest Turner

3 Lewis Wiseman

4 Harry Cansell

5 Albert Catterwell

6 George E Pannell (C)

First peal as conductor - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 137.0286

Essex Association

Gestingthorpe, Essex

St Mary

Sunday, 12 October 1913 in 3h 3 (16 in F)

5040 Minor (5m)

720 each of Double court, Plain Bob and Woodbine and two each of Kent and Oxford Treble Bob

1 Ernest Pearson

2 Ernest Turner

3 Lewis Wiseman

4 Harry Cansell

5 Albert Catterwell

6 George E Pannell (C)

First as conductor-6

RW 31st October 1913 (page 286)

Essex Association

West Ham, Essex

All Saints

Thursday, 6 November 1913 in 3h 30 (28)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Alfred W Grimes (C)

2 Arthur J Neale

3 William Truss

4 Thomas King

5 George R Pye

6 James E Davis

7 William H Theobald

8 Reuben Sanders

9 Henry Torble

10 Ernest Pye

Source - E Pye peal book

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 1 December 1913 in 3h (13 in F♯)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 John Luckey

2 George Jordan

3 Thomas Jordan

4 Frank M Butler

5 Walter Prior

6 Thomas J Watts

7 William T Prior

8 William Watts (C)

First peal in the method by all the band ; also the first in the method on the bells. Great credit is due to Mr. J. Luckey for the way he rang the treble, he being in his 72nd year. The peal was rung in honour of Queen Alexandra’s birthday and as a birthday compliment to Mr. F . M. Butler.

Ringing World page reference: 143.0384

Essex Association

Gospel Oak, Middlesex

St Martin

Saturday, 13 December 1913 in 2h 42 (12½ in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Chester, Carlisle, Lincoln, London, Wells, York and Durham.

1 William Truss

2 George A Black

3 John Moule

4 William H Theobald

5 William Miller (C)

6 Harry Torble

This is the first peal of Surprise Minor on the bells. The band thank the Vicar for giving permission to ring and Mr. A. E. Brightman for having everything in readiness . These methods are all Class IV.

RW 0144.0403 (19/12/1913).

Essex Association

Barking, Essex

St Margaret

Monday, 15 December 1913 in 3h 8 (22)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Albert C Hardy

2 Thomas Faulkner

3 Charles T Coles

4 Frank Bennett (C)

5 Reuben Sanders

6 Caleb Fenn

7 Alfred W Grimes

8 Ernest Pye

SOurce - E Pye peal book

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Thursday, 18 December 1913 in 3h 9 (19)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Ernest J Butler

2 William A Pye

3 Edward Hawkins

4 George R Pye

5 William Billenness

6 Alfred Pye

7 John Dale

8 Ernest Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 2

This was G R Pye's 600th peal

Source - E Pye peal book

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 26 December 1913 in 3h 5 (18½ in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Pitstow's Variation

1 Robert Wood

2 Frederick W Edwards

3 Frederick G Radley

4 Thomas Lincoln

5 Henry Head

6 Arthur Head

7 William Lincoln (C)

8 William E Emery

This is the first peal in method by an entirely local band.

Ringing World page reference: 146.0006

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