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Essex Association

Maldon, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 8 January 1921 in 2h 54 (13 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of London Surprise, Plain Bob, Double Court, Kent, Woodbine, Cambridge Surprise and Oxford Treble Bob.

1 William J Brinkley

2 Joseph H Waldock

3 Alfred J H Peake

4 John D Buckingham

5 Horace J Mansfield (C)

6 Fred Chalk

Ringing World page reference: 517.0064

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 10 January 1921 in 2h 55 (13 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 William T Prior

2 George Jordan

3 Thomas Jordan

4 Frederick J Pitstow

5 Thomas J Watts

6 Alfred E Pitstow

7 Frederick Dench (C)

8 John Prior

First peal - 8.

Rung to commemorate the goth birthday of Thomas Jordan. The ringer of the treble hails from Bishop’s Stortford, 4, 6 and 7 from Saffron Walden, the rest being local men.

Ringing World page reference: 517.0063

Essex Association

Sible Hedingham, Essex

St Peter

Sunday, 23 January 1921 in 3h 16 (18¼ in E)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by John Reeves

1 Lewis Wiseman (C)

2 Olave Broyd

3 Horace Cooper

4 Fred Wiseman

5 Bernard Pettitt

6 Arthur Wash

7 Sidney Hale

8 Stanley Wilding

First peal in the method - 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.

First peal in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 519.0091

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 28 January 1921 in 3h 2 (13 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 William T Prior

2 Alfred E Pitstow

3 Thomas Jordan

4 Frederick J Pitstow

5 Henry Dew

6 Thomas J Watts

7 Frederick Dench

8 George Jordan (C)

Rung in honour of Mr. G. Jordan's birthday. The ringers of 1 and 5 hail from Bishop’s Stortford, 2 , 4 and 7 from Saffron Walden, the rest being local men.

Ringing World page reference: 519.0093

Essex Association

Barking, Essex

St Margaret

Saturday, 29 January 1921 in 3h 7 (22¼ in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Carter's Twelve-part

1 Hubert E Holgate

2 Rowland Fenn

3 William G Jackson

4 Walter Beard

5 Albert C Hardy

6 Caleb Fenn

7 George Cottis (C)

8 Harry Holgate

First peal - 1.

First peal as conductor - 7.

Ringing World page reference: 519.0093

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 5 February 1921 in 3h 40 (34–2–22 in C)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by George Cross

1 Arthur Edwards (C)

2 Henry W Kirton

3 Cyril C Pease

4 Thomas Lincoln

5 William Lincoln

6 Percy Timson

7 Edward P Buckingham

8 Henry Head

9 John Wood

10 Arthur Head

First peal of Royal on the bells and by all the band except the ringer of the 2nd.

Ringing World page reference: 519.0090

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 28 March 1921 in 4h 6 (34–2–22 in C)

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by William Pye

1 Harold W Clark

2 John Thomas

3 George R Pye

4 William Hewitt

5 Charles T Coles

6 Isaac G Shade

7 John Armstrong

8 James E Davis

9 William J Nudds

10 Albert W Coles

11 Reuben Sanders

12 William Pye (C)

First peal in the method: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10. First peal in the method 'inside': 9. Also first peal in the method in the county.

Ringing World page reference: 525.0186

Essex Association

Goldhanger, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 16 April 1921 in 2h 45 (6½ in A♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two 720's of Plain Bob, two of Kent and three of Oxford Treble Bob, each called differently.

1 John D Buckingham (C)

2 Humphrey B Gardner

3 Arthur C Langford

4 Charles J Mann

5 Horace J Mansfield

6 Fred Chalk

First peal - 2 & 3.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr. H. B. Gardner, son of the Rector.

Ringing World page reference: 527.0221

Essex Association

South Weald, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 4 June 1921 in 2h 47 (15)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 six-scores called in ten different ways.

1 Ernest Firbank

2 Edwin D Baker

3 Albert Rainbird (C)

4 Alfred Tarbon, Jun

5 William Leggett

6 Herbert J Penson

First peal as conductor - 3.

First peal- 1, 2, 3, & 6.

First peal on the bells, the oldest of which dates back to 1664.

Ringing World page reference: 541.0443

Essex Association

Goldhanger, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 4 June 1921 in 2h 38 (8–3–1 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being 720 of College Exercise and two 720's each of Plain Bob, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob called differently.

1 John D Buckingham (C)

2 Arthur D Langford

3 Fred Chalk

4 George H Neville

5 Charles J Mann

6 Arthur Appleton

The above was rung on the coming of age of Miss Gardner, daughter of the Rector.

Ringing World page reference: 534.0333

Essex Association

Galleywood, Essex

St Michael and All Angels

Monday, 1 August 1921 in 3h 1 (14½)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Carter's One-Part (No. 12)

1 Henry W Kirton

2 Arthur Edwards (C)

3 William Lincoln

4 Cyril Pease

5 Henry Head

6 Edward P Buckingham

7 John Wood

8 Arthur Head

First Peal of Stedman - 4, 6 & 7.

Ringing World page reference: 543.0475

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 6 August 1921 in 3h 43 (34–2–22 in C)

5007 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Arthur Edwards

2 George R Pye

3 Charles T Coles

4 Cyril C Pease

5 William Lincoln

6 Albert W Coles

7 James E Davis

8 Harry Head

9 John W Wood

10 William Pye (C)

11 Reuben Sanders

12 Arthur Head

First peal of Stedman Cinques: 4, 8, 9.

Ringing World page reference: 543.0474

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Friday, 19 August 1921 in 3h 6 (13 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Frederick Bird

2 Alfred E Pitstow

3 George Jordan

4 Walter Prior

5 Thomas Jordan

6 Thomas J Watts

7 Frederick Dench

8 Frederick J Pitstow (C)

Ringing World page reference: 545.0507

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 27 September 1921 in 3h 4 (13 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Frederick Bird

2 George Barker

3 Henry Dew

4 Walter Prior

5 Thomas J Watts

6 Thomas Jordan

7 William T Prior

8 George Jordan (C)

The ringers of the treble, 3rd and 7th hail from Bishop's Stortford, and the 2nd from Ware; the rest are local men.

Ringing World page reference: 551.0603

Essex Association

Brentwood, Essex

St Thomas

Saturday, 5 November 1921 in 3h (19)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Thurstans' Four-part

1 George R Pye (C)

2 Alfred Pye

3 William Pye

4 Alfred Tarbun, jun

5 Ernest J Butler

6 Wesley Watson

7 Reuben Sanders

8 William Leggett

First peal in the method away from the tenor: 4

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Walthamstow, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 12 November 1921 in 3h 4 (19)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Heywood's variation

1 John R Sharman

2 George B Lucas

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 James C Adams

5 Henry Rumens

6 Harold W Clark

7 Frederick C Maynard

8 Robert Maynard, Sen

Rung with the bells half-muffled in memory of the Officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the local units, the 7th Bn Essex Regt and the 3rd East Anglian Field Ambuulance R.A.M.C (T), who died in the Great War, on the occasion of the unveiling of an obelisk erected by their comrades

Source - C Coles Peal book

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Tuesday, 15 November 1921 in 3h 1 (12–0–9 in G)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Frederick Dench

1 Thomas Hard

2 William Morris

3 Vincent Tipton

4 Lewis J Cordell

5 George Dent (C)

6 Stanley Clark

7 John Cordell

8 William Wheeler

Ringing World page reference: 559.0731

Essex Association

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 19 November 1921 in 3h 7 (19)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Hugh T Scarlett

2 Charles T Coles

3 George B Lucas

4 William J Kemp

5 Robert Maynard, Sen

6 James C Adams

7 William J Nudds

8 Frederick C Maynard

9 William Pye (C)

10 John Coleman

First peal on ten bells: 10

Quickest peal of Caters on the bells

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Feering, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 19 November 1921 in 3h 14 (18 in F)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W. Sottanstall

1 Percy J Langston

2 Frank Claydon

3 William H P Mellin

4 Cyril Pease

5 William Keeble (C)

6 Robert Fishers

7 Charles Rogers

8 William Elliott

First peal of Treble Bob - 6 & 7.

First peal of Treble Bob "inside" - 3.

First peal of Kent Major - 4.

Rung to celebrate the induction of Canon P. Barnes as Vicar of Feering, and as a birthday compliment to C. Pease.

Ringing World page reference: 559.0732

Essex Association

Rettendon, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 26 November 1921 in 2h 40 (8–1–7 in A)

5040 Minor (6m)

one 720 each of Double Court, Cambridge Surprise,Woodbine Kent and plain Bob and Two 720s of Oxford Treble Bob

1 Walter Jay

2 Alfred South

3 W Charles Jay

4 Frank C May

5 Horace J Mansfield (C)

6 Fred Chalk

First peal on the bells and by 1 and 2

RW 9th December 1921 (page 749)

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 8 December 1921 in 3h 7 (13 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C. Middleton

1 William T Prior

2 Leonard E Pitstow

3 Ernest A Pitstow

4 Walter Prior

5 Arthur F James

6 Thomas J Watts

7 Frederick Dench (C)

8 George Jordan

Ringers of 2, 3, 5 and 7 hail from Saffron Walden, the rest being local men. This peal was arranged for L. E. Pitstow, it being his first surprise peal and first attempt.

Ringing World page reference: 561.0764

Essex Association

Feering, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 19 December 1921 in 3h 34 (18 in F)

5072 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Frank Bennett

1 William Butler

2 Henry J Langston

3 William H P Mellin

4 William Keeble (C)

5 John C Newman

6 Frank Claydon

7 Charles Rogers

8 Ernest W Bright

First peal - 1 & 8.

First peal away from treble - 2.

Rung with the bells half-muffled, as a token of respect to Canon P. Barnes, who was only inducted November 5th, and was interred in St. Martin's Cemetery on December 17th.

Ringing World page reference: 563.0795

Essex Association

Leytonstone, Greater London

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 31 December 1921 in 2h 50 (12¾ in G)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

720 each Beverley, London, Wells, York, Lincoln, Durham and Ipswich.

1 Philip A Avey

2 George L Joyce

3 Alfred Prior

4 George Dawson

5 William Miller (C)

6 Edward D Smith

Rung with the bells muffled for the watch-night service.

Ringing World page reference: 566.0037

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