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Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 2 January 1926 in 3h 13 (18½ in F)

5120 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Knights (No.175)

1 Ernest J Runter

2 Thomas Lincoln

3 Edward P Buckingham

4 William Lincoln

5 Walter Arnold

6 William Keeble (C)

7 John Wood

8 Arthur Head

100th peal - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 773.0020

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 9 January 1926 in 3h 6 (14½ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Samuel Warne

2 George Wiffen

3 Frank Claydon

4 Lewis W Wiffen

5 James Fleuty

6 Walter Arnold

7 William Keeble (C)

8 Arthur Saunders

This, peal was rung to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mr. Reuben Hunt. J.P (founder of the firm of Hunts, Ltd., Earls Colne), which occurred on the previous Sunday.

Ringing World page reference: 774.0036

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Wednesday, 20 January 1926 in 2h 58 (15–3–12 in E)

5040 Minor (7m)

720 each of Woodbine, Cambridge, Oxford, Kent, Double Court, Double Oxford, Plain Bob.

1 Victor Glass

2 William Butler

3 Ernest Bright

4 Leslie G Brett

5 William Keeble (C)

6 Henry Dorking

Arranged for L.G.Brett of Framsden, Suffolk.

From the Tower Records.

Essex Association

South Weald, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 20 February 1926 in 2h 52 (14–1–3 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (2m)

3600 of Grandsire and 1440 of Plain bob

1 John C Furlong

2 Albert Rainbird

3 Ernest Furbank

4 Harry Turner (C)

5 William Leggett

6 Charles A Benbow

First peal 1 and 6 at the first attempt

RW 26th February 1926 (page 133)

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Tuesday, 23 February 1926 in 3h 3 (15–2–14 in F)

5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by W Willson

1 Harry Turner

2 George R Pye (C)

3 Edwin F Pike

4 Arthur C Chaplin

5 William H Theobald

6 Ernest J Butler

7 Edward D Smith

8 William Leggett

First peal in the method: 1, 7 and 8

Source - G Pye peal book

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Monday, 5 April 1926 in 2h 53 (14½ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 George Wiffen

2 Arthur Saunders

3 Frank Claydon

4 Leslie C Wightman

5 James Fleuty

6 William Keeble (C)

7 Leslie G Brett

8 Walter Arnold

L. C. Wightman was elected a life member before starting for the peal.

Ringing World page reference: 787.0243

Essex Association

Colchester, Essex

St Peter

Monday, 5 April 1926 in 3h 8 (21 in E)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Nevard

2 Leslie G Brett

3 Leslie C Wightman

4 Frank Claydon

5 James Fleuty

6 Walter Arnold

7 William Keeble (C)

8 Arthur Saunders

Ringing World page reference: 787.0243

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 5 April 1926 in 3h 37 (34–2–22 in C)

5025 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Edward P Duffield

2 George R Pye

3 Charles T Coles (C)

4 Thomas Lincoln

5 Lewis W Wiffen

6 William Lincoln

7 Cecil V Ebberson

8 James E Davis

9 John Wood

10 Henry T Wilson

11 William Pye

12 Arthur Head

First peal on twelve bells: 7.

Ringing World page reference: 786.0226

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 7 April 1926 in 3h (13 in F♯)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Nathan J. Pitstow

1 Herbert W Watts

2 Ernest G Hibbins

3 George Jordan

4 Walter Prior

5 T Reginald Dennis

6 Thomas Watts

7 William T Prior

8 Walter Ayre (C)

First peal in the method as conductor - 8.

Ringing World page reference: 787.0244

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 15 May 1926 in 3h 7 (14¼ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Comp. Gabriel Lindoff

1 Samuel Warne

2 Arthur Saunders

3 George Wiffen

4 James Fleuty

5 Frank Claydon

6 Walter Arnold

7 Lewis W Wiffen

8 William Keeble (C)

Ringing World page reference: 791.0308

Essex Association

Feering, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 22 May 1926 in 2h 58 (18 in F)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by T Thurstans (Four-Part)

1 Wilby J Hazell

2 William J Nevard

3 William A Cave

4 George Williams (C)

5 Frank Claydon

6 Walter Arnold

7 Arthur Saunders

8 William Keeble

First peal of Stedman on the bells, also by the ringers of the 5th, 6th and 7th. Messrs. Cave, of Bristol, and Williams of Southampton, were elected life members of the association before starting the peal.

Ringing World page reference: 793.0339

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Thursday, 27 May 1926 in 3h 5 (14½ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Nevard

2 Frank Claydon

3 George Williams

4 William Keeble (C)

5 James Fleuty

6 Walter Arnold

7 Lewis W Wiffen

8 Arthur Saunders

Ringing World page reference: 793.0340

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 5 June 1926 in 3h 3 (14½ in E)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

1 James Fleuty

2 George Wiffen

3 Arthur Saunders

4 Frank Claydon

5 William J Nevard

6 William Keeble

7 William Burgess

8 Walter Arnold (C)

First as conductor - 8.

First peal in the method on the bells.

Hung as a birthday compliment, to F. Claydon.

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

Ringing World page reference: 794.0356

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Monday, 21 June 1926 (11½ in G)

1312 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Albert Wiffen

2 Lewis W Wiffen

3 George Wiffen

4 Basil Redgwell

5 C H Howard (C)

6 Herbert Reason

7 H Redgwell

8 Walter H Hammond

First quarter-peal in the method - 1 & 7.

Ringing World page reference: 797.0402

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Tuesday, 29 June 1926 in 3h 3 (15–2–14 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by F A Holden

1 William H Theobald

2 Isaac G Shade

3 George R Pye (C)

4 Francis W Coster

5 Harry Turner

6 Alfred Prior

7 Ernest J Butler

8 William Leggett

First peal in the method: 4, 5 and 6

Source - G Pye peal book

Essex Association

South Weald, Essex

St Peter

Saturday, 3 July 1926 in 2h 55 (15)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

Being 42 six-scores.

1 Harry F Perry

2 John C Furlong

3 Jack W Leggett

4 Harry Turner (C)

5 William D Leggett

6 Frank Everitt

First peal - 1, 3 & 6.

First peal inside - 2.

The ringers of the treble and tenor were elected members of the Essex Association prior to commencing the peal.

Ringing World page reference: 798.0420

Essex Association

Romford, Essex

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 10 July 1926 in 2h 58 (15–2–14 in F)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Harry Turner

2 Alfred Pye

3 George R Pye (C)

4 William Miller

5 Ernest J Butler

6 Edward D Smith

7 William H Theobald

8 William Pye

Source - W Pye peal book

Essex Association

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 26 August 1926 in 2h 58 (13 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 William T Prior

2 Leonard E Pitstow

3 Thomas Jordan

4 Walter Prior

5 Ernest Pitstow

6 Walter Ayre

7 Thomas J Watts

8 George Jordan (C)

Ringing World page reference: 806.0546

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Wednesday, 1 September 1926 in 47m (18½ in F)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 George Green

2 William Collett

3 John Wood

4 H Edwards

5 E Elliott

6 Dr Spencer Phillips

7 William Lincoln (C)

8 Arthur Head

This quarter-peal was arranged for Mr. Collett, of St. Ebbs, Oxford, who was paying a visit to the parish.

Ringing World page reference: 808.0578

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 11 September 1926 in 3h 2 (14½ in E)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Joseph W. Parker

1 Charles Smith

2 Claude Snowden

3 Basil Redgwell

4 George Wiffen

5 Lewis W Wiffen

6 Walter Arnold

7 Arthur Saunders

8 William Keeble (C)

First peal away from treble - 2.

First peal in the method - 3.

First in the method on tower bells - 3.

Rung as a birthday compliment to the treble ringer, and his first peal.

Ringing World page reference: 808.0579

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 21 September 1926 in 3h 3 (14½ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Nevard

2 James Fleuty

3 Walter Arnold

4 Frank Claydon

5 William Keeble (C)

6 David Vincent

7 William Burgess

8 Arthur Saunders

First peal in the method - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 810.0610

Essex Association

Walthamstow, Greater London

St Mary

Saturday, 25 September 1926 in 3h 54 (19)

6003 Stedman Caters

Composed by Charles T Coles

1 John H Wilkins

2 Charles T Coles

3 Harold A Edwards

4 Henry J Maynard

5 Walter Steed

6 James C Adams

7 Robert Maynard, jun (C)

8 Henry Rumens

9 Frederick C Maynard

10 Robert Maynard, Sen

Rung to celebrate the 70th birthday of Robert Maynard sen

Source - C Coles peal book

Essex Association

Colchester, Essex

St Peter

Friday, 15 October 1926 in 3h 10 (21–0–17 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by William Willson

1 George Wiffen

2 Basil Redgwell

3 William J Nevard

4 George Andrews

5 L/C Charles Andrews R A

6 Edward E Davey

7 William Keeble (C)

8 Edward P Duffield

First peal in the method - 5 & 6.

Ringing World page reference: 813.0659

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 30 October 1926 in 2h 55 (14½ in G)

5024 London Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William J Nevard

2 William Keeble (C)

3 William H Fussell

4 George Wiffen

5 James Fleuty

6 Walter Arnold

7 Frank Claydon

8 Lewis W Wiffen

Rung in honour of the marriage of Miss D. Saunders (second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Saunders) and Mr. B. Goodwin, which took place at Die Parish Church, Greenstead Green, on the same day two hours previous to the starting of the peal, the whole of the band attending the ceremony, and six of them ringing a 720 of Oxford Treble Bob.

Ringing World page reference: 816.0707

Essex Association

Brentwood, Essex

St Thomas

Thursday, 4 November 1926 in 3h 8 (19)

5040 Stedman Triples

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

1 Frank Ringe

2 Harry Turner

3 Alfred Prior

4 George R Pye (C)

5 Ernest J Butler

6 Francis W Coster

7 George Miles

8 Albert Pryke

First peal in the method : 6

First peal : 8

Source - G Pye peal book

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Saturday, 27 November 1926 (15–3–12 in E)

1440 Minor

720 Oxford Treble Bob and 720 Double Court.

1 William S Butler

2 William Mellin

3 Victor Glass

4 Andrew Evers

5 William Butler

6 Ernest Bright (C)

Half-Muffled as a token of deepest respect of Rev Eyre, former Honorary Secretary of the Essex Association.

From the Tower Records.

Essex Association

Great Dunmow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 27 November 1926 in 3h 28 (21–1–6 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Percival Heywood

1 Frank Claydon

2 George Wiffin

3 Thomas Lincoln

4 William J Nevard

5 William Keeble (C)

6 Dr Spencer Philips

7 John Wood

8 Walter Smith

First peal on the bells since augmentation from six to eight

First of Major-6 and in method-8

RW 10th December 1926 (page 771)

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 4 December 1926 in 3h 10 (14½ in G)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Henry W. Wilde

1 Samuel Warne

2 Frank Claydon

3 William Keeble (C)

4 George Wightman

5 James Fleuty

6 Walter Arnold

7 William Burgess

8 Arthur Saunders

G. Wightman was elected a life member previous to starting for the peal. 100th peal by J. Fleuty. Rung to celebrate the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W. Burgess.

Ringing World page reference: 821.0787

Essex Association

Braintree, Essex

St Michael

Saturday, 11 December 1926 in 2h 59 (12½ in G♭)

5120 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by James Pagett

1 Albert Wiffen

2 Harry Hammond

3 Arthur Saunders

4 William Keeble

5 Frank Claydon

6 Fred Fley

7 Lewis W Wiffen (C)

8 Walter Hammond

First peal on tower bells - 1.

First peal - 6.

First peal in the method by the tenor and treble ringers.

Rung to celebrate the 61st birthday of H. Hammond.

Ringing World page reference: 822.0803

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