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First peal - 5.

First peal of Major - 2.

First peal "inside" - 3.

The conductors 450th peal for the Essex Association.

First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Major by all and by the association. Rung at first attempt. The band wish to thank Mr. C. H. Howard for his kind hospitality after the peal.

First peal in the method on the bells and by all the band except the conductor. The monthly peal for the division. All except the conductor are Sunday service ringers at this tower, and the band includes two fathers, two sons and three brothers.

First Quarter Peal and first attempt - 1.

Rung as a birthday compliment to ringers of 5 and 6.

Source - W Pye peal book

Rung to celebrate the 78th birthday of W. J. Nevard.

From the Tower Records.

First peal in the method - 4.

First peal in the method as conductor - 8.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr. W. J. Nevard, and was the monthly peal for the district.

First peal in the method - 2.

First peal of Royal 1,2,4,5,7,8. William Lincoln's 150th peal. All ringers in this peal belong to the Sunday service band.

First peal in the method on the bells. The monthly peal for the division.

First peal of Minor - 1.

First peal as conductor - 5.

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor and his brother, also to the ringer of the 4th. The band wish to thank Mr. W. T. Elliott for his kind hospitality at the conclusion of the peal.

First peal of Bob Major - 1.

The above band are all bachelors and wish to associate this peal with Bertie Webb, who was unable to stand in owing to recent illness. Rung as a wedding compliment to Bert Galley, nephew of one of the local band.

Longest length on the bells. All the above except the conductor are Sunday service ringers at this church. Rung as a compliment to Mr. E. P. Duffield on his election as Master of the association earlier in the day at the annual meeting at Chelmsford.

A birthday compliment to F. Claydon, and the 28th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. F. Redgwell, who kindly entertained the band at the conclusion of the peal. The monthly peal for the division

First peal of Stedman - 2, 4 & 6.

Miss Waldock is believed to be the first resident lady member to take part in a peal of Stedman Triples for the association.

First peal - 1, 2 & 3.

First peal of Minor - 4.

First peal as conductor - 6.

First peal on bells since being augmented to six in 1913. The ringer of the treble is 14 years.

First peal - 1.

First peal in the method - 2.

A birthday compliment to R. Grainger.

First Surprise Major - 1.

First peal in the method on the bells. Rung on the 40th birthday of HRH the Prince of Wales and the 30th birthday of Det.Con.Wm Green, brother of 4. Also a compliment to 3 and Mrs Keeble on their wedding anniversary (June 21st).

From the Tower Records.

Rung in honour of the wedding of Mr Albert W Coles and Miss Rose L Balbiani, which took place at the church of St George-in-the-East, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, on Sunday July 8th

Source - G Pye peal book

First peal in the method: 1 and 3

First peal in the method on the bells

Source - G Pye peal book

First peal in the method - 8.

The monthly peal for the division.

First peal of Triples - 8.

Mr. W. Elliott has been ringing Stedman for 50 years, and this is his first peal in the method. First peal in the method on the bells.

First peal of Stedman on the bells

First peal of Surprise - 1.

Rung to celebrate the marriage of Mr. R. A. Arnold, a former ringer, and Miss L. Pitts, a former lady chorister at this church, which took place at St. Mary’s prior to the start of the peal; also to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Mrs. W. Elliott, of Kelvedon, the band wishing her a real ringer's wife many happy returns of the day.’

Rung as a compliment to Mrs. Wiffen, mother of the 7th and tenor ringers, on attaining her 78th birthday.

Rung to celebrate the 73rd birthday (August 30th) of W. Elliott.

The conductor has now circled his native tower it being 38 years since he rang his first peal on these bells.

First Surprise peal - 1 & 4.

Rung to celebrate the dedication festival of the church and on the 61st anniversary of the opening of the bells by Mr. Leonard Proctor and his famous band from Bennington, Herts.

Rung as a welcome home to Mr. Andrew Croft, only son of Rev. R. W . Croft (Vicar) and Mrs. Croft, who arrived home from an Antarctic expedition while the peal was being rung.

First peal - 5.

First peal in the method: 3.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mr. C. H. Howard, the late Master of the association. The ringer of the fourth is the first lady to ring a peal in this tower.

Submitter's note: I am not sure Hilda was the first lady to ring a peal in this tower - see peal on 22 November 1930

First peal of Major - 2.

First Surprise peal - 8.

The monthly peal for the division, also a birthday compliment to B. W. Pettitt.

First peal of Surprise Minor on the bells

RW 21st December 1934 (page 805)

Source - G Pye peal book

Birthday compliment to Percy Green.

First peal of Doubles - 1.

First peal in four methods - 2 & 4.