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Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 3 January 1953 in 2h 47 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Harold Moore

2 Mrs Maude Moore

3 John Leeming

4 Ronald Suckling (C)

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder

First peal of Treble Bob Minor - 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6.

PEAL WITHDRAWN per RW 2234.0056 and letter RW 2238.0123.

Ringing World page reference: 2183.0069

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Sunday, 4 January 1953 (15–3–12 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Shelia Rudkin (14)

2 William S Butler

3 Mary Edwards

4 William H P Mellin

5 D Portway

6 Stanley Bones

7 Charles Burton

8 Ernest W Bright (C)

First Quarter - 1.

From the Tower Records.

Essex Association

Danbury, Essex

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 4 January 1953 in 2h 54 (10–1–24 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Ivan J M Saunders

2 Edward W Roast

3 Ernest G Roast

4 Peter J Came

5 John West

6 Joe E G Roast (C)

Rung half-muffled in memory of the late Brig.-Gen. J. T. Wigan, for many years churchwarden at this church.

First peal on the bells since rehanging.

Rung by the local Sunday service band.

Essex Association

Springfield, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 23 January 1953 in 2h 48 (10–0–15 in F♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being one 2,160 and four 720's called differently.

1 Joe E G Roast (C)

2 Howard W Egglestone

3 Peter J Came

4 Ernest W Furbank

5 John West

6 Peter J Eves

First peal of Surprise (1,2,3,5).

Essex Association

Fryerning, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 January 1953 in 2h 36 (8–1–26 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

Being two extents each of Cambridge Surprise and Kent Treble Bob, one extent each of Oxford Treble Bob, St. Clement's and Plain Bob.

1 Joe E G Roast

2 Ernest E S Johnson

3 Ernest W Furbank

4 John West

5 Howard W Egglestone (C)

6 Peter J Eves

First peal as (C).

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Sunday, 1 February 1953 (15–3–12 in E)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Miss J Simms

2 William S Butler

3 Miss M Edwards

4 William H P Mellin

5 Miss M Godfrey (14)

6 A Elliot

7 Stanley Bones

8 Ernest Bright (C)

First Quarter - 5.

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 2h 57 (14½ in F)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by C. W. Roberts

1 Hilda M Snowden

2 Hilda G Snowden

3 George Trendell

4 Frank Claydon

5 Joseph Jennings

6 Claude Snowden

7 Ronald Suckling

8 Walter Arnold (C)

First peal of Major - 1.

Rung in memoriam Samuel Augustine Courtauld, public benefactor Halstead district.

Ringing World page reference: 2186.0115

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 14 February 1953 in 2h 51 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Hilda M Snowden

2 Harold W Moore

3 Terry L Stock

4 Mrs Harold W Moore

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder (C)

First peal as conductor - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2188.0148

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 14 February 1953 in 3h (14½ in F♯)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by John Carter

1 Howard W Egglestone

2 John H Sitch

3 Henry T Wilson

4 Percy Green (C)

5 Ernest W Furbank

6 Frank V Gant

7 Dennis A S Symonds

8 Peter J Eves

First peal in the method - 1, 4 & 8.

The first peal in the method on the bells.

Rung to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of Mr. George Green’s first peal, which was rung on St. Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 1890.

Ringing World page reference: 2187.0131

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 21 February 1953 in 2h 49 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Hilda M Snowden (14)

2 Shirley Barringer (17)

3 Terry Stock (15)

4 Peter L Wood (15)

5 Alan R Syder (15)

6 Terry Earle (16) (C)

Average age of the band 15 years 4 months

Ringing World page reference: 2188.0149

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 21 February 1953 in 3h 9 (18–1–20 in E)

5184 London Surprise Major

Composed by James W. Washbrook

1 Claude Snowden

2 Frank Claydon

3 Lewis W Wiffen

4 Jean M Harris

5 Hilda G Snowden

6 John Warner

7 Ronald Suckling (C)

8 Frank L Harris

First peal in the method - 6.

A birthday compliment to the Dean, the Very Rev. Edgar Rogers, O.B.E.

Ringing World page reference: 2188.0147

Essex Association

Fryerning, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 28 February 1953 in 2h 35 (8–1–26 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Ipswich Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, and Plain Bob.

1 Ivan J M Saunders

2 Arthur Hubble

3 John West

4 Peter J Came

5 Howard W Egglestone (C)

6 Joe E G Roast

First peal in seven methods (1 & 2).

First peal in seven methods ‘inside' (3).

First peal in seven methods as conductor.

Essex Association

Danbury, Essex

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 14 March 1953 (10–1–24 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss Yvonne Drewe

2 Miss S Bone

3 Miss M Dowsett

4 Ivan J M Saunders

5 Edward W Roast

6 John West (C)

First quarter for 1 and 2.

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 21 March 1953 in 3h 12 (18–0–9 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by Thomas Groombrigde, Jun

1 Barry Cook

2 Bernard Sadler

3 William S May

4 Donald Coombes

5 Brian J Howard

6 Frank B Lufkin (C)

7 Frank C May

8 Philip Sadler

9 Gerald Frost

10 James Bullock

First peal of Royal - 1.

First peal of Bob Royal - 8.

Rung as a welcome to Jennifer Ann Sadler, born March 7th 1953, daughter of the 2nd ringer.

Ringing World page reference: 2192.0210

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 21 March 1953 in 3h 10 (18–1–20 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R. Pritchard

1 Maude E Moore

2 Terry Stock

3 June Starling

4 Harold Moore

5 Frank Roper

6 Terry Earle

7 Ronald Suckling (C)

8 Stanley Bones

First peal of Major - 2.

First peal of Major "inside" - 3 & 4.

Ringing World page reference: 2192.0210

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 29 March 1953 in 3h 6 (18–0–9 in E)

5088 Treble Bob Major (2m)

Ilkeston Variation.

Composed by Nolan Golden

1 Bernard Sadler

2 Brian J Howard

3 William S May

4 Philip Sadler

5 Frank C May

6 Donald Coombes

7 Gerald Frost

8 Frank B Lufkin (C)

Rung half-muffled in memoriam H.M. Queen Mary.

Ringing World page reference: 2193.0227

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 30 March 1953 (9–1–20 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Albert Saunders

2 Hilda M Snowden

3 June Starling

4 Terry Earle

5 Hilda G Snowden

6 Alan R Syder (C)

First Quarter "inside" - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0269

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Tuesday, 31 March 1953 (12–0–9 in G)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Frederick Whitby

2 Vincent Tipton

3 William Aley (C)

4 E Larter

5 Stanley Clark

6 L Whitby

7 Edward Rochester

8 William Wheeler

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0246

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Tuesday, 31 March 1953 (14½ in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Percy Green

2 P T Spencer Phillips

3 Ernest W Furbank

4 Barry Sydenham

5 Bernard Bove

6 Harry Carter

7 George Green (C)

8 Leslie Ainger

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0246

Essex Association

Rettendon, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 4 April 1953 in 2h 30 (8–1–7 in A)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being two 720's each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, and one Plain Bob.

1 Hermon J Oliver

2 William S May

3 Brian J Howard

4 Frank C May

5 Frank B Lufkin (C)

6 Gerald Frost

Rung half-muffled in memoriam H.M. Queen Mary.

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0243

Essex Association

North Weald, Essex

St Andrew

Sunday, 5 April 1953 (11 in G)

1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Robert Bridges

2 Sidney King

3 John Cordell

4 Sidney Stevens

5 Harry King

6 William Wedlock (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0247

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 6 April 1953 in 3h 14 (18–0–9 in E)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Frank E. Darby

1 William S May

2 David W Beard

3 Frank V Gant

4 Brian J Howard

5 Andrew J Salisbury

6 Frank B Lufkin (C)

7 Frank C May

8 Charles E Willmington

9 Gerald Frost

10 John H Crampion

First peal of Kent Royal - 2.

First peal on ten bells - 5.

100th peal for Essex Association - 10.

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0244

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Monday, 6 April 1953 in 2h 52 (11–0–27 in G♯)

5024 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas B. Worsley

1 Frank V Gant

2 David W Beard

3 Brian J Howard

4 Andrew J Salisbury

5 Peter J King

6 Frank B Lufkin (C)

7 Charles E Willmington

8 John H Crampion

First peal of Surprise - 3 & 5.

Ringing World page reference: 2194.0244

Essex Association

Belchamp St Paul, Essex

St Andrew

Monday, 6 April 1953 in 2h 45 (10¼ in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (2m)

Being a 2,160 each of Kent and Oxford and 720 of Oxford.

1 Albert Catterwell

2 Jack Brett

3 William Cutmore

4 Ernest Brown

5 Reginald Rippingale

6 Thomas Bird (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0262

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Wednesday, 8 April 1953 in 2h 41 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one 720 of Cambridge Surprise and two each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Hilda M Snowden

2 John R Leeming

3 Alan R Syder

4 Terry Earle

5 Hilda G Snowden

6 Walter Arnold (C)

First peal in four methods - 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Rung as a farewell peal to the Rector, Rev. G. A. Binnie, and Mrs. Binnie.

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0262

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 3h 18 (18–1–20 in E)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by John Reeve

1 Hilda M Snowden

2 John Leeming

3 Henry Pratt

4 June Starling

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder

7 Stanley Bones

8 Ronald Suckling (C)

First peal of Treble Bob Major - 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2195.0260

Essex Association

High Ongar, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 15 April 1953 in 2h 41 (11–1–0 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 Extents (using extremes)

1 Desmond G Mayell

2 Frank V Gant

3 Donald M Salisbury

4 David W Beard (C)

5 Andrew J Salisbury

6 Frederick W Blatch

First peal-1

RW 1st May 1953 (page 278)

Essex Association

Earls Colne, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 18 April 1953 in 2h 59 (14–0–15 in F)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by C. Roberts

1 Claude Snowden

2 James H Edwards

3 Frank Claydon

4 Hilda G Snowden

5 Ronald Suckling

6 Leslie D Mills

7 Thomas Bird

8 Walter Arnold (C)

First peal in the method by all the band.

Ringing World page reference: 2197.0290

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Wednesday, 22 April 1953 (14½ in F)

1264 Plain Bob Major

1 Mrs Harold W Moore

2 Harold W Moore

3 Hilda M Snowden

4 June Starling

5 Claude Snowden

6 Hilda G Snowden

7 Terry Earle

8 Alan R Syder (C)

First Quarter of Major "inside" - 3.

First Quarter of Major as conductor - 8.

Rung in honour of the Queen’s birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 2198.0311

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 24 April 1953 (9–1–20 in A♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Barry W Rice

2 Alan R Syder

3 Mrs Harold W Moore

4 Harold W Moore

5 Terry Earle (C)

6 Albert Saunders

First Quarter - 1.

Rung in honour of the birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 2199.0326

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 25 April 1953 in 2h 37 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 John W Brown

2 Terry Earle

3 Anthony B Stock

4 Terry L Stock

5 Peter L Wood

6 Alan R Syder (C)

First peal "inside" - 3.

Average age of band 15 years 5 months.

Rung in honour of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 2198.0309

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 25 April 1953 in 3h 1 (18–0–9 in E)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. W. Parker

1 Paul T Herbert

2 Barry Cook

3 Mrs C G Woodgate

4 William S May

5 Frank C May

6 Frank B Lufkin (C)

7 Donald Coombes

8 Gerald Frost

First peal - 1.

First peal on an "inside" bell - 2.

Rung as a 70th birthday compliment to the Vicar of Prittlewell, Ven. E. G. Gowing, Archdeacon of Southend.

Ringing World page reference: 2197.0292

Essex Association

Great Yeldham, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 25 April 1953 in 2h 35 (7 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Terry Senior

2 Maude E Moore

3 June Starling

4 Harold Moore

5 Ronald Suckling (C)

6 John Leeming

First peal - 1.

Rung in honour of St. George of England.

Ringing World page reference: 2197.0294

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 3 May 1953 (14½ in F♯)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Mrs A Patrick Cannon

2 Mrs Frank L Harris

3 George Green

4 A Patrick Cannon (C)

5 Frank L Harris

6 Barry Sydenham

7 Dr P T Spencer Phillips

8 Bernard Bover

Ringing World page reference: 2199.0326

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 8 May 1953 in 2h 35 (10 in A)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Albert Saunders

2 Mrs E C Jarvis

3 June S Starling

4 Mrs Harold W Moore

5 Alan R Syder

6 Terry Earle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2200.0339

Essex Association

Little Waltham, Essex

St Martin

Saturday, 16 May 1953 in 2h 45 (10–2–14 in G)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 ext.each Oxford & Kent T.B., 2 ext. each Cambridge Surprise & St Clement's, 1 ext. Plain Bob.

1 Mary Dowsett

2 Peter J Came

3 John West

4 Richard I Gardiner

5 Ernest E S Johnson

6 Joe E G Roast (C)

First peal in 5 methods on the bells.

First peal (1).

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 May 1953 in 3h 4 (14½ in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 George Green

2 Henry T Wilson

3 John H Sitch

4 Horace J Mansfield

5 Walter H Smith

6 Joseph C Jennings

7 Percy Green

8 P T Spencer Phillips (C)

Rung as an 81st birthday compliment to Mr. George Green.

Ringing World page reference: 2200.0339

Essex Association

Rayne, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 22 May 1953 (6–2–5 in B♭)

1440 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Mrs Harold W Moore

2 Miss June S Starling

3 Harold W Moore

4 Mrs June S Starling

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder (C)

Rung as a birthday compliment to the conductor's mother.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 23 May 1953 in 2h 42 (10 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Mrs Maude E Moore

2 June Starling

3 Terry Earle

4 Alan Syder

5 Peter Wood

6 Ronald Suckling (C)

First peal in the method by all except the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0374

Essex Association

Kelvedon, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 24 May 1953 (21 in E)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Reginald Pye

2 Alan Elliott

3 Frederick Whiterod

4 Joseph Elliott (C)

5 Charles Burton

6 Charles Button

Rung for 11 am service.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375

Essex Association

Kelvedon, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 24 May 1953 (21 in E)

1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Reginald Pye

2 Joseph Papworth

3 Frederick Whiterod

4 Joseph Elliott (C)

5 Charles Burton

6 Alan Elliott

Rung for 7 a.m. Communion.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375

Essex Association

Kelvedon, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 24 May 1953 (21 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Peter Elliott

2 Frederick Whiterod

3 Alan Elliott

4 Joseph Elliott (C)

5 Charles Burton

6 Ernest Bright

Rung after Evensong.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375

Essex Association

Kelvedon, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 24 May 1953 (21 in E)

1320 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Reginald Pye

2 Peter Elliott

3 Charles Button

4 Joseph Elliott (C)

5 Charles Burton

6 Alan Elliott

Rung for 6:30 p.m. Evensong.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 1 June 1953 in 2h 44 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Terry Senior

2 Mrs Harold W Moore

3 Albert Saunders

4 June S Starling

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2205.0428

Essex Association

Purleigh, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 1 June 1953 in 3h 4 (9–3–18 in G)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being two extents each of Cambridge Surprise and St. Clement's and three extents of Plain Bob.

1 Richard I Gardiner (C)

2 Joe E G Roast

3 Ivan J M Saunders

4 Ernest E S Johnson

5 Howard W Egglestone

6 Peter J Came

25th peal - 2.

First peal as conductor - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2203.0389

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Tuesday, 2 June 1953 (18 in E)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Miss W Mellin

2 William H P Mellin

3 J Sims

4 D Portway

5 William S Butler

6 Ernest W Bright (C)

From the Tower Records.

Ringing World page reference: 2204.0424

Essex Association

North Weald, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 2h 31 (11 in F♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

Being three extents of Oxford, two of Kent Treble Bob, and two of Plain Bob.

1 Geoffrey Horton

2 Harry King

3 Norman King

4 Joseph Cordell

5 Sidney King

6 William Wedlock (C)

First Peal - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2202.0371

Essex Association

Danbury, Essex

St John the Baptist

Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 2h 49 (10–1–24 in A♭)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 ext. each Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Bob, Double Oxford, 2 ext. each St Clement's, Plain Bob.

1 Mary Dowsett

2 Ivan J M Saunders

3 Richard I Gardiner

4 John West

5 Peter J Came

6 Joe E G Roast (C)

Essex Association

Sandon, Essex

St Andrew

Wednesday, 3 June 1953 in 2h 45 (9–2–9 in G)

5040 Minor (6m)

Being one extent each of Double Oxford, St. Clement’s, Oxford Treble Bob. Kent Treble Bob. Cambridge Surprise and two extents of Plain Bob.

1 Ivan J M Saunders

2 Ernest E S Johnson

3 Peter J Came

4 Howard W Egglestone

5 Joe E G Roast (C)

6 Peter J Eves

10th peal: 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2204.0413

Essex Association

Wanstead, Greater London

Christ Church

Thursday, 4 June 1953 in 2h 24 (8–0–12 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 different extents

1 Benjamin Petty

2 Mrs J H Crampion

3 Barry Corney

4 Andrew J Salisbury

5 James Chalk

6 John H Crampion (C)

Rung to Commemorate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

First Peal - 1 & 3

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 5 June 1953 in 2h 42 (10 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 John W Brown

2 June S Starling

3 Albert Saunders

4 Alan R Syder

5 Anthony B Stock

6 Terry Earle (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2205.0430

Essex Association

Hutton, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 2h 40 (6–1–10 in A)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Consisting of 32 extents of Plain Bob and 10 of Grandsire.

1 Judith D Shedel

2 Gwenda A Davies

3 Charles E Hill

4 William T Hill

5 Bryan E Shedel (C)

First peal - 1 & 2.

First peal as conductor - 5.

First peal on the bells where all the ringers are members of the local service ringing team.

Ringing World page reference: 2204.0419

Essex Association

Great Waltham, Essex

St Mary and St Lawrence

Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 3h 30 (22–2–18 in E♭)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by George Williams

1 Joe E G Roast

2 Ernest W Furbank

3 Peter J Came

4 Howard W Egglestone

5 Ernest E S Johnson

6 Arthur H Edwards

7 Leonard Day

8 Peter J Eves (C)

25th peal - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2205.0427

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 13 June 1953 in 2h 38 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Being one 2,160 and four extents.

1 Albert Saunders

2 June S Starling

3 Mrs Harold W Moore

4 Henry Pratt

5 Terry Earle

6 Alan R Syder (C)

First peal in method as conductor - 6.

Rung for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ringing World page reference: 2208.0480

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 13 June 1953 in 3h 3 (18–1–20 in E)

5024 York Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W. Roberts

1 Hilda M Snowden

2 Mrs Jean M Harris

3 Frank Claydon

4 Frank L Harris

5 Ronald Suckling (C)

6 Hilda G Snowden

7 Walter Arnold

8 Harry J Millatt

First peal in the method by the band, on the bells, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2206.0444

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 14 June 1953 in 2h 58 (18–0–9 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by George Williams

1 Charles G Woodgate

2 Mrs C G Woodgate

3 Gerald D J Sandwell

4 Roderick W Croucher

5 Frank C May

6 Donald Coombes

7 Gerald Frost

8 Frank B Lufkin (C)

First peal of Major - 1.

50th peal together - 6 & 8.

Ringing World page reference: 2206.0445

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Saturday, 4 July 1953 (18 in E)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 Miss W Mellin

2 William S Butler

3 William H P Mellin

4 John Warner

5 Joseph Elliot

6 Alan Elliot

7 Stanley Bones

8 Ernest W Bright (C)

First in method - 1.

From the Tower Records.

Ringing World page reference: 2208.0490

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 10 July 1953 in 2h 41 (10 in A)

5040 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

Being seven extents.

1 Albert Saunders

2 Alan Syder

3 John Warner

4 Ronald Suckling (C)

5 Terry Earle

6 Stanley Bones

First peal of Oxford Minor by all except ringer of treble.

Rung half-muffled in memoriam Herbert Turben (25 years secretary of P.C.C.).

Ringing World page reference: 2209.0498

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 25 July 1953 in 2h 59 (18–1–20 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by E. Jennings

1 Terry Senior

2 June Starling

3 Cecil Barker

4 Peter Wood

5 Stanley Bones

6 Alan R Syder

7 Terry Earle

8 Ronald Suckling (C)

First peal of Major - 1.

Rung in honour of the Feast of St. James.

Ringing World page reference: 2210.0512

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 1 August 1953 in 2h 59 (18–1–20 in E)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Mrs Maude Moore

2 Edwin Buck

3 June Starling

4 John Leeming

5 Cecil Barker

6 Terry Earle

7 Alan R Syder

8 Ronald Suckling (C)

First in the method - 2, 6 & 7.

Ringing World page reference: 2212.0543

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 3 August 1953 in 2h 35 (10 in A)

5040 Double Court Bob Minor

Being 7 extents.

1 Albert Saunders

2 Terry Earle

3 Alan Syder

4 Peter Wood

5 Stanley Bones

6 Ronald Suckling (C)

First peal in the method by all, on the bells and in the county.

Rung in honour of the conductor’s 12th wedding anniversary.

Ringing World page reference: 2212.0544

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 3 August 1953 in 2h 36 (10 in A)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Double Court, Cambridge Surprise, St. Clement’s, Double Oxford, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob Minor.

1 Albert Saunders

2 June S Starling

3 Peter L Wood

4 Alan R Syder

5 John R Leeming

6 Terry Earle (C)

First peal in seven methods - 2, 4, 5 & 6.

25th peal - 6.

Rung for the 18th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Earle, the conductor’s parents.

Ringing World page reference: 2212.0544

Essex Association

Rayne, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 8 August 1953 in 2h 36 (6–2–5 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Double Court, Cambridge, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Albert Saunders

2 June Starling

3 Terry Earle

4 Ronald Suckling

5 Peter Wood

6 Alan R Syder (C)

25th peal together - 3 & 6.

First peal in seven methods as conductor - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2212.0546

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 22 August 1953 in 3h 18 (18–0–9 in E)

5075 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Richard F. Deal

1 Barry Cook

2 Donald Coombes

3 Colin E Wright

4 David W Beard

5 Lawrence J Beal

6 Sydney Penfold

7 Frank C May

8 Charles E Willmington

9 Frank B Lufkin (C)

10 Gerald Frost

First peal of Caters - 1 & 6

First peal of Grandsire Caters - 5.

50th peal - 8.

Tenor ringer's 80th peal.

Rung to celebrate the wedding of a local ringer, Richard K. Dixon, to Elizabeth Ann Flaxman this day.

Ringing World page reference: 2213.0558

Essex Association

Bocking, Essex

St Mary

Saturday, 22 August 1953 in 3h 3 (18–1–20 in E)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J. Barker

1 Peter Wood

2 Henry Pratt

3 John Brown

4 June Starling

5 Ronald Suckling (C)

6 Alan Syder

7 John Leeming

8 Terry Earle

First peal of Major - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2215.0591

Essex Association

North Weald, Essex

St Andrew

Sunday, 23 August 1953 (11 in G)

1260 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Robert Bridges

2 Sidney King

3 Sidney Stevens

4 Lewis Cordell

5 Harry King

6 William Wedlock (C)

A birthday compliment to the conductor.

Ringing World page reference: 2214.0579

Essex Association

Black Notley, Essex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 29 August 1953 in 2h 23 (5–3–26 in B♭)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being ten extents each of Grandsire, St Simon's and St Martin's, and twelve extents of Plain Bob.

1 Henry A Pratt

2 Joe E G Roast (C)

3 Ernest E S Johnson

4 Peter J Came

5 Peter J Eves

Ringing World page reference: 2215.0593

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Wednesday, 2 September 1953 in 2h 45 (10 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Being five extents and 1,440.

1 Barry W Rice

2 June Starling

3 John Brown

4 Harold Moore

5 Ronald Suckling (C)

6 Terry Earle

First Peal - 1.

Ringing World page reference: 2216.0608

Essex Association

Fryerning, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 5 September 1953 in 2h 42 (8–1–26 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being two 2.160's and one 720.

1 Howard W Egglestone

2 Mary Dowsett

3 Joe E G Roast (C)

4 Ernest E S Johnson

5 Richard I Gardiner

6 Peter J Came

First peal of Surprise: 2.

The ringer of the treble has now circled the tower.

A birthday compliment to Peter J Came and Ernest G Roast.

Ringing World page reference: 2216.0609

Essex Association

Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 12 September 1953 in 3h 10 (17–1–15 in E)

5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by Sir A P Heywood

1 John West

2 Peter J Eves

3 Percy Green

4 Edward W Roast

5 Peter J Came

6 Ernest E S Johnson

7 Dennis A S Symonds

8 Joe E G Roast (C)

First peal in the method (1,5,6,8).

First peal of Major (4).

Essex Association

Purleigh, Essex

All Saints

Thursday, 17 September 1953 in 2h 51 (9–3–18 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

Being 42 extents.

1 David J Temple

2 Mary Dowsett

3 Ernest E S Johnson

4 Ivan J M Saunders (C)

5 Peter J Came

6 Joe E G Roast

First peal of Doubles - 1, 2 & 4.

First peal as conductor - 4.

Rung as a farewell to David J. Temple, who is returning to his ship.

Ringing World page reference: 2218.0642

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Sunday, 27 September 1953 (12–0–9 in G)

1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

1 Frederick Whitby

2 H Bird

3 R Haden

4 Vincent Tipton

5 L Whitby

6 Edward Rochester

7 Stanley Clark

8 William Wheeler (C)

First in method - 2.

Ringing World page reference: 2220.0681

Essex Association

Galleywood, Essex

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 3 October 1953 in 2h 10 (14½ in G)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by Benjamin Annable

1 Mary Dowsett

2 Peter J Came

3 Ernest W Furbank

4 Edward W Roast

5 Harry Stebbings

6 Ernest E S Johnson

7 Joe E G Roast (C)

8 Ivan J M Saunders

First peal in the method for all except the ringers of the 2nd and 7th.

First touch in the method for 1, 4, 5 and 6.

A birthday compliment to Thomas R. Roast.

Ringing World page reference: 2221.0687

Essex Association

Downham, Essex

St Margaret

Saturday, 3 October 1953 in 2h 39 (7–3–0 in B♭)

5040 Minor (10m)

Being seven 720's: Ockley and Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob, Norbury and College Exercise Treble Bob, St. Clement's Bob, Double Oxford Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Frank C May

2 Hermon J Oliver

3 Philip Sadler

4 Donald Coombes

5 Frank B Lufkin (C)

6 Gerald Frost

Ringing World page reference: 2220.0674

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 10 October 1953 in 3h 5 (12–0–9 in G)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

1 Frank L Harris

2 Jean M Harris

3 Joe E G Roast (C)

4 Peter J Came

5 Ernest E S Johnson

6 Percy Green

7 Dennis A S Symonds

8 Peter J Eves

First peal in the method - 5.

First peal in the conductor - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2221.0688

Essex Association

Great Bardfield, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 17 October 1953 in 2h 55 (15 in F♯)

5056 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 Donald M Salisbury

2 Joseph C Jennings

3 Mrs R F Deal

4 Frank V Gant

5 Ernest W Furbank

6 Charles E Willmington

7 Harry J Millatt

8 John H Crampion (C)

Rung as a compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Deal on the occasion of their 30th wedding anniversary.

Ringing World page reference: 2223.0718

Essex Association

Writtle, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 24 October 1953 in 3h 8 (18½ in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J. J. Parker's Twelve-part (7th Observation)

1 Harry Edwards

2 Ernest W Furbanks

3 Henry T Wilson

4 Percy Green

5 Bertram C Hines

6 Dennis A S Symonds

7 John Sitch

8 Harry Turner (C)

First peal - 1.

First peal of Grandsire Triples - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 2223.0720

Essex Association

North Weald, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 24 October 1953 (11 in G)

1260 Kent Treble Bob Minor

1 Robert Bridges

2 Sidney King

3 Lewis Cordell

4 Norman King

5 Sidney Stevens

6 William Wedlock (C)

For the wedding of Mr. J. Horton, organist.

Ringing World page reference: 2224.0745

Essex Association

Harlow Common, Essex

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 24 October 1953 in 2h 54 (12–0–9 in G)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (10m)

Comprising 768 London, Rutland and Ealing, 576 Bristol and 384 Cambridge, Superlative, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Wembley and Eastcote, with 156 changes of method.

Composed by David W. Beard

1 Colin E Wright

2 Mrs Richard F Deal

3 David W Beard (C)

4 Frank V Gant

5 John F Grove

6 Charles E Willmington

7 Frank B Lufkin

8 John H Crampion

75th peal - 3.

First peal of Spliced Surprise Major in ten methods by all the band and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2223.0719

Essex Association

Foxearth, Essex

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 24 October 1953 in 3h 3 (7–0–17 in A)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by EW Tipler

1 Samuel Twitchett

2 Stuart T Hulme

3 Emily Mills

4 Rosemary Seabrook

5 Janet M Spurgin

6 Leslie D Mills

7 Donald L Mills (C)

8 Thomas Bird

Ringing World page reference: 2223.0719

Essex Association

Downham, Essex

St Margaret

Wednesday, 28 October 1953 in 2h 35 (7–3–0 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 of Cambridge Surprise, College Exercise, Oxford, Kent Treble Bob, St. Clement's, Double Oxford and Plain Bob.

1 Lawrence J Beal

2 Hermon J Oliver

3 Philip Sadler

4 Gerald D J Sandwell

5 Frank B Lufkin (C)

6 Gerald Frost

200th peal for the Essex Association of which he has conducted 162.

Ringing World page reference: 2224.0738

Essex Association

Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 31 October 1953 in 3h 8 (19 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's Variation

1 Ernest E S Johnson

2 Robert C Heazel

3 Peter J Came

4 Ernest W Furbank

5 Ernest W Roast

6 Joe E G Roast

7 Percy Green (C)

8 Dennis A S Symonds

First peal of Surprise Major - 5.

Ringing World page reference: 2224.0736

Essex Association

Halstead, Essex

St Andrew

Saturday, 31 October 1953 in 2h 52 (14½ in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (6m)

Comprising 1,600 London and Bristol, 704 Rutland and 384 Cambridge, Superlative and Yorkshire, with 140 changes of method.

Composed by David W. Beard

1 Claude Snowden

2 Mrs Richard F Deal

3 David W Beard (C)

4 Hilda G Snowden

5 Ronald Suckling

6 Charles E Willmington

7 Harry J Millatt

8 John H Crampion

First peal of Spliced in six methods - 4.

First peal of Spliced - 7.

In memoriam Frederick Ridgwell, Earl’s Colne, October 24th, 1953.

Ringing World page reference: 2224.0736

Essex Association

Nazeing, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 7 November 1953 in 2h 41 (9–1–14 in A)

5040 Doubles (2m)

12 extents of Plain Bob and 30 extents of Grandsire

1 James Terry

2 Alfred A Livings

3 Charles W Sams (C)

4 Kenneth C S Wood

5 Benjamin G Burton

6 Charles Claydon

Rung for Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 2226.0769

Essex Association

Great Tey, Essex

St Barnabas

Saturday, 7 November 1953 in 2h 58 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Janet M Spurgin

2 Stuart T Hume

3 Herbert W Webb

4 Bertie J Webb

5 Mrs Leslie Mills

6 Donald L Mills (C)

7 Leslie D Mills

8 Harry J Millatt

First peal of Treble Bob "inside" - 2.

In memoriam Frederick Ridgwell, who was a close friend of the local company.

Ringing World page reference: 2225.0752

Essex Association

Hutton, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 14 November 1953 in 2h 47 (6–1–10 in A)

5040 Doubles (2m)

Consisting of 24 extents of Plain Bob and 18 of Grandsire.

1 Eric M Baker

2 Maurice Baker (C)

3 Walter G Wright

4 William T Hill

5 Charles E Hill

First peal - 3.

First peal as conductor - 2.

Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to Miss Judith D. Shedel, a keen ringer at this church.

Ringing World page reference: 2226.0770

Essex Association

Great Tey, Essex

St Barnabas

Saturday, 14 November 1953 in 3h 12 (15–1–0 in F♯)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by Arthur Knights

1 Percy Green

2 Howard W Egglestone

3 Mary Dowsett

4 Peter J Came

5 Edward W Roast

6 Ernest E S Johnson

7 Ernest W Furbank

8 Joe E G Roast (C)

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

First peal of Major - 3.

Ringing World page reference: 2227.0783

Essex Association

Stisted, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 28 November 1953 in 2h 47 (9–1–20 in A♭)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one 720 of Double Court and two 720's each of Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Ronald F Boykett

2 Peter L Wood

3 Frank Harrington

4 Shirley A Barringer

5 Walter Little

6 Alfred H Little (C)

First peal as conductor - 6.

First peal to be rung by a complete Stebbing band since 1905.

A 69th birthday compliment to the ringer of the 5th.

Ringing World page reference: 2229.0818

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Saturday, 5 December 1953 (18 in E)

1280 Kent Treble Bob Major

1 William S Butler

2 Miss W Mellin

3 Miss M Edwards

4 William H P Mellin

5 John Warner

6 D Portway

7 Charles Burton

8 Ernest W Bright (C)

First in method - 2 & 3.

Rung on the eve of festival of St. Nicholas before evening service.

From the Tower Records.

Ringing World page reference: 2230.0835

Essex Association

Witham, Essex

St Nicolas

Saturday, 5 December 1953 (18 in E)

1260 Minor (2m)

720 Kent Treble Bob and 540 Plain Bob Minor.

1 Miss W Mellin

2 William H P Mellin

3 B Rice

4 John Warner

5 Ernest W Bright

6 Terry Earl (C)

Rung on the eve of festival of St. Nicholas after evening service.

From the Tower Records.

Ringing World page reference: 2230.0835

Essex Association

Woodford, Greater London

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 17 December 1953 in 2h 45 (10)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Patricia Smee

2 C Ronald Smith

3 David W Beard

4 Charles A Hughes

5 Ernest W Furbank

6 Frank V Gant

7 John F Grove

8 John H Crampion (C)

Rung to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Charles R Morss.

Ringing World page reference: 2231.0003

Essex Association

Purleigh, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 18 December 1953 in 2h 55 (9–3–18 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven extents from C.C.C. Nos. 55, 59, 67, 68, 69, 73, 74.

1 Joe E G Roast (C)

2 Ernest E S Johnson

3 Ivan J M Saunders

4 Barrie Sydenham

5 John West

6 Peter J Came

First peal (4).

First peal of Surprise (1 & 5).

Rung as a compliment to Mr. John West and Miss Yvonne Drewe on their engagement.

Essex Association

Great Dunmow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 19 December 1953 in 3h 11 (21–1–6 in E)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by J. W. Parker

1 Claude Snowden

2 Frank V Gant

3 Hilda G Snowden

4 Ronald Suckling

5 Frank B Lufkin

6 Charles E Willmington

7 Harry J Millatt

8 John H Crampion (C)

First peal of Bristol - 7.

Ringing World page reference: 2231.0004

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Greater London

St Andrew

Thursday, 24 December 1953 in 3h 7 (19¾ in E♭)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by Nathan J. Pitstow

1 David W Beard

2 Donald M Salisbury

3 Joan M Peacock

4 Andrew J Salisbury

5 Leonard E East

6 Sidney Penfold

7 Charles E Willmington

8 Frank V Gant (C)

The first peal in the method on the bells, and by all the band with the exception of the ringer of the 5th.

Ringing World page reference: 2232.0019

Essex Association

Hornchurch, Greater London

St Andrew

Sunday, 27 December 1953 (18–0–0 in E♭)

1360 Plain Bob Major

1 A Harold Worboys

2 Donald M Salisbury

3 J Carrott

4 Joan M Peacock

5 Frank V Gant

6 Sidney Penfold

7 T East

8 Andrew J Salisbury (C)

Ringing World page reference: 2232.0029

Essex Association

Kelvedon, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 28 December 1953 (21 in E)

1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor

1 Charles Button

2 Joseph Papworth

3 Charles Burton

4 Joseph Elliott

5 Reginald Pye (C)

6 Alan Elliott

Rung half-muffled in memory of those who lost their lives in the great New Zealand railway accident on Christmas Eve.

Ringing World page reference: 2232.0029

Essex Association

Danbury, Essex

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 31 December 1953 in 2h 40 (10–1–24 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being one extent each of Ipswich Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, St. Clement’s and Plain Bob

1 Ivan J M Saunders

2 Ernest E S Johnson

3 Peter J Came

4 Peter J Eves

5 Howard W Egglestone

6 Joe E G Roast (C)

Rung half-muffled for the passing of the Old Year.

Ringing World page reference: 2233.0038

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