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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 M 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PEAL WITHDRAWN per RW 2234.0056 and letter RW 2238.0123.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: 2183.0069Essex 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
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
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
Witham, Essex
St Nicolas
Sunday, 1 February 1953 (18 in E)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 H Evers (74)
2 Miss J Simms
3 William H P Mellin
4 Stanley Bones
5 William S Butler (C)
6 Ernest Bright
First Quarter - 1.
First Minor - 2.
A Birthday compliment to the conductor.
From the Tower Records.
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: 2186.0115Essex 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: 2188.0148Essex 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: 2188.0149Essex 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: 2188.0147Essex Association
Stisted, Essex
All Saints
Saturday, 28 February 1953 (9–1–20 in A♭)
1320 Oxford Treble Bob Minor
1 Harold W Moore
2 Miss June Starling
3 Mrs Maude E Moore
4 Terry Earle
5 Alan R Syder
6 Ronald Suckling (C)
First quarter in the method by all except conductor.
Rung in honour of the 103rd birthday of Mrs. Piper, of Bocking.
Ringing World page reference: 2191.0198Essex 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 Mrs 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: 2192.0210Essex 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: 2195.0269Essex 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
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
Essex Association
Bocking, Essex
St Mary
Tuesday, 31 March 1953 (18–1–20 in E)
1280 Kent Treble Bob Major
1 Hilda M Snowden
2 Mrs E Jarvis
3 June Starling
4 John Leeming
5 Alan R Syder
6 Terry Earle
7 Ronald Suckling (C)
8 Hilda G Snowden
First Quarter of Treble Bob Major - 1, 4, 5 and 6.
Ringing World page reference: 2195.0269Essex 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)
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)
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: 2195.0262Essex 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: 2195.0260Essex 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: 2199.0326Essex 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: 2198.0309Essex 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)
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: 2200.0339Essex 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: 2202.0375Essex 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: 2202.0374Essex Association
Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 23 May 1953 (17–1–15 in E)
1260 Stedman Triples
1 Joe E G Roast
2 Peter Eves
3 Howard Egglestone
4 Mrs Frank L Harris
5 Peter J Came
6 Ernest Johnson
7 Frank L Harris (C)
8 John West
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: 2202.0375Essex 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: 2202.0375Essex 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: 2202.0375Essex Association
Bocking, Essex
St Mary
Sunday, 24 May 1953 (18–1–20 in E)
1344 Plain Bob Major
1 T Senior
2 J Brown
3 Mrs Jarvis
4 June Starling
5 Stanley Bones
6 Harold Moore
7 Ronald Suckling (C)
8 Cecil Barker
First Quarter - 1 & 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2202.0375Essex 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)
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: 2204.0424Essex 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
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)
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: 2208.0480Essex 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: 2206.0444Essex Association
Colchester, Essex
St Peter
Saturday, 20 June 1953 (21–0–17 in E♭)
1264 Plain Bob Major
1 Herbert T Pye
2 Miss P A Nice
3 George Rashbrook
4 Miss B Balls
5 Ernest J Butler
6 Allen W Cansdale
7 Edward P Duffield
8 Harry J Millatt (C)
First Quarter - 4.
First Quarter "inside" - 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2206.0459Essex Association
Colchester, Essex
St Peter
Tuesday, 23 June 1953 (21–0–17 in E♭)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Herbert T Pye
2 George Rashbrook
3 Ernest J Butler
4 Ernest E S Johnson
5 Frank G Oliver
6 Harry J Millatt (C)
On the back six.
A 78th birthday compliment to Mr. H. T. Pye.
Ringing World page reference: 2206.0459Essex 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: 2208.0490Essex 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: 2209.0498Essex 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: 2210.0512Essex 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: 2212.0544Essex 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: 2212.0544Essex 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: 2212.0546Essex Association
Colchester, Essex
St Peter
Saturday, 22 August 1953 (21–0–17 in E♭)
1280 Treble Bob Major (2m)
Kent & Oxford Treble Bob Major.
1 James H Edwards
2 Miss D M Drew
3 D L Mills
4 G Rouse
5 Ernest J Butler
6 Frank G Oliver
7 Leslie D Mills
8 Harry J Millatt (C)
First quarter of combined Treble Bob by all except ringers of 3 and 7, and first on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2214.0574Essex 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: 2216.0608Essex 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: 2223.0720Essex 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: 2224.0745Essex 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: 2224.0736Essex 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: 2224.0736Essex 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: 2226.0769Essex 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: 2225.0752Essex 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: 2227.0783Essex 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: 2229.0818Essex 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: 2230.0835Essex 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: 2230.0835Essex 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: 2232.0019Essex 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)