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Essex Association

Langdon Hills, Essex

St Mary the Virgin and All Saints

Saturday, 22 January 1972 in 2h 51 (12–1–14)

5040 Doubles (16m)

3 extents each undershaft, Stedman, st Vedast, Blaisdon, new bob, st remigius, Huntley st Nicholas and Winchendon place; 2 each plain bob, reverse canterbury, st Osmund, Eynesbury, st simons and st martin.

1 Cheryl Pretlove

2 Janice Manterfield

3 Kevin I Lucas

4 Stephen J Day

5 Gordon I Lucas (C)

6 William F White

first peal on the bells by a local band, most doubles for the association and most methods by all

first peal on tower bells- 1

taken from the 1972 Essex association report

Essex Association

Great Totham, Essex

St Peter

Sunday, 23 January 1972 (6¾ in B♭)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Julia Skinner

2 George Barber

3 Bill Mills

4 Brian E Keeble

5 David O Knewstub

6 Jack Shynn (C)

A farewell compliment to David Knewstub, leaving for Perth, Australia on the 8th February.

Also for morning service.

Essex Association

North Ockendon, Greater London

St Mary Magdalene

Saturday, 5 February 1972 in 2h 36 (9–2–21 in G)

5040 Minor

11 Methods: 1 Fulbeck, Double Bob, Double Oxford, Thelwall, 2 Double Court, 3 Oxford Treble Bob, 4 Cambridge, 5 Childwall, St Clements, 6 Kent Treble Bob and 7 plain Bob

1 Peter C Giles

2 Alfred J House

3 Thomas R Sharp

4 Bernard C Sadler

5 Stephen J Halliwell

6 David Sloman (C)

Most Methods to a peal:3

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 March 1972 in 2h 47 (18–0–9 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 C John Worboys

2 Stephen G Halliwell

3 David Sloman

4 Gerry A Bacon

5 Bernard C Sadler

6 Thomas R Sharp

7 Alfred J House (C)

8 Peter G Giles

First Grandsire Triples 4

First in method and 25th peal for the association

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 15 March 1972 in 47m (18–0–9 in E)

1280 London Surprise Major

1 Gerry Bacon

2 Penny Sloman

3 Alf House

4 Peter Giles

5 Bernard Sadler

6 Tom Sharp

7 Stephen Halliwell

8 David Sloman (C)

Essex Association

Harwich, Essex

St Nicholas

Saturday, 18 March 1972 in 45m (13–2–22 in G)

1250 Surprise Major (2m)

1248 Painswick and 2 Yorkshire

1 Mike Hallett

2 Frank Lufkin (C)

3 Bernard Sadler

4 Tom Sharp

5 Alf House

6 Gerry Bacon

7 Stephen Halliwell

8 David Sloman

Essex Association

City of London

St Lawrence Jewry

Saturday, 8 April 1972 in 3h 6 (24–3–2 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen Ivin

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Terry Earle (C)

3 Robert Lindsell

4 Richard J Harrison

5 Keith Brown

6 Peter G Brown

7 David Rothera

8 James Towler

25th together 2 and 6

RW 12th may 1972

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd

Monday, 10 April 1972 in 3h 31 (34–2–22 in C)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 David R Hymas

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Stephen A Waters

4 Terry Earle

5 Keith W Brown

6 Peter G Brown

7 James L Towler (C)

8 Philip J Rothera

Ringing World page reference: 3185.0379

Essex Association

Rayleigh, Essex

Holy Trinity

Sunday, 16 April 1972 in 45m (16–1–14 in F)

1260 Single Oxford Bob Triples

1 Jennifer Sadler

2 Penny Sloman

3 Stephen Halliwell

4 Frank May

5 Bernard Sadler

6 Gerry Bacon

7 Mike Hallett (C)

8 Bill Ward

Essex Association

Hutton, Essex

All Saints

Saturday, 29 April 1972 in 2h 50 (6–1–10 in A)

5040 Doubles

1 x 240 and 6 extents Grandsire, 15 x All Saints, 4 x Reverse Canterbury, 15 x Plain Bob

1 Bryan Shedel

2 John Wallett (C)

3 Renée Page-Jones

4 William Hill

5 Raymond G Jones

Rung for the 25th Anniversary of the formation of the Hutton Guild of Ringers.

Essex Association

Fobbing, Essex

St Michael

Saturday, 17 June 1972 in 2h 55 (11–0–27 in A♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Johnson's variation of Middleton's

1 C John Worboys

2 David Sloman

3 Stephen A Waters

4 Gerry A Bacon

5 Stephen G Halliwell

6 Thomas R Sharp

7 Alfred J House

8 Peter G Giles (C)

Wedding compliment to Paul R Sentence and Christine L De Waela, married this day at Thorpe Bay where Paul is tower captain, also to his brother Bryan A Sentence and Katy Drummond married at Bolsterstone, Yorkshire a week later.

First Cambridge 4

25th peal 3

Essex Association

High Easter, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 8 July 1972 in 2h 51 (19 in E)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 240 and 40 120’s (10 callings).

1 Geoffrey H Walker

2 Stanley Clark

3 Peter W Dickinson

4 Roger Burbery

5 Dennis Ellisdon (C)

6 Julian A Beldom

Ringing World page reference: 3197.0619

Essex Association

Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex

St Nicholas

Saturday, 5 August 1972 in 2h 36 (5¾ cwt)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Christine P Murray

2 Gareth Davies

3 Robert W Leavett

4 Richard J Harrison

5 Tony Spurgeon

6 Joe E G Roast (C)

First Peal : 2.

Retirment compliment to Rev G. Dawson, for 30 years incumbent of this parish

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd

Saturday, 19 August 1972 in 3h 29 (34–2–22 in C)

5042 Pudsey Surprise Maximus

Composed by Peter Border

1 Cyril A Wratten

2 Brian Bladon

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

5 Philip J Rothera

6 James L Towler (C)

7 John P Loveless

8 Anthony J Cox

9 Cecil W Pipe

10 James R Taylor

11 D John Hunt

12 Howard W Egglestone

First Surprise Maximus: 7. First Maximus in the method for the Association. Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 20 August 1972 in 2h 56 (18–0–9 in E)

5040 Prittlewell Surprise Royal

Composed by David G Wilford

1 Brian Bladon

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Stephen Fenwick

4 Anthony J Cox

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 John P Loveless

7 Howard W Egglestone

8 James R Taylor

9 James L Towler

10 D John Hunt (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Terling, Essex

All Saints

Monday, 21 August 1972 in 2h 52 (11–1–13 in F♯)

5184 Belfast Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Howard W Egglestone (C)

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

4 D John Hunt

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 Brian Bladon

7 James R Taylor

8 James L Towler

500th peal: 1.

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0765

Essex Association

Great Dunmow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Monday, 21 August 1972 in 3h 18 (21–1–6 in E)

5088 Wembley Surprise Major

Composed by James W Washbrook

1 Stephen Fenwick

2 John P Loveless

3 Anthony J Cox

4 Cecil W Pipe

5 Cyril A Wratten (C)

6 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

7 James L Towler

8 Brian Bladon

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Great Waltham, Essex

St Mary and St Lawrence

Tuesday, 22 August 1972 in 3h 26 (22–2–18 in E♭)

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 James R Taylor

2 Brian Bladon

3 James L Towler

4 Stephen Fenwick

5 John P Loveless

6 Cecil W Pipe

7 Howard W Egglestone

8 D John Hunt (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Copford Green, Essex

2 Searles Cottages

Tuesday, 22 August 1972 in 2h 15 (15 in C)

5000 Spliced Plain Major (4m)

3424 Plain Bob, 576 Double Bob; 504 Gainsborough Little; 480 Little Bob. 245 com.

Composed by Arranged by Cyril A Wratten

1–2 Jennifer M Taylor

3–4 James R Taylor

5–6 Howard W Egglestone

7–8 Cyril A Wratten (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Coggeshall, Essex

St Peter ad Vincula

Tuesday, 22 August 1972 in 3h (19–1–2)

5024 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Norman Smith

1 D John Hunt

2 Stephen Fenwick

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

5 John P Loveless

6 Anthony J Cox

7 Brian Bladon

8 James L Towler (C)

150th peal: 2.

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Great Baddow, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Wednesday, 23 August 1972 in 2h 58 (14–1–13 in F♯)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Michael S Bruce

1 Anthony J Cox

2 Cecil W Pipe

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

5 James R Taylor

6 Stephen Fenwick

7 John P Loveless

8 Howard W Egglestone (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Danbury, Essex

St John the Baptist

Thursday, 24 August 1972 in 2h 45 (10–1–24 in A♭)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Yvonne A Towler

2 Anthony J Cox

3 Stephen Fenwick

4 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

5 Cyril A Wratten (C)

6 James R Taylor

7 D John Hunt

8 John P Loveless

To welcome Simon Edward, first child of Chris and Carol Salter, local ringers.

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Colchester, Essex

St Peter

Thursday, 24 August 1972 in 3h 9 (21–0–17 in E♭)

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Cecil W Pipe

2 Brian Bladon

3 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

4 D John Hunt

5 Cyril A Wratten

6 James R Taylor

7 James L Towler

8 Howard W Egglestone (C)

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Great Holland, Essex

All Saints

Friday, 25 August 1972 in 2h 50 (15–0–10 in F♯)

5184 Pudsey Surprise Major

Composed by Edwin A Barnett

1 Brian Bladon

2 Howard W Egglestone

3 John P Loveless

4 Stephen Fenwick

5 Cyril A Wratten (C)

6 Revd Lawrence R Pizzey

7 Anthony J Cox

8 James R Taylor

Rung by an East meets West band.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0763

Essex Association

Great Bentley, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 September 1972 in 2h 49 (7–0–27 in A)

5088 Lindum Surprise Major

Composed by J R Mayne

1 James Laken

2 David Sloman

3 Stephen G Halliwell

4 Bernard C Sadler

5 Stephen A Waters

6 Thomas R Sharp

7 Peter G Giles (C)

8 Alfred J House

First in Method

Essex Association

Barkingside, Greater London

St George

Sunday, 10 September 1972 in 2h 54 (10–0–9 in G)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by N. J. Pitstow

1 Michael G Hollis

2 Sue A Turcan

3 Christine A Morton

4 Mary G Wilkinson

5 Barbara Shaw

6 Valerie M Jones

7 David J Gower

8 Dennis Ellisdon (C)

The first peal on the bells.

Rung by members of the local band to welcome the Revd Richard W Marriott M. A. inducted as vicar on 6th September 1972.

Essex Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 30 September 1972 in 3h 17 (25–0–24 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by John R Ketteringham

1 Terry Earle (C)

2 Josephine A Brown

3 Yvonne A Towler

4 Peter G Brown

5 Ian L Dear

6 Robert J Lindsell

7 Alan R Syder

8 Keith W Brown

9 John R Leeming

10 James L Towler

Essex Association

Prittlewell, Essex

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 12 November 1972 in 45m (18–0–9 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Austen Bryan

2 Sharon Bryan

3 Elizabeth Vollar

4 David Sloman

5 Peter Giles

6 Gerry Bacon (C)

7 Neil Vollar

8 George Eve

Half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday

Essex Association

Wanstead, Greater London

Christ Church

Saturday, 18 November 1972 in 2h 21 (8–0–12 in B♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 Andrew Moore

2 Geoffrey H Walker

3 Andrew R F Crowson

4 Dennis A Hewitt

5 Anthony M Faulkner

6 Colin G Wright

7 David A Tovell (C)

8 John P Eyre

First peal on the augmented ring of 8.

First Peal - 1

First on 8 - 8

Essex Association

Chelmsford, Essex

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd

Monday, 20 November 1972 in 3h 24 (34–2–22 in C)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by J R Mayne

1 Marylin Freeman

2 Yvonne A Towler

3 David R Hymas

4 Robert J Lindsell

5 Terry Earle

6 Stephen A Waters

7 Keith W Brown

8 David E Rothera

9 Peter G Brown (C)

10 James L Towler

First on 10 - 1 & 3.

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