BellBoard

Saint James' Guild

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

65 Wing Road

Sunday, 20 March 1988 in 2h 47 (15)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by D C Brown

1–2 Paul N Mounsey

3–4 Gareth Davies

5–6 David C Brown (C)

7–8 John P Loveless

9–10 Mark Regan

Saint James' Guild

Dunedin, New Zealand

First Church of Otago

Thursday, 4 August 1988 in 2h 52 (7)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by S Jenner

1 David J Dearnley

2 Mark Regan (C)

3 Paul N Mounsey

4 Caroline C Leary

5 Stephanie J Kenton

6 Alan Regin

7 David EHouse

8 Ian G Campbell

Saint James' Guild

Dunedin, New Zealand

First Church of Otago

Thursday, 4 August 1988 in 2h 35 (7)

5088 London Surprise Major

Composed by S Ivin

1 Rosalind J Regan

2 B Gillian Pipe

3 George Brown

4 Deborah L Blagden

5 Roderick W Pipe (C)

6 Mark Regan

7 D Paul Smith

8 David C Brown

Saint James' Guild

Dunedin, New Zealand

First Church of Otago

Friday, 5 August 1988 in 2h 16 (7)

5024 Spliced Surprise Major

8m: 640 Bristol, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, London; 120 changes of method, all the work

Composed by N J Diserens

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 David C Brown

3 D Paul Smith

4 David E House

5 Alan Regin

6 Ian G Campbell

7 Paul N Mounsey (C)

8 David J Dearnley

Saint James' Guild

Christchurch, New Zealand

Cathedral Church of Christ

Saturday, 6 August 1988 in 3h 31 (24–3–16)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus

4m: 1296 Bristol; 1248 Barford, Cambridge, Superlative; 88 changes of method, all the work

Composed by D W Beard

1 Roderick W Pipe

2 George Brown

3 B Gillian Pipe

4 David J Dearnley

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

6 Stephanie J Kenton

7 Alan Regin

8 David E House

9 Ian G Campbell

10 Mark Regan

11 D Paul Smith

12 David C Brown

Saint James' Guild

Papanui, New Zealand

St Paul

Sunday, 7 August 1988 in 2h 39 (6–0–26 in A♯)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

9m: Bristol, Cambridge, Glasgow, Lincolnshire, London, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Yorkshire; 160 changes of method, all the work

Composed by I M Gardiner

1 Mark Regan

2 D Paul Smith

3 Paul N Mounsey

4 Rosalind J Regan

5 David C Brown (C)

6 Stephanie J Kenton

7 Ian G Campbell

8 Alan Regin

To welcome Stephen James Purchase, grandson of Raymond H Idle, tower captain here, born this day at 1a.m.

Saint James' Guild

Sydney, New South Wales

Cathedral Church of St Mary

Monday, 8 August 1988 in 3h 44 (34–1–3 in C♯)

5186 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Unattributable

1 George Brown

2 Rosalind J Regan

3 Stephanie J Kenton

4 David J Dearnley

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown

7 Roderick W Pipe

8 David E House (C)

9 Alan Regin

10 Ian G Campbell

11 D Paul Smith

12 Mark Regan

Saint James' Guild

Maitland, New South Wales

St Paul's Bell Tower

Tuesday, 9 August 1988 in 2h 51 (14 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor

8m: 7 extents (1) Durham; (2) London; (3) Beverley, Surfleet; (4) Cambridge; (5) Wells; (6) York; (7) Norwich

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 David J Dearnley

3 Alan Regin

4 David C Brown (C)

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 D Paul Smith

Saint James' Guild

Darling Point, New South Wales

St Mark

Thursday, 11 August 1988 in 2h 40 (8–1–26 in A)

5040 Bicentennial Alliance Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 David C Brown

2 George Brown

3 B Gillian Pipe

4 Rosalind J Regan

5 Caroline C Leary

6 Roderick W Pipe (C)

7 David E House

8 Mark Regan

First peal in the method. Bicentennial Alliance Major: -36-1458-36-1458-36-78; l.h.12;B

Saint James' Guild

Sydney, New South Wales

Christ Church St Laurence

Sunday, 14 August 1988 in 2h 41 (10–3–8 in G)

5000 Spliced Surprise Royal

4m: 1280 Superlative; 1240 Bristol, Cambridge, London; 101 changes of method, all the work

Composed by R C Kippin

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 D Paul Smith

3 Esther M Byers

4 David E House

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

6 Roderick W Pipe

7 David J Dearnley

8 Mark Regan

9 Ian G Campbell

10 Alan Regin

Saint James' Guild

Melbourne, Victoria

Cathedral Church of St Paul

Monday, 15 August 1988 in 2h 42 (29–1–12 in C♯)

5088 '88 Alliance Maximus

Composed by R W Pipe

1 David J Dearnley

2 B Gillian Pipe

3 Roderick W Pipe (C)

4 Rosalind J Regan

5 Stephanie J Kenton

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 David C Brown

8 Alan Regin

9 D Paul Smith

10 Mark Regan

11 David E House

12 Ian G Campbell

'88 Alliance Maximus: -5t-14.5t-5t.36.147t.58.16.7t-1t-1t;l.h.1t;Mx.

To commemorate and mark the anniversary of the events of 1588, 1688 and, specially, 1788.

Saint James' Guild

Geelong, Victoria

St Paul

Thursday, 18 August 1988 in 2h 49 (13–0–6 in F)

5024 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 B Gillian Pipe

2 Paul N Mounsey

3 David J Dearnley

4 Caroline C Leary

5 Stephanie J Kenton

6 Roderick W Pipe (C)

7 Ian G Campbell

8 Alan Regin

Saint James' Guild

Hobart, Tasmania

Cathedral Church of St David

Friday, 19 August 1988 in 3h 11 (21–2–8 in E)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

23m: 224 Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Cornwall, Cray, Double-Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey, Lincolnshire, Lindum, London, Preston, Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Watford, Wembley, Whalley, Yorkshire; 160 changes of method, all the work

Composed by N Smith

1 David E House

2 David J Dearnley

3 Stephanie J Kenton

4 David C Brown

5 Roderick W Pipe

6 Alan Regin

7 Paul N Mounsey (C)

8 D Paul Smith

Saint James' Guild

Hobart, Tasmania

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 20 August 1988 in 2h 37 (9–0–10 in G)

5120 London Surprise Major

Composed by T Hooley

1 D Paul Smith

2 B Gillian Pipe

3 Rosalind J Regan

4 George Brown

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown

7 Ian G Campbell

8 Mark Regan (C)

Saint James' Guild

Walkerville, South Australia

St Andrew

Tuesday, 23 August 1988 in 2h 48 (12–1–26 in F♯)

5040 Surprise Minor

19m: 7 extents: (1) Canterbury and Morpeth; (2) Carlisle; (3) Berwick, Beverley, Durham, Hexham, Surfleet and York; (4) London and Wells; (5) Warkworth; (6) Bourne, Cambridge, Hull, Ipswich, Norfolk and Primrose; (7) Norwich

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 Rosalind J Regan

3 David J Dearnley

4 Alan Regin

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 Mark Regan (C)

Dedicated to the memory of Chriss Gittins, by whose passing the world of Radio 4's "The Archers" is much impoverished.

Saint James' Guild

York, Western Australia

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 27 August 1988 in 2h 51 (4–2–16 in D)

5152 Addington Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 David J Dearnley

3 George Brown

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 Caroline C Leary

6 Alan Regin

7 David C Brown (C)

8 David E House

A 31st wedding anniversary compliment to Malcolm and Judy Bennett.

Saint James' Guild

York, Western Australia

Holy Trinity

Saturday, 27 August 1988 in 2h 35 (4–2–16 in D)

5086 Oxfordshire Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 B Gillian Pipe

2 Deborah L Blagden

3 Mark Regan

4 Rosalind J Regan

5 Roderick W Pipe (C)

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 Ian G Campbell

8 D Paul Smith

Birthday compliment to the tower captain, Eleanor Weeks.

Saint James' Guild

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Cathedral Church of Christ

Saturday, 27 August 1988 in 3h 17 (31–0–23 in D)

5088 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)

1296 each Cambridge, Superlative; 1248 each Bristol, Londinium; 99 changes of method, all the work

Composed by R G Crosland

1 Gwen Rogers

2 Enid Rumley

3 Philip A B Saddleton

4 Joanna M Ainsworth

5 Simon J L Linford

6 Graham G Firman

7 Gareth Davies

8 Lesley H M Boyle

9 David J Sheppard

10 John P Loveless

11 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)

12 Philip Rogers

By the Northern Hemisphere Branch.

Ringing World page reference: 4041.0951

Saint James' Guild

Perth, Western Australia

Cathedral Church of St George

Monday, 29 August 1988 in 2h 43 (11–0–18 in G)

5056 Sonning Surprise Major

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Rosalind J Regan

2 Stephanie J Kenton

3 George Brown

4 Caroline C Leary

5 D Paul Smith

6 David C Brown

7 Mark Regan

8 David E House (C)

Saint James' Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Monday, 10 October 1988 in 2h 43 (12 in F♯)

5152 Bouchavesnes Surprise Major

Composed by D J Sheppard

1 Peter T J Rumley

2 Roger Baldwin

3 Stephen A Coaker

4 S Kathleen M Baldwin

5 Simon J L Linford (C)

6 David J Sheppard

7 Alan Regin

8 David C Brown

First peal in the method.

In memory of Bertram Prewett of Bushey, killed in action on August 31st 1918 near Bouchavesnes in France.

Ringing World page reference: 4053.1220

Saint James' Guild

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Tuesday, 22 November 1988 in 2h 37 (12 in F♯)

5056 Harrow and Wealdstone Surprise Major

Composed by C Forster

1 S Kathleen M Baldwin

2 Stephen A Coaker

3 David J Dearnley

4 Simon J L Linford (C)

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown

7 Alan Regin

8 Roger Baldwin

The first peal in the method.

An 82nd birthday compliment to Chris Woolley.

Saint James' Guild

York, North Yorkshire

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter

Saturday, 31 December 1988 in 4h 26 (59–1–23 in B♭)

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Composed by RW Pipe

1 Stephanie J Kenton

2 David J Dearnley

3 Gwen Rogers

4 Enid Lawson

5 Simon J L Linford

6 Paul N Mounsey (C)

7 John N Hughes-D'Aeth

8 David C Brown

9 Ian G Campbell

10 John P Loveless

11 Mark Regan

12 Philip Rogers

Ringing World page reference: 4059.0143

BellBoard

Performances report