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Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Magdalen College

Saturday, 8 January 1972 in 3h 8 (19)

5007 Stedman Caters

Composed by A S Hudson

1 Andrew N Stubbs

2 Peter Border (C)

3 Christine C Darby

4 Lawrence J Haines

5 John E Camp

6 David T Darby

7 David C Brown

8 Peter H Mackie

9 Colin J E Wyld

10 Stephen Ivin

To mark the beginning of the Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Iffley, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 27 January 1972 in 2h 30 (10 in A♭)

5040 Minor (6m)

2 extents of Cambridge, 1 extent each of Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's Bob and Plain Bob

1 M Gareth Evans

2 Lance S J Hewson

3 Jonathon R P Checkley

4 Stuart I Bamforth

5 Roger H Abbott

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Great Haseley, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Monday, 7 February 1972 in 2h 36 (11–1–3 in F♯)

5040 Minor (2m)

Four extents of Kent Treble Bob, three of Plain Bob

1 David C Brown (C)

2 M Gareth Evans

3 David Cooper

4 Stephen R Smith

5 Lance S J Hewson

6 Roger H Abbott

Oxford University Society

Appleford, Berkshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 12 February 1972 in 2h 35 (8 in A)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 extent Oxford Treble Bob, 2 each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob

1 M Gareth Evans

2 Stuart I Bamforth

3 Rosemary Myers

4 David Cooper

5 David C Brown

6 Jonathon R P Checkley (C)

First peal as conductor

Oxford University Society

Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 4 March 1972 in 2h 39 (6–2–19 in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alison F Weatherall

2 Stuart I Bamforth (C)

3 Rosemary Myers

4 Jonathon R P Checkley

5 M Gareth Evans

6 David C Brown

First peal: 1.

By officers of the Society on the occasion of the Appleton Festival.

Steeplekeepers: 3, 5. Secretaries: 1, 4. Master: 2. Treasurer: 6

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Lincoln College

Saturday, 25 March 1972 in 2h 31 (7–2–4 in A♭)

5120 London Surprise Major

Composed by S Ivin

1 David T Darby

2 Lawrence J Haines

3 Christine C Darby

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 David C Brown

6 Colin J E Wyld

7 Jeremy R Pratt

8 Stephen Ivin (C)

Rung as part of the society’s centenary celebrations. First peal on the bells since the acquisition of the former Church of St. Martin and All Saints by Lincoln College.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Thursday, 27 April 1972 in 2h 23 (7–2–0)

5040 Minor (3m)

3 extents Cambridge, 2 each Kent TB, Plain Bob.

1 Lance S F Hewson

2 M Gareth Evans

3 Jonathan R P Checkley

4 Stuart I Bamforth (C)

5 David Cooper

6 David C Brown

For the centenary of the Society.

Oxford University Society

Sunningwell, Berkshire

St Leonard

Monday, 1 May 1972 in 2h 37 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Double Oxford Bob, St Clement's Bob and Plain Bob

1 Alison M Foote

2 T Richard Davies

3 M Gareth Evans

4 Jonathon R P Checkley

5 David C Brown (C)

6 Stuart I Bamforth

First peal: 1

Oxford University Society

Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Monday, 22 May 1972 in 2h 33 (9–2–12 in G)

5040 Minor (2m)

Six extents of Kent Treble Bob and one of Plain Bob

1 Stuart I Bamforth

2 Jonathon R P Checkley

3 Leslie E Boyce

4 M Gareth Evans

5 Roger H Abbott

6 David C Brown (C)

First peal: 3

Oxford University Society

Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 1 July 1972 in 2h 46 (8–0–2 in B♭)

5040 Minor (3m)

Two extents each of Single Oxford Bob and Double Oxford Bob, and three of Oxford Treble Bob

1 Jeremy R Pratt (C)

2 Richard J Wilsher

3 David Cooper

4 Nigel R D Orchard

5 Richard H Johnston

6 Colin J E Wyld

For Patronal Festival.

Rung on the occasion of the Society's Centenary Dinner.

Oxford University Society

Charing, Kent

The Vicarage

Wednesday, 9 August 1972 in 2h 20 (14 in E♭)

5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by A Craven

1–2 Jean A Darmon

3–4 Betty Robins

5–6 John E Spice

7–8 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

New College

Monday, 28 August 1972 in 3h 1 (20 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by trad

1 Richard J Wilsher

2 Andrew N Stubbs

3 Stuart I Bamforth

4 John W Thorp

5 Lawrence J Haines (C)

6 Richard M Wilson

7 Peter H Mackie

8 John E Spice

9 Rodney B Meadows

10 Roger M Heyworth

For society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Cathedral Church of Christ

Saturday, 2 September 1972 in 3h 30 (31–0–23 in D)

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by P Border

1 Jeremy R Pratt

2 F John Nelson

3 Lawrence J Haines

4 David A H Bennett

5 Colin J E Wyld

6 Andrew N Stubbs

7 Roger M Heyworth

8 David T Darby

9 Peter H Mackie

10 David C Brown

11 Rodney B Meadows

12 Stephen J Ivin (C)

For society's centenary year.

Ringing World page reference: 3204.0761

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 22 October 1972 (7–2–0)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Lance S F Hewson (C)

2 Alison M Foote

3 Leslie E Boyce

4 Stuart A Brant

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 T Richard Davies

For morning service.

First as conductor.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Mary Magdalen

Sunday, 22 October 1972 in 2h 32 (7–2–8 in A)

5040 Minor (5m)

2 extents Cambridge, 1 each Oxford, Kent, Double Oxford, 2 Plain Bob

1 David Cooper

2 Paul N Mounsey

3 Jonathan R P Checkley

4 M Gareth Evans

5 David C Brown

6 Stuart I Bamforth (C)

For Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul

Monday, 23 October 1972 in 3h 12 (16–2–11 in E)

5120 London Surprise Major

Composed by S Ivin

1 T Richard Davies

2 Jonathon R P Checkley

3 Stuart I Bamforth

4 David Cooper

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 Lance S J Hewson

7 David C Brown (C)

8 Roger H Abbott

First peal of London: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8

Oxford University Society

Cowley, Oxfordshire

St James

Saturday, 4 November 1972 in 2h 32 (5–3–3 in C)

5040 Minor (7m)

London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent T.B.. Oxford T.B., St. Clements. Double Oxford, Plain Bob

1 Leslie E Boyce

2 David C Brown (C)

3 M Gareth Evans

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 David Cooper

6 Stuart I Bamforth

Rung during the Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael

Monday, 6 November 1972 in 2h 45 (14–3–19 in F)

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

768 each London, Rutland, 640 Bristol, 576 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey Yorkshire, Superlative, 142 changes of method

Composed by N Smith

1 M Gareth Evans

2 Paul N Mounsey

3 Jonathan R P Checkley

4 Lance S F Hewson

5 David Cooper

6 Stuart I Bamforth

7 Roger H Abbott

8 David C Brown (C)

First on eight: 1.

First of 8-Spliced: 3, 5, 6.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Giles

Friday, 10 November 1972 (14)

5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by R W Pipe

1 Dermot J Roaf

2 David Cooper

3 M Gareth Evans

4 T Richard Davies

5 Jonathan R P Checkley

6 Roger H Abbott

7 David C Brown (C)

8 Stuart I Bamforth

First peal on the bells since rehanging.

First peal of Surprise Major: 3.

In honour of the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and H R H Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Oxford University Society

Kilburn, Greater London

St Augustine

Saturday, 11 November 1972 in 2h 50 (8–1–0 in A)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by A Craven

1 Andrew N Stubbs

2 Rodney B Meadows

3 Jennifer A Unsworth

4 David A H Bennett

5 David T Darby

6 Stephen R Smith

7 Peter H Mackie (C)

8 F John Nelson

During the Society's Centenary year, as a compliment to St Augustine's Church on reaching its centenary, performed by past and present ringers at the tower

Oxford University Society

Sunningwell, Berkshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 18 November 1972 in 2h 40 (8½ in B♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

7 extents

1 Pat M Seymour

2 M Gareth Evans

3 Roy N Latham

4 T Richard Davies

5 David Cooper

6 Lance S F Hewson (C)

First peal: 1, 3.

Birthday compliment to David C Brown and T Richard Davies.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Ebbe

Thursday, 23 November 1972 in 2h 17 (4–3–19 in B♭)

5088 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by N Smith

1 M Gareth Evans

2 T Richard Davies

3 David Cooper

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 Stuart I Bamforth

6 Jonathan R P Checkley

7 David C Brown (C)

8 Roger H Abbott

During Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Friday, 24 November 1972 in 2h 32 (9–2–12 in G)

5040 Minor (9m)

London S., Cambridge S., Beverley S., Surfleet S., Kent T.B., Oxford T.B., Double Oxford, St. Clements, Plain Bob

1 Paul N Mounsey

2 Stuart I Bamforth

3 M Gareth Evans

4 Jonathan R P Checkley

5 Roger H Abbott

6 David C Brown (C)

During Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Church Lawford, Warwickshire

St Peter

Saturday, 25 November 1972 in 2h 24 (7–3–5 in B♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, St Clement's, Double Oxford and Plain Bob

1 Stephen K Thompson

2 Peter H Mackie

3 Peter Border

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 Roger E Burbery

6 Colin J E Wyld (C)

All the band are members of Hertford College,

250th tower bell peal for the Society

Oxford University Society

Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 2 December 1972 in 3h 2 (16–1–19 in E)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

736 Superlative, 704 each London, Rutland, 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, 576 Bristol, Yorkshire, with 120 changes of methods, all the work, the tenors together throughout

Composed by N J Diserens

1 T Richard Davies

2 Stuart I Bamforth (C)

3 David Cooper

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 Jonathan R P Checkley

6 Lance S F Hewson

7 David C Brown

8 Roger H Abbott

First spliced as conductor.

For Society's centenary year. By a resident band.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Cross

Sunday, 3 December 1972 in 2h 39 (9–2–22 in A♭)

5040 Minor (2m)

Cambridge S. and Oxford T.B.

1 Stuart I Bamforth

2 Leslie E Boyce

3 Paul N Mounsey

4 M Gareth Evans

5 David Cooper

6 David C Brown (C)

During the Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Carfax Tower

Sunday, 10 December 1972 in 3h 3 (15–0–22 in F)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Andrew N Stubbs

2 T Richard Davies

3 John E Spice

4 Peter H Mackie

5 Rodney B Meadows

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Aldate

Saturday, 16 December 1972 in 2h 39 (11–1–12 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Sue E Unsworth

2 Jennifer A Unsworth

3 David Cooper

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 Stuart I Bamforth (C)

6 David T Darby

First peal: 1.

For centenary of the Society, also wedding compliment to Marion E. de Berry, rector’s daughter, and Clive G. Chambers.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 23 December 1972 in 3h 27 (26–2–9 in D)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Jonathan R P Checkley

2 Richard H Johnston

3 Roger H Abbott

4 Rodney B Meadows

5 David C Brown

6 Colin J E Wyld (C)

For the Society's centenary year.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Merton College

Sunday, 31 December 1972 in 3h 37 (28cwt)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by W E Critchley

1 F John Nelson

2 Jeremy R Pratt

3 Andrew N Stubbs

4 Rodney B Meadows

5 Peter H Mackie

6 David C Brown

7 Colin J E Wyld

8 Peter Border (C)

In the centenary year of the Society.

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