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Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Sunday, 6 January 1974 in 1h 50 (15 in C)

5040 Minor (2m)

Four extents of Kent Treble Bob, three of Plain Bob

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Thursday, 10 January 1974 in 1h 58 (15 in C)

5040 Minor (7m)

Norwich, Cambridge, Oxford, Kent, St Clement's, Double Bob, Plain Bob

1–2 Lawrence J Haines

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Sunday, 20 January 1974 in 1h 42 (15 in C)

5040 Minor (4m)

One extent of Cambridge, two each of Kent, Oxford and Plain Bob

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Balliol College

Thursday, 24 January 1974 in 2h 8 (15 in C)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Composed by Arr. B H Taylor

1–2 Stuart A Brant

3–4 Elizabeth M Barber

5–6 David C Brown (C)

First in hand: 1-2.

In memoriam John Webster, organist of University College, Oxford, and organ professor of Trinity College, London

Oxford University Society

Kirtlington, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Thursday, 24 January 1974 in 3h 3 (16–1–19 in E)

5088 Uxbridge Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

1 Douglas J Beaumont

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Pat M Seymour

4 David C Brown

5 Peter G Giles

6 David R Baxter

7 Paul N Mounsey (C)

8 Roger H Abbott

200th peal: 7.

First peal in the method by all the band, and the first true peal of Uxbridge for the Society.

Oxford University Society

Middleton Stoney, Oxfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 9 February 1974 in 2h 52 (9–2–12 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Wells, Beverley, London, Surfleet, Norwich, Cambridge, Kent

1 M Gareth Evans

2 Peter G Giles

3 David R Baxter

4 David Cooper

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

6 Roger H Abbott

Umpire: J Ruth Merrall.

Sponsored peal in aid of the St Mary Magdalen, Oxford, Augmentation fund.

Oxford University Society

Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 2 March 1974 in 2h 27 (6–2–19)

5040 Minor (7m)

7 methods: London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, St. Clements, Plain Bob

1 David C Brown

2 W Nigel G Herriott

3 Patricia M Seymour

4 M Gareth Evans

5 David Cooper

6 Paul N Mounsey (C)

On Appleton Dinner Day

Oxford University Society

Oxford

Balliol College

Thursday, 7 March 1974 (15 in C)

1344 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Stuart A Brant

3–4 Paul N Mounsey (C)

5–6 David C Brown

7–8 David Cooper

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 10 March 1974 (7–2–0)

1320 London Surprise Minor

1 Robert J Perry

2 J Ruth Merrall

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Leslie E Boyce

5 Peter G Giles

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford

Balliol College

Thursday, 14 March 1974 (15 in C)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 Stuart A Brant

3–4 T Richard Davies

5–6 David C Brown (C)

21st birthday compliment to Charlotte Jackson.

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Sunday, 5 May 1974 (7–2–0)

1296 Surprise Minor (2m)

Cambridge S and London S.

1 J Ruth Merrall

2 David C Brown (C)

3 Stuart I Bamforth

4 Stuart A Brant

5 David Cooper

6 Paul N Mounsey (C)

Jointly conducted by Paul Mounsey and David Brown

Oxford University Society

Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Sunday, 5 May 1974 (14–3–18 in F)

1260 Doubles (2m)

Stedman and Grandsire Doubles

1 Stuart A Brant

2 Pat M Seymour

3 M Gareth Evans

4 David Cooper

5 Paul N Mounsey (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Mary Magdalen

Sunday, 12 May 1974 (7–2–8 in A)

1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

1 Peter G Giles

2 Leslie E Boyce

3 Stuart A Brant

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 David Cooper

6 David R Baxter

7 Paul N Mounsey

8 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Cross

Monday, 24 June 1974 in 2h 45 (9–2–22 in A♭)

5040 Minor (8 Methods)

1 London S, Cambridge S, 2 Double Oxford Bob, 3 Oxford TB, 4 St Clements and Childwall Bob, 5 Kent TB, 6 and 7 Plain Bob

1 Leslie E Boyce

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Pat M Seymour

4 W Nigel G Herriott

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

West Hanney, Oxfordshire

St James the Great

Thursday, 27 June 1974 in 3h 6 (18–1–9)

5040 Minor

8 methods: London Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob, Double Oxford, Buxton College Bob, St. Clements, Plain Bob

1 Patricia M Seymour

2 M Gareth Evans

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 David Cooper

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

All Saints

Saturday, 13 July 1974 in 3h 28 (18–3–27 in E♭)

5019 Stedman Cinques

Composed by J Carter

1 Douglas J Beaumont

2 Jeremy R Pratt

3 Peter G Giles

4 Andrew N Stubbs

5 David C Brown

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 David Cooper

8 David T Darby

9 Rodney B Meadows (C)

10 Roger M Heyworth

11 Colin J E Wyld

12 John E Camp

First peal of Cinques:1.

First peal on twelve bells: 7

Oxford University Society

Old Basing, Hampshire

The Vicarage

Saturday, 28 September 1974 in 2h 14 (14 in E)

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1–2 William L B Leese

3–4 Jean A Darmon

5–6 Betty Robins

7–8 John E Spice (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Sunday, 6 October 1974 in 1h 46 (14 in D)

5040 Minor (5m)

5m: Norwich Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Monday, 7 October 1974 in 1h 59 (15 in C)

5040 Minor (7m)

7m: London Surprise, Durham Surprise, York Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Monday, 7 October 1974 in 1h 50 (14 in D)

5040 Minor (7m)

7m: York Surprise, Norwich Surprise, Primrose Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and Plain Bob

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Friday, 11 October 1974 in 1h 53 (15 in C)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7m: London, Beverley, Annable's London, Durham, York, Norwich, Cambridge

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Sunday, 13 October 1974 in 1h 50 (15 in C)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

7m: London, Durham, Beverley, Annable's London, York, Norwich and Cambridge

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Friday, 18 October 1974 in 1h 43 (12 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (10m)

10m: London, Wells, Surfleet, Beverley, York, Durham, Bourne, Annable's London, Norwich and Cambridge

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Mary Magdalen

Sunday, 27 October 1974 (7–2–8 in A)

1280 London Surprise Major

1 Paul N Mounsey (C)

2 Stuart A Brant

3 Pat M Seymour

4 M Gareth Evans

5 Douglas J Beaumont

6 Peter G Giles

7 David C Brown

8 John P Horrocks

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Thomas the Martyr

Friday, 8 November 1974 in 2h 22 (7–2–0)

5040 Surprise Minor (15m)

15 methods: Lightfoot, Rossendale, Wearmouth, Stamford, Hexham, Berwick, Beverley, Surfleet, London, Wells, York, Durham, Norwich, Cambridge, Primrose

1 Robert J Perry

2 Patricia M Seymour

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 M Gareth Evans

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Oxford, Oxfordshire

St Edmund Hall

Thursday, 14 November 1974 in 1h 53 (12)

5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (16m)

16m: Lightfoot, Rossendale, Wearmouth, Stamford, Hull, Bourne, Netherseale, Annable's London, London, Wells, York, Durham, Beverley, Surfleet, Cambridge and Primrose

1–2 Elizabeth M Barber

3–4 Paul N Mounsey

5–6 David C Brown (C)

Oxford University Society

Brightwell, Oxfordshire

St Agatha

Monday, 18 November 1974 in 2h 44 (10–2–25)

5152 Spliced Surprise Major

4 methods: 1536 Cambridge, 1312 London, Bristol, 992 Superlative, 106 changes of method and all the work.

Composed by A J Pitman

1 Peter G Giles

2 Elizabeth M Barber

3 W Nigel G Herriott

4 David A O Hope

5 David Cooper

6 Paul N Mounsey

7 David R Baxter

8 David C Brown (C)

First of spliced: 4

Oxford University Society

Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

St Michael

Thursday, 5 December 1974 in 2h 37 (14–3–19)

5088 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)

736 Superlative, 704 London, Rutland, 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, 576 Bristol, 544 Yorkshire, 120 changes of method and all the work

Composed by Noel J Diserens

1 Ian G Judd

2 Patricia M Seymour

3 Elizabeth M Barber

4 Douglas J Beaumont

5 Paul N Mounsey

6 W Nigel G Herriott

7 David R Baxter

8 David C Brown (C)

First of 8-spliced: 2, 3, 4

Farewell compliment to Paul Mounsey, retiring master of the OUSCR

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