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Hertford County Association

Hertford, Hertfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 February 1934 in 3h 29 (25–0–25 in D)

5057 Grandsire Caters

Composed by Edgar C. Shepherd

1 George Gray

2 Miss Margaret Pack

3 John G Nash

4 Stanley A Carter

5 Gilbert E Debenham

6 Cyril A House

7 Thomas J Hull

8 George B Collins

9 George W Debenham (C)

10 Joseph Ladley

First attempt for a peal of Grandsire Caters - 1 & 3.

First attempt for a peal on ten bells - 2.

First peal of Grandsire and first attempt for a peal on ten bells - 6.

Ringing World page reference: 1196.0115

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 17 March 1934 in 2h 49 (12 in F♯)

5184 Spliced Surprise Major (5m)

3072 London; 608 Cambridge, Superlative; 576 Bristol; 320 Lincolnshire.

Composed by Rev H Law James

1 John E Rootes

2 George M Kilby

3 George R Pye

4 Ernest C S Turner

5 Maurice F R Hibbert

6 Harold G Cashmore

7 Frederick W Brinklow

8 William Pye (C)

First peal of 5-spliced: 5,6,7 and for the association.

Note - this peal is recorded in error in peal books of both William Pye and George R Pye as being rung at St James, Bushey Heath. The RW shows it as being rung at Bushey, which appears to be correct.

Hertford County Association

Braughing, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 24 March 1934 in 3h 7 (19 in E)

5040 Little Bob Major

Composed by Benjamin Annable

1 Cyrill House

2 Alfred J House

3 Stanley Carter

4 William K North

5 Barnard Patmore

6 Sidney Carter (C)

7 William H Lawrence

8 Albert Lawrence

First In method by all

RW 6th April 1934 (page 211)

Hertford County Association

Watford, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 8 May 1934 in 3h 7 (24–1–6 in E♭)

5184 London Surprise Major

Composed by F Dexter

1 Arthur W Dix

2 Walter Paul

3 Harry L Long

4 Stephen H Hoare

5 Charles N Leman

6 Richard G Bell

7 George E Howchin

8 Harold G Cashmore (C)

First peal of Surprise: 2

First peal in the method: 3,6

First in the method on the bells

All are service ringers at this church

Ringing World page reference: 1208.0307

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 17 May 1934 in 3h 5 (19–1–4 in E)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by W Harrison

1 Augustin V Good

2 Bernard H Swinson

3 Francis Kirk

4 Francis E Tompkins

5 Charles Jeffs

6 Henry Golding

7 Herbert Gates

8 Walter Ayre (C)

First peal of Treble Bob: 4.

First peal of Treble Bob Major: 2.

A birthday compliment to Mrs Golding.

Source: tower peal book.

Hertford County Association

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 16 June 1934 in 3h 3 (16 in E)

5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Charles W. Roberts

1 Ernest Brett

2 Harry Hoskins

3 Alfred J House

4 William H Hewett

5 John G Nash

6 Horace Belcher

7 Jack Cripps

8 Charles W Roberts (C)

First peal in the method - 3, 5 & 6.

First peal in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1214.0403

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Tuesday, 3 July 1934 in 2h 48 (12 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by W Ayre

1 William Cross

2 Henry Hodgetts

3 John V Cross

4 John E Rootes

5 Maurice F R Hibbert

6 William Seeley

7 Francis A Smith

8 Frederick W Brinklow (C)

First peal of Major: 1.

First peal in the method: 3.

200th peal: 5.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 11 August 1934 in 2h 45 (12 in F♯)

5024 Hertfordshire Surprise Major

Composed by Harold G Cashmore

1 Walter G Paul

2 Henry Hodgetts

3 Stephen H Hoare

4 Charles N Leman

5 Francis Kirk

6 Frederick W Brinklow

7 Harold G Cashmore (C)

8 Maurice F R Hibbert

The first peal in the method.

To commemorate the jubilee year of the Association.

Hertford County Association

Hertford, Hertfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 25 August 1934 in 3h 35 (25–0–25 in D)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by Charles W. Roberts

1 William H Hewett (C)

2 John G Nash

3 Joseph Waghorn

4 Harry Hoskins

5 James E Davis

6 William R Madgwick

7 Jack M Cripps

8 Alfred J House

9 Charles W Roberts

10 Maurice F R Hibbert

First peal of Yorkshire Surprise Royal - 2, 3 & 4.

First peal of Surprise Royal - 8.

First peal of Yorkshire Royal on the bells and by the association.

Ringing World page reference: 1223.0546

Hertford County Association

North Mimms, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 October 1934 in 2h 51 (12–3–0 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 George A Spencer

2 George R Pye (C)

3 Alfred J House

4 George B Collins

5 Gilbert R Goodship

6 John T Kentish

7 James Bennett

8 Richard F Deal

Source - G Pye peal book

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 6 October 1934 in 2h 45 (12 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 William Seeley

2 Henry Hodgetts

3 Walter G Paul

4 Stephen H Hoare

5 Frederick W Brinklow

6 Francis Kirk

7 Harold G Cashmore (C)

8 Maurice F R Hibbert

First peal in the method: 3.

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 17 November 1934 in 2h 50 (12 in F♯)

5024 Elstree Surprise Major

Composed by Harold G Cashmore

1 William Seeley

2 Maurice F R Hibbert

3 Walter Ayre

4 Stephen H Hoare

5 Frederick W Brinklow

6 Francis Kirk

7 Christopher W Woolley

8 Harold G Cashmore (C)

The first peal in the method.

100th peal: 4.

Hertford County Association

Watford, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 29 November 1934 in 3h (24–1–6 in E♭)

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by H G Cashmore

1 Arthur W Dix

2 Walter Paul

3 Harry Long

4 Arnold Brunton

5 Stephen H Hoare

6 Richard G Bell

7 George E Howchin

8 Harold H Cashmore (C)

First peal in the method: 2,3,4,6

First in the method on the bells

Rung in honour of the royal wedding

Ringing World page reference: 1237.0772

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Thursday, 29 November 1934 in 3h 7 (19–1–4 in E)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Walter Ayre

1 Augustin V Good

2 Walter Ayre (C)

3 Henry Golding

4 Horace L Waite

5 William J Randell

6 William J Shepherd

7 Herbert Gates

8 Francis E Tompkins

First peal and first attempt: 5.

First peal on 8 bells: 4.

Rung for the Royal Wedding and the Jubilee.

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