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Hertford County Association
Langleybury, Hertfordshire
St Paul
Saturday, 31 January 1953 in 2h 40 (8–0–13 in A)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
Being an extent each of Lightfoot, York, Netherseale, Bourne, London, Cambridge and Norwich.
1 Reginald Rowley
2 Pamela A Martin
3 Walter Ayre (C)
4 D Kay Adkins
5 Derek E Latchford
6 Geoffrey W Seaman
Rung within the octave of the Conversion of St Paul.
Copied from the 1953 HCACR annual report.
Ringing World page reference: 2185.0102Hertford County Association
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Thursday, 16 April 1953 in 3h 3 (19–1–4 in E)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by W Eric Critchley
1 Herbert Gates
2 William C Hughes
3 Derek E Latchford
4 Pamela A Martin
5 Augustin V Good
6 Terence G Morton
7 Geoffrey W Seaman
8 Walter Ayre (C)
First peal in the method on the bells, and by all the band.
Source: tower peal book.
Hertford County Association
Watford, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 21 April 1953 in 3h 16 (24–1–6 in E♭)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by F Dench
1 Ernest H Durrant
2 William H Coles
3 Reginald Rowley
4 John Schofield
5 Geoffrey W Seaman (C)
6 Richard G Bell
7 D Kay Adkins
8 William Wenban
9 Thomas W Sheppard
10 Walter Ayre
First peal: 1
First peal of Bob Royal: 3,8
First peal on 10 bells: 4
Rung in honour of the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen.
Ringing World page reference: 2197.0290Hertford County Association
Watford, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 3h 2 (24–1–6 in E♭)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by C H Martin
1 Ernest H Durrant
2 Reginald Rowley
3 John Schofield
4 Walter G Paul
5 William Wenban
6 D Kay Adkins
7 Richard G Bell
8 Geoffrey W Seaman (C)
Rung to celebrate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Hertford County Association
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 3h (19–1–4 in E)
5008 Plain Bob Major
Composed by F H Dexter
1 Joe Hobbs
2 Herbert Gates
3 Keith Good
4 Pamela A Martin
5 Walter Ayre (C)
6 Reginald Sheppard
7 Edwin J Upton
8 Derek E Latchford
First peal of Major: 3.
Rung in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Source: tower peal book.
Hertford County Association
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
St Lawrence
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 (9–2–25 in F♯)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
Coronation Day Quarter Peal for Queen Elizabeth II.
1 Joyce Seabrook
2 J Easley
3 Kathleen Glenister
4 F S Poole
5 D K Adkins (C)
6 L Seabrook
First Quarter Peal (1,6). First Quarter Peal as Conductor (5).
Ringing World page reference: 2203.0402Hertford County Association
Flamstead, Hertfordshire
St Leonard
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 2h 54 (13–1–14 in E)
5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
1 extent each of: Beverly, Bourne, Netherseale, London, York, Cambridge and Norwich
1 Joe Hobbs
2 Edwin J Upton
3 Augustin V Good
4 William J Puddifoot
5 Terence G Morton
6 Walter Ayre (C)
125th Peal Together - 3 and 6
Hertford County Association
Stotfold, Bedfordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 25 July 1953 in 2h 55 (11–0–2 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
Being one extent each of Double Oxford, Double Court, St.Clement's, Oxford Bob, Plain Bob, Oxford TB, and Kent TB
1 Colin A S Harwood (14)
2 C Michael Orme (15)
3 Philip Mehew
4 William J Hitch
5 Edwin G Buck (C)
6 Derek P Jones
First peal of Minor - 1 and 4.
First peal in seven methods - 2 and 3.
First peal in seven methods as conductor - 5.
Rung for the Feast of St.James.
Hertford County Association
Watford, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 13 October 1953 in 3h 19 (24–1–6 in E♭)
5040 Little Bob Royal
Composed by John R Mayne
1 Richard G Bell
2 Walter Ayre
3 Reginald Rowley
4 John R Mayne (C)
5 D Kay Adkins
6 Ernest H Durrant
7 John Schofield
8 William Wenban
9 Thomas W Sheppard
10 Geoffrey W Seaman
First peal 'inside': 6
First peal in the method on the bells, and by all except the ringer of the 2nd.
The treble ringer has now 'circled' the tower.
A birthday compliment to the ringer of the 3rd.
Ringing World page reference: 2221.0686Hertford County Association
Bushey, Hertfordshire
St James
Saturday, 28 November 1953 in 2h 47 (12 in F♯)
5088 Pudsey Surprise Major
Composed by N J Pitstow
1 John E Rootes
2 Reginald Rowley
3 Frederick W Brinklow
4 D Kay Adkins
5 Christopher W Woolley
6 William Wenban
7 Geoffrey W Seaman (C)
8 Thomas W Sheppard
First peal in the method: 2,4,5,6,7,8.
A birthday peal for the conductor.
Hertford County Association
Watford, Hertfordshire
St Mary
Tuesday, 29 December 1953 in 3h 8 (24–1–6 in E♭)
5056 Aldenham Surprise Major
Composed by C H Martin
1 Ernest H Durrant
2 John Schofield
3 D Kay Adkins
4 Reginald Rowley
5 William Wenban
6 Walter Ayre
7 Geoffrey W Seaman (C)
8 John R Mayne
First peal of Surprise: 1,2
First peal in method on the bells and by all except ringers of 6th and 7th.
First peal in the method as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 2232.0020Hertford County Association
Tewin, Hertfordshire
St Peter
Tuesday, 29 December 1953 in 53m (8¾ in G♯)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Cyril H Greeves
2 William T Holmes
3 Eric Edmondson (C)
4 James M Page
5 Gerald W Edwards
6 Miss Bertha E Perry
Rung Half-muffled in memoriam of local ringer, Edward J Compton, who died 20/12/1953