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Hertford County Association

Northwood, Middlesex

39, St Mary's Avenue

Friday, 11 January 1957 in 2h 22

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton

1–2 Christopher W Woolley

3–4 John R Mayne

5–6 Jean A Darmon

7–8 Stanley E Darmon

First peal of Surprise on handbells: 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8

RW 1957 p85

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Saturday, 26 January 1957 in 2h 37 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (9m)

Being seven extents in nine methods, as follows: (1) 360 Cunecastre, 288 London and 72 Wells, with 12 changes of method; (2) Alnwick; (3) Carlisle; (4) Beverley; (5) Surfleet; (6) Norwich; (7) Cambridge.

1 John R Mayne (C)

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Jean A Darmon

4 William Wenban

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 Stanley E Darmon

Rung for the Patronal Festival.

Ringing World page reference: 2394.0102

Hertford County Association

Apsley End, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 4 February 1957 in 2h 49 (13–0–25 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

720 each of London, Stamford, Rossendale, Netherseale, York, Cambridge and Norwich.

1 Walter Ayre

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Augustin V Good

4 Kenneth R Dunstan

5 William J Puddifoot

6 William C Hughes (C)

75th peal on the bells (1).

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Saturday, 9 February 1957 in 2h 43 (12 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 John E Rootes

2 Margaret B Mesley

3 Harry G Timms

4 Jean A Darmon

5 Reginald Rowley

6 Neville Jenkins

7 Stanley E Darmon

8 Christopher W Woolley (C)

First peal in the method: 5.

First peal of Surprise: 6.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 13 February 1957 in 2h 35 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Beverley Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 Dennis Laud

2 John R Mayne (C)

3 Joan M Wilcockson

4 William Wenban

5 A Patrick Cannon

6 Kenneth R Dunstan

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2396.0133

Hertford County Association

Tring, Hertfordshire

St Peter and St Paul

Saturday, 16 February 1957 in 3h 4 (17–3–18 in D♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by G H Cross

1 William Wenban

2 Margaret B Mesley

3 Joan M Wilcockson

4 Jean A Darmon

5 Stanley E Darmon

6 Kenneth R Dunstan

7 Walter Ayre (C)

8 Albert C Wenban

First peal in the method (2,3,6,8).

Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to the ringer of the second and Miss Thelma Howlett, a local ringer.

Hertford County Association

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 9 March 1957 in 3h 10 (20–0–20 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by Charles W Roberts

1 Bertie A Cornell

2 Brian Bladon

3 Reginald Rowley

4 Joan M Wilcockson

5 William Wenban

6 Ronald J Sharp

7 Kenneth R Dunstan

8 Ralph Bird

9 George W Debenham (C)

10 A Patrick Cannon

First peal of Treble Bob Royal (3 & 7).

First peal on ten bells (4).

First peal of Royal in the method on the bells.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 13 March 1957 in 2h 30 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Bourne Surprise Minor

Being seven extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 A Patrick Cannon

2 Dennis Laud

3 William Wenban

4 Joan M Wilcockson

5 Wilfred E Dunn

6 John R Mayne (C)

First peal ‘ inside,’ other than Doubles (2).

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2400.0197

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 10 April 1957 in 2h 34 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Ipswich Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 Kenneth R Dunstan

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Dennis Laud

4 William Wenban

5 John R Mayne (C)

6 A Patrick Cannon

50th peal (2).

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county, and for the Associatipn.

Ringing World page reference: 2404.0260

Hertford County Association

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

St Mary the Virgin

Saturday, 8 June 1957 in 3h (16 in E)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R. Pritchard

1 Bruce E V McKie

2 Walter J Newnham

3 Arthur J Bull

4 Arthur Radley

5 William D Foote

6 Alfred J House

7 Ernest T Newnham

8 Lionel S Woods (C)

First peal - 5.

First peal of Major - 2 & 7.

Rung as a compliment to the ringer of the second on his 80th birthday.

Ringing World page reference: 2412.0391

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 12 June 1957 in 2h 35 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 Joan M Wilcockson

2 Mary G Carnochan

3 Dennis Laud

4 John R Mayne (C)

5 William Wenban

6 Kenneth R Dunstan

First peal of Surprise (2).

First peal in the method ‘inside’ (3).

The conductor has now ‘ circled the tower.'

Rung as a 21st birthday compliment to the ringer of the second.

Ringing World page reference: 2413.0409

Hertford County Association

Berkhamsted, Great, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 22 June 1957 in 2h 58 (15–2–22 in E)

5056 Apsley Surprise Major

Composed by Dennis Knox

1 Phyllis M Mayne

2 Elsie K Hart

3 Joan M Wilcockson

4 H George Hart

5 William Wenban

6 Kenneth R Dunstan

7 Brian Bladon

8 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, and on the bells.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Tuesday, 2 July 1957 in 2h 41 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Surprise Minor (8m)

1 London and Wells, 2 York, 3 Durham, 4 Beverley, 5 Surfleet, 6 Cambridge, 7 Norwich

1 John R Mayne (C)

2 William Wenban

3 Ralph Bird

4 Kenneth R Dunstan

5 Brian Bladon

6 Philip Mehew

Copied from the 1957 HCACR annual report.

Ringing World page reference: 2416.0460

Hertford County Association

Hitchin, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 27 July 1957 in 3h 16 (25–2–26 in D)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Arthur Craven

1 Mary Andrews

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Patricia Doorn

4 William Wenban

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 Jack S Dear

7 C Edward Jeffries

8 Philip Mehew (C)

First peal of Surprise: 3.

First of Yorkshire as conductor.

Rung as a wedding compliment to Roy Mehew and Margaret Hilton, married at St.Mary's earlier in the day.

The composition is a variation of Arthur Craven's, arranged by Stephen Ivin.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 31 July 1957 in 2h 41 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Wells Surprise Minor

Being seven extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 Christopher W Woolley

2 Phyllis M Mayne

3 Joan M Wilcockson

4 William Wenban

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2420.0524

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 11 September 1957 in 2h 37 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Wearmouth Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents, with 5-6 the right way throughout.

1 William Wenban

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Dennis Laud

4 Kenneth R Dunstan

5 John R Mayne (C)

6 Christopher W Woolley

50th peal together (2 & 5) and (1 & 4).

First peal in the method on the bells, and by all the band.

Ringing World page reference: 2426.0621

Hertford County Association

Bushey, Hertfordshire

St James

Wednesday, 25 September 1957 in 2h 35 (12 in F♯)

5024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by G Lindoff

1 Brian Bladon

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Frederick W Brinklow

4 Kenneth R Dunstan

5 John R Mayne (C)

6 Ralph Bird

7 Brian D Threlfall

8 A Patrick Cannon

50th peal together: (1 & 8).

50th peal for the Association: (4).

Hertford County Association

Little Munden, Hertfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 12 October 1957 in 2h 51 (11–3–22 in F♯)

5040 Munden Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Phyllis M Mayne

2 B Clare Webster

3 William Wenban

4 Joan M Wilcockson

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 John R Mayne (C)

50th peal together (5 & 6).

The first peal in the method.

The ringer of the third has now rung peals in 100 different towers.

Hertford County Association

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 2 November 1957 in 3h 4 (19–1–4 in E)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Joe Hobbs

2 William J Puddifoot

3 Gladys Manchip

4 Walter Ayre

5 Augustin V Good

6 Frederick J Plummer

7 Kenneth R Dunstan

8 William C Hughes (C)

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major: 1,2.

First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major as Conductor.

Rung to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the daughter church of All Saints, Piccotts End.

Also a farewell to the Rev. G McNeil Shelford on his resignation from the benefice owing to ill health.

Source: tower peal book.

Hertford County Association

Watford, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 16 November 1957 in 3h 1 (24–1–6 in E♭)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J E Burton

1 Raymond G Smith

2 Dennis Laud

3 Mary G Carnochan

4 Stephen F Dolley

5 Walter G Paul

6 Stephen H Hoare

7 Richard G Bell

8 Geoffrey Seaman (C)

Rung at the Induction of the Rev. John Gwynn Downward.

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 20 November 1957 in 2h 37 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Carlisle Surprise Minor

Being composed of seven different extents.

1 Dennis Laud

2 Phyllis M Mayne

3 Joan M Wilcockson

4 William Wenban

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2437.0800

Hertford County Association

Langleybury, Hertfordshire

St Paul

Wednesday, 18 December 1957 in 2h 37 (8–0–13 in A)

5040 Chester Surprise Minor

Being seven different extents.

1 Phyllis M Mayne

2 Joan M Wilcockson

3 Dennis Laud

4 William Wenban

5 Kenneth R Dunstan

6 John R Mayne (C)

First peal in the method by all the band, in the county, and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2441.0020

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