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Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Burnham on Sea, Somerset

St Andrew

Saturday, 3 January 1920 in 3h 6 (22 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holt's Ten-Part

1 Alfred Routley

2 Frederick Iley (C)

3 J Baker

4 Gabriel Chamberlain

5 Harry Lawrence

6 W Morgan

7 Alexander Evans

8 W Russell

First peal: 3,8.

First peal of Triples as conductor at the first attempt.

Ringing World page reference: 463.0051

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bishop's Hull, Somerset

St Peter and St Paul

Thursday, 22 January 1920 in 3h 10 (10–0–21 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Arthur Symons

2 Arthur Hayward

3 Percy Merson (C)

4 Ernest Wilkins

5 Frank Cavill

6 Thomas J Smith

Rung half-muffled to the memory of all those who made the great sacrifice during the War from the parish. Rung on the first anniversary of the death of Henry (Harry) Webber, a former member of the belfry and choir (who died in Calcutta), by six of his returned comrades.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Sunday, 25 January 1920 in 2h 41 (10–0–22 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 William Crews

2 Fred Pole (C)

3 William Clapp

4 Edward W Biffin

5 Fred Essex

6 William Sealey

First peal (4 & 5).

First peal as Conductor.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Milverton, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 6 March 1920 in 2h 51 (17–2–12 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Groves Variation of Parker's twelve-part.

1 William Chapman

2 Edward Lloyd

3 Robert Scott

4 Henry Norman

5 Albert Tout

6 Archibald J Andrews

7 James Hunt (C)

8 John Carter

First peal (8).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Fitzhead, Somerset

St James

Sunday, 7 March 1920 in 2h 41 (12–1–14 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Wyatt

2 E W Biffin

3 Fred Pole

4 William Hartnell

5 Albert Tout (C)

6 William Comins

First peal (4 & 6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Chipstable, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 21 March 1920 in 2h 26 (6–2–26 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 E Smith

2 G Jones

3 Fred Pole

4 William Comins

5 Albert Tout (C)

6 A C Smith

First peal on the bells.

First peal (1).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Ashbrittle, Somerset

St John the Baptist

Sunday, 18 April 1920 in 2h 32 (8–0–21 in G)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Gilbert Jones (Chipstable)

2 F Pole (Fitzhead)

3 Edwin W Diffin (Wiveliscombe)

4 William Hartnell (Wiveliscombe)

5 Albert Tout (Milverton) (C)

6 Sidney Furze (Wiveliscombe)

First Peal on the bells.

First peal (6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wiveliscombe, Somerset

St Andrew

Wednesday, 21 April 1920 in 2h 53 (16–2–18 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Carter's Twelve-part.

1 William Chapman

2 Robert Scott

3 James Hunt (C)

4 Henry Norman

5 Edward Lloyd

6 Archibald J Andrews

7 William D White

8 John Carter

Ringers of 3,5and 7 hail from Taunton, the rest from Milverton.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Wells, Somerset

Cathedral Church of St Andrew

Saturday, 8 May 1920 in 3h 25 (56–1–14 in C)

5039 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Carter

1 Thomas T Hayward

2 Percival W Cave

3 Edgar G Lush

4 Jesse G Tyler

5 Raymond J Wilkins

6 Joseph T Dyke

7 Thomas F King

8 William A Cave (C)

9 Walter Farley

10 Thomas M Griffin / Charles J Pain

Rung to commemerate the Episcopal Jubilee of the Right Rev. Bishop Stirling on St Thomas Day 1919

Ringing World page reference: 479.0246

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Cothelstone, Somerset

St Thomas of Canterbury

Sunday, 9 May 1920 in 2h 49 (18–1–25 in E)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Wyatt (Fitzhead)

2 Fred Pole (Fitzhead)

3 Edwin Branchflower (Ash Priors)

4 Fred C Essex (Cothelstone)

5 Walter Sealey (Ash Priors) (C)

6 William Sealey (Bishops Lydeard)

First peal on the bells.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Halse, Somerset

St James the Less

Thursday, 20 May 1920 in 2h 44 (10–0–22 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 William Crews

2 Fred Pole

3 William Clapp

4 John Wyatt

5 Albert Tout (C)

6 William Comins

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Corston, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 29 May 1920 in 2h 37 (9–2–25 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Groves Transposition

1 Raymond J Wilkins

2 Miss Annie Brown

3 Mrs Raymond J Wilkins

4 Percival W Cave

5 Gilbert H Harding

6 Samuel J Hector

7 Thomas F King (C)

8 William A Cave

Ringing World page reference: 483.0300

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Bradford on Tone, Somerset

St Giles

Sunday, 6 June 1920 in 2h 51 (17–3–7 in E♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Edwin Branchflower

2 Fred Pole

3 Albert Tout (C)

4 Fred Essex

5 William Sealey

6 Walter Sealey

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Dulverton, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 3 July 1920 in 2h 59 (13–0–12 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

1 William Chapman

2 C Parkhouse

3 Robert Scott

4 H Holloway

5 Albert Tout

6 Henry Norman

7 James Hunt (C)

8 Archibald J Andrews

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Rockwell Green, Somerset

All Saints

Sunday, 1 August 1920 in 2h 38 (11–3–0 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Wyatt

2 Gilbert Jones

3 William Clapp

4 Fred Pole

5 Albert Tout (C)

6 G Smith

First attempt (6).

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

West Buckland, Somerset

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday, 15 August 1920 in 2h 52 (14–0–16 in E)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Gilbert Jones (Chipstable)

2 F Pole (Fitzhead)

3 Albert Tout (Milverton) (C)

4 Fred C Essex (Cothelstone)

5 William Sealey (Bishops Lydeard)

6 John Carter (Milverton)

The first peal on the bells.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Clayhidon, Devon

St Andrew

Sunday, 10 October 1920 in 2h 41 (11–2–27 in F)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 John Wyatt

2 Gilbert Jones

3 William Clapp

4 Fred Pole

5 Albert Tout (C)

6 George Smith

First peal on the bells.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Milverton, Somerset

St Michael and All Angels

Saturday, 20 November 1920 in 3h (17–2–12 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Thurstan's Four-part.

1 William D White

2 Henry Norman

3 Robert Scott

4 Edward Lloyd

5 Frank Millard

6 Percy Merson

7 James Hunt (C)

8 John Carter

First peal of Stedman (8).

The ringers of 1,4,5,6,7 are from Taunton, the rest are local.

Bath & Wells Diocesan Association

Corston, Somerset

All Saints

Saturday, 20 November 1920 in 2h 45 (9–2–25 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Hollis one part

1 Joseph T Dyke

2 Walter Farley

3 Sidney Abraham

4 Edwin J Brown

5 Miss Annie Brown

6 William Abraham

7 Frederick Leaker (C)

8 Thomas Griffin

Ringing World page reference: 509.0611

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