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North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 19 January 1946 in 3h 8 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5088 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Hopgood

1 George Darbyshire

2 Edward Steele

3 William Carnwell

4 Thomas Hawley

5 William Perkins

6 Charles H Page

7 John G Cartlidge (C)

8 Arthur W Hall

First peal in the method: 1 & 4. First peal in the method as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

35 Riverside Road, Trent Vale

Thursday, 21 February 1946 in 2h 5

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Neville R Holland

5–6 Charles H Page (C)

First handbell peal by all.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

76 Dimsdale View, Porthill

Tuesday, 14 May 1946 in 1h 35

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 George W Biddulph

3–4 Andrew Thompson

5–6 Robert S Anderson (C)

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

76 Dimsdale View, Porthill

Wednesday, 19 June 1946 in 1h 46

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1–2 George W Biddulph

3–4 Andrew Thompson

5–6 Robert S Anderson (C)

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles (RC)

Saturday, 7 September 1946 in 3h 7 (14–2–0 in F)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 William Perkins

2 Alan D Steel

3 John G Cartlidge

4 William Edwards

5 Charles H Page

6 Albert Crawley

7 William Carnwell

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal in method : 4. First peal in the method on the bells. Rung in honour of the centenary of this church. Also as a compliment to Mr and Mrs J G Cartlidge for their silver wedding.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 26 October 1946 in 3h 12 (20–0–8 in E♭)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Thorp

1 Alan D Steel

2 Frederick W Grocott

3 William F Gibbons

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Neville R Holland

6 Arthur Peake

7 George W Biddulph

8 Charles H Page (C)

First peal : 2. First peal in method : 3,4,5 & 6. First peal of Oxford on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Keele, Staffordshire

St John

Saturday, 30 November 1946 in 2h 45 (8–0–2 in G♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 Extent of Cambridge, 2 Extent Each: Kent, Oxford & Plain Bob.

1 Arthur Peake

2 William F Gibbons

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Alan D Steel

5 Charles H Page

6 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal as conductor. First peal in 4 methods for all except treble ringer.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

76 Dimsdale View, Porthill

Wednesday, 4 December 1946 in 2h 21

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by T B Worsley

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Andrew Thompson

5–6 Robert S Anderson (C)

7–8 George W Biddulph

First peal of major 'in hand' : 1,2.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 December 1946 in 2h 50 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different 720’s.

1 George Darbyshire

2 Edward Steele

3 William Potts

4 William Perkins

5 John G Cartlidge

6 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal of minor : 1 & 3. First peal on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 28 December 1946 in 3h 3 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Reeves Variation of Holts Ten Part

1 Geoffrey D Whalley

2 Douglas R Whalley (C)

3 Brian Ferneyhough

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Charles H Page

6 Reginald Rowley

7 Wallis Longman

8 Ralph Proctor

First peal : 1,6 & 8. First peal on the new ring of bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

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