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North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 18 January 1947 in 3h 14 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 William Perkins

2 Alan D Steel

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Frederick W Grocott

5 Arthur Peake

6 Neville R Holland

7 John G Cartlidge

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal of Treble bob major on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 1872.0067

North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 29 March 1947 in 3h 6 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Edward Steele

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 George Mountford

4 John G Cartlidge

5 William Edwards

6 William Carnwell

7 Charles H Page

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal of Major 'Inside': 3. 50th Peal: 4. First peal in this method on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles (RC)

Saturday, 17 May 1947 in 3h 2 (14–2–0 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by H Hubbard

1 George Darbyshire

2 Arthur Peake

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 William Edwards

5 William Carnwell

6 Neville R Holland

7 Charles H Page

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal of the method on the bells. First in the method as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Bucknall, Staffordshire

St Mary

Friday, 23 May 1947 in 2h 46 (10–1–4 in A♭)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 B Margaret Brown (16)

2 Margaret Flackett (16)

3 J Geoffrey Burton (16)

4 G Mountford (17)

5 Frederick W Grocott (16) (C)

6 Geoffrey C Beech (13)

First peal : 1,2,3 & 6. First peal of Doubles : 4 & 5. First peal as conductor. First peal of Grandsire on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 12 July 1947 in 2h 36 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (3m)

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

1 Margaret Flackett

2 Charles H Page

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 John G Cartlidge

5 Arthur Peake

6 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal of minor : 1. A compliment to Mr & Mrs N R Holland on their 28th wedding anniversary.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Madeley, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 19 July 1947 in 2h 50 (11–0–26 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 Allan Hilditch

2 Margaret Flackett

3 William S Davenport

4 Richard J Holding

5 Reginald Rowley

6 Albert Crawley (C)

First peal : 1 & 3. First peal of Bob Minor : 2 & 5. Rung for the wedding of Miss R Bostock & Mr J Higginson, ringers.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

76 Dimsdale View, Porthill

Friday, 25 July 1947 in 2h 21

5008 Plain Bob Major

Composed by W Harrison

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 William F Gibbons

5–6 Robert S Anderson (C)

7–8 George W Biddulph

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 9 August 1947 in 3h 5 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by F Bennett

1 Margaret Flackett

2 Arthur Peake

3 Neville R Holland

4 Reginald Rowley

5 George W Biddulph

6 Arthur W Hall

7 John G Cartlidge (C)

8 Charles H Page

First peal of major : 1 & 4. First peal in the method on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 1899.0410

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 27 September 1947 in 3h 17 (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Royal

Composed by E Jenkins

1 Ernest G Kettle

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Neville R Holland

4 Frederick W Grocott

5 William F Gibbons

6 Arthur Peake

7 William Carnwell

8 George W Biddulph

9 Arthur W Hall

10 Charles H Page (C)

First peal of Bob Royal : 1,2,3, & 6. First peal on ten bells : 4 & 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 27 September 1947 in 2h 45 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 George Darbyshire

2 William Potts

3 Edward Steele

4 David Steel

5 William Perkins

6 John G Cartlidge (C)

First peal of Minor : 4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 11 October 1947 in 3h 4 (20–0–8 in E♭)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Thorp

1 Margaret Flackett

2 Arthur Peake

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Reginald O Preston

5 George W Biddulph

6 Frederick W Grocott

7 Neville R Holland

8 Charles H Page (C)

First peal of Kent Major : 6 & 7.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles (RC)

Saturday, 18 October 1947 in 3h 3 (14–2–0 in F)

5120 Oxford Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 Margaret Flackett

2 Charles H Page

3 William Carnwell

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 Neville R Holland

6 Arthur Peake

7 Frederick W Grocott

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Church Lawton, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 8 November 1947 in 2h 53 (8–1–2 in G)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Margaret Rigby

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Reginald Rowley

4 N Randall

5 John Cartlidge

6 Charles H Page

7 Arthur Peake

8 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal: 1

First peal inside: 4

First of Major as conductor

Ringing World November 28th 1947 No. 1912 Vol. XLIII page 566

North Staffordshire Association

Bucknall, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 8 November 1947 in 2h 46 (10–1–4 in A♭)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Ipswich, London, Wells, York, Durham, Cambridge & Norwich.

1 Margaret Flackett

2 William Edwards

3 Frederick W Grocott (Sen)

4 William Carnwell

5 Reginald O Preston

6 Frederick W Grocott (Jun) (C)

First peal of surprise minor : 1 & 6. First of Minor as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Bartholomew

Thursday, 20 November 1947 in 2h 58 (12–2–2 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Kingston Treble Bob, London & Cambridge Surprise, Duke of York, Woodbine, Kent & Oxford Treble Bob.

1 William C Lawrence

2 Samuel B Bailey

3 Charles S Ryles (C)

4 Frank Triner

5 J Alban J Jack

6 James Whalley

Rung in the honour of the wedding of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth and His H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Brown Edge, Staffordshire

St Anne

Saturday, 29 November 1947 (10–0–15 in F♯)

5040 Treble Bob Minor

1 Robert Cumberlidge

2 Alan Pointon

3 Frank Holdcroft

4 George H Hall

5 Jonah Jolley (C)

6 S Pointon

First peal on the bells since being re-hung in Jan 1947.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 13 December 1947 in 2h 55 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parkers 12 Part

1 William Potts

2 G Arnold Moore

3 J Geoffrey Burton

4 Edward Steele

5 William Perkins

6 John G Cartlidge (C)

7 Arthur W Hall

8 Harry Grocott

First peal on 8 bells : 1. First peal 'inside' : 3. First peal : 8.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 13 December 1947 in 3h 14 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Middleton's

1 Reginald Rowley

2 William P Deane

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Arthur Peake

5 Neville R Holland

6 Richard J Warrilow

7 John Worth (C)

8 Charles H Page

First Surprise peal: 1,3 & 5. First peal of Cambridge Major: 4. First of Surprise on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 1918.0015

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 20 December 1947 in 2h 50 (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1 Harold Bullough

2 Len Davies

3 Geoffrey C Beech

4 G Ernest Kettle

5 G Arnold Moore (C)

6 David Sherratt / R B Kett

First peal: 1 and ringers of 6. First peal of Grandsire Doubles: 2,4 & 5. First peal 'inside': 3.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 27 December 1947 in 3h 12 (20–0–8 in E♭)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by H W Wilde

1 William P Deane

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Arthur Peake

4 George W Biddulph

5 John G Cartlidge

6 Neville R Holland

7 Alan D Steel

8 Charles H Page (C)

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

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