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North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 8 January 1949 in 3h 2 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Haywood's Transposition

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Neville R Holland

3 Margaret Rigby

4 George A Packer

5 Richard D Langford

6 Alan D Steel

7 Arthur Peake (C)

8 Reginald Rowley

First peal of Stedman Triples: 1,2,3,7 & 8. 50th peal: 7.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 1974.0050

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 19 March 1949 in 3h 17 (16–2–10 in E)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by B Annable

1 William Carnwell

2 William Edwards

3 Frederick W Grocott (Jun)

4 Frederick E Wilshaw

5 G Arnold Moore

6 Robert S Anderson

7 Arthur Peake

8 Neville R Holland

9 Charles H Page

10 Arthur W Hall (C)

First peal of Treble Bob Royal: 2,3,5 & 8. First peal as conductor on ten bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Rocester, Staffordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 26 March 1949 in 3h 3 (12–2–17 in F♯)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

1 Charles S Ryles

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Margaret Rigby

4 Arthur Peake

5 Frederick W Grocott

6 George A Packer

7 Richard D Langford

8 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal in the method: 1,3,6 & 7.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Burslem, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist

Saturday, 9 April 1949 in 2h 40 (11½ in G)

5040 London Surprise Minor

1 Margaret Rigby

2 Margaret Flackett

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Arthur Peake

5 Neville R Holland

6 Frederick W Grocott (Jun) (C)

First in method by all the band. First peal in method on the bells. First in method by the Association.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 23 April 1949 in 3h 13 (16–2–10 in E)

5021 Grandsire Caters

Composed by J W Washbrook

1 Geoffrey C Beech

2 G Arnold Moore

3 Charles S Ryles

4 Arthur Peake

5 Frederick E Wilshaw

6 Frederick W Grocott

7 Neville R Holland

8 George W Biddulph

9 Charles H Page (C)

10 Arthur W Hall

First peal on ten bells: 1. First peal of Grandsire Caters: 2,3,4,6,7 & 10. Rung for the wedding of Miss J Bull, Daughter of the organist of St Giles and Mr C J Miller.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter ad Vincula

Saturday, 7 May 1949 in 2h 59 (20–0–8 in E♭)

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

1 Charles H Page

2 William Carnwell

3 Margaret Rigby

4 Charles S Ryles

5 Arthur Peake

6 Frederick E Wilshaw

7 Frederick W Grocott (Jun)

8 Neville R Holland (C)

200th peal: 1. First peal in the method by all the band, and for the Association by residents.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Broughton, Staffordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 18 June 1949 in 3h 2 (15–1–18 in F♯)

5088 Aldenham Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Eric E Speake

2 Richard J Warrilow

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Frederick W Grocott (Jun)

5 Neville R Holland

6 Arthur Peake

7 Arthur Pearson

8 Arthur Pritchard (C)

First peal in the method by all the band and for the Association. Rung on the 20th wedding anniversary of the parents of the 4th ringer.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 June 1949 in 3h 3 (17–3–1 in E♭)

5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Margaret Flackett

3 Margaret Rigby

4 Arthur Peake

5 Arthur W Hall

6 Frederick W Grocott (Jun)

7 Charles H Page

8 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal of Surprise Major: 2 & 5. First peal of Cambridge Major: 3 & 6. First peal of Cambridge Major as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Church Lawton, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 16 July 1949 in 2h 53 (8–1–2 in G)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Nolan Golden

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 Neville R Holland

3 Ronald Barlow

4 Margaret Hackett

5 Arthur Peake

6 Margaret Rigby

7 Walter Longman

8 Frederick W Grocott jun (C)

First peal: 3

First peal of Bob Major: 8

First peal of Major as conductor

Ringing World page reference: 2000.0362

North Staffordshire Association

Rocester, Staffordshire

St Michael

Saturday, 23 July 1949 in 2h 55 (12–2–17 in F♯)

5056 Staffordshire Surprise Major

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

1 William Carnwell

2 Margaret Rigby

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Margaret Flackett

5 Arthur Peake

6 Frederick W Grocott

7 Charles H Page

8 Neville R Holland (C)

The first peal of Staffordshire by all the band except the treble ringer, and by an all-Staffordshire band.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Nuneaton, Warwickshire

52 Richmond Road

Saturday, 30 July 1949 in 2h 15

5040 Plain Bob Major

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Walter P Whitehead (C)

5–6 Frederick W Grocott

7–8 J W Frank Trotman

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's Belfry

Friday, 12 August 1949 in 2h 13

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John Carter

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Frederick W Grocott

5–6 Robert S Anderson (C)

7–8 Neville R Holland

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Kingsley, Staffordshire

St Werburgh

Saturday, 20 August 1949 in 2h 54 (11–0–24 in F)

5040 Minor (4m)

1 Extent Each : Cambridge Surprise, Oxford Treble Bob, 2 Extents : Kent Treble Bob, 3 Extents : Plain Bob.

1 Ronald Barlow

2 William Carnwell

3 Arthur Peake

4 G Arnold Moore

5 Frederick W Grocott (C)

6 Neville R Holland

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Saturday, 10 September 1949 in 3h 17 (16–2–10 in E)

5067 Stedman Caters

Composed by James E Groves

1 Howard Howell (C)

2 Maurice G Turner

3 Arthur Peake

4 Margaret Flackett

5 Neville R Holland

6 Charles H Page

7 G Arnold Moore

8 Frederick W Grocott

9 John N Lindon

10 Frederick E Wilshaw

First peal of Stedman Caters: 3. First peal of Stedman: 4 & 7. 50th peal of Stedman as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's Belfry

Monday, 26 September 1949 in 2h 5

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1–2 Eric Nixon

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Ronald Barlow

First peal in method: 1-2. First of Doubles 'in hand': 3-4. First peal 'in hand' and first of Doubles; 5-6. First peal 'in hand' as conductor.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Mrs Grocott, Mother of the conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle, Staffordshire

St Giles Belfry

Thursday, 29 September 1949 in 2h

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1–2 Eric Nixon

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Geoffrey C Beech

First peal 'in hand' and first of Plain Bob Doubles: 5-6.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's Belfry

Friday, 30 September 1949 in 1h 41

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 six-scores (10 callings).

1–2 Eric Nixon

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Geoffrey C Beech

First peal of Grandsire Doubles 'in hand': 3-4 & 5-6. First peal of Grandsire Doubles 'in hand' as conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's Belfry

Sunday, 2 October 1949 in 1h 20

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Geoffrey C Beech

First peal of Plain Bob Doubles 'in hand': 1-2. Umpire - E Nixon.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 2011.0505

North Staffordshire Association

Kingsley, Staffordshire

St Werburgh

Friday, 7 October 1949 in 2h 48 (11–0–24 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

1 John Thompson

2 Ernest Twigg

3 Joseph V Mosley

4 William Potts

5 William Edwards

6 William Carnwell (C)

25th peal together: 5 & 6. Rung half-muffled in memory of John G Cartlidge, a Cheadle Ringer.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's Belfry

Saturday, 15 October 1949 in 1h 25

5040 Grandsire Doubles

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Margaret Rigby

First peal 'in hand': 5-6.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles (RC)

Saturday, 15 October 1949 in 3h 5 (14–2–0 in F)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Reeves

1 William Perkins

2 Alan D Steel

3 Charles S Ryles

4 Charles H Page

5 William Edwards

6 William Carnwell

7 J Alban J Jack

8 Arthur W Hall (C)

150th Peal for the Association: 4. First peal in the method: 7. Rung half-muffled in memory of John G Cartlidge, Cheadle.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Saturday, 26 November 1949 in 3h 3 (15–0–18 in F♯)

5056 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by C H Martin

1 Reginald Rowley

2 Frederick W Grocott

3 Arthur Peake

4 Margaret Rigby

5 G Arnold Moore

6 Frederick E Wilshaw

7 Charles H Page

8 Neville R Holland (C)

First peal of Double Norwich : 3 & 4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 2019.0603

North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles Abbot CofE

Friday, 2 December 1949 in 2h 40 (13–1–14 in F)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents.

1 Ernest Twigg

2 William Potts

3 Arthur W Hall

4 William Edwards

5 Ernest Steele

6 William Carnwell (C)

First peal of minor : 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 44 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (5m)

1 extent each of Cambridge S, Wragby, Kingston, and 2 each of Kent and Oxford TB

1 William Potts

2 Ernest Twigg

3 Charles S Ryles

4 Arthur W Hall

5 William Edwards

6 William Carnwell (C)

First peal of Treble Bob: 1

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0006

North Staffordshire Association

Church Lawton, Cheshire

All Saints

Saturday, 17 December 1949 in 2h 59 (8–1–2 in G)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Pitstow's Variation

1 Fredk Wm Grocott

2 Margaret Flackett

3 G Arnold Moore

4 Ronald Barlow

5 Walter Longman

6 Charles H Page

7 Arthur Peake (C)

8 Reginald Rowley

First peal of Stedman Triples: 2,3

First peal of Stedman and first peal of Triples: 4

Ringing World January 6th 1950 No. 2022 Vol. XLVI page 4

Ringing World page reference: 2022.0004

North Staffordshire Association

Tunstall, Staffordshire

Christ Church

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 2h 45 (10–1–22 in G)

5024 Single Oxford Bob Major

Composed by J A Trollope

1 Ronald Barlow

2 G Arnold Moore

3 Margaret Flackett

4 Margaret Rigby

5 Fredk Wm Grocott (C)

6 Arthur Peake

7 Charles H Page

8 Fredk E Wilshaw

50th peal - 5. The first peal in the method by all the band, on the bells and for the Association.

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0036

North Staffordshire Association

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire

St Thomas

Tuesday, 27 December 1949 in 2h 35 (11–0–4 in G)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

7 different extents.

1 Joseph Hancock

2 Arthur Peake (C)

3 Margaret Flackett

4 Fredk E Wilshaw

5 Charles H Page

6 Fredk Wm Grocott

First peal - 1. 25th peal together - 2 & 6. First peal of Cambridge S Minor by all except the conductor. First peal of Minor as conductor. First peal in the method on the bells.

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0038

North Staffordshire Association

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

St Peter's church belfry

Thursday, 29 December 1949 in 1h 45 (12 in F)

5040 Doubles (1p/2m)

2 120's Stedman, 2 240's Grandsire, 18 120's Grandsire and 18 120's Plain Bob

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Margaret Flackett

First peal 'in hand' - 5-6. First peal of Doubles by all in more than 1 method.

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0039

North Staffordshire Association

Hanley, Staffordshire

St John the Evangelist

Saturday, 31 December 1949 in 3h 14 (18–2–2 in E)

5043 Stedman Caters

Composed by A Knights

1 Howard Howell (C)

2 Maurice G Turner

3 Frederick E Wilshaw

4 Margaret Flackett

5 Arthur Peake

6 William Carnwell

7 Alan A Elsmore

8 Frederick W Grocott

9 John N Lindon

10 G Arnold Moore

Ringing World page reference: 2024.0034

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