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North Staffordshire Association

Cheadle, Staffordshire

St Giles (RC)

Saturday, 30 January 1954 in 2h 59 (14–2–0 in F)

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by J Thorpe

1 William Carnwell (C)

2 Annette M Gratton

3 Charles S Ryles

4 William Edwards

5 G Arnold Moore

6 Alfred H Cottrell

7 Arthur W Hall

8 Charles H Page

First peal of major : 6. Rung as an 85th birthday compliment to Mr H Carnwell, farther of the conductor.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Harthill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

164 Victoria Street

Thursday, 11 March 1954 in 2h 20

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelins Charge

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Alan Lambert

5–6 Frederick W Grocott (C)

7–8 Charles H Page

100th peal together : 1-2 & 7-8. First peal 'in hand' (Age 14) 3-4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Leek, Staffordshire

St Edward Conf

Saturday, 27 March 1954 in 3h 17 (18½ in E)

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal

Composed by C K Lewis

1 James Fernley

2 June Marie Henshaw

3 Fred Dunkerley

4 C Kenneth Lewis

5 Ernest Bennett

6 John Worth (C)

7 Alan A Potts

8 Joseph W Whittaker

9 Peter Laflin

10 Edward Jenkins

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Harthill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

164 Victoria Street

Thursday, 1 April 1954 in 2h 10

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

3–4 Frederick W Grocott

5–6 Alan Lambert

7–8 Charles H Page

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Harthill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

164 Victoria Street

Thursday, 13 May 1954 in 2h 13

5024 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1–2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3–4 Alan Lambert

5–6 Frederick W Grocott (C)

7–8 Charles H Page

First peal of Treble Bob 'In Hand' : 3-4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 22 May 1954 in 2h 47 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Terence Owen

2 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

3 Shelagh K Seery

4 Alan Lambert

5 Charles H Page

6 William H Watkin

First peal : 1 & 3.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Harthill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

164 Victoria Street

Thursday, 27 May 1954 in 2h 14

5184 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Morris J Morris

1–2 Shelagh R Collins

3–4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5–6 Frederick E Wilshaw

7–8 Charles H Page

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

North Staffordshire Association

Swynnerton, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 19 June 1954 in 2h 44 (7–1–8 in A)

5040 Minor (3m)

1 Extent Each : Oxford & Kent Treble Bob, 5 Extents : Plain Bob Minor.

1 Terence Owen

2 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

3 Alan Lambert

4 Charles H Page

5 John Beardmore

6 G Arnold Moore

First peal of minor : 1. First peal in three methods : 3. Rung for the wedding of Miss Joyce Watkin, daughter of the local captain to Mr Kenneth Brough of Stoke.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Bucknall, Staffordshire

St Mary

Monday, 21 June 1954 in 2h 41 (10–1–4 in A♭)

5040 Bucknall Delight Minor

1 H Bateson

2 William Carnwell

3 Frederick W Grocott (Sen)

4 Frederick W Grocott (Jun) (C)

5 Reginald O Preston

6 Frederick E Wilshaw

First peal : 1. 100th peal for the Association : 2. Believed to be the first peal in the method. Rung on the occasion of the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs F W Grocott.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Betley, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 10 July 1954 in 2h 37 (10–0–22 in G♯)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Frederick E Wilshaw

2 John Beardmore

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 Charles H Page

5 Frederick W Grocott (C)

6 Ewart H Edge

First peal of Surprise 'inside': 2 & 3. First peal of surprise on the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 2264.0549

North Staffordshire Association

Kingsley, Staffordshire

St Werburgh

Saturday, 17 July 1954 in 2h 50 (11–0–24 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

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

1 Shelagh R Collins

2 Ivor R Nicholls

3 Frederick W Grocott (Sen)

4 Frederick W Grocott (Jun) (C)

5 Frederick E Wilshaw

6 William Carnwell

First peal in seven surprise minor methods : 1,2 & 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 28 August 1954 in 2h 47 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5040 Plain Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Double Oxford, Single Oxford, Double Court, Single Court, St Clements, College Bob & Double Bob.

1 Ewart H Edge

2 Michael Slaney

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 Frederick W Grocott (C)

5 Alan Lambert

6 Frederick E Wilshaw

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Wolstanton, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 25 September 1954 in 2h 56 (13–1–13 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Rev T D P Davies Variation Of Holts Ten Part

1 Rachel M Snell

2 Douglas R Whalley (C)

3 G Ernest Kettle

4 Shelagh R Collins

5 Charles S Ryles

6 William Massey

7 Charles H Page

8 George W Biddulph

First peal : 1 & 6. First peal of triples : 4 & 5. First peal on the bells since rehanging by J Taylor and Co, Loughborough.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Audley, Staffordshire

St James the Great

Thursday, 21 October 1954 in 3h (15–0–18 in F♯)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by Frederick W Grocott

1 Frederick W Grocott (C)

2 Charles S Ryles

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 G Arnold Moore

5 Ivor R Nicholls

6 Ewart H Edge

7 Charles H Page

8 Frederick E Wilshaw

First peal of Superlative 'inside' : 2. First peal of surprise major 'inside' : 3. First peal of Superlative on the bells. Mr F.E.Wilshaw has now 'circled the tower'.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

Ringing World page reference: 2275.0723

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