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North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 1 January 1955 in 2h 50 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : Single & Double Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob, Cambridge Surprise, Oxford & Kent Treble Bob.

1 W Arthur Gaunt

2 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

3 Charles H Page

4 A Lambert

5 Ewart H Edge

6 Michael Slaney

First peal in seven methods for treble ringer and as conductor. Rung as a wedding compliment to Mr. F. W. Grocott and Miss June Kirkman, who were married at Eccles, Lancs, on December 18th, 1954.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Madeley, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 January 1955 in 2h 44 (11–0–26 in F♯)

5040 Doubles (4m)

1200 Each : Old Bob, St Martins & St Simons. 1440 : Plain Bob.

1 Rachel M Snell

2 Shelagh R Collins

3 A Lambert

4 Charles H Page

5 Ewart H Edge (C)

6 George W Biddulph

First peal of Doubles : 1 & 6. First peal of doubles in 4 methods : 2,3 & 5, and as conductor. In Memoriam Mr F W Wells, many years a ringer at Longton, interred the previous day.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Barlaston, Staffordshire

St John the Baptist (Old Church)

Monday, 21 February 1955 in 2h 40 (6–1–6 in C)

5040 Stedman Doubles

1 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

2 Shelagh R Collins

3 Charles S Ryles

4 Ewart H Edge

5 Charles H Page

First peal of Doubles : 3. First peal of Stedman Doubles : 2 & 4.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

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North Staffordshire Association

Madeley, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 26 February 1955 in 2h 45 (11–0–26 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 Extent Each : London & Cambridge Surprise, Double Oxford, St Clements, Plain Bob, Kent Treble Bob & Oxford Treble Bob.

1 Charles H Page

2 Shelagh K Seery

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 Charles S Ryles

5 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

6 Ewart H Edge

A 75th birthday compliment to the Vicar, the Rev William Garner, a highly esteemed friend of North Staffs ringers.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire

St Margaret

Saturday, 12 March 1955 in 3h 4 (11–0–25 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Cornelis Charge

1 Shelagh R Collins

2 Annette M Gratton

3 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

4 Shelagh K Seery

5 John Beardmore

6 Alan Lambert

7 Charles H Page

8 Ewart H Edge

First peal of bob major : 2 & 5.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Madeley, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 4 June 1955 in 2h 40 (11–0–26 in F♯)

5040 Minor (5m)

1 Extent Each : St Clements, Oxford & Kent Treble Bob, 2 Extents : Cambridge Surprise & Plain Bob.

1 Alan Lambert

2 Harold F White

3 Charles H Page

4 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

5 Shelagh R Collins

6 Ewart H Edge

First peal of minor for the ringer of the second. Rung to celebrate the birth of a son, Peter John to Dr and Mrs A G A Ackenley, and as a farewell compliment to Mrs J.K. & Neil Showan, sister and nephew of the tenor, on their departure for Nigeria.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Uttoxeter, Staffordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 18 June 1955 in 3h 9 (17–3–1 in E♭)

5088 Superlative Surprise Major

Composed by N J Pitstow

1 Shelagh K Seery

2 Frederick E Wilshaw

3 Richard J Warrilow

4 F Hector Bennett

5 Charles S Ryles

6 Ewart H Edge

7 Charles H Page

8 Arthur Pritchard (C)

300th peal : 7. A Compliment to Mr C Roberts on completing 50 years as a Sunday service ringer at this Church.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Brown Edge, Staffordshire

St Anne

Saturday, 9 July 1955 in 2h 58 (10–0–15 in F♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

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

1 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

2 George H Hall

3 Shelagh R Collins

4 Charles H Page

5 Ewart H Edge

6 Alfred H Cottrell

Rung to commemorate the visitaion the previous day of the Lord Bishop of Lichfield the Rt Reverend A S Reeve, D.D.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Friday, 29 July 1955 in 3h 10 (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Holts ten part

1 Leonard Keith Moore

2 Graham S Ford

3 Bryan Ryles

4 Geoffrey C Beech

5 W Arthur Gaunt

6 Robert S Anderson

7 Charles H Page (C)

8 G Arnold Moore

First peal : 1,2 & 3. Rung for the 60th anniversary of the first peal on the bells. First peal on the bells since rehanging.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Dilhorne, Staffordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 22 October 1955 in 2h 45 (9–0–3 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (3m)

960 Changes : Stedman, 1920 Changes : Grandsire, 2160 Changes : Plain Bob.

1 Annette M Gratton

2 Shelagh K Seery

3 Pamela J Pearson

4 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

5 Charles H Page

First peal : 2. A Birthday compliment to the ringer of the third.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire

St Giles

Tuesday, 1 November 1955 in 3h 17 (16–2–10 in E)

5040 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J Carter

1 G Arnold Moore

2 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

3 Annette M Gratton

4 Charles S Ryles

5 W Arthur Gaunt

6 John Beardmore

7 George W Biddulph

8 Ewart H Edge

Rung to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ordination of the prebendary C.J. Watkins, Rector of Newcastle and the 21st Anniversary of his induction at this Church.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Kingsley, Staffordshire

St Werburgh

Saturday, 19 November 1955 in 2h 49 (11–0–24 in F)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Composed by Ccc 145,144,146,147,148,149 & 150

1 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

2 G Arnold Moore

3 Edwin Sharratt

4 Charles S Ryles

5 Arthur W Hall

6 William Carnwell

All the band have now rung Kent Treble Bob from Minor to Maximus.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

North Staffordshire Association

Brown Edge, Staffordshire

St Anne

Saturday, 31 December 1955 in 2h 57 (10–0–15 in F♯)

5040 Minor (4m)

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

1 Frederick Snape

2 G Arnold Moore

3 Frederick E Wilshaw (C)

4 Charles H Page

5 Ewart H Edge

6 Robert Cumberlidge

First peal : 1. A Wedding compliment to Ronald T Barlow & Miss Gaynor Higgins, married earlier in the day at Wolstanton, where both were members of the Sunday service band. Rung in the centenary year of the installation of the bells.

(From North Staffordshire Association peal book)

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