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Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 4 February 1911 in 3h 36 (24–1–16 in D)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by H Dains

1 Cyril Herbert (C)

2 Douglas Harris

3 Ernest Herbert

4 Mortimer Matthews

5 Sidney Avis

6 Walter Chibnall

7 Rev W W C Baker

8 Mark Lane

First peal on the bells, and rung as a birthday compliment to 1 and 8.

Fiftieth peal - 1 and 3

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 27 May 1911 in 3h 10 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Carter's Twelve-part

1 George Allen

2 Henry W Gayton

3 William Jacques

4 Bernard Fisher

5 Sidney Smith

6 Reginald Bailey

7 Charles W Clarke (C)

8 Frank Boswell

Rung with the bells half-muffled, as a last token of respect to the late Rev. G W F Munby, formerly Rector of the parish, and for many years an hon. member of this Association.

Bedfordshire Association

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire

St Firmin

Saturday, 24 June 1911 in 2h 55 (15)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Double Oxford, Double Court, Woodbine, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Bob and Plain Bob.

1 Harry Sear

2 Henry W Gayton

3 John Lovell

4 Fredk J Mynard

5 Leonard H Harlow

6 Charles W Clarke (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Oakley, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 1 July 1911 in 2h 40 (10–0–2 in G)

5040 Doubles (3m)

14 Six-Scores each of Canterbury, Grandsire and Plain Bob

1 George Thew

2 Herbert Robinson

3 Henry W Gayton (C)

4 E Pearl Inskip

5 Herbert L Harlow

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 15 July 1911 in 3h 1 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker

1 Evelyn Steel

2 John W Barker (C)

3 William T Lightfoot

4 Frank Webb

5 Herbert Sharp

6 Herbert L Harlow

7 Harry Tysoe

8 Henry Stapleton

First peal - 1.

Miss Steel is the first lady-ringer to ring a peal in the county of Bedfordshire.

Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Saturday, 22 July 1911 in 2h 46 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Woodbine, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Double Oxford, Double Court, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob

1 Herbert Robinson

2 Herbert L Harlow

3 E Pearl Inskip

4 Frederick W Sawfoot

5 Henry W Gayton

6 Charles W Clarke (C)

Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Tuesday, 8 August 1911 in 2h 44 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (3m)

2 extents each of Oxford TB and Kent TB, and 3 extents of Plain Bob each called differently

1 Herbert Robinson

2 William Jacques

3 Frederick W Sawfoot

4 Bernard Fisher

5 Henry W Gayton (C)

6 E Pearl Inskip

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Peter de Merton

Thursday, 21 September 1911 in 2h 39 (12–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Treble Bob Minor (7m)

1 extent each of College Pleasure, London Scholars' Pleasure, College Exercise, Violet, Woodbine, Oxford TB, and Kent TB

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Herbert Sharp

3 Charles W Clarke (C)

4 Henry W Gayton

5 William Stapleton

6 Charles A Robinson

(The Bedfordshire Association Annual Report for 1911/12 indicates that the ringer of the 4th was Percy J Cooke.)

Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Wednesday, 18 October 1911 in 2h 44 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven extents each called differently

1 Henry W Gayton (C)

2 Frank Skevington

3 William Stock

4 E Pearl Inskip

5 Herbert Robinson

6 George Thew

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 October 1911 in 3h 8 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Bulwer's Transposition of Thurstans'

1 Henry W Gayton

2 Frank Boswell

3 William Freeman

4 Bernard Fisher

5 Sidney Smith

6 Frederick G Mynard

7 Charles W Clarke (C)

8 George Thew

First peal of Stedman - 1, 4, and 8

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 4 November 1911 in 3h 20 (22–3–18 in D)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of College Pleasure, London Scholars’ Pleasure, College Exercise, Violet, Woodbine, Oxford TB and Kent TB

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Charles W Clarke

3 Henry W Gayton

4 Frederick Mortimer

5 William Stapleton (C)

6 Herbert Sharp

Rung in honour of the wedding of Mr. R. Gardner, captain of the local band.

Bedfordshire Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Sunday, 12 November 1911 in 49m (25–0–24 in D)

1386 Grandsire Triples

1 J Shaw

2 J Rookwood

3 B Wilson

4 H Walker

5 H Shepherd

6 W Payne

7 A King (C)

8 H Shaw

For Morning Service, on Mayor's Sunday.

also the 980th anniversary of the consecration of the Parish Church

Bedfordshire Association

Cardington, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 25 November 1911 in 3h 19 (20–2–15)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by G Hughes

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 John W Barker

3 Charles Mortimer

4 William T Lightfoot

5 Harry Sear

6 Arthur Chapman

7 William Mayes

8 Charles W Clarke (C)

The above method was rung at the express desire of the ringer of the 7th, who was very anxious to again ring a peal in the method.

First peal in the method - 3

Bedfordshire Association

Biddenham, Bedfordshire

St James

Monday, 4 December 1911 in 2h 50 (12–3–18 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

1 extent each of Cambridge Surprise, College Exercise, Woodbine, Kent TB, Oxford TB, Double Court, and Double Oxford

1 Evelyn Steel

2 Percy Cooke

3 Frank Webb

4 Herbert Sharpe

5 Herbert L Harlow

6 Charles W Clarke (C)

1st peal of Minor - 1

Bedfordshire Association

Luton, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 23 December 1911 in 3h 7 (20–0–0)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by J J Parker's Variation of Carter's

1 Harry Walker

2 Charles Wing

3 Walter Payne

4 Frederick Hunt

5 Herbert Shepherd

6 James Rookwood

7 Alfred King (C)

8 Thomas Gutteridge

First peal in the method - 2, 3, and 8.

First peal with a bob bell - 6.

First peal in the method as conductor - 7.

This is the first peal on the bells by an entirely local band.

Rung in commemoration of the Coronation of King George V, and the first year of the Vicariate of the Rev. A E Chapman MA.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Sunday, 24 December 1911 in 3h 27 (28–3–6 in D)

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by John W Barker

1 Harry Tysoe

2 John W Barker (C)

3 Joseph Church

4 Edgar H G Tingey

5 William T Lightfoot

6 Charles Mortimer

7 Charles Chasty

8 Herbert L Harlow

9 Frank Webb

10 Herbert Sharp

First peal in the method - 5, 6, and 8.

This peal was rung after evening service.

Bedfordshire Association

Woburn, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Tuesday, 26 December 1911 in 3h 19 (24–1–16 in D)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by J R Pritchard

1 Douglas Harris (C)

2 David James

3 Frederick Gilby

4 Mortimer Matthews

5 Sidney Avis

6 Cyril Herbert

7 Ernest Herbert

8 William Turney

First peal - 2, 3, and 8.

First peal rung on tower bells by an entirely Woburn company.

Bedfordshire Association

Hinxworth, Hertfordshire

St Nicholas

Thursday, 28 December 1911 in 2h 47 (9 in A)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being two 720's each of Single Court, Single Oxford Bob, Reverse College Single, and one 720 Plain Bob

1 James H Inskip

2 George W Inskip

3 Alfred C Bailey

4 Charles A Pratt

5 William H Compton

6 Fred Blood (C)

First peal - 1 and 3.

First peal in four methods - 2 and 5.

First peal as conductor - 6.

Rung by the Biggleswade & District Branch. First peal by this Branch which was formed on December 16th, 1911.

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