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Bedfordshire Association

Clifton, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Thursday, 24 January 1935 in 2h 45 (10–0–6 in A♭)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Minor

Being seven different extents

1 Percy Tompkins

2 Arthur W Dilley

3 Frank Warrington (C)

4 John Church

5 Herbert Sherman

6 Lewis H Bywaters

Bedfordshire Association

Tempsford, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 23 February 1935 in 2h 50 (9–1–0 in A♭)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Reginald Houghton

2 Tom Bartram

3 Evelyn Steel

4 Charles J Ball

5 William Stapleton (C)

6 Hubert Folbigg

First peal - 1.

Rung to celebrate 30 years' ministry of the Rev Canon Williamson at Tempsford.

Bedfordshire Association

Old Warden, Bedfordshire

St Leonard

Saturday, 9 March 1935 in 2h 48 (9–0–22 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven different extents

1 Herbert Sherman

2 Stanley Gravestock

3 Geoffrey Mayes

4 John Church

5 Lewis H Bywaters

6 R Thomas Newman (C)

First peal of Minor - 2.

First peal - 3.

First peal of Minor as conductor - 6.

Bedfordshire Association

Wallington, Hertfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 6 April 1935 in 2h 35 (8–1–25 in A♭)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being twelve six-scores of Bob Doubles, and ten each of St.Simon's, Union, and Grandsire Doubles.

1 Reginald T Newman

2 Francis Beaumont

3 John Church

4 Percy Tompkins

5 Lewis H Bywaters (C)

6 William G Bygrave

Bedfordshire Association

Henlow, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Monday, 6 May 1935 in 2h 50 (14½ in F♯)

5040 Minor (6m)

Being two 720's of Oxford TB, and one of Kent TB, Double Court, Double Oxford Bob, Oxford Bob, and Plain Bob

1 Laurie Wilton

2 Stanley Gravestock

3 Francis Beaumont

4 John Church

5 Lewis H Bywaters (C)

6 Percy Tompkins

First peal of Minor - 1.

All are of the local band.

Bedfordshire Association

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Priory Church of St Peter

Monday, 6 May 1935 in 3h 10 (23–2–15 in E♭)

5024 Plain Bob Major

Composed by A Knights

1 George H Sentance

2 Bert F Calcott

3 Frank Walker

4 Harold Burrows

5 George W Heley

6 Frank H Ramsay

7 Albert G Matthews

8 Arthur E Sharman (C)

First peal - 3 and 4.

First peal in the method - 6.

All the ringers are members of the local band.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Peter de Merton

Tuesday, 7 May 1935 in 2h 52 (12–3–14 in A♭)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge S, Woodbine TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Double Court B, Oxford B & Plain B.

1 Thomas Harpin

2 Miss Evelyn Steel

3 Charles W Clarke

4 Leonard Williams

5 William Stapleton (C)

6 Herbert Sharp

60th peal on the bells - 5.

Bedfordshire Association

Biddenham, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 11 May 1935 in 2h 46 (12–3–18 in G)

5040 Plain Minor (2m)

Being three 720's of Oxford B & four of Plain B.

1 William Sharp

2 William Davidson

3 Charles Bramson

4 Edward Frossell

5 Reginald Brockett

6 Reginald West (C)

1st peal - 1. 1st peal inside - 5. This is believed to be the first peal on the bells; all the band are Sunday service ringers at this church.

Bedfordshire Association

Sandy, Bedfordshire

St Swithun

Saturday, 8 June 1935 in 2h 50 (12–0–8 in F)

5040 Minor (4m)

Being one 720 of Kent TB and two of Oxford TB, Plain Bob, and Oxford Bob

1 Charles J Blain

2 Stanley Gravestock

3 John Church

4 Charles J Ball

5 Percy Tompkins

6 Lewis H Bywaters (C)

First peal and first attempt - 1.

Bedfordshire Association

Bedford, Bedfordshire

St Paul

Monday, 5 August 1935 in 3h 31 (28–3–6 in D)

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Arthur E Sharman (C)

2 Harry Tysoe

3 Francis E Taylor

4 Miss Evelyn Steel

5 George Martin

6 Albert Fleet

7 George W Heley

8 William Henley

9 Herbert J Sharp

10 Rev C Elliot Wigg

1st peal of Royal - 7.

Bedfordshire Association

Oakley, Bedfordshire

St Mary

Saturday, 17 August 1935 in 2h 45 (10–0–2 in G)

5040 Doubles (4m)

Being six six-scores of St Simon's and 12 six-scores each of Grandsire, Canterbury Pleasure and Plain B.

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Donald L Cockings

3 Frank C Tysoe

4 Henry W Gayton (C)

5 Henry Stapleton

Bedfordshire Association

Harrold, Bedfordshire

St Peter and All Saints

Saturday, 7 September 1935 in 2h 53 (13–0–6 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of Cambridge S, Woodbine TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Canterbury Pleasure, Oxford B and Plain B.

1 Charles W Clarke

2 Donald L Cockings

3 Herbert L Harlow

4 William Stock

5 Henry W Gayton (C)

6 Pearl Inskip

1st peal in seven methods inside - 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

St James

Saturday, 14 September 1935 in 2h 55 (18–2–12 in D)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Horace H Smith

2 Albert Fleet

3 Edgar H Tingey

4 Evelyn Steel

5 James G Newman

6 Harry Tysoe

7 Arthur E Sharman (C)

8 Frederick Bowler

First peal of Triples - 5.

Rung with the bells half-muffled to the memory of Cyril Herbert, vice-president of the Bedfordshire Association.

(Note - The date of this peal is incorrectly recorded in the Bedfordshire Association 1935 Annual Report as 5th October 1935 - RJH 23.1.2023)

Ringing World page reference: 1278.0600

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 14 September 1935 in 3h 20 (22–3–18 in D)

5088 Kent Treble Bob Major

Composed by John Thorpe

1 Charles W Clarke (C)

2 Henry W Gayton

3 Charles Mortimer

4 Herbert L Harlow

5 Frank C Tysoe

6 William Stock

7 Ernest Freeman

8 Henry Stapleton

1st peal on the eight bells, which are by John Taylor and Co.

Bedfordshire Association

Turvey, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 28 September 1935 in 3h 5 (19–0–20 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 Herbert L Harlow

2 Donald L Cockings

3 Henry W Gayton

4 William Stock

5 F J Mynard

6 Sydney C Milton

7 Henry Stapleton (C)

8 Charles Wadsworth

1st peal on eight bells - 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 5 October 1935 in 2h 55 (9–3–5 in F♯)

5040 Minor (7m)

An extent each of: College B, Canterbury Pleasure B, Single Oxford B, Plain B, Woodbine TB, Kent TB and Oxford TB.

1 Frank C Tysoe

2 Donald L Cockings

3 Herbert L Harlow

4 Henry W Gayton (C)

5 William Stock

6 Henry Stapleton

Bedfordshire Association

Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire

All Saints

Saturday, 12 October 1935 in 3h (9–1–1 in G)

5040 Minor (7m)

Being 720 each of: Cambridge S, College Exercise, Woodbine TB, Oxford TB, Kent TB, Oxford B and Plain B.

1 Donald L Cockings

2 Herbert L Harlow

3 Frank C Tysoe

4 Henry W Gayton

5 Charles W Clarke (C)

6 Henry Stapleton

Bedfordshire Association

Sandy, Bedfordshire

St Swithun

Saturday, 16 November 1935 in 2h 55 (12–0–8 in F)

5040 Minor (2m)

Being four 720's of Oxford Bob and three of Plain Bob

1 Sydney W Fox

2 Edward J Pressland

3 Charles J Ball

4 John Church

5 Lewis H Bywaters (C)

6 Herbert Sherman

First peal and first attempt - 1 and 2.

Bedfordshire Association

Bromham, Bedfordshire

St Owen

Saturday, 21 December 1935 in 3h 26 (22–3–18 in D)

5120 Plain Bob Major

Composed by Arr. H W Gayton

1 George White

2 Donald L Cockinge

3 Henry W Gayton

4 William Stock

5 Reginald West

6 Frank C Tysoe

7 Pearl Inskip

8 Henry Stapleton (C)

Rung in honour of the ordination at St Albans Abbey, on December 22nd, of Mr F D E Burne, son of the Vicar of Bromham. He was formally a ringer at Bromham.

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