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Hereford Diocesan Guild
Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 5 January 1961 in 2h 57 (10–0–11 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(Being seven extents, each called differently.)
1 Frank Sandford
2 Mrs E C Chandler
3 John Hope
4 Colin A Lewis
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Robert A Hatcher
First peal of Minor on the bells since rehanging (1957).
Rung as a token of appreciation to Mrs. E. C. Richards, benefactor of this church.
Ringing World page reference: 2597.0060Hereford Diocesan Guild
Mathon, Worcestershire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 14 January 1961 in 2h 47 (7–2–23 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (3m/1v)
(Being six extents each o f April Day and Grandsire, and 15 each of
Plain Bob and Reverse Canterbury Pleasure.)
1 Leonard J Walters
2 C William Nutt (C)
3 James Ranford
4 Roland Lewis
5 James Ward
6 George Gwyne
First peal - 6.
Rung half-muffled as a token of respect to Frederick Merrick, who was a ringing member of this tower.
Ringing World page reference: 2598.0076Hereford Diocesan Guild
Peterchurch, Herefordshire
St Peter
Saturday, 25 March 1961 in 2h 45 (9–3–1 in G)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(Being five extents each o f Clifford’s Pleasure. New Grandsire, April
Day, Plain Bob. Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Reverse S t. Bartholomew
and 12 six-scores of Grandsire.)
1 William E Spiers
2 Joy Smith
3 Leslie H Colcombe
4 Michael V Powell
5 Reginald G Powell (C)
6 Tony Stevens
First peal in seven methods - 1, 2 & 6. 50th peal for the Guild - 6.
Rung as a compliment to the Virgin Mary on Lady Day.
Ringing World page reference: 2608.0247Hereford Diocesan Guild
Kington, Herefordshire
St Mary
Monday, 3 April 1961 in 2h 48 (11–0–23 in F)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
(Being 42 six-scores (ten callings).)
1 Thomas Pugh
2 Mrs E C Chandler
3 Leslie Preece
4 Thomas Bound
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Bryn Giddings
First peal - 1. 50th peal - 2. Rung for the Easter Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 2610.0280Hereford Diocesan Guild
Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 8 April 1961 in 2h 45 (10–0–11 in G)
5040 Minor (10m)
(Being seven extents in ten methods: (1) London Surprise, (2) Cambridge Surprise, (3) Double Oxford. Thelwall, St. Clement’s and Childwall. (4) Oxford Bob and Plain Bob, (5) Oxford T.B., (6) Kent T.B..
(7) Plain Bob.)
1 Jo Moreton
2 George T Cousins
3 Frank Reed
4 Austin T Wingate
5 William E Thompsett
6 Wilfred F Moreton (C)
First peal in ten methods - 2. First in ten methods on the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2609.0265Hereford Diocesan Guild
Eardisley, Herefordshire
St Mary Magdalene
Thursday, 13 April 1961 in 2h 31 (8–1–27 in G♯)
5040 Minor (4m)
(Being one extent each of St. Clement’s, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent
Treble Bob and four of Plain Bob.)
1 Mrs E C Chandler
2 Colin A Lewis
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 John W Hope
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Frank Reed
First peal in four Minor methods - 2, 3 & 4. First in four Minor methods ‘inside’ - 5.
Ringing World page reference: 2611.0297Hereford Diocesan Guild
Kingstone, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Monday, 1 May 1961 in 2h 35 (12–0–22 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(Being seven different extents.)
1 Leslie H Colcombe
2 Thomas E Wood
3 Reginald G Powell
4 Michael V Powell
5 Austin T Wingate
6 Frank Reed (C)
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 20 May 1961 in 2h 42 (6–2–12 in A)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
(Being 42 six-scores (ten callings).)
1 Charles Phillips
2 Michael V Powell (C)
3 Thomas J Gundy
4 Leslie H Colcombe
5 Reginald G Powell
6 Alfred J Williams
25th peal - 2. First as conductor. Rung as a compliment to Mr. H. Kennard on his retirement after being a ringer at this church for 50 years.
Ringing World page reference: 2615.0361Hereford Diocesan Guild
Much Wenlock, Shropshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 27 May 1961 in 2h 56 (16–0–8 in E)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thurstan's Four-Part (Sir Arthur Heywood's variation).)
1 Alan El
2 Leo Evans
3 Dennis Holden
4 Alfred S Bayley
5 Harry Griffiths
6 Harry Edge
7 Barnabas G Key (C)
8 William H Lloyd
First peal of Stedman Triples - 2, 6 & 8.
Rung for the Patronal Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 2617.0399Hereford Diocesan Guild
Bodenham, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Thursday, 8 June 1961 in 2h 40 (12–1–20 in G)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(Being seven different extents.)
1 Austin T Wingate
2 Michael V Powell
3 Thomas Wood
4 Reginald G Powell
5 John C Eisel
6 Frank Reed (C)
For the wedding of the Duke of Kent and Miss Katharine Worsley.
Ringing World page reference: 2619.0432Hereford Diocesan Guild
Glasbury on Wye, Powys
St Peter
Sunday, 16 July 1961 in 2h 45 (11–2–23 in F)
5040 Doubles (5m)
Three extents each of Reverse St Bartholomew and April Day, and 12 each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob and Grandsire
1 D Howard Thomas
2 Michael R Thomas
3 Colin A Lewis
4 John Hope
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Danzey Ellsmore
First peal - 1, 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2625.0535Hereford Diocesan Guild
Wellington, Herefordshire
St Margaret of Antioch
Monday, 17 July 1961 in 2h 43 (17–0–15 in F)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
(Being seven different extents.)
1 Thomas W Wood
2 Dennis F Jaine
3 A Bryan Ellsmore
4 Austin T Wingate
5 George E Cousins
6 Frank Reed (C)
A farewell to Ven. T. B. Randolph, who has taken up his appointment as Archdeacon of Hereford.
Ringing World page reference: 2623.0504Hereford Diocesan Guild
Whitney on Wye, Herefordshire
St Peter and St Paul
Friday, 21 July 1961 in 2h 40 (9 in A♭)
5040 Doubles (4m/5v)
(being three extents each of Northrepps, Reverse St.
Bartholomew. Southrepps. Clifford Pleasure, Kennington and April
Day, and eight each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob and
Grandsire.)
1 D Howard Thomas
2 Colin A Lewis
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 John W Hope
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
First peal in nine variations by all.
Ringing World page reference: 2624.0521Hereford Diocesan Guild
Lyonshall, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 21 July 1961 in 2h 40 (12 in G)
5040 Doubles (3m/v)
(In nine variations, being three extents each of Northrepps, Reverse St.
Bartholomew. Southrepps. Clifford's Pleasure, Kennington and April
Day, and eight each o f Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob and
Grandsire.)
1 D Howard Thomas
2 Colin A Lewis
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 John W Hope
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
First peal in nine variations by all.
Ringing World page reference: 2624.0521Hereford Diocesan Guild
Lyonshall, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Saturday, 22 July 1961 in 2h 55 (12 in G)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
(Being 240 Morris's and 40 extents (ten callings).)
1 William Preece
2 Mrs E C Chandler
3 W Charles Williams
4 Thomas Bound
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 James Wilce
First peal - 1. 50th for the Guild - 2.
Ringing World page reference: 2624.0521Hereford Diocesan Guild
Bredenbury, Herefordshire
St Andrew
Sunday, 23 July 1961 in 2h 40 (8–3–3 in A)
5040 Minor (3m)
(Being one extent of Single Court and three each of Single Oxford Bob
and Plain Bob.)
1 William Hinksman
2 William Mantle
3 John H Thomas
4 Arthur F Wall
5 John A G Clements (C)
6 Thomas Cooper
Rung as a compliment to Richard Bethell, who has been a ringer at this church for 50 years.
Ringing World page reference: 2627.0568Hereford Diocesan Guild
Bredwardine, Herefordshire
St Andrew
Friday, 4 August 1961 in 2h 51 (9–2–1 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (5m)
(In five methods, being two extents of April Day, five Reverse St. Bartholomew, 15 Plain Bob, four Grandsire and 16 Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Bob.)
1 D Howard Thomas
2 Reginald G Powell
3 Michael V Powell
4 John W Hope
5 Colin A Lewis (C)
6 D Gwyn Griffiths
First peal - 6. First as conductor.
Ringing World page reference: 2627.0569Hereford Diocesan Guild
Aston Ingham, Herefordshire
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 5 August 1961 in 2h 35 (5–1–17 in B)
5040 Doubles (7m)
(In seven methods, being five extents each of Reverse St. Bartholomew,
April Day. Plain Bob, New Grandsire, and six each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Clifford’s Pleasure, and ten six-scores o f Grandsire.)
1 May Stevens
2 Joy Smith
3 Reginald G Powell (C)
4 Leslie H Colcombe
5 Michael V Powell
6 Anthony E Stevens
First peal in seven methods - 1.
Ringing World page reference: 2628.0584Hereford Diocesan Guild
Clodock, Herefordshire
St Clydog
Saturday, 12 August 1961 in 2h 43 (10–0–2 in A)
5040 Doubles (10m)
(In ten methods, being four extents each of Southrepps, Northrepps, Old Doubles, Plain Bob, April Day, New Grandsire, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Clifford’s Pleasure, and five each of Reverse St. Bartholomew and Grandsire.)
1 William E Spiers
2 Joy Smith
3 Reginald G Powell (C)
4 Michael V Powell
5 Leslie H Colcombe
6 Anthony E Stevens
First peal in ten methods by all the band.
Rung as a silver wedding compliment to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Spiers.
Ringing World page reference: 2628.0584Hereford Diocesan Guild
Burghill, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Sunday, 13 August 1961 in 2h 37 (10–0–20 in G)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 John D Rock
2 Philip Mehew
3 Kathleen M Higgins
4 F Hector Bennett
5 Colin A S Harwood
6 Alan E Bagworth
7 William S Deason
8 A Patrick Cannon (C)
Rung with the bells half muffled to the memory of the Rev E G Benson, a former vicar of Burghill and chairman of the Hereford Diocesan Guild, who was interred at Burghill on August 8th.
Ringing World page reference: 2631.0630Hereford Diocesan Guild
Llanfeugan, Powys
St Meugan
Monday, 14 August 1961 in 2h 54 (12–0–19 in G)
5056 Belgrave Surprise Major
Composed by P G K Davies
1 A Patrick Cannon
2 Gillian A Neal Smith
3 F Hector Bennett
4 Kathleen M Higgins
5 Ernest J Munday
6 John D Rock
7 Robin G Leale (C)
8 William S Deason
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Knighton, Radnorshire
St Edward
Tuesday, 15 August 1961 in 2h 42 (9–3–26 in A♭)
5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
Composed by W Barton
1 Philip Mehew
2 Colin A S Harwood
3 Kathleen M Higginis
4 Alan E Bagworth
5 F Hector Bennett
6 Ernest J Munday
7 William S Deason
8 A Patrick Cannon (C)
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Presteigne, Radnorshire
St Andrew
Wednesday, 16 August 1961 in 3h 2 (13–2–21 in F)
5088 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by C W Roberts
1 Ernest J Munday
2 Gillian A Neal Smith
3 Kathleen M Higgins
4 F Hector Bennett
5 Alan E M Bagworth
6 Colin A S Harwood
7 Robin G Leale (C)
8 Philip Mehew
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Ledbury, Herefordshire
St Michael and All Angels
Friday, 18 August 1961 in 3h 23 (22–0–27 in E♭)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by H W Wilde
1 F Hector Bennett
2 Gillian A Neal Smith
3 Kathleen M Higgins
4 Alan E Bagworth
5 John D Rock
6 William S Deason
7 Robin G Leale
8 A Patrick Cannon (C)
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Madeley, Shropshire
St Michael
Saturday, 2 September 1961 in 2h 52 (13–2–5 in F)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Dexter's Variation
1 John J Stanier
2 R George Morris
3 Allen Morgan
4 John C Slater
5 Thomas W Lewis
6 David Beacham
7 George E Evenden (C)
8 Joseph L Stanier
First peal of Stedman - 1 & 4. First of Stedman on the bells.
Rung on the ninth anniversary of the dedication of the bells.
Ringing World page reference: 2631.0631Hereford Diocesan Guild
Clifford, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 14 September 1961 in 2h 34 (12–1–14 in G)
5040 Doubles (14m)
(In 14 methods, being three extents each of Stedman, Winchendon
Place Bob, St. Nicholas’, St. Martin's, St. Simon’s, Grandsire, Northrepps. Reverse St. Bartholomew, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Southrepps, Clifford’s Pleasure, Plain Bob, Kennington and April Day.)
1 Mrs E C Chandler
2 John W Hope
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 Colin A Lewis
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Danzey Watkins
First peal in 14 Doubles methods and/or variations by all
Ringing World page reference: 2632.0657Hereford Diocesan Guild
New Radnor, Radnorshire
St Mary
Thursday, 21 September 1961 in 2h 55 (7–2–18 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (6m)
In six methods, being two extents each of Reverse St. Bartholomew, Clifford’s Pleasure and April Day, and 12 each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Plain Bob and Grandsire.
1 M Irene Ellsmore (13)
2 Colin A Lewis
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 John W Hope
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
6 Reginald J Preece
First peal - 1.
50th peal, and for the Guild - 5.
Ringing World page reference: 2633.0672Hereford Diocesan Guild
Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 7 October 1961 in 2h 58 (18–3–27 in E♭)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by T. Thurstans
1 Alan Elsmore
2 E Marion Key
3 Harry Griffiths
4 Alfred Bayley
5 Roy K Mowfouth
6 J Dennis Holden
7 Barnabas G Key (C)
Rung for the Harvest Festival.
Ringing World page reference: 2635.0709Hereford Diocesan Guild
Cound, Shropshire
St Peter
Saturday, 21 October 1961 in 2h 50 (11–0–21 in F♯)
5040 Minor (3m)
(Being 1,440 Oxford T.B., 1,440 Kent T.B. and 2,160 Plain Bob.)
1 E Marion Key
2 Alan Elsmore
3 J Dennis Holden
4 Roy K Mowfouth
5 Harry Edge
6 Barnabas G Key (C)
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Pembridge, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 7 December 1961 in 2h 38 (16 in F♯)
5040 Doubles (6m)
(In six methods, being two extents each of Stedman. St. Simon's and St. Martin's, and four each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure. Plain Bob and Grandsire; repeated twice)
1 Mrs E C Chandler
2 John W Hope
3 Robert A Hatcher
4 Frank Reed
5 A Bryan Ellsmore (C)
Rung to welcome home Her Majesty the Queen from her West African tour.
Ringing World page reference: 2645.0879Hereford Diocesan Guild
Bredwardine, Herefordshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 9 December 1961 in 2h 48 (9–2–1 in B♭)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
1 Michael R Thomas
2 Reginald G Powell (C)
3 Malcolm T Johns
4 Michael V Powell
5 Leslie H Colcombe
6 Alan V Protheroe
First peal - 3 and 6.
Ringing World page reference: 2647.0027Hereford Diocesan Guild
Staunton on Wye, Herefordshire
St Mary the Virgin
Thursday, 14 December 1961 in 2h 45 (10–0–11 in G)
5040 Minor (7m)
(Being 720 each of Cambridge, Single Oxford, Double Oxford, St. Clement's, Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Plain Bob.)
1 Mrs E C Chandler
2 John W Hope
3 George T Cousins
4 A Bryan Ellsmore
5 Robert A Hatcher
6 Frank Reed (C)
First peal in seven methods - 2 & 5. First ‘inside’ in seven methods - 4.
Ringing World page reference: 2645.0880Hereford Diocesan Guild
Mathon, Worcestershire
St John the Baptist
Tuesday, 26 December 1961 in 2h 35 (7–2–23 in A♭)
5040 Minor (4m)
(Being seven extents in four methods: (1) Oxford Treble Bob. (2) Kent
Treble Bob, (3 and 4) Oxford Bob, (5, 6 and 7) Plain Bob.)
1 Anne J Bullard
2 Philip G Morgan
3 C William Nutt
4 James Ward
5 John A G Clements (C)
6 R George Morris
Rung as a wedding anniversary compliment to Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward.
Ringing World page reference: 2648.0044