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Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Defynnog, Powys

St Cynog

Saturday, 31 January 1959 in 2h 51 (14–2–7 in F♯)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

11 240's (five callings) and 20 120's (ten callings)

1 Melville O Alcock

2 Ralph E Scudamore

3 John T Williams

4 Alfred Reynolds

5 Derek G Astridge (C)

6 Roy Williams

First peal - 6. First of Doubles as conductor.

Rung as a farewell to M O Alcock, of Llandeilo, who is 'emigrating' to Surrey.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanelly, Monmouthshire

St Elli

Saturday, 28 February 1959 in 2h 55 (10 in G)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven diferent extents

1 Philip M Saunders

2 Melvyn Edwards

3 John D Rickards

4 David Pike

5 William Saunders

6 Bryan J Johns (C)

First peal of Minor - 1, 2, 3, 4. First as conductor. Believed to be the first peal on the bells for 25 years. The tenor is believed to be the oldest ringable bell in Wales (c 1440).

Rung half-muffled in memoriam Mrs F Edwards.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llanfeugan, Powys

St Meugan

Saturday, 25 April 1959 in 2h 32 (12–0–19 in G)

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by David K Walklate

1 John T Williams

2 David K Walklate (C)

3 Brian R Kingston

4 Magnus Peterson

5 David J Llewellyn

6 Trevor T Lewis

7 Derek G Astridge

8 Neil Bennett

First peal of Major - 5. The fastest peal on the bells.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Llangattock, Powys

St Cattwg

Tuesday, 4 August 1959 in 3h (14–2–11 in F)

5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Composed by E Barnett, Sen.

1 Donald G Clift

2 Jacqueline S King

3 Margaret E Wilkinson

4 Frank Reed

5 Austin T Wingate

6 Leslie Evans

7 James A D Woolford

8 Wilfrid F Moreton (C)

First peal of Major on the bells.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Brecon, Powys

St Mary

Friday, 21 August 1959 in 2h 58 (13–2–9 in E♭)

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by C H Hattersley

1 Leslie W G Morris

2 Bernard F L Groves

3 Frank Osbaldiston

4 Basil Jones

5 Frederick E Wilshaw

6 John Worth (C)

7 Edward Jenkins

8 Brian Harris

First peal of Bristol on the bells and for the Guild.

Cheshire Ringers' Tour of South Wales.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Cadoxton juxta Neath, Neath Port Talbot

St Catwg

Saturday, 29 August 1959 in 2h 45 (7–2–2 in B)

5040 Plain Bob Minor

Seven 720's

1 Lloyd Jenkins

2 Edmund J Morris

3 Christopher J Hughes

4 Harry Boyce

5 Gwyn I Lewis (C)

6 John T Williams

First peal of Minor - 1, 3. The ringer of the tenor has now 'circled the tower'.

Ringing World page reference: 2525.0517

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Swansea, Swansea

St Mary

Saturday, 17 October 1959 in 3h 12 (20–2–12 in E)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Seventh observation

Composed by Parker's Twelve-Part

1 J Arthur Hoare

2 Albert J Pitman

3 Ernest Stitch

4 Alfred Hannington

5 Trevor M Roderick

6 Edmund J Morris

7 Gwyn I Lewis (C)

8 John T Williams

First peal on the bells.

Swansea & Brecon Diocesan Guild

Wigmore, Herefordshire

St James the Apostle

Saturday, 26 December 1959 in 2h 20 (8½ in A)

5040 Grandsire Doubles

42 six-scores (ten callings)

1 Sidney Daniels

2 Laurence J Mainwaring

3 Reginald J Herbert

4 Rosemary D Bray

5 Leslie Evans (C)

6 Frederick R Harris

Rung in honour of the wedding of Miss Frances Williams and Mr James Mackenzie, which took place at this church immediately before the peal.

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