Quex Park (The Waterloo Tower)
Saturday, 1 August 2009 in 51m (15–1–20)
1259 Grandsire Caters
1 Cathryn M Hills
2 Philip O Elderton
3 Paul A Barton
4 Simon J O Head
5 Malcolm J Smith
6 James J Hardy
7 Philip M Hills
8 Monty W Gilbert
9 Mark Chittenden-Pile (C)
10 Andrew M Hills
Rung to mark the 190th anniversary of the building of the Waterloo Tower and the casting of these bells, which were officially opened on the 4th August 1819 by The Society of Royal Cumberland Youths.
Below is an extract from the 'Kentish Gazette' from August 1819:
"RINGING - The new peal of twelve bells in Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, was opened on 4th instant, by the Societies of Cumberland and College Youths. The Park Gates were previously thrown open for free admission of all that should be disposed to hear the performances of those celebrated ringers from London. The ringing in the morning was commenced by the Cumberlands striking off Grandsire Cinques to try the bells, and were followed by the College Youths. About 2 o'clock the Cumberlands commenced the first long peal on those twelve bells in the musical method of Grandsire Cinques, and which was heightened by being struck off in the Tittum Position. The peal, consisting of 5213 changes, was completed in Three Hours and Thirty-Nine minutes, in the usual style of London performances, to the admiration of the numerous persons."