St George
Saturday, 26 December 1874
120 Grandsire Doubles
1 W C Marsh
  S Mardon (interchangeably)
2 W Bradford
3 T Moxhay
4 W B Fulford
5 J C Palmer
6 W J Southwood
Several members of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers [founded in 1874] from Exeter and the neighbourhood paid their respects to the Rector on Saturday, December 26, 1874, and gratified him and the villagers by ringing eight peals of six scores of Grandsire Doubles. Each peal was struck in 5 mins.
The bells were remarkably well struck, and great credit is due to the whole party for the progress they have made in scientific change-ringing.
In an extra touch the Rector rang the treble.
[This is one of several annual visits to the Rev Ellacombe recorded in Church Bells and has been linked to the In Memoriam performances for Rev H T Ellacombe.]
[Church Bells, January 2, 1875, p55.]

This performance was rung In memoriam — Rev. Henry Thomas Ellacombe (1790 - 1885)