St James the Apostle
Saturday, 6 July 1991 in 2h 35 (7–0–11 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (12m)
(1,2) Stedman; (3-5) St Simon's B; (6-8) St Martin's B; (9-11) St Osmund B; (12-14) Eynesbury B; (15,28,33,38-42) Grandsire; (16-18) St Nicholas B; (19-21) Winchendon P; (22-24) St Remigius B; (25-27) Huntley P; (29-32) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure P; (34-37) Plain B
1 Michael Downham
2 E Jane Sibson
3 M J "Bill" Blowfield
4 Richard L Hall
5 William H Hulme (C)
First peal: 4.
Rung "open" as a thanksgiving for the life of Leonard George Toseland who died on 16th June 1991, aged 81. A member of the Peterborough Diocesan Guild for 65 years, Len learnt to ring at this tower and rang his last peal here on 29th July 1981 for the wedding of HRH the Prince of Wales & Lady Diana Spencer. The treble and tenor ringers were also members of that peal band.
This peal included a first peal ringer on bell 4.
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