St John the Baptist
Monday, 8 November 1965 in 2h 29 (6–3–10 in A)
5160 Doubles (135m/v)
Being 43 extents in 135 methods/variations, viz: (1) Westminster II, Chesham, Knapton, St. Hilary and Intwood, (2) Brightwell, Sandford and Standlake, (3) Lillingstone, Arnold and Swalcliffe, (4) Burton Joyce, Stoke Bardolph and Epperstone, (5) Blackburn, Boughton and Lyng, (6) Winchendon Place, Thornborough S.C. and Haddiscoe, (7) St. John, Ryton and St. Crispin, (8) Horsley, St Cleer and St Cecilia, (9) Lapley, Shareshill and St. Mary, (10) St. Nicholas, Longford S.C., Fundenhall, St. Remigius and Harpley, (11) St Simon, Braywood, Rugby S.C., St. Osmund and Longworth, (12) Eynsham, Elford and St. Jude, (13) St. Ninian, St. Felix and St. Austell, (14) St. Leonard, Austrey and St. Lawrence, (15) St. Martin, Welford and Slapton S.C., (16) Plain, Candlesby and Boxford, (17) April Day, Seighford and Litchurch, (18) Clifford's Pleasure, Little Aston and St David, (19) Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, Dorton S.C. and Raveningham, (20) Shipway's, Beckingham and Colnbrook, (21) St. Alkmund, St. Denys and Pleasley, (22) Reverse St. Bartholomew, Rushall and St. Matthias, (23) Northrepps, All Saints and St. Philip, (24) St. James, Zeus and "X" [Kirkby], (25) Fortune, Marchington and St Guthlac, (26) St Augustine, St Hilda and St. Polycarp, (27) St. Blaise, St. Bede and St. Perpetua, (28) Grandsire, St. Margaret and Newark, (29) Newborough, Oxford and Southwell, (30) St Helen, St. Valentine and Nazeing, (31) Longparish, Freeland and Oxton, (32) Daffodil, Isis and Pinxton, (33) Bluebell, Beckley and Quantoxhead, (34) St. Anne, Ray and St. Endellion, (35) Middleton Stoney, Stanton and Roxholme, (36) St Quintin, St Swithun and Saxondale, (37) St Lucy, Northleigh and Tuxford, (38) Allestree, Antelope and Uttoxeter, (39) Frideswide, St. Cross and Vauxhall, (40) Ladbroke, Gresford and Waxham, (41) Zennor, St.Tydfil and Xanxene, (42) Keysoe, Jacobstow and Yaxley, (43) Pink's, Harbury and Zeal Monochorum.
1 Ian V J Smith
2 Margaret E Chilton
3 George A Dawson (C)
4 Simon Humphrey
5 John R Pratchett
50th peal - 1.
50th peal whilst ringing - 4.
The greatest number of Doubles methods/variations yet rung to a peal.
A birthday compliment to Ian V. J. Smith.
X is Grandsire Single as P.L. and P.L. Shipway's as bob.
[Identified on p. 835 as Kirkby.]
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