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St Martin's Guild

Birmingham, West Midlands

St Paul (The Schoolroom)

Sunday, 30 July 2023 in 2h 13 (12 in F)

5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Thomas Day

1–2 Henry J W Pipe

3–4 David J Pipe (C)

5–6 Richard B Grimmett

7–8 Michael P A Wilby

Arranged and rung to mark the exact 150th anniversary of the first handbell peal in Birmingham, 5040 Grandsire Triples to the same composition rung at the house of Henry Johnson snr. in Newhall Street.

First blows of grandsire in hand: 1-2.

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Article from Church Bells, August 16th 1873, p451 (Image: Richard Grimmett)

Entry in the St Martin's Society peal book (Image: Richard B Grimmett)

First submitted Sunday, 30 July 2023 at 19:00:40 by Richard B Grimmett.

Sent for publication in The Ringing World on Sunday, 30 July 2023 at 19:13:02, and printed in issue 5860, page 813.

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