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St John the Baptist
Saturday, 9 October 1897 in 3h 24 (17–1–17 in E)
5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by W H Barber
1 John Mason
2 William Short
3 George Hayward
4 William H Barber (C)
5 William S Pritchett
6 Oliver James
7 Henry Martin
8 William Page
9 George Bourne
10 Frederick Clayton
1st peal of Treble Bob Royal by all except Messrs. Short, Barber and Pritchett.
The last peal of Treble Bob Royal recorded on these bells was rung on August 18th, 1817 in the Oxford variation. This peal is now rang for the first time, and appeared in "The Bell News" May 22nd 1897.