Campanology No 1 - Central Council of Church Bell Ringers

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W E D N E S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 16th, 1896.
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CHARLES
LOUGHBOROUGH
SMETHWICK,
S IN G L Y
Founders of the ring of twelve bells of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London,
the largest peal of ringing bells in the world ; and of “ G r e a t P a u l , ” the
Bourdon Bell, weighing 16 tons, 14 cwts., 2 qrs., 19 lbs. “ This bell is a
very noble specimen of modern English bell-founding.” — Pall Mall Mag.,
Sept., 1896. Also the bells of the Cathedrals of Worcester, Newcastle-onTyne, St. M ary’s, Edinburgh, St. Patrick’s, Dublin, C hrist Church, N .Z.,
and Singapore; of the Town Halls of Manchester, Bradford, Halifax,
Preston, Wakefield, Rochdale, Kendal, and Londonderry; the Royal
Exchange, London; the Sydney and Adelaide Post Offices in A ustralia;
and the University Buildings of Liverpool, Glasgow, and Bombay.
Also the “ A l e x a n d r a " ring of ten bells of the Imperial Institute,
London.
C racked b e lls recast.
S t e e l , iro n o r o a k f r a m e s .
HANDBELLS
JOHN
BELLS
P
enny.
BIRMINGHAM.
1760.
Makers to St. Paul’s, Canterbury, Edinburgh, St. Alban’s, Durham,
Lincoln, and Peterborough Cathedrals.
S e n d fo r P r i c e L i s t .
M aker o f the Ropes fo r the Celebrated P e a l o f B ells at the Im perial Institu te
E E -C A S T
R IN G S.
OR
----N e w Brigh to n
Lighthouse
E E - 1T U N G .
REPORT
U PO N
Bells, and
Australia.
4
Freemantla T o w n
Ha!l,
H angers of the Celebrated P e a l of E i g h t a t Stourbridge,
W o r c e s te r s h i r e ;
also Kildare Cathedral Bell.
SEND
CHURCH
£
BELLS,
IN
Fou nde ts of the Jubilee Peal at Malinslte.
TOH N
1 5 5 , K e e to n ’s R o ad , B e rm o n d se y , Lo n d o n .
OR
B E L L H A N G E R S (SEN T TO IN S P E C T A N D
BELLS AND TOW ERS.
A SPECIALTY.
NIGOLL,
ESTABLISHED
ne
CARR,’
CHURCH
L E IC E S T E R S H IR E .
M U S I C AL
O
The Bell Foundry,
QjSefffounbere anb
N e w peals, or S in g le b e lls.
Old p e a l s r e t u n e d & r e h u n g .
r ic e
S M IT H
FOR
CATALOGUE
CLOCKS
AND
CHIMES.
& S O N S , M idland Steam C lock W ork s,
QUEEN
STREET,
DERBY.
M anufacturers b y Im proved M achinery of all kinds of Church
C locks and Carillons. Selected by Lord G rim thorpe to make
the N ew C lock for St. P a u l’s Cathedral, London,
CAM PANOLOGY.
C HA RLES FARRIS,
MEA'RS & S'MINBMK,
81, Bishopsgate St ree t Within, London, E.G.
(Successor to Whitmore & Craddock),
C h u r d i p u rr tislie F
The L
W a x C h a n d le r .
Se l e c t io n
abg e st
in
L
ondon
u3fiite:efiape:f ©elf ffowaelrg.
op
BELFRIES
C A N D L E S FOR t h E ALTA R
AND
CLOCK
TOWERS
INSPECTED.
( O v e r 100 S i z e s i n S t o c k ) .
Also Candles for the School Room, Dining Room, Bedroom, & c.
Do not Gutter, and are Unaffected by Heat.
I nc e ns e , S a n c t u a r y L a m p Oil, Char coal , W i c k s , etc.
CHURCH
Erected complete with Fittings and Frames.
EMBROIDERY.
V E S T M E N T S M A D E TO A N Y D E S I G N .
C a s s o c k s , S u r p lio e s, F r o n t a ls , B a n n e r s , A lm s B a g s , H a n g in g s ,
K n e8 lers, C arp ets, & c , & c .
CHURCH
CHURCH BELLS FOR RINGING OR CUBING
BRASS
A V eby L
a iiq e
C o l l e c t io n
O LD
BELLS
RE-CAST.
PEALS
RE-FITTED
&
RE-HUNG.
WORK.
op
C r o s s e s & C ru oiflxes, C a n d le s tic k s , V a s e s . L e c te rn s ,
A lta r and P u lp it D e sk s, S a n c t u a r y L a m p s, T h u rib les,
C ru ets, & c., & c.
C H A R L E S F A R R IS invitos inspection of his various Departments,
which, though not inferior, aro C h e a p e r than any other Church Furnish­
ing Establishment.
Illustrated Pr ice L i s t s forwarded on application.
E v e r y t h i n g r e q u i s i t e f o r u s e in t h e S e r v i c e s o f t h e C h u r c h
ca n b e o b t a i n e d a t t h i s E s t a b l i s h m e n t .
FOUNDRY—
(Establishd .a. d. 1570*.
267, W HITECHAPEL ‘ROAD, LONDON.
Half-mile East of " C ity .”
(Opposite St. Elhelburga's, Bishopsgate, and close to Broad Street and Liverpool Street
Stations).
JAMES BARWELL,
PEAL
$ c l \ ^ n u t K ’r ,
BOOKS I
REAL BOOKS I
40, GREAT HAMPTON ST., BIR MINGHAM. E v e r y Ringer should h av e his o wn Peal Book
C H U R C H B E L L S , with all requisite Fittings and Framework, Singly or ;
in Peals.
P e a l B o o k s , co n ta in in g 150 le a v e s , w ell boun d, w ith n am e in
C L O C K and C H IM E B E L L S to any size and note.
g ilt lette rs,
Existing Peals economically and efficiently restored.
C R A C K E D B E L L S recast, and A N C IE N T IN S C R IP T IO N S reproduced
P R I C E
5 /- I E A . C H .
in fac simile when required.
Men w h o are R in gers sent to inspect T o w e r s and report upon the tune
and condition of Bells and Fittings.
M U S IC A L H A N D B E L L S tuned in Diatonic and Chrom atic Scales, in C a m p a n o l o g y Office, 221, H i g h Street, L e w i s h a m , S . E .
sets of any numbers.
E S T A B L IS H E D 1833.
Clock Makers to H M . Home
Colonial Governments.
WEBB & BENNETT,
(itljm
rclj
ijctwgetrsr m tir
and
P O T T S & SONS’ CLOCKS
A R E THE B E ST FO R C H U R C H E S, TU R R E T S, etc.,
GUILDFORD
STRRET,
LEEDS.
Mill Street, Kidlington, Oxford,
W e b b & B e n n e t t are practical ringers, and have had con­
siderable experience in Church B ell Hanging and Tuning. Reports and
Estimates furnished. The Ellacombe Chime Hammers fixed. Handbells
supplied. Old Peals restored.
M
essr s.
GE ORG E
WELCH,
(Successor to George Stockham,)
HANDBELL
FOUNDER,
51, Bankside, So u th w ark , London, S.E.
Estimates supplied on application and Tcwers inspected.
Makers of every variety of House and Office Clocks.
Musical Handbells to any size or key; Chromatic or Diatonic Sca’es. Old Bells repaired
or augmented to any size on the most reasonable terms.
P R IC E
L IS T
ON
A P P L IC A T IO N .
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Ou p
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of C a m p a i g n .
E feel that no apology is needed to introduce “ Campan­
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E xercise in the B ritish Isles, and those conversant
with the subject of B ells and B ell R inging, inasm uch as the
necessity of a bright and cheerful journal, devoted exclusively
to these particular objects, has for years past been plainly
manifest.
A few rem arks are, however, requisite as to the enterprise
we have undertaken and the- course we propose, with the
generous help of our brethren, to adopt,— our “ P la n of C am ­
paign ’’ if w e m ay apply the term.
Our w eekly illustrations w ill be an im portant feature, to
which we would draw the attention of our readers. In m any
instances th ey will consist of a full-page engraving (prepared
at great cost) of some well-known Church in London and the
P ro v in c e s ; together with an article dealing w ith the A rch i­
tecture, Services, B ells, and everything of interest to ChangeR in gin g Churchm en.
F or the benefit of our colleagues in the P rovinces, who may
be arranging to visit the M etropolis, w e intend, with the
assistance of the custodians of the various tow ers, to publish
in our columns a list of dates, tim es and places of m eetings
for practice, etc., in London and its environs.
Th e question of correspondence is one w ith w hich it is
extrem ely difficult to deal. T h e place usually set apart in a
journal for this, should at all tim es prove a boon, and be
appreciated to the fullest extent. W e sincerely desire, when
space perm its, that the columns of “ Campanology ” shall be
open for fair and im partial discussion upon different topics,
but the practice of writing letters under a nom de plume or
fictitious initials, is one w hich w e cannot regard w ith favour.
A lread y there has been too much biting sarcasm , bickering,
and bitterness, which has formed a stum bling-block to that
unity and brotherly feeling w hich should exist am ong Ringers.
W e have therefore resolved not to admit any contribution
i
6t
h
,
1896.
V o l . I.
which doss not bear the signature of the writer, and hope by
adopting this plan, to overcom e the iil-effects caused in the
past by those, who, holding very strong opinions on various
subjects, have not had the courage or maniless to append their
names to their effusions.
F o r the benefit of Conductors, the greatest possible care will
be taken to exam ine all new com positions sent us for
publication, prior to their appearance in these columns. W e need
scarcely point out the advantages which w ill consequently
be derived from this. Several instances rgight be quoted of
the successful achievem ent of some well-known com poser’s
work, and, to the chagrin of the performers, found a week or
two later to be false, and ipso facto, worthless. T h e arrange­
ment referred to w ill do much to remedy this, and we are
sure such an innovation will be welcom ed by all.
One of the most important features of a R in gers’ paper should
be the faithful record of the doings of our fellow men in various
parts of the c o u n try ; their D edication Services, Meetings,
Social G atherings, etc., all of w hich u sually abound with
interest.
F or particulars of these we hope to enlist the good
offices of the Clergy, the Association Secretaries and others ;
and to enable us to keep as n early as possible up-to-date,
would respectfully impress the ad visability of incurring little
delay in the despatch of reports. W h ile upon this subject we
may be perm itted to state, that all N otices o f M eetings will
be inserted gratis, thus effecting a saving of expenditure to
m any A s s o c ia tio n s -a departure w hich w e feel assured will
be generally appreciated.
T h e Edito* and Proprietor of “ Campanology " is him self a
well-known ringer, conductor, teacher, and steeple-keeper,
and, havin g had unusual experience in the forming, training,
and keeping together of a band (now ringing the Standard
Methods), some of whom did not know what C hange R inging
meant at the start, w ill be happy to smooth the path of any
novice, who, unable to obtain the information he requires in
his own locality, applies to him for assistance. T h e E xercise
now being so well provided w ith text-books, the foregoing
remarks m ay appear superfluous; but R ingers in remote
places w here books are scarce, m ay be glad of a friendly
direction as to w hat particular work will be found best adapted
to their needs, and to such the E d ito r’s advice is alw ays at
disposal.
A few words in conclusion. F o r years past we have had in
our minds the undertaking we h ave now resolved to launch,
and hope, w ith the support of all true R ingers to successfully
fulfil. M any difficulties and obstacles w ill doubtless beset
our path ; nevertheless, encouraged and cheered by the gener­
ous assistance already received from m any of our brethren,—
the help proffered by several of the Clergy (for all of which we
tender our heartfelt gratitude), and the sincere good wishes of
those who desire- to see the A rt of C hange R in gin g further
promoted writh the existence of “ U n ity, P eace and Concord ”
am ong R ingers, w e have no fear w hatsoever of the ultim ate
result of our humble efforts.
CAM PANOLOGY.
CHANGE
RINGING
September i6th, 1896.
PERFORMANCES.
TH E
5
ELY
D IO C E SA N
A S S O C IA T IO N ,
S u d b u r y A r c h i d ia c o n a l B
ranch.
F Q X E A R T H , ESSEA'.
L
TH E
N O R W IC H
D IO C E SA N
St . PETER
On Saturday, September 5 tJi, 1896, in Two Hours and Fifty-eight Minutes.
A SS O C IA T IO N , AND T H E
A t t h e C h o r c h o f S.S. P e t e r a n d P a u l .
M A N C R O F T , S O C IE T Y ,
A
N O RW ICH .
PEAL
On Thursday, September 3rd, 1896, in Three Hours and Fourty-four Minutes,
At
A
PEAL
In
C
th e
OF
hurch
TREBLE
of
St . P
BOB
C h a r l e s E. B o r r e t t . .
. . Treble
]. A k m ig b r T r o l l o p . .
.. 2
.................. 3
W il l ia m B a l e s
A lbert G . W arnes
..
..
4
5
G e o r g e H o w c h i n .....................
h arles
5120
CHANGES;
lb s.
6
7
8
9
Tenor
E d w a r d F r a n c is
F r e d e r ic k H . K n ig h t s
F r e d e r ic k J. I I o w c h in
F r e d e r ic k K n i g h t s . .
G e o r g e S m it h
..
Composed b y J. A r m ig e r T
C
M an croft.
Tenor 43 cwt. 1 qr. 18
O xford V a r ia t io n .
the
eter,
ROYAL,
ro llop,
and Conducted b y
OF
In
TREBLE
th e
K
ent
V
BOB
M AJOR,
537<> C H A N G E S ;
Tenor 8J cwt.
a r ia t io n .
C h a r l e s S il l i t o e
..
..
5
A l b e r t J. C l a r k e
..
..
6
R o b e r t G o w e r s ...................... 7
R obert B r ett
.................. Tenor
E r n e s t J. A m b r o s e
..
..Treble
A m or A m b r o se
..................... 2
C harles H o n eybell ..
..
3
F r e d W e l l s ...............................4
Composed by T . D a y and Conducted by C h a r l e s S i l l i t o e .
The calling of this peal will be found in Snowdon's Treatise, Part II.
page 22.
Messrs. Clarke, Brett, and Gowers are from Stanstead, Suflolk; Ambrose from Long
! Melfoi d | Wells and lloneybell from Glemsford ; Sillitoe from Sudbury.
E dw ard B o r r e t t .
It is upwards of 68 years since a peal of Royal was rung by a purely local band, viz.,
in 1827, when the tenor was runs single-handed for the first time, and the peal (also in
the Oxford Variation) conducted by the lute Samuel Thurston.
T H E B E D F O R D S H IR E A SSO C IA T IO N .
I R T H L 1N G B O R O U G H ,
N O R T H A M P T O N SH IR E .
On Saturday, September 5th, 1896, in Tnree Hours and Ten Minutes.
At
A
TH E
2
Y O R K S H IR E
ASSO C IA TIO N .
H E A D IN G L E Y ,
In
Y O R K S.
On Tuesday, September is/, 1S96, in Three Hours and Sevcn-and-a-half Minutes,
At
A
PEAL
OF
th e
In
Alfe d N aylor
A rthur S tokoe
T hom as F l in t
B e n j a m in S h a w
C hurch
TREBLE
t iie
K
ent
....................... Tre.bh
....................
Kt . M i c h a e l ,
of
BOB
M AJOR,
V
5088
CHANGES;
D IO C E SA N
S A L IS B U R Y ,
At
T h om as
W alter
A lfred
T hom as
PEAL
th e
OF
F . St e v e n s
S W ise . .
P. G o d d a r d
G roves
..
C
..Treble
..
..
..
2
3
4
5376
5472
CHANGES.
Tenor 10 cwt. 1 q r, 2 lbs.
W i l l i a m P e t t i t ......................5
A l f r e d H . M a r t in . .
..
6.
J a m e s G a r r a t t ...................... 7
J o h n B . M a r t i n .................. Tenor
IR T H L IN G B O R O U G H ,
N O R T H A M P T O N S H IR E .
C hurch
th e
P E A L OF DOUBLE
518 4 C H A N G E S ,
CHANGES.
W il l ia m W . G if f o r d
..
5
S id n e y M a c e y
...................... 6
T hom as B lackbo uh n
..
7
A r t h u r W. B a r k u s .
..T en or
of
St . P eter,
NORW ICH CO U RT BOB M AJO R ,
Tenor 10 cwt. 1 qr. 2 lbs.
W a l t e r P e r k in s . ,
. . ..Treble
C h arles W . C larke ..
..
2
C h a r l e s C h a s t y .....................
3
F r a n k H u l l .............................. 4
S t . M a r t in .
M AJOR,
St . P e t e r .
M AJOR,
T H E C E N T R A L N O R T H A M P T O N S H IR E A S S O C IA T IO N .
7
G U IL D .
W IL T S .
hurch of
BOB
of
O xford V a r ia t io n .
At
On Wednesday, September 2nd, 1896, in Three Hours and Ten Minutes,
A
BOB
Conducted by G a b r i e l L in d o f f and Conducted by C . W . C l a r k e .
A
S A L IS B U R Y
th e
C hurch
th e
TREBLE
On Sunday, September 6th, 1896, in Two Hours and Fifty-seven Minutes,
Composed b y T . D a y and Conducted b y A. N a y l o r .
THE
OF
F r a n k H u l l .......................... Treble
J am es H o u gh to n , ju n .
..
2
C h a r l e s C i i a s t y ..................... 3
Ch a r les W . C lar ke . .
..
4
a r ia t io n .
W i l l i a m C h i l d ..................... 5
L eo n ar d S tokoe
..
..
6
E r n e s t W . B e c k w it h
..
7
D a v i d E l l i o t t , j u n .............. Ten-r
2
....................... 3
.......................
4
PEAL
A l f r e d H . M a r t in
..
..
5
J a m e s G a r r a t t ......................6
J o h n B . M a r t i n .....................
7
J a m e s H o u g h t o n , jun.
..T en or
Composed by G a b r i e l L in d o f f and conducted by C. W . C l a r k e .
8
TH E
Composed b y J. W . W a s h b r o o k , and Conducted b y A r t h u r W . B a r k u s .
N O R W IC H D IO C E SA N A SSO C IA TIO N A N D
S t . P E T E R M A N C R O F T , S O C IE T Y .
T U N riT E A D ,
TH E
N O RFO LK .
On Sunday, September 13th, 1896, in Two Hours and Fifty-eight Minutes,
DURHAM
AND
N E W C A S T L E D IO C E SA N
N E W C A S T L E -O N -T Y N E .
ASSO CIATIO N .
On Friday, September 4 'A, 1896, in Two Hours and Fifty-nine Minutes.
At
th e
A P E A L OF DOUBLE
5056 C H A N G E S .
F r a n c is
C h arles
R obert
E m m ett
C hurch
of
S t . Joh n.
A l f r e d F . I I il l ie r
..
T h o m as H u d so n , s e n r .
W il l ia m H o lm e s
F r e d e r i c k J. H a r r is o n
Composed and Conducted b y F. J . H a r r i s o n .
* First peal in the method
••
,.
••
PEAL
In
NO RW ICH C O U RT BOB M AJOR,
Tenor 12} cwt.
L ees
..................... Treble
L . R o utledge
..
2
S . S t o r y ......................
3
W. J, L i n c o l n * . .
4
At
A
5
6
7
Tenor
OF
th e
th e
TREBLE
O xford V
Church
BOB
a r ia t io n .
G e o r g e H o w c h i n .................. Treble
F r e d e r ic k H . K n ig h t . .
..
2
E dw ard W ard
..................... 3
W il l i a m R o u g h t ..................... 4
of
St . M a r y ,
M AJOR,
5088
CHANGES;
Tenor 10J cwt.
G e o r g e M o y ............................... 5
F r e d e r ic k J. H o w c h in
..
6
S a m u e l S m it h
...................... 7
C harles E . B o r r e tt..
..T en or
Composed by the late O b a d ia h L a n g , and Conducted by
C h a r le s E. B o r r e tt.
The ringers of the 4th and 5th hail from Aylsham, the remai nder from N orw ich. The
above was rung previous to the H-irvest Tha’iksgiving Service, and is the quickest peal
rung on the bells.
CAM PANOLOGY.
September 16th, 1896.
14
© r ip le s r .
A t th e
T
F r a n c is
E dw ard
R obert
W il l ia m
OF
hu rstan s’
T R IP LE S,
L ees
... . . ..Treble
W a l l i s ................... 2
S . S t o r y .....................
3
S t o r y ...................... 4
Conducted b y W
First peal
5040 C H A N G E S ;
Tenor 17 c w t.
C o m p o s it io n .
W
H
il l ia m
olm es
• 5
. 6
• 7
. Tenor
C. L . R o u t l e d g e
F r e d J. H a r r is o n
E
E. F
rn est
il l ia m
H
erry
On Saturday, September 12th, 1896, in Three hours.
THE
L. H o
l t
...................................Treble
Z e b . L ord
...............................2
E. J. C o c k r o f t
......................3
J o h n H. S m i t h ......................4
Ja m e s S. L o m a s
..
..
5
J o h n H. B a r n e s
..
..
6
Conducted by J o h n H . B a r n e s .
First 5040 by John H, Smith.
o lm es.
SURREY
A S S O C IA T IO N ,
15 T H E W O R C E S T E R H IR E A N D D IS T R IC T S ASSO C IA TIO N .
ASH TEAD, SU R R EY.
SALW AR PE,
On Saturday, September 5th, in Two Hours and Fifty-two Minutes,
At
PEAL
OF
C
th e
OXFORD
hurch of
BOB
St. G
5040
CHANGES;
Tenor 14 cwt. in F.
H e n r y W il k i n s o n
..
..
5
W il l ia m C h a n t l e r . .
..
6
F r a n c is G r o v e .....................
7
D a v i d A n s c o m b e .................. Tenor
Composed by W . J. P i p e r , and Conducted by W . C h a n t l e h .
*First peal in the method.
(T he C
athedral
ALBAN S,
P a r is h C h u r c h ,
th e
College Single, Oxford Bob, Kent and Oxford Treble Bob, Canterbury
Pleasure, Plain Bob, and Grandsire.
Tenor about 10 cwt.
T hom as B a r b e r
..
F r e d e r ic k C l a y t o n
W i l l i a m H. B a r b e b
..T re b le
..
..
2
3
W i l l i i a m S h i l Vo c k * . .
..
4
W i l l i a m S h o r t .....................
5
J o h n B a r b e ij
.................. Tenor
Conducted by J o h n B a r b e b .
H E R T F O R D S H IR E A SS O C IA T IO N .
ST.
At
A P e a l o f 5040 C h a n g e s o f M in o r , in s e v e n d i f f e r e n t m e th o d s ,
b ein g 720 each of th e fo llo w in g :
First 5040 on the bells. *First 5040 away from the Treble. The ringers wish, through
the medium of “ Campanology,” to thank the Rev. Canon Douglass for the use of the bells,
also bis kind hospitality after the peal. F. Clayton hails from Kings Norton, and the rest
from Clent.
T H E A N C IE N T S O C IE T Y O F C O L L E G E Y O U T H S AND
THE
W O R C E S T E R S H IR E .
O n Sunday, September 13th, 1896, in Two Hours and F .r ty M inutes,
il e s .
T R IP LE S,
H a r r y C o r b e t t ...................Treble
A lfred E . B a sse tt
..
..
2
J o h n W y a t t ...............................
3
G . C . S cow en*
..
4
11
C hurch.
A P e a l o f 5040 C h a n g e s o f M i n o r in S e v e n d i f f e r e n t M e t h o d s
bein g 720 each of th e f o llo w in g :
College Exercise, C ity Delight, Arnold's Victory, Imperial Treble,
Symphony Treble, Cambridge Surprise, and College Treble.
this method on the bells.
10
A
ranch.
L A N C A S H IR E .
A t C h r is t
C h u r c h o f S t . G e o r g e , Jesm on d .
STEDM AN
BACUP,
A SS O C IA T IO N ,
On Wednesday, September 2nd, 1896, in 7 hree Hours and Eight Minu'es,
PEAL
L A N C A S H IR E A SSO C IA T IO N .
R o s s e n d a i .e B
D U R H A M A N D N E W C A S T L E D IO C E S A N
N E W C A S T L E -O N -T Y N E .
A
TH E
S o c i e t y .)
H ERTS.
On Saturday, September 5th, 1896, in Three Hours and One Minute ;
At
A
PEAL
th e
OF
C a t h e d r a l C hurch
of
St . A
D a te
lban,
STEDM AN
T R I P L E S , 5040 C H A N G E S ;
T h u r s t a n s ’ C o m p o s it io n .
Tenor 30 cwt.
E r n e s t J. M i t c h e l l
Jo h n C . M i t c h e l l
E . P ercy D eben h am
f. E r n e st R a n d a ll
..
..
..
..
..Treble
..
..
..
2
3
4
W . H . L . B u c k in g h a m
C h a l l is F . W in n e y . .
W a l t e r B a t t l e ...................
H e n r y L e e W a d d i n g t o n . l’
Conducted by C h a l l i s F . W
TH E
12
5
6
7
nor
in n e y .
L A N C A S H IR E A SSO C IA TIO N .
E C C L E S , L A N C A SH IR E .
TH E
B
olton
L A N C A S H IR E
ASSO C IA TIO N .
(Lancashire).
On Friday, September n th , at St. Saviour's Church, a date touch of
Grandsire Triples, containing 1896 changes, in 1 hour 16 minutes. J.
Banks, 1 ; W. Grundy, 2 ; R . Piddies (conductor), 3 ; J. Makinson, 4; \V.
Hulme, 5 ; J. Calderbank, 6; A. E. Wreaks, 7; T, Barlow, 8
The touch
is the composition of F. S. W. Butler, of Gainsborough.
Longest length
for Messrs. Makinson and Barlow.
On Monday, September 7th, 1896, in Two Hours and Forty-seven Minutes,
A
PEAL
OF
Y
ates’
G RAND SIRE
V
a r ia t io n .
T R IPLE S,
5040 C H A N G E S ;
Tenor, 14 cwt.
H OLBECK,
LEED S.
On Wednesday last, the 9th inst., the {.eeds St. Peter’s 9 <!«(ety visited
Holbeck Parish Church, and rang sgveral excellent touches of Grandsire
and Stedman Triples, to celebrate the home-coming, after their honeymoon
trip, of the Vicar, the Rev. Herbert John Glennie, 11.A., and Mrs. Glennie.
Although in times past many peals have been successfully accomplished
Conducted by H a r r y C h a p m a n .
on Holbeck Bells by members of the Yorkshire Association, nothing has
This peal, which is now rung for the first time, is a six-part variation by Mr. Thomas been done in the last few years owing to their bad condition. However
Yates, of Eccles.
with the laudable object of paying a well-deserved compliment to the
former Curate of St. Peter’s, the ringers stuck manfully to their selfimposed task, some good striking being the result. Delighted to hear their
beautiful peal once more, the parishioners assembled in force, and it is
earnestly hoped the outcome of this visit will be to set on foot a movement
for the restoration of this fine ring. The following where the performers :
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T H E B E D F O R D S H IR E A S S O C IA T IO N ,
Messrs. H. and T . Lockwood, F. W. and J. Woodhead, A. Windsor, G.
BED FORD.
Tingle, A. Naylor, G. Barraclough, and W. Snowdon. The thanks of the
Oi
1 Tuesday, September 1st, 1896, in Two Hours and Thirty seven Minutes,
band are tendered through Campanology to Mr. Wilkinson for his kind
A t th e C hurch of S t . M a r y,
hospitality.
A P e a l o f 5040 c h a n g e s o f M i n o r in s e v e n d i f f e r e n t m e t h o d s ,
b ein g 720 e ach of th e f o llo w in g :
Woodbine, Kent, and Oxford Treble Bob, Double Court, Grandsire
W e h'ave to thank W. H . F u s s e l l , Esq., of Slough, for the beautiful
Oxford B ob and Plain Bob.
Tenor 7J cwt.
design and drawing, of the headpiece on front page of Campanology.
A l b e r t R o b i n s o n .................. Treble \ F r a n k H u l l ................................
4
W i l l i a m G r a t t o n .................. Treble
J o h n S m it h
...............................2
F r a n k S m i t h ...............................
3
F r e d k . D e r b y s h ir e
..
..
4
C
C
harles
harles
W m . C larke
. . 2
C h a s t y ......................
3
First 5040 by H . Toll.
J a m e s B a r r e t t ......................5
A l f r e d C ro ss
.....................
6
H a r r y C h a p m a n .....................
7
G e o r g e E. T u r n e r . .
..T en or
j H arry T
| H arry T
o l l
yso e
Conducted by C . W . C l a r k e .
...............................
5
..................... Tenor
W e shall commence, in next week’s issue of Campanology, a series of
articles on " Bell Archaeology,” the first portion of which will be devoted
to the Bells in the Metropolis.
CAM PANOLOGY.
IttieceUitticoua
ductor), 6. Also 360 with 6-8 covering. J. Harrington, 1 ; E . Fenner, 2 ;
F. Fenn, 3 ; G. Rashbrook (conductor), 4 ; A. Fenner, 5 ; W . Bartlett, 6 ;
W. Schofield, 7 ; W . Manning, 8. Handbell R in ging - 480 and 720 Bob
Minor, E. Fenner, 1 ; W . Schofield, 2 ; F. Fenn, 3 ; A. Fenner, 4 ; G.
Rashbrook (conductor), 5-6.
On Sunday, August 23rd, being Harvest Thanksgiving, 252 Bob Triples.
F. Fenn, 1 ; A. Fenner, 2 ; H. Smith, 3; J. Taylor, 4 ; W . Harvey, 5 ; W .
Hazell, 6 ; W . Schofield (conductor), 7 ; W . Bartlett, 8. Also 504 in the
same method, and several courses of Grandsire Triples. E. Fenner, 1;
C. Clark, 2 ; G. Rashbrook, 3 ; J. Taylor, 4 ; W . Hazell, 5 ; G. Andrews,
6 ; W Schofield (conductor), 7 ; W . Bartlett, 8. Messrs Andrews and
Clarke hail from Thorington, Taylor from Great Bromley, H azell from
Little Bentley, Smith from Ipswich, Bumpstead, Burch, H arvey and
Rashbrook from Colchester ; the rest are local men.
IjU’porta.
B A T H AND W E L L S D IO C E S A N
A SS O C IA T IO N .
(Somerset).
On August 26th, for practice, 720 Grandsire Minor. J. Creed, 1 ; T.
Creed, 2 ; T. Radford, 3; J. Hunt, 4; H. Chaplin, 5; J. Burge (con­
ductor), 6.
T a u n t o n (Somerset).
On Wednesday, August 19th, at the Church of St. M ary Magdalene, 720
Grandsire Minor. W . Thomas (first 720), 1 ; J. Hunt, 2 ; J. Jones (first
720 with a bob bell), 3; J. Fowler, 4 ; J. Burch, 5 ; S. Radford (first 720
as conductor), 6.
On August 23rd, 503 Grandsire Caters. J. Jones, 1 ; S. Radford, 2;
S. W yatt, 3 ; A. Walker, 4 ; J. Burge, 5 ; A. Evans, 6 ; J. Joyce, 7 ; J.
Fowler, 8; T. Radford (conductor), <j; J Hunt, 10.
On August 30th, 720 Grandsire Minor.
A. Walker, 1 ; W. Thomas
(first 720 with Bob bell), 2 ; J. Hunt, 3 ; J. Maddick, 4 ; J. Fowler, 5;
j. Burge (conductor), 6. And for evensong, 503 Grandsire Caters. W.
Thomas, 1 ; A. Evans, 2 ; A. Walker, 3 ; J. Joyce, 4 ; S. Radford (con­
ductor), 5 ; T. Radford, 6 ; S. W yatt, 7 ; J. Fowler, 8 ; J. Burge, 9 ;
J. Hunt, 10.
T H E B E D F O R D S H IR E ASSO C IA TIO N .
N orton
September i6tb, 1896.
F itzw arken
(Essex).
On Saturday, August 15th, for practice, 672 Superlative Surprise Major,
I and on Saturday, September 5th, 1120 in the same method in 45 minutes.
I A, Deards, 1 ; S. Hayes, 2 ; T . Faulkner, 3; G. R. Pye, 4 ; E. P j e, 5 ; A.
| Hardy, 6; J. Dale, 7 ; W . Pye (conductor), 8. The above is the longest
length in the method by all. Tenor 22J cwt.
B edford.
On Sunday, September 6th, at St. Peter’s church 720 Kent Treble Bob
Minor. F. Hull, 1; A. Robinson, 2; C. W , Clarke, 3; S. Lowe, 4 ;
H. Tysoe, 5; S. Constant (conductor), 6.
On Thursday, September 10th, 720 Woodbine Treble Bob Minor. C. W .
Clarke, 1 ; F. Lowe, 2 ; S. Lowe, 3; H. Toll, 4 ; H. Tysoe, 5 ; S. Con­
stant (conductor), 6.
On Tuesday, September 8th, at St. M ary's Church, 720 Woodbine Treble
Bob Minor. T. Hills, 1 ; W . Hall, 2 ; F. Lowe, 3 ; F\ Hull, 4 : C. W.
Clarke, 5 ; S. Constant (conductor), 6.
B arkin g
IG
B e n t l e y (Essex).
On Tuesday, September 8th, at the Church of St. M ary, for practice,
720 Cambridge Surprise, in 24 minutes. E. Hills, 1 ; W . J. Hazell, 2;
G. A. Andrews, 3 ; C. Clarke, 4 ; H. E. Bowers, 5 ; W . J. Nevard (con­
ductor V 6. This is the first peal in this intricate method by all, also the
first peal in the method on the bells.
reat
! C o l c h e s t e r (Essex).
On Monday, August 17th, at St. Peter’s Church, 1008 Bob M ajor in 47
| mins. W. Howell, 1 ; G. M. Rashbrook (conductor), 2 ; W . Harvey, 3 ;
G. Burch, 4 ; F. L. Bumpstead, 5 ; W . Schofield, 6 ; H. Mills, 7 ; S.
; Wolfe, 8. Tenor, 20 cwt. 3 qrs.
I F e e r i n g (Essex).
On Sunday, August 16th, at the Parish Church, for Divine service in the
| morning, 720 Oxford Treble Bob. H. T. Pye, 1; W . Dyer. 2; E. W .
T H E S O C IE T Y O F R O Y A L C U M B E R L A N D YO U T H S.
| Beckwith, 3 ; D. Elliott (conductor), 4; W . E. Hunwick, 5 ; J. Newman, 6.
On Sundav, September 6th, 011 the occasion of the Harvest Festival, for
L ondon.
On Sunday, September 6th, at the church of St. Michael, Edgvvare 1 morning service, 720 Bob Minor. J. W illsher. 1 ; H. T. Pye, 2 ; W .
j
Hunwick,
3 ; W . Keeble, 4 ; W . E Hunwick, 5 ; J. Newman (conductor),
Road, 504 Grandsire Triples. J. Meadows. 1 ; T . Titchener, 2 ; J. Nixon.
3 ; R. Bcvan, 4 ; D. Griggs, 5 ; N. Alderman, 6 ; G. Smith (conductor), 7 ; I 6. Also 720 Bob Minor. C. Mills, 1 ; W . Flunwick, 2 ; J. Sadler, 3-;
! G. Hum, 4 ; J. Newman, 5 ; D. E lliott (conductor), 6. For evening ser­
W . Burrows, 8.
vice, 720 Double Court. W . E. Hunwick, 1 ; H. Elliott, 2; J. Sadler, 3;
T H E E L Y D IO C E SA N A SS O C IA T IO N .
W . Elliott, 4; H. Evers, 5 ; D. Elliott (conductor) 6. After evening
service, 720 Oxford Treble Bob. W. Keeble, 1 ; H. Elliott, 2 ; H. Evers,
F o r n h a m - ^ t . - M a b t i n ( ' tlf fo lk ).
On Sunday, August 23rd, before D ivine Service, 360 Bob Minor. A. 3 ; W . Elliott, 4 ; D. Elliott (conductor), 5 ; J. Newman, 6. Tenor i8 cw t.
Bullen, I ; A. H. Osborne (conductor), 2; G. Lilley, 3 ; H. Simpson, 4 ; R o m f o r d (Essex).
On Sunday evening, September 7th, for Divine service, a Quarter-Peal
H. Blake, 5 ; A. Bridges, 6 ; and after service 720 Bob Minor, 18 bobs and
of Grandsire Triples (1260 changes) in 43 minutes. A. Pye, 1; E. Pye
2 singles, in 23 minutes, standing as before.
On Sunday, August 30th, before service 720 Bob Minor, 9 bobs and 6 (conductor), 2 ; G. R. Pye, 3 ; W. Pye, 4 ; J. Dale, 5 : A. J. Perkins, 6;
singles, with G. Moulton, third, the others as before, and after service 720 W. Watson, 7 ; H. Vyse, 8. Also after service, 768 Bob Major. A. Pye, 1 ;
A. J. Perkins (conductor), 2 ; W . Watson, 3 ; G. R . Pye, 4 ; "G. Roughton,
18 bobs and 2 singles, standing the samo. Tenor, 6 cwt., 3 qrs.,20 lbs.
5 ; W. Pye, 6 ; E. Pye, 7 ; J. Dale, 8.
P r e s t o n (Suffolk).
On Saturday, September 5th, at St. M ary's Church, 720 of Oxford Treble
G L O U C E S T E R A N D B R IS T O L D IO C E SA N A SS O C IA T IO N .
Bob, 9 Bobs. W . Hollocks, 1 ; F. G. Symonds, 2 ; H . Poulson, 3 ; C. B i t t o n (Gloucestershire).
Grimwood (first attempt for 720 in the method on tower bells), 4; T.
On Saturday, August 15th, the following members of the above Associa­
Levitt, 5 ; R. Grimwood (first 720 as conductor in the method), 6.
tion met at the Parish Church, Bitton, and rang, on the fine ring of 6,
On Sunday, September 6th, after service in the afternoon, 720 of Kent
Tenor 16 cwt., a well-struck 720 of Grandsire Minor in 28 m inutes; 240 of
Treble Bob, 9 Bobs.
I*'. G. Symonds, 1; A. Symonds (conductor), 2;
Kent Treble Bob ; and several 6 scores of Stedman and Grandsire Doubles.
H. Poulson (first 720 in the method', 3 ; T . Levitt, 4 ; R. Grimwood, 5 ;
The party consisted of the Rev. H. A. Cockey (Oldland). C. Tomkins (HanW . Hollocks, 6. Messrs C. and R. Grimwood and T. Levitt hail from
ham), C. Gordon, A. E. Bawn, J. Bawn, W . T yley (Stapleton), F. Elies,
H itcham ; A. and F. G. Symonds from Lavenham ; the others are local and C. Horton (Bristol).
men.
S u d b u r y (Suffolk).
B r isto l.
On Thursday, September 3rd, at St. Stephen’s, some well-struck touches
On Sunday, September 6th, for evening service, at St. Peter’s Church,
of Stedman and Grandsire Caters. J. York, W . Cave, Rev. M. K elly,F . Elies,
480 Bob Major. F. Tolliday, 1; W . Lee, 2; G. S. Brown (Swindon]
H. Pring, C. Horton, C. Tomkins, C. Boutflower, F. Price, W . Colston!
W ilts, late of Sudbury), 3 ; M. Silvester, 4 ; J. Campin, 5; W . Howell, 6;
The Rev. M. Kelly, for whom the band was made up, hails from Ottery
H. Harper, 7; C. Sillitoe (conductor), 8. And after service a touch of St. Mary, Devon.
Grandsire Triples, by F. Tolliday, 1 ; W . Howell, 2 ; G. S. Brown, 3
On Tuesday, September 8th, for practice, at St. Stephen’s, touches of
M. Silvester, 4 ; J. Campin, 5; A. Scott, 6; H. Harper, 7 ; H. S. Richold
Treble Bob Royal and Stedman Triples.
(Long Melford), 8. Tenor 23 cwt., in E flat.
T H E E S S E X A SS O C IA T IO N .
(Essex).
On Sunday, August 2nd, at St. M ary's Church, 504 Bob Triples. F.
Fenn, 1 ; G . Bashbrook (conductor), 2; A. Fenner, 3 ; A. Youngs, 4 ’
W . Schofield, 5 ; F. Bumpstead, 6; W . Burch, 7 ; W. Bartlett, 8. Also
252 in the same method. E. Fenner, 1 : A. Fenner, 2 ; F. Fen’n \ • G
Rashbrook, 4 ; F. Bumpstead, 5 ; W . Schofield (conductor), 6; W . Burch
7 ; W . Manning, 8.
On Sunday afternoon, August 9th, 240 Bob Minor. W . Bartlett 1 ■E
Fenner, 2 ; F. Fenn, 3 ; G. Rashbrook. 4 ; W . Schofield, 5 ; A. Fenner 6
For evening service 360 in the same method. W . Bartlett, 1; E. Fenner
2 ; F. Fenn, 3 ; W . Schofield, 4 ; G. Iteshbrook, 5 ; A. Fenner (con­
A rdleigh
T H E K E N T C O U N T Y A SSO C IA TIO N ,
(Kent).
On Tuesday, September 1st, for practice, 720 Bob Minor on the back
six. G . Simpson, 1 ; J. Town, 2 ; E. Dunn, 3 ; G. Durling (conductor), 4 ;
W. Ingham, 5 ; T. Groombridge, 6.
On Sunday, September 6th, for morning service, a 720 Bob Minor with
the tenor covering. G. Simpson, 1 ; E. Dunn, 3 ; P. Harman, 4; G.
Durling 5 ; F. Sanders, 6 ; T . Groombridge (conductor), 7 ; W . James 8
On Tuesday, September 8th, a quarter-peal of Oxford B ob Triples, 1260
changes. G Simpson, 1 ; R. Humphrey, 2; T. Durling, 3; G . Durling
(composer), 4 , J. Hack, 5 ; E. Dunn, 6 ; T . Groombridge (conductor),
7 . W . James, 8. Rang as a farewell touch for Mr. Groombridge, who is
leaving the neighbourhood for Sevenoaks.
B romley
September 16th, 1896
CAM PANOLOGY.
J. Houghton, 7 ; L. Chapman, 8. 1260 Stedm ni Triples, composed by
J. George. G. Warner, 1; J. Houghton. 2 : C. Chasty, 3 ; J. B. Martin,
4 ; A. Tyler, 5: A. H. Martin, 6; C . W. Clarke (conductor), 7 ; L.
Chapman, 8. 320 Double Norwich Court Bob Major. G. Warner, 1;
J. Garrett, 2 ; C . Chasty, 3 ; W. Pettitt, 4 ; C. W. Clarke (conductor), 5 ;
A. H. Martin, 6; J. Houghton, 7 ; J. B. Martin, 8.
352 Bob Major.
L. Chapman, 1 ; G. W arner, 2: C. W. Clarke, 3; G. Brown, 4 ; J.
Garrett, 5 ; J. Seamark, 6 ; W . Parker, 7 ; A. T- ler (conductor), 8.
August 25th, 504 Stedman Triples. J. Houghton, 1 ; J. Garrett, 2;
H o r s m o n d e n (Kent).
W. Pettitt, 3 ; J. B. Martin, 4 ; A. Tyler, 5 ; A H. Martin, 6 ; H. Sharp
On Wednesday, September gth, at the Parish Church, 720 Bob Minor,
(conductor), 7; G. Brown, 8. 768 Kent Treble Bob. A. H. Martin, 1 ;
in 29 minutes, 9 bob and 6 singles
T . Lambert, 1 ; E. Lambert, 2 ; E • J. Houghton, 2 ; W . Pettitt, 3 ; H. Sharp, 4 ; G. Brown, 5 ; A. Tyler, 6 ;
C. Lambert, 3 ; W . Lambert. 4 ; F. Lambert (conductor), 5 ; J. Beach, 6- W . Parker, 7; J. B. Martin (conductor), 8.
Rang in honour of Thos Lam bert's birthday.
W e l l i n g b o r o u g h (Northants).
L A N C A S H IR E A SSO C IA T IO N .
On Sunday morning, August gth, for Divine Service, at the Parish
Church,
784 of Grandsire Triples, in 26 minutes. G. Turnell, 1 ; T. R.
W a l t o n - o n - t h e - H i l l (Lancashire).
On Sunday morning, 23rd August, for Divine service, at St. M ary's Hensher (conductor), 2 ; W . W ood, 3 ; W . Ii Hensher, 4 ; F. Wood, 5 ;
parish church, 720 Plain Bob, in two parts, containing 4 bobs and 14 E. W est, 6 ; W . H. Ette, 7 ; T . Crdddock, 8. Tenor, 30 cwt. in D. W.
singles
H. Percival, 1 ; J. W . Bell, 2; C. E. W ilson (composer and R. Hensher is a member of the Kettering Company.
On Monday, August 10th, for practice, a quarter-peal of Grandsire
conductor) 3 ; A. Savage, 4 ; H. H. Barker, 5 ; H. Harrison, 6.
On Sunday evening, 30th August, 720 Canterbury Pleasure, 20 bobs and Triples, 1260 Changes, in 47.J minutes. G. Turnell, 1 ; A. Moore, 2 ; W.
22 singles. C. E. Wilson (composer and conductor), 1 ; J. W . Bell, 2 ; Wood, 3 ; T. R. Hensher (conductor), 4 ; F. Wood, 5 ; E. West, 6 ; W.
H. Ette. 7 ; T. Craddock, 8. First Quarter-peal by the Treble man.
H. Rodger, 3 ; H. Percival, 4 ; H. H. Barker, 5 ; H. Harrison, 6.
On Sunday morning, August 23rd, for Divine Service, 490 Grandsire
On Sunday evening,'6th September, 720 Canterbury Pleasure, 16 bobs
and 26 singles. G. Somerville, 1 ; J. VV. Bell, 2; H. Hodger, 3; C. E. Triples. E J. Dennes, 1 ; T. R Hensher (conductor), 2 ; W . Wood, 3 ;
F. Underwood, 4; W. H . Ette, 5 ; F . W ood, 6 ; E. West, 7 ; T.
W ilson (composer and conductor), 4 ; H. Pertival, 5; H. H. Barker, 6.
Craddock, 8.
On Sunday, August 30th, for Divine Service, 504 Grandsire Triples. E.
T H E L I.A N D A F F D IO C E SA N A SS O C IA T IO N .
J. Dennes, 1 ; G. Turnell, 2 : F. Wood, 3 ; F. Underwood, 4 ; W . Wood,
P e n a r t h (Glamorganshire).
5 ; E. W est, 6; W. H. E tte (conductor), 7 ; T . Craddock, 8. Also 120
On Sunday, September 6th, at St. Augustine's church, 720 Oxford Treble Grandsire Doubles with 4-6-8 covering. F. Wood, 1 ; G. Turnell, 2; F.
Bob. D. Thom as (conductor), 1 ; F. Bartlett, 2 ; W . B. Biss, 3 ; A. Underwood, 3; H. Bailey, 4; W. H. Ette, 5 ; E. West, 6; W. Wood
Rowley, 4 ; J. Vinnicombe, 5 ; H. Roberts, 6.
(conductor), 7 ; T. Craddock, 8.
On Tuesday, Sept. 8th, 720 Bob Minor. ]. Pitcher iLlandaff, first 720', 1 ;
On Monday, August 31st, for practice, 308 Grandsire Triples. G. TurnF. Bartlett, 2 ; D. Thomas (conductor), 3 ; A. Rowley. 4 ; H. Roberts, 5 ; nell, 1 ; T. R. Ilensher (conductor), 2 ; F. Wood, 3 ; F\ Underwood, 4 ;
J. Vinnicombe, 6. Also 720 Kent Treble Bob, 9 bobs. J. Jones. 1 ; F. W . W ood, 5; E. W est, 6 ; W . H. Ette, 7 ; T. Craddock, 8.
13artlett, 2; D. Thomas, 3 ; J. 0 . Cooke, 4 ; A. Rowley, 5 ; H. Roberts
(conductor), 6.
N O R T H N O T T S A S S O C IA T IO N .
On Sunday, September 13th, 240 Kent Treble Bob. J. Jones, 1 ; F. O r d s a l l (Notts).
Bartlett, 2 ; D. Thomas. 3 ; A. Rowley (Cardift), 4 : J. Vinnicombe, 5;
On July 21st, for practice, 720 of Bob Minor, in 25 minutes. H.
H. Roberts (conductor), 6. Also 720 Bob Minor. J. Jones, 1 ; F. Bartlett, Merrills, 1; A. Street (aged 14), 2 ; G. Clark, 3 ; H. Blagg, 4 ; R. Potter
2: G W atkins (Barry), 3 ; J. Vinnicombe, 4 ; W. Coombes (Cardiff), 5 ; (conductor), 5; J. W hite, 6. Credit is due to A Street, as it is his first
H. Roberts (conductor), 6.
720 rung on an extreme bell.
On Saturday, August 8th, for practice, 720 of College Single Minor, in
N O R T H L IN C O L N S H IR E A SSO C IA TIO N .
25 minutes. G . W . D. Metcalfe, 1; G. R. W inter, 2 ; G. Clark, 3 ; H.
L in co ln .
Lambeth, 4 ; H. Haigh (composer and conductor), 5 ; J. W hite, 6. This
On Sunday evening, September 6th, at the Church of St. Peter-at- 720 is composed on the same principle as Mr. Arthur Knight's (of Chester­
Arches, for Divine service, 784 of Double Norwich Court Bob Major. G. field) College Single Major method, with the bells in 5-6, kept together at
Flint!.am, 1 ; J. B. Fenton, 2; R. E. Clark, 3 ; G. Chester, 4 ; J W. a bob, a new departure from the ordinary way, and is the first 720 rung
Watson, 5 ; A. Craven, 6; R. Dawson (conductor), 7 ; G. Lindoff, 8.
by Association members.
On Wednesday evening, September 9th, in an attempt for a peal,
On August n th , for practice, 720 of Kent Treble Bob, in 25 minutes.
about 2000 changes in the same method. G. Chester, 1 ; G. Lindoff, 2 ; A. Street 1 ; W . H. Johnson, 2 ; J. W hite, 3 ; H. Lambert 4 ; R. Potter
R. E. Clark, 3; J. B. Fenton, 4 ; J. W , Watson, 5; A. Craven, 6; R. (conductor), 5 ; H. Blagg, 6. First 720 in the method by A. S tre e t; also
Dawson, 7 ; C. W . P. Clifton, 8.
the first as conductor by R. Potter.
Oh Tuesday, August 18th, a 720 Bob Minor, in 26 minutes.
M.
L I V E R P O O L D IO C E SA N G U IL D .
Phillipson, 1 : A. Street, 2 ; J. W hite, 3; H. Lambert (conductor), 4;
R. Potter, 5 ; H. Blagg, 6.
This is M. Phillipson’s first 720 in any
A u g h t o n (Lancashire).
On Tuesday, September 8th, at Christ Church, for practice, 720 of method, to whom credit is due, as he has only had a few practices.
On Sunday, August 30th, for the afternoon Children’s Service, 720 of
Bob Minor, with tenor covering, in 25 minutes. S. Flint, 1; J. R. Park, 2 ;
W . Bentham, 3'; W . Fairclough, 4; C. Sharpies, 5 ; J. W atts (conductor), College Single Minor, in 25 minutes. M. Phillipson, 1; W . H. Johnson,
2; R. Potter, 3; H. Lambert (conductor), 4; H. Haigh, 5 ; J. White, 6.
6 , J. Hale, tenor.
On Tuesday, September 1st, for practice, a 720 of Kent Treble Bob, in
T H E ST. M A R T IN 'S S O C IE T Y .
25 minutes. A. Street, t ; W . H. Johnson, 2 ; G. Clark, 3 ; H. Blagg, 4 ;
H averstock H il l .
R, Potter, 5 ; J. W hite (conductor), 6.
On August 30th, at the church of St. Martin's, 720 Oxford Treble Bob
E a s t R e t f o r d (Notts).
Minor, in 22 minutes. E. Young, 1; N. Alderman, 2 ; T . Titchener, 3 ;
A Quarter-Peal of Grandsire Cate s, 1260 charges (from Shipway), was
R Bevan, 4 ; J. Nixon, 5 ; G. Smith (conductor), 6.
rung in 48 minutes, on the occasion of the marriage of the Mayor of
On September 6th, 720 Kent Treble Bob Minor, in 23 minutes. E.
Retford, Mr. Charles Beardsall, with Mrs. Jamieson, widow of Mr. David
Young, 1 ; T . Titchener, 2; J. Nixon, 3; R. Bevan, 4; N . Alderman, 5;
Jamieson, of Sherwood Villa. G. Clayton, 1 ; G. Swannack, 2 ; G W. D.
G. Smith (conductor), 6.
Metcalfe, 3 ; J. Swannack, 4 ; G. R. Winter, 5 ; T. H. Denman, 6; T. Spurr
(conductor), 7 ; H. Haigh, 8; J. B. Joynes, 9 ; R Potter, 10. This is Mr.
T H E M ID L A N D C O U N T IE S A SSO C IA TIO N .
Metcalfe’s first quarter-peal on an inside bell, also Mr. Spurr’s first quarterM e l b o u r n e (Derbyshire).
peal as conductor. Also a 701 in the same method by Mr. W. Preston, of
On Tuesday, September 8th, for practice, a quarter-peal of Grandsire Worksop, ringing the treble, and conducted by H. Haigh from the 6th
Triples (1260 changes), in 48 minutes. *G. Tomlin, 1 ; F. Hollingworth bell. During the day the bells were fired at intervals, and other well(conductor), 2 ; *L. Hollingworth, 3 ; A. Lee, 4 ; W . Earl, 5 ; C. W aldtn, struck touches were rung. This event was looked forward to with much
6; G. C. Tunnicliff, 7 ; W. Brooks, 8. Composed by A. E . Beames, of interest, and is regarded as something unique in the annals of the ancient
Melbourne, Australia, and is now rung for the first time. "First quarter- Borough. I- lags were flying from the public buildings, and in most streets
peal.
colours were freely displayed.
(Kent).
On Sunday evening, August 30th, for Divine service, 720 Canterbury
Pleasure Minor, in 19} minutes, 18 bobs and two singles. H. Reader. 1 ;
H. Brown, 2 ; A. Killick, 3 ; J. Town, 4 ; E. Stone, 5 ; J. Hack (conductor),
6. This is the quickest 720 on the bells.
On Sunday evening, September 6th, 720 Canterbury Pleasure Minor, 14
singles and 4 bobs. F. Keech, 1 ; H. Reader, 2 ; A. Killick, 3 ; J. Town,
4 ; E. Stone, 5; J. Hack (conductor), 6.
H ayes
CEN TRAL
N O R T H A M P T O N S H IR E A S S O C IA T IO N .
N O R W IC H D IO C E S A N A SS O C IA T IO N .
(Nortbants).
A l d e b u r g h (Suffolk).
On Saturday, September 5th, on the occasion of the Quarterly District
August i6th, 504 Stedman Triples. G. Warner, 1 ; J. B. Martin, 2 ;
J. Garrett, 3; C .C h a sty , 4; C. W . Clarke (conductor), 5 A. H . Martin, 6; Meeting of the Association, 720 Oxford Treble Bob Minor. J. Button, 1:
H igm am F e r r e r s
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G. Samson, 2; F. Cooper, 3; J. Avis, 4; R. W ells (conductor), 5 ; J.
Edmunds, 6. Also another 720 in the same method. A. J. Lincoln (con­
ductor), 1; C. Samson, 2 ; T. J. Staulkey, 3 ; F. Cooper, 4 ; R. W ells, 5 ;
J. Button, 6. And 360 Bob Minor. C. Smith, 1; C. Samson (conductor),
2 ; E . Bailey, 3 ; F. Cooper, 4; R. W ells, 5 ; J. Button, 6. Messrs.
Button, Samson, Lincoln, Staulkey, and Bailey hail from Leiston, R. Wells
and J. Edmunds from Bengali, ] . Avis from Great Glemham, F. Cooper
and C . Smith belong to Aldeburgh.
September 16th, 1896.
T H E O X F O R D D IO C E S A N G U IL D .
(Berks).
On Sunday, August 7th, for morning service, at St. Giles’ Parish Church,
504 of Bob Triples. W . Higgs, 1; G. L. Boddington, 2 ; A. E. Reeves,
jun., 3 ; A. H. Evans, 4 ; A. W . Reeves, 5 ; F. Sweetzer, 6; A . E. Reeves
(conductor), 7 ; H . Smart, 8.
On Sunday, August 30th, for morning service, 504 of Stedman Triples.
G. L. Boddington, 1 ; H. Coffe*, 2; A. H. Evans, 3; A. E. Reeves, jun.,
4; A. W . Reeves, 5 ; F. Sweetzer, 6 ; A. E . Reeves (conductor) 7 ; H.
Smart, 8.
On Sunday, September 7th, 336 of Grandsire Triples. H . D ibley, 1;
H. Coffee, 2 ; G. L . Boddington, 3; A H. Evans, 4 ; A. W . Reeves, 5 ;
W . Higgs, 6 ; A. E. Reeves (conductor), 7; C . House, 8. Also 504 of
Stedman Triples. G. L . Boddington, 1; H. Coffee, 2 ; A. E. Reeves, jun.,
3 ; A. H. Evans, 4 ; A. W . Reeves, 5 ; F. Sweetzer, 6 ; A. E. Reeves (con­
ductor), 7; H. Smart, 8. And for evening service, 447 of Grandsire
Triples. G. L . Boddington, 1 ; H. Coffee, 2; J. F. Tarrant, 3; A. H.
Evans, 4 ; A. W . Reeves, 5 ; H . Dibley, 6 ; F. Sweetzer (conductor), 7:
C. House, 8. Tenor 15 cwt.
R eadin g
(Suffolk).
On Friday evening, August 28th, for practice, at St. M ary’s church,
720 Bob Minor. A. W . Grimes, 1 ; E. Clarke, 2; Wm. Groom (first 720
with bob bell), 3 ; G. Thurlow, 4 ; W . Rumsey (conductor), 5 ; G. Rowe, 6.
On Sunday, September 6th, being the occasion of the Harvest Festival,
672 Bob Major, in the afternoon. A. W . Grimes (first attempt in the
method), 1 ; W . Grimes (conductor), 2 ; E. Clarke, 3 ; G. Thurlow, 4 ;
G. Rowe, jun., 5 ; G. Rowe, sen., 6; G. Perry, 7 ; W . G. Crickmer, 8.
Also a touch of Oxford Treble Bob Major.
E . Clarke, 1 ; G. Perry, 2 ;
W. G. Crickmer, 3 ; G. Thurlow, 4 ; G. Rowe, 5 ; W . Rumsey, 6; W .
Ruffles, 7; W . Grimes, 8. And for Divine service in the evening, 720
Bob Major. A W . Grimes, 1 ; W . Grimes, 2; E Clarke, 3; G. Thurlow,
T H E S U R R E Y A S S O C IA T IO N .
4 ; W . Ruffles, 5 ; W . Rumsey, 6 ; G. Perry, 7 ; W . G. Crickmer (con­ E p s o m (Surrey).
ductor), 8 Tenor ao cwt.
On Sunday, August 30th, for Divine Service at the Parish Church,
On Wednesday evening, September 9th, for practice, 720 Bob Minor. a quarter-peal of Oxford Bob Triples, 1260 changes (taken from H.
A. W. Grimes, 1 ; W. Rumsey, 2 ; E. Clarke, 3 ; W . Grimes (conductor), Johnson's 12 part) in 42 minutes. H. Pederick* 1 ; T . Miles (conductor),
4 ; J. Rurrisey, 5; G. Rowe, 6. First 720 by J. Rumsey, aged 14 years.
2 ; A. E. Bassett, 3 ; G. C. S co w en f 4 ; J. Easton, 5 ; W. Sanders, 6 ; H.
Kenten, 7 ; T . Everett, 8. ’ F irst quarter-peal with treble. fF ir s t quarterL e i s t o n (Suffolk).
On Saturday, August 29th, for practice, at St. M argaret's Church, peal in the method.
1008 Bob Major. G. Wilson (conductor), 1; A. J. Lincoln, 2 ; H. J E w e l l (Surrey).
On Sunday, August 23rd, at St. M ary’s Church, for evening service, 700
Button, 3 ; F^. W igg, 4 ; E. Bailey, 5 ; C. Samson, 6 ; T. J. Staulkey, 7 ;
of Grandsire Triples. J. Ayling, 1 ; C. E. Read, 2; J. Beams (composer),
John Button, 8. This is E. B ailey’s longest length.
On Tuesday, September 8th, for practice, 360 Bob Minor on the back 3 ; H. Beams, 4 ; W . Chantler (conductor), 5 ; S. W ilson, 6; F\ Grove, 7 ;
nix. Rev. R. H. L . James, 1; W . Taylor, 2 ; A. J. Lincoln, 3 ; H. J. J. Reid, 8.
On Sunday, September 6th, for morning service, 672 of Grand­
Button (conductor), 4 ; C. Samson, 5 ; J. Button, 6. Tenor 2oj cwt. in E.
On Sunday morning, September 13th, for Divine service at St. Margaret's sire Triples. J. Ayling, 1 ; F'. Grove, 2 ; J. Beams, 3 ; A. E. Bassett, 4 ;
church, 480 Bob Major. G. Wilson (conductor), 1 ; W . Taylor, 2 ; A. J. H. Beams, 5 ; C. E. Read (conductor), 6; W . Chantler, 7; J. Reid, 8.
Lincoln, 3 ; E. W igg, 4 ; E. Bailey, 5 ; H. J. Button, 6 ; C. Samson, 7;
S U S S E X C O U N T Y A S S O C IA T IO N .
J. Button, 8.
B a l c o m b e (Suisex).
O t l e y (S u f f o l k ) .
On Thursday, Septembsr 3rd, for practice, 360 College Exercise. R.
On Sunday, September 6th, on the occasion of the Harvest Festival, Bourn, 1 ; A. Gasson, 2 ; F. Streeter, 3 ; J. Wedge, 4; J. Gasson, 5; C.
before evening service, 720 Oxford Treble Bob Minor. S. M. W. Meadows! Holman (conductor), 6. Also 360 Oxford Treble Bob. R. Bourn, 1 ; C.
1 ; W . Whiting, 2 : P. P. W. Meadows, 3 ; G. W icks, 4 ; F\ E. W . Meadows Holman, 2 ; F. Streeter, 3; A Gasson, 4 ; J. Gasson, 5 ; J. W edge (con­
(conductor), 5; A. Hatcher, 6. After service, 240 Oxford Treble Bob. ductor), 6. And 360 Kent Treble Bob. R. Bourn, 1 ; A. Gasson, 2 ; F.
F. E. W . Meadows (conductor), j ; P. P. W . Meadows, 2 ; S. Smith, 3; Streeter, 3 ; J. Wedge, 4 ; C. Holman, 5 ; J. Gasson (conductor), 6.
A. F. Dowsing, 4 ; W . Whiting, 5 ; A Hatcher, 6. Also several touches
On Sunday, September 6th, the annual Harvest Thanksgiving, morning
of Woodbine.
service, 720 College Exercise. R. Bourn. 1 ; J. Gasson, 2 ; F . Streeter, 3 ;
On Tuesday, September 8th, 720 Oxford Treble Bob. R. Mortimer, 1 ; A. Gasson, 4; J. Wedge, 5; C. Holman (conductor), 6. F or evening
S. M. W. Meadows (first 720 in the method with a bob bell). 2 ; F. E .'w ! service, 720 Oxford Treble Bob. R Bourn, 1 ; A. Gasson, 2 ; C. Holman,
Meadows, 3 ; P. P. VV. Meadows, 4 ; W. W hiting, 5 ; A. Hatcher (con­ 3 ; F. Streeter, 4 ; J. Gasson, 5 ; J. Wedge (conductor), 6. And 480 Oxford
ductor), 6 lhindbell M using— At Church House, 360 Bob Minor. Miss Treble Bob. j. Wedge, 5 ; J. Gasson (conductor), 6 ; the rest as before.
C. Meadows, 1-2; F. E. W. M eadows,3-4; P. P . VV. Meadows (conductor),
5 6. Also two courses Canterbury Pleasure, standing in the same order.
T H E W O R C E S T E R S H IR E A N D D IS T R IC T S A SS O C IA T IO N .
Also 224 Bob Major. Miss C. Meadows, 1-2; F. E. W . Meadows (con- K i d d e r m i n s t e r (Worcestershire).
chictor), 3-4 ; S. M. W . Meadows, 5-6 ; P. P. W . Meadows, 7-8.
On Sunday, August 9th, for morning service, 384 of Superlative Surprise
Major. J. O. Bennet, 1 ; N. Davies, 2 , G. Salter, 3 ; J Pagett, 4 ; E C.
P u l h a m (Norfolk).
On Thursday, September 3rd, at the Church of St. M ary Magdalene, Hunt, 5 ; T J. Salter, 6; J. Crane, 7; W. H. Barber (conductor), 8. And
with the bells half muffled, as a mark of respect to W illiam Hayward for evening service, 448 of Superlative Surprise Major. T. Wakeman, 1 ;
(Ailham, a member of the Pulham Company, who was buried in the N. Davies, 2 ; G. Salter, 3 ; J. Pagett, 4 ; T . J Salter, 5 ; J. O. Bennet, 6;
Pulham St Mary Magdalene Cemetery that day— a touch of Oxford W . FI. Smith, 7 ; W . H. Barber (conductor), 8.
On Sunday, August 23rd, 1008 of Double Norwich Court B ob Major.
Treble Bob Minor, by F. Borrett, 1 ; F. Surridge, 2 ; F. Roope <• D
T. Wakeman, 1 ; T . W . Chapman, 2 ; J. O. Bennet, 3 ; W. H. Smith, 4 ;
Ruth, 4 ; J. Allen, 5 ; W. Roope 6.
On Saturday, September 5th, at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin a A. E. Parsons, 5 ; T . J. Salter, 6 ; J. Crane, 7; W . H. Barber (conductor), 8.
touch of Oxford Treble Bob Major, by J. Tann, 1 R W hiting 2 • C Tenor 30 cwt. in D. Handbell Kinging — At the house of Mr, J. Pagett,
Baker, 3: D. Ruth, 4 ; F. Surridge, 5 ; H . Adcock, 6; C . Tann 7 - 518 of Grandsire Triples. W . H . Barber (conductor), 1-2; J. Pagett,
Also 720 of Grandsire Minor,
F. Borrett, 8.
' ' ' 3-4 ; W . H. Smith, 5-6 ; N. Davies, 7-8,
On Sunday, September 6th, at the Church of St. M ary the Virgin for in 13J minutes. W . H. Smith, 1-2 ; J. Pagett, 3-4 ; W . H. Barber (con­
evening service, 864 Oxford Treble Bob Major, by J. Tann (conductor) 1 • ductor), 5-6. Mr. T. W . Chapman hails froi* Nuneaton, for whom this
R . W hiting, 2 ; C. Baker, 3 ; D. Ruth, 4 ; F. Surridge, 5 ; H. Adcock! e| touch was arranged.
u. la n n , 7: 1 *. Borrett, 8.
H a g l e y (Worcestershire'.
On Tuesday,September 8th,at the Church of St.M ary Magdalone for prac­
On Saturday, August 22nd, an attempt was made for a peal of Superla­
tice, 720 Oxford Treble Bob Minor, by F\ BcWrett (conductor) 1 ■ F tive Surprise Major, which was stopped after two hours’ ringing through
Roope, 2 ; A. W ier, 3 ; D. Ruth, 4 ; C. Baker, 5 ; F. Surridge, 6.
’
one of the band being taken ill T VV. Chapman (Nuneaton) 1 ; W. H.
Barber, 2 ; W . Short, 3 ; A. Roberts, 4 ; J. O. Bennet, 5 ; T. J. Salter, 6 ;
G r e a t Y a r m o u t h (Norfolk).
On Monday, September 7th, the following members of the Reden- F. Clayton, 7 ; A. E. Parsons (conductor), 8.
hall Company, with Mr. F. Knights, of Norwich, attempted a peal of C l e n t (Worcestershire).
Double Norwich Court Bob Major, on the bells of St. Nicholas' C hurch
On Sunday, September 6th, 720 of College Single. W . Boughton, 1;
which came to grief after ringing about 2200 changes. E Smith (con­ W . H. Barber, 2; C. Boughton, 3; W . Shilvock, 4; W . S h o r ts ; J.
ductor), 1 ; J. Betts, 2 ; R. Vfhiting, 3 ; F. Borrett, 4; E. Poppy j; ■ Barber (conductor), 6.
Also 720 Oxford Bob.
T. Barber, 1; W .
f"-?' 1 i n ? n1T,th' 7, : , F VKn* ht?’ 8' In the afternoon, a course of Boughton, 2 ; W . H. Barber, 3 ; W . Shilvock. 4 ; W . Short, 5 ; J. Barber
Kent Treble Bob Royal, by E. Smith, 1 ; — Christian, 2 | Betts 3 • — (conductor), 6. Handbell Ringing — 360 Bob Minor. W . Short (conductor),
S ew e ll. 4 i R. W hiting, 5; R. Tooley, 6; E. Popp*,, 7 ; ' F. Borrefc! 8; 1-2 ; W. H. Barber, 3-4; J. Barber, 5-6.
W. W ard, 9; F. Knights, 10. Tenor 30 cwt., in D.
(Continued on page 10),
D eben iiam
CAM PANOLOGY.
September 16th, 1896.
OUf*
IU m JST l^ R TIO riS:
St.
7
P E T E t* mfl|NlCf*OFT, ^Of$tUICH.
4
U R illustration for this the opening num ber of “ C a m p ­
a n o lo g y ," w ill h ard ly [need w ords of in troduction to
either archeologists or'rin g ers. Som e few exp lanation s
h a v e been ad van ced as to the m eaning of “ M an croft.”
T h e one m ost plausible and gen erally a ccep ted ^is given by
B lom efield, th e em inent N orfolk historian, v iz :— “ T h a t the
ground now occupied by the church w as origin ally the *• magnet
crofta ” or g rea t croft of the castle, and to d istin guish the
b uildin g from others in the c ity dedicated to S t. P ete r, a cor­
ruption o f these words w as added after the nam e o f the Patron
S a in t.”
T h e w h ole exterior w as restored at the sam e tim e at a cost
o f ^15,000. T h e com pletion of the restoration o f the tow er
w as celeb rated on ly a few m onths b ack ; the w ork h avin g
extend ed over 16 years, and cost u pw ards of ^8,000. T h e
on ly room for farth er w ork is the filling of the num berless
niches w ith su itab le statu es. If th e funds ever allow this to
be done, its present sta te ly ap p earan ce w ill be g re a tly en­
hanced. T h e height o f the tow er to the parap et is 102 feet,
the sum m it of the spire brin g 46 feet higher. T h e base—
w hich m easures 46 x 38 feet — is pierced b y a r c h w a y s ;
From a P h oto by H . F. B
T h e present building is the second th at has stood upon the
sam e grou n d — replacin g in 1455 a N orm an church built about
the y ear 1080.
T h e church is a splendid exam ple o f the perpendicular
sty le, con sistin g of n ave, chan cel, aisles, north and south
porches, and em battled w estern tow er. W h en view ed from
the exterior, the atten tion is im m ed iately attracted to the
w est end— to one o f the m ost im posing tow ers in E n g la n d .
It is b ea u tifu lly enriched w ith panelled flint w ork and carvin g,
and is surm ounted b y turrets at th e an gles and a ve ry handsom e spirelet. T h ese la tter— designed b y the late G . E .
S treet, E s q .,— w ere added in 1881-2, and are a v a s t im prove­
m ent to its ap p earan ce— rep lacin g the old look o f abruptness,
w ith one of b ea u ty and g ra ce.
u tch er
, N o rw ich .
those on the E a s t and W e s t form ing the gran d entrance.
T h e interior is v e ry strik in g, the w hole aspect is one of lo fti­
ness and grace. T h e roof is of oak , b eau tifu lly carved and
groined, th e large clerestory w ind ow s throw ing up every detail
in a w onderful m anner. T h e font stan ds beneath an alm ost
unique can op y o f ca rv e d oak, the w hole h avin g beert restored
in 1888. T h e reredos, com m union rails, and E a s t w indow
are all w orth y o f the m ost carefu l stu d y, the g la ss in the
latter being ex cep tio n a lly fine.
; T h e rin gin g cham ber is open to the church b y a huge
arch w a y, th u s the large w indow in the W estern fa ce of the
tow er can be seen from the church. O n ly one floor separates
the bells from the rin gin g cham b er, and yet the “ hearing ”
is ab so lu tely perfect.
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CAM PANOLOGY.
September i6th, 1896.
P ractice is held on alternate T hu rsd ays, at 7 p.m. A ll
T h e bells w ere a ring of five until 1602, when a treble was
a d d e d ; the octave being com pleted between 1672-6, and com m unications respecting ringing should be addressed to
further augmented to ten in 1736, the tenor w eighing 23 cwt the M aster of the S ociety, M r. G . H ow chin, 42, W e s t W ytn er
In January, 1775, at a m eeting of the parishioners, it' was Street, N orw ich.
T h e V ica r is the R e v. W . Pelham B urn .
C .E .B .
decided to purchase a com plete peal of tw elve, and the order
w as entrusted to M essrs. P ack & Chapm an.
T H E C E N T R A L N O R T H A M P T O N S H IR E A S S O C IA T IO N .
A special service was held in June, 1775, when the new
B y invitation of the Rector and ringers of W ootton, the quarterly meet­
ring w as dedicated and “ opened.” T h e total cost amounted
to ,£1,238 !9 S- 2d., of which ^500 was realised from the sale ing was held at the Church of St. George, in that village, on Saturday,
August 29th. Ringers were present from Wootton, Great Doddington,
of the old bells and fittings, the remainder being subscribed Earls Barton, Wellingborough, Collingtree, aud Northampton St. G iles’,
by the citizens. T h e present tenor was supplied by the same St. Peter's, St. Sepulchre’s, St. Edmund's, and All Saints'. W ootton bells
firm in 1814, the old one having cracked whilst being ceased. are a good ring of five ; the tenor, although a light bell for its size (diameter
Some very interesting letters have just come to light w'ith 46 in., weight 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lbs.), being a very pleasant sounding bell in
flat.
reference to the new bell. T h e y are all written by the late E Their
recent renovation is recorded on a handsome brass tablet on the
Mr. Thom as Mears to the Churchwardens. It is shown by belfry wall, reading th u s:— “ To the G lory of Alm ighty God. The Res­
these letters that the present tenor w a s not a recast of the toration of the Bells of this Church, commenced by the Rev. C. E. Ham ­
broken bell, the latter remaining in Norwich until after the mond, Rector, 1887, was completed by the voluntary contributions of the
new bell was in her place. Some little difficulty w as ex Rector, Churchwardens, Organist, Choir, Congregation, and other friends.
The bells were re-dedicated October 1st, 1895, by the Right Reverend
perienced before a vessel could be obtained to carry the new Mandell, Lord Bishop of Peterborough. A. J. Miller, Rector ; Edward G.
bell to Norwich, as the hatchways of the greater number were Frost, John Smith, Churchwardens. Praise God from whom all blessings
not large enough to admit her. A Government vessel was flow.” — An excellent tea was provided by Mr. Bell, of the " Rose and
chartered finally, and the bell sent to the quay, only, however, Crown," in the old school-room at 5 o'clock. T he room was very prettily
decorated with flags and evergreens, and the tables with flowers. Over 30
to be returned to the foundry.
were present, including the new Rector (the Rev. G. L. Kemp), who, with
It appears from Mr. M ears’ letters, that the bell w as being the Churchwardens, the local ringers, and the Parish Clerk (Mr. Douglas),
raised by means of a crane, when part of the tackle ga v e way, was heartily thanked for the warm welcome given to the Association. At
lettin g the bell d o w n —happily without injury. T h e captain, the business meeting, the Rev. H. C. Holmes, of St. Sepulchre's, North­
ampton, presided. It was unanimously resolved that the next quarterly
evidently of a very superstitious disposition, thought this an meeting take place at Yardley Hastings. The Hon. Secretary (Mr. E. J.
ill-omen, and refused to take her on board. She reached Dennes) said he hoped that a good meeting there might result in the Castle
N orw ich eventually in October, 1814, and with the exception Ashby, Easton Maudit, Grendon, and other ringers in that district joining
o f 14 years ago, when the bells were re-hung by M essrs. G. the Association. T he Rector of Wootton kindly consented to become an
member. It was reported that W histon bells were now being
D a y & Son, of E y e , none of the bells h ave been out of their honorary
re-hung. A. Hensman, J. Hensman, and H. Tredgold, ringers connected
places. B y far th i most im portant item , how ever, gleaned with St. Peter's Church, Northampton, were elected ringing members.
from the letters is with reference to the w eight of the new The ringers of St. Edmund’s, Northampton, were good enough to bring
tenor. Mr. M ears writes— evidently in answer to a question their handbells for the use of those present , and several of the Northampton
from the C hurchw ardens, that— “ the w eight of the bell is ringers brought their wives with them to assist at the tea, a kindness much
appreciated by all. On the roadside, between Northampton and Wootton,
43-cwt. i-qr. 1 8-lbs.” She has alw a y s been recorded up to stands the Queen Eleanor Cross, erected about the year 1294. It is con­
the present 41-cw t. i-qr. 4-lbs., but this, it is found upon sidered one of the most beautiful of the crosses raised by King Edward I.,
enquiring of the founders, w as the w eight of her predecessor ; in memory of his much-loved Queen. T he Rev. J. P. Lightfoot, whose
the ex a ct w eight of the present bell, unfortunately, is not name is 011 the tenor bell as Rector when it was re-cast in the year 1836,
was the father of the Ven. Archdeacon Lightfoot, Rector of Uppingham,
nam ed in the firm ’s books. S h e bears as an in scription — " T o | who is President of the Central Northamptonshire Association. His
the K in g, Queen, and R oyal F am ily, this harm onious peal of interest in bells and ringers dates from the time when, as a boy, he learnt
tw elve bells is dedicated.” T h e other bells are inscribed with to manage a bell at Wootton.
the names of the members o f Parliam ent, Alderm en, and
T H E N O R W IC H D IO C E S A N A S S O C IA T IO N .
various donors to the bell fund.
( S a x m u n d h a m D i s t r i c t ).
T h e w alls of the ringing cham ber bear am ple testim ony to
T he twenty sixth quarterly meeting of the Saxmundham District of this
the proficiency of N orw ich Scholars of the past. Am ongst Association was held at Aldeburgh, on Saturday, September 5th, when
some of the peal records on the boards are B ob T rip les (first members attended from Leiston, Rendham, Benhall, Great Glemham, and
ever rung) 12600 Grandsire C aters, 6240 O xford T reble Aldeburgh. The bells of the Parish Church were most kindly placed at
T w elv e, 5016 N orw ich Court B ob M axim us, 7126 Stedm an the disposal of the members, and were kept going, at intervals, from 3 till
o ’clock, various touches being successfully brought round, some of which
Cinques, and the first quarter and h a lf peal of Stedm an 9will
be found recorded in their proper place. The business meeting was
T rip les rung in hand. T a k in g into consideration the fine held in the Upper Parish Room at 5.30, the Vicar, the Rev. H y. Thomp­
reputation the ring has alw ays enjoyed, the record of peals of son, presiding. The Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. J. Button, was prevented
from attending, owing to a business engagement elsewhere, but an able
Cinques and M axim us is lam entably sm all.
U p to date only 9 peals have been scored on the tw elve ; substitute was found in Mr. T. G. Staulkey, who read the minutes of the
| last meeting, which were duly confirmed, and signed by the Chairman. It
the first five being all in different methods. T h ey are two was reported that two peals had been rung in the District since the last
peals of G randsire Cinques, one of Stedm an, one of Norwich meeting, viz. : a peal of Oxford Treble Bob Major, at Kelsale, and a peal
Court B ob M axim us, one of Oxford T reble T w elve, and four of Kent Treble Bob Major, at Leiston. It was decided to hold the next
of K en t T reble T w elv e. T hough m any attem pts had been meeting at Rendham, on November 21st. After sundry other items of
business had been disposed of, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the
m ade during the last sixty years to ring a peal of M ajor 011 Rev. Chairman, who, in acknowledgment, expressed his pleasure at meet­
the b ack eight", it w as not until 1890 that a band was su ccess­ ing the members, and at presiding over the meeting. The Rev. gentleman
ful, a peal of O xford T reb le B ob M ajor w as then rung, Mr. expressed an earnest wish Jo see two new trebles added to the present ring of
six, and thus complete the octave, an announcement which was warmly
F . K n igh ts ringing the tenor single handed.
The Rev. gentleman suggested a plan of his own for moderating
B o b M ajor and K en t T reb le B ob have also been rung, all received.
the sound emitted from the tower louvres, which was thought to be very
of w hich are records as far as weight of m etal is concerned. practical, and would be found very beneficial where towers are situated in
T h ese peals w ill show more than anythin g else, the splendid thickly populated localities. T he meeting then broke up, and the members
running order of the bells, w hich, together with their fine returned to the tower for further ringing, and afterwards to the “ C ro ss”
tone, and the splendid ringing cham ber, m ake the belfry of Hotel, which were the head-quarters for the day, where various touches
were rung upon the hand-bells, and which brought to a close the proceed­
St. P eter, M ancroft, an ideal one for C hange Ringers.
ings of a successful and enjoyable meeting.
September 16th, 1896.
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C ountry
Abbey-
R in g e r ’s E x p e r i e n c e s .
T R I P to London b y one of the num erous excursions,
so generously provided for the B ritish P u b lic by the
great R a ilw a y Com panies, is regarded, esp ecially by
ringers in the provinces, as a huge t r e a t ; and the
pleasure of a few days sojourn in the great m etropolis is further
enhanced b y the fact th a t the far-fam ed cou rtesy of our
C ockn ey brethren m ay enable us to ring at one or more of
the principal Churches.
P rio r to departure therefore, w e enlist the services of a
L ondon friend, (once a resident in our n ativ e village and
member of the local band) who kindly m eets us at E uston,
and after the exchange of cordial greetings, pilots us carefully,
but w ith little d elay, through the busy thoroughfares to that
noble historical edifice of w hich w e have heard so much —
nam ely, W estm in ster A b b ey.
F rom tim e to tim e during our rin gin g career w e have seen
in the d a ily press, that in honour of the b irth d ay of some
illustrious m em ber of E n g la n d ’s R o y a l H ouse, “ m erry peals
w ere rung upon the bells of W estm in ster A b b e y and other
W e s t E n d C h urch es.” A l a s ! F e w w ho read those lines
know w hat the “ m erry peals ” m ean to those w hose d u ty it
is to m anipulate the ropes at the A b b ey.
F o r the purposes o f this n arrative, we w ould ask our readers
to accom p an y us to the great W e st D oor of the A b b ey. B y
a lu ck y accid en t it is a ringing d ay, and those en gaged have
a lread y assem bled. W e are forthw ith introduced to a ge n tle­
man whom w e presum e is the head ringer or M aster of the
Cerem onies for the tim e being, w ho courteously inform s us that
it is Q ueen E liza b e th ’s D a y , so designated b ecause it is the
ann iversary of the foundation by “ good Q ueen B e s s ” of the
fam ous W estm in ster S ch ool hard b y. M orning P ra y er has
ju st concluded, and the M .C . im m ed iately button-holes a
V erger, w ho to our inexperienced vision looks a v e ry im posing
functionary, being clad in a black robe and carry in g a sm all
silver w and. A brief con versation , and th e k ey of a sm all
door, until now hidden from our v ie w by some m onum ents, is
handed to th e M .C . G rea t care w e are told m ust be exercised
in m ounting the steps, w hich , how ever, are in fa irly good con­
dition after perhaps cen turies o f use. U p w a rd w e slow ly
m ove through darkness w'hich is intense and seem s to increase
as w e ascend the apparen tly endless staircase. E v en tu a lly
w e reach the top. B u t sta y ! S u rely w e h ave com e too high,
or perhaps not high enough ; this cannot be the ringing
cham ber ? O ur gu id e hastens to assure us th at this is the
haven w e so desired to reach , and a glance at the six w ellw orn ropes helps to convince us. W e step forw ard to further
in vestigate, and are im m ediately cautioned not to venture too
near the cen tre, or the flooring w ill p rob ab ly g iv e w ay (we
turn the scale at eleven stone) and precipitate us to the p a ve­
m ent beneath, and certain death.
A lrea d y the tenor is b eing raised, and g a zin g u pw ard we
can p artly discern the great bell sw in ging. T h e other bells
in turn are slow ly elevated , and w e are asked to assist in the
first touch. A m bition prom pts us to enquire if there is tim e
for a 720 of M inor, and are som ew hat surprised and pained
to learn that it is cu stom ary to rely upon “ set chan ges ”
ow ing to the bad “ g o ” of the 4th and 5 th bells. A few m inutes
only suffice to verify this disquieting statem ent. A lrea d y the
4th m an (whom w e recognise n ow as a celeb rated London
h ea v y bell ringer) is hard at w ork, and perspiring freely
although the w eather is far from su ltry. N o. 5 sets his teeth
— he w ould like to set the bell— and appears to be m entally
debating w hether he could w ith propriety ask the conductor
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at the conclusion of the work for “ som ething e x tra .” W e
notice for the first tim e that the conductor has appropriated
the treble rope, and is ringing w ithout the usual form ality of
d ivesting him self of superfluous clothing, even his wide-aw ake
hat. V e rily , this m an is wise in his gen eration ,— the treble
runs very smoothly.
R in gin g goes on, but w ith frequent intervals for rest. D id
we sa y rest ? U n fortu nately, w e did not include a cam p stool
in our lu ggage. H o w ever, one of the party is the happy
possessor of a copy o f last w ee k ’s newspaper, w hich he con ­
siderately spreads over the seats for us, incid en tally draw ing
our attention to the th ick layer of b lack dust, w hich he, with
every appearance of sincerity, assures us has rem ained and
accum ulated upon flooring and seating, untouched by broom
or brush from the tim e when Pier M ajesty the Queen (whom
G o d preserve for m any years to come) w as crow ned within
the sacred precincts beneath 11s. (Our inform ant is evidently
an adept at “ draw ing the long bow ” ; nevertheless, the dirt
is pretty plentiful.) P a r t of the carpet (?) he a vers is regularly
supplied by the pigeons and other birds w hich congregate
here in large num bers.
W 'e cannot help but contrast our present surroundings
w ith the sum ptuously furnished interior of the A b b ey at the
Jubilee S ervice, of w hich w e read— the purple covered seats in
the galleries w ith that on w hich we rest, and w h ile endeavour­
ing to clearly strike 1,3,5,2,4,6, our thoughts w ander b ack to
the old C hurch at hom e w ith its w ell-appointed ringing
chamber-— the good go in g m usical peal— the cheery vo ice of
our conductor en couragin g his com rades— the frequent visits to
the b elfry of our good V ica r, and his an xiety for our comfort,
and w e w onder again and again w h y, in this age of progress,
in this great and w ea lth y m etropolis, such things as these
now around us are perm itted to exist.
1,2,3,4,5,6. T h e hour has expired, the bells are lowered,
(by the w ay, th ey run down easily enough), and w e prepare to
plunge once again into the darkness and descend. A t the
foot w e are received by the official previou sly mentioned,
m inus his robe and w and, w ho, in exch an ge for the belfry
k ey, hands a golden coin to the M .C . T h is, w e are informed
b y our versatile friend, is the rin gers’ rew ard for their laborious
task.
A few paces and w e em erge again into th e sunshine, a
purer atm osphere, and th e bustle and tu im oil of V icto ria
S treet, very m uch begrim ed, and som ew hat disheartened ’tis
true, but n everth eless g rea tly im pressed w ith w hat w e h a ve
w itn esse d ; and after than kin g and tak in g leave of our tiredout brethren w e m ake track s for our lodgings, w ith p ie m ental
resolve upon reachin g our n ative village of S . . . . . y, to
approach our representative on the C en tral C ouncil, w ith a
view to the presentation b y th at august assem bly to the
A b b e y au thorities o f a hum ble petition, headed “ C leanliness
is n ext to G od lin ess,” and p rayin g those “ R everen d Seign iors”
to giv e their kind and im m ediate consideration to the urgent
n ecessity of B e lfry Reform at W estm in ster.
D U F F IE L D , D E R B Y S H IR E .
M r. P e r c i v a l H e y w o o d in vites ringers who are members
of recognised societies to a garden party at Duffield B an k,
near D erb y , on S atu rd a y, Septem ber 26th, from 2 to 5 o’clock.
T h e bells of the parish church w ill be availab le from 2 till 9
o ’clock.
T H E S O C IE T Y O F R O Y A L C U M B E R L A N D Y O U T H S .
T h e election of Officers, for the above Society, took place at St. M artin’s,
on Friday, September n t h , when Messrs. B. Foskett, A. Jacob, and W.
Baron were re-elected Master, Secretary, and Treasurer respectively; Mr.
E . Fraser, Senior Steward ; Mr. W. Nudds, Junior Steward.
A vote of thanks was accorded the officers for their services during the
past year.
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W IN C H E S T E R D IO C E S A N G U IL D .
P juvett (Hants).
On Sunday, August 23rd, for divine service, a quarter peal of Grandsire
Triples (1260 changes). W . Trimmer, 1 ; W . Read, 2 ; G. Holland, 3 ; L
Read, 4 ; A. Baker, 5 ; R. Hasted, 6 ; H. Sutton (conductor), 7 ; [. Baker,
8. R . Hasted hails from W inchester
September 16th, 1896.
Huntley occupied the chair, and Mr. W. I. Oakley, V ic e ; to which it is
needless to say ample justice was done, every course being brought round
in true ringing style. T he cloth cleared, the chairman proposed the health
of the Bride and Bridegroom, and the fragrant weed being brought in, a
most enjoyable evening was spent with songs interspersed with touches on
the handbells. Considering the very wet day I do not think many of the
band were disappointed in losing the annual outing.
On Sunday, for morning service. 216 Grandsire Minor 7 8 covering— J.
J. Allen, 1; F. Edwards (conductor), 2; W. G. Whitehead, 3 ; A. J. Pate,
4; W. I. Oakley, 5 ; W. E. Oakley, 6 ; E. E. Huntley, 7 ; W. Bates, 8.
Also 300 Bob Minor— W. G. Whitehead, 1 ; F. Edwards, 2 ; E. E . Huntley
(conductor), 3 ; A. J. Pate, 4; W. E. Oakley, 5 ; W. I Oakley, 6 ; J, J.
Allen, 7 ; W. Bates, 8. And for evening service 2x6 Grandsire Minor 7-8
covering— F. Smith, 1 ; W. G . Whitehead, 2 ; F. Edwards, 3 ; W. E.
Oakley, 4 ; E. E Huntley, 5 ; W. I Oakley, 6 ; J. J. Allen, 7 ; J. Bates, 8.
Also 168 Grandsire Triples— F. Smith, x ; W. G. Whitehead, 2 ; E.
E . Huntley, 3; A. J, Pate, 4; W . E . Oakley, 5 ; W. I. Oakley, 6; F.
Edwards (conductor), 7 ; J. J. Allen, 8.
(Monmouthshire).
On Saturday, September 5th, at the Parish Church of St. Mary, an
attempt was made for J. Carter's 12-part Peal of Grandsire Triples, which
was unfortunately lost just after the half way, in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
E. W illiams, 1; T . Hopton, 2 ; J. Prickett (conductor), 3 ; R. Thompson,
4; F. Attweil, 5 ; J .C o x ,6 ; J. Morley, 7; R. M orley, 8 ; Tenor 21 cwt.,
in E. F. Attweil and J. Cox hail from Newport, and this is the longest
length in the method for ringers of Treble, 2, 4, 6 , and Tenor. T he above
attempt was made for the Conductor’s birthday, his brother strings
wishing him “ many happy returns of the day.”
On Sunday, September 6th, for Divine service in the morning, 300 of
Plain Bob Minor, with tenor covering. H. Thompson, 2 ; R. Thompson
ST. A L B A N S , H E R T S .
(conductor) 3; H. Morgan, 4 ; E. Williams, 5: J. Prickett, 6 ; J. Morley,
7 ; F. Bye, 8. And 144 in the same method. H. Thompson, 2; H.
On Saturday, September 5th, a band of Ringers met at the Cathedral
Morgan, 3; E. Williams, 4 : R. Thompson (conductor) 5 ; J. Prickett, 6; Church for a peal of Stedman Triples, in honour of the silver wedding of
J. Morley, 7 ; F. Bye, 8,
the Ven. Archdeacon Lawrance, Rector of the Cathedral. As the news of
the attempt was chronicled in the local press, the event was looked for­
H b e n e (Sussex).
On Saturday, September 5th, at the parish church, for practice, 504 ward to with great interest, both in ringing circles and among the vast
Grandsire Triples. W. Lindup, 1; E. Lindup, 2 ; J. Paice, 3 : G. Norris, number of well-wishers with whom the Archdeacon is so deservedly popular.
As soon as Evensong was over, the band took up their positions in the
4; C. Hills, 5 ; H, Evans, 6; B. Bassett (conductor), 7; H. Meeten, 8.
Also 350 Grandsire Triples. G. Norris, 1 ; J. Paice, 2 ; H. Meeten, 3; tower, and after three hours and one minute had elapsed, the peal was
B. Bassett, 4 ; C. Hills, 5 ; H. Evans, 6 ; E Lindup (conductor), 7 ; W. successfully brought round, and is recorded in the peal column.
On reaching terra firm a, Mr. Alban Lawrance welcomed the ringers to
Lindup, 8. C. Hills hails from Angmering ; H. Evans from Goring ; the
the Rectory, where they were met by the Archdeacon and Mrs, Lawrence,
rest are local men.
who expressed their great appreciation of the peal, and to the ringers for so
H or n sey.
marking such an eventful epoch in their lives. Cake and wine were handed
On Sunday, September 13th, at St. M ary's Church, 720 Bob Minor (18
round, and the health of the host and hostess toasted. Mrs. Lawrence
bobs, 2 singles)— H. Spencer, 1; G. Bean, 2 ; G. Long, 3 ; ]. Barry 4;
then very kindly permitted the ringers to see the beautiful array of presents
H. Stubbs, 5 ; A Jacobs (conductor), 6.
they had received, testifying to the esteem in which they are held by friends
R o u g h a m (Suffolk).
far and near.
On Sunday, September Oth, at the Parish Church, 720 Bob Minor.
A. Steggles, 1 ; Rev. E. J. Teesdale, 2 , H. Henley, 3 ; H. Simpson, 4 ;
T H E L A N C A S H IR E A SSO C IA TIO N .
S. Slater (conductor), 5; II. Bridges, 6. For evening service, 720 Bob
( L iv e r p o o l D io c e s a n B r a n c h ).
Minor. S. Slater, 1 ; A. H. Osborne (conductor), 2 , H. Henley, 3 ; H.
T he monthly meeting of the above took place at Farnworth, near
Simpson, 4 ; H. Blake, 5; H. Bridges, 6.
Widnes, on Saturday, 5th September.
Rain fell heavily during the morning, and it looked doubtful as to
STArLETO N, ( N e a r B r i s t o l ).
On Wednesday, September 9th, 720 of Grandsire Minor.— G. Jennings, whether the meeting would be well attended, but during the afternoon it
1; A. Pike, 2; W. T iley, 3 ; J. Bawn (conductor), 4 ; ^C. II. Gordon, 5; brightened up somewhat, and the result was a fairly good muster. Four
J. Long, 6. T h e above was rung on the occasion of the home-coming of o'clock was the time announced for ringing to commence, and the bells
were soon swinging to the tune of Oxford Bob Minor, performed by the
the Rev. W, H. Shaw, Rector of Stapleton.
Warrington Company.
S o u th T o tten h am .
T he following towers were represented in addition to the above :—
On Monday, Sept. 7th, at St. Ann's Church, 120 Grandsire Doubles.
Garston, Hale, Huyton, Liverpool,Prescot, W alton, and the local company.
Letts (first 120), 1 ; Ringrose, 2 ; H. Stubbs (conductor), 3 ; G. Gains, 4;
At 6 o'clock, the members and friends sat down to an excellent tea,
A. Jacobs, 5; Mr. Benham, 6. Also 720 Bob Minor (18 bob, 2 singles)—
provided, free of cost, by the Rev. J. W right-W illiams, Vicar of Farnworth.
II. Spencer, 1 ; G. Gains, 2; A. Jacobs, 3; J. Barry, 4 ; G. Bean, 5; H.
At the business meeting which was held after tea, the Rev. W . Thatcher
Stubbs (conductor), 6. Also 120 Grandsire Doubles— W. Lewin, 1 ; H.
occupied the chair. He said how very pleased he was to see them all, and
Stubbs, 2 ; R. Spooner (first 120), 3 ; A. Jacobs (conductor), 4; G. Bean,
he
had been asked to preside in the unavoidable absence of the Vicar, who
5 : J. Barry, 6.
was away enjoying his holiday. H e said how sweet it was to hear the bells
W il l e s d e n .
on the Sabbath, inviting old and young to join in prayer and praise, and
On Sunday, September 6th, at St. M ary's Church, 720 Bob Minor, con­ how beautiful the sound of them must be to people who had been a long
taining 18 bobs and 18 singles, in 24 minutes. Albert Kirby, 1 ; Harry voyage at sea, and as they were nearing home to hear them pealing forth.
Kilby, 2 ; Frederick W eare, 3 ; W illiam Prescott, 4 ; Richard Kilby, 5 ;
T he Rev. gentleman then went on to shew what uses bells were put to in
Albert Pittam (conductor), 6.
ages gone by, and how, in our day, we were familiar with the wedding
bells and also muffled bells. Then there were the Gospel bells, and he,
T H E ST. JA M E S' S O C IE T Y , LO N D O N .
himself, was a ringer of the Gospel Message, in tellinj; out to fallen man,
On Monday evening, September 7th, at St. Clement Danes, ten members the sweet story of Jesus and his love. In conclusion, he hoped to have the
of this Society rang the usual whole pull and stand as a last token of respect pleasure of meeting those present on some future occasion.
to the late Mr. Geo. Harvey, an esteemed member of many years standing.
T he minutes of the previous meeting, held at Halewood, were read and
C. F . W inney (conductor), 1 ; Hy. Langdon, sen., 2 ; E . A. Young, Esq., 3 ; confirmed.
W . Truss, 4 ; W . Weatherstone, 5 ; R . A. Daniell, Esq., 6 ; W . Ingham, 7;
T h e next meeting of the Branch is to take place at Wigan, on Saturday,
W . F. Meads, 8; E. Albone, g ; E. P. O ’Meara, 10. Afterwards a short 3rd October, when it is hoped members will attend in large numbers.
touch each of Grandsire Caters and Stedman Triples.
Mr. R. S. Mann, of Liverpool, was elected to serve on the General Com­
mittee for the next two years.
B U SH E Y, H ERTS.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman for presiding, and to the local company
On Saturday, September 12th, the annual outing of this Society was to for the excellent way in which they had carried out the arrangements
have taken place, but after all arrangements were completed, v iz .: to visit during the day, brought the meeting to a close.
Elskie, Barnet and Southgate, at the eleventh hour our services were re­
After the meeting, the following members assembled at the tower, and
quired at home to ring in honour of the marriage of M iss Mary Blackbourn rang on the bells a 720 of Plain Bob M in or: R. Johnson, 1; W . Oxley, 2 ;
and Mr. M. P. Hutchinson, which took place at 11 o’clock. During the day J. Houghton, 3; W . Brammer, 4 ; J. Moston, 5; F. W. Stout, 6. Con­
several touches were rung, including 576 Grandsire Triples. F. Smith, 1 ; ducted by Mr. F. W . Stout, it also being his 100th 720.
W . G. Whitehead, 2; E. E. Huntley (conductor), 3 ; W. E. Oakley, 4 ; W.
T he bells were occupied by mixed bands during the afternoon and
I. Oakley, 5; W. Thorn, 6; F . Edwards, 7; J. J. Allen, 8; Also 336 evening, when practice in the following methods were obtained : Grandsire
Grandsire T riples— J. J. Allen, 1; G . Smith, 2,; E. E. Huntley, 3 ; W. G Plain Bob, Oxford Bob, Canterbury Pleasure, College Single and Kent
Whitehead, 4; W . 1. Oakley, 5 ; A. J. Pate, 6; F. Edwards (conductor) 7 ; Treble Bob.
T. Hussey, 8. At 7 o’clock in the evening we adjourned to the Red Lion
It is particularly requested that members will make a special eflfort to
where we found Host Pratt had a splendid dinner awaiting us. Mr. E. E. attend the Wigan Meeting.
C h epsto w
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September 16th, 1896.
The return journey was then commenced, and W oolw ich was reached at
half-past 11, after a very enjoyable day.
Many thanks are due to the Rev. S. G. Scott and Mrs. Scott for their
kind hospitality.
E. 0 . M a s t e r s .
© je c ttv s tfu ts .
HEENE
(S U S S E X ),
TO
T U N B R ID G E
W ELLS.
On Saturday, August 15th, the Heene Society had their Annual Outing,
Tunbridge W ells being the place selected. A start was made from W orthing
Station at 8.15, arriving at Tunbridge W ells about 11.15, Among those
who accompanied the party, were the Rector, the Rev. J. P. Fallowes, Mr.
Evans (Goring;, and Mr. Norris of W est Tarring. Mr. Nisbet had in­
tended going, but wrote expressing his regret and, with his usual generosity,
adding an enclosure. After taking a walk, we assembled at the dining
place, where we discovered that the proprietor was a strict teetotaller, so
we made the best of it and had a good meal. W e then hired a brake and
took a drive to Speldhurst, over Rustall Common and Langton Green. At
Speldhurst we were met by Mr. Baker and Mr. S. Card, who conducted us
over the Church, which is beautifully restored. T he tower contains eight
bells, the tenor being 14 cw t., six of them date from 1849, but two are
Jubilee bells, 1887. T he Inn at Speldhurst is very ancient, and is said to
be 700 years old. Our party walked back to Tunbridge W ells by way of
the famous Toad Rock, and travelled home by the 9 o’clock train, W orthing
being reached at about 12 p.m., all having spent a most enjoyable day.
T h e ringers wish to thank the V icar of Speldhurst for the use of the bells,
also Messrs. B aker and C ard for having all in readiness.
W O O L W IC H
TO
PORTSM OU TH
AND
H AVAN T.
One of the most interesting excursions from this neigbourhood this season,
took place on Saturday, the 5th September, when the Church Bell Ringers
of St. M ary’s, W oolwich, availed themselves of the kind invitation given
them by the Rev. S. G . Scott (formerly of W oolwich), now Rector of
Havant, and Mrs. Scott.
In order to have a thorough good day’s outing, the party were early astir,
leaving in sufficient time for the 6.50 a.m. train from London Bridge for
Portsmouth Town.
The Ringers numbered 10, and were accompanied by the Rector, the
R ev. C. E. Escreet, and their Secretary, M r. E. O. Masters (who had pre­
pared an excellent programme for the day), and other friends of St. M ary’s
to the extent of 20.
The journey by the Mid Sussex line passes through some interesting
scenery, the chief points of interest on the way down being especially noted,
and Portsmouth Town was reached at 9.30, when 15 minutes were allowed
for refreshments.
The party inspected the magnificent Tow n Hall (the pride of Portsmouth)
and then wended their way through V ictoria Pari; to the Dockyard main
gates. Permission was obtained to visit this establishment, the first Naval
Port in the Kingdom, and the company proceeded to the extensive basins,
special interest being manifested in the Ships of W ar there, amongst which
H .M .S. " T errib le " and " Powerful ” formed a part. In the meantime, a
few of the party had taken the opportunity of visiting St. Agatha's Church.
The party proceeded by way of the Harbour and Gun W harf to the beach
at Southsea, where the esplanade affords a splendid walk, and from which
the Spithead Forts are seen, as well as the surrounding ones, which protect
Portsmouth ; and it is difficult to think that any foe would attempt to cap­
ture this N aval Port.
Proceeding through the chief business thoroughfares of Southsea, the
company made their way by tram to St. M ary's, Kingston (Canon Jacob’s,
now Bishop of Newcastle, late church), and the ringers immediately
ascended this magnificent tower and tried their skill on the fine peal of
bells which the church possesses, b y the following members ringing a touch
of Grandsire Triples, consisting of 504 changes, viz., W . J. Aldridge, treble ;
J. E. Beaven, 2 ; A. Phillips, 3 ; H. G . H ill, 4 ; J. C. Harvey, 5 ; R . G.
Carter, 6 ; H . H arvey, 7 ; G. Carter, tenor ; which called forth admiration
from below.
This being completed, H avant was made for, where on the arrival of
the train we found the Rev. S. G . Scott in waiting to receive his old friends
from W oolwich, who immediately conducted us to the Bear Hotel, where
he had provided an excellent dinner, and, considering the morning's work,
was thoroughly enjoyed. An adjournment was then made to St. Faith's,
the parish church of Havant, the Rector pointing out the interesting spots
in the sacred ed ifice; then the ringers ascended the belfry, and for some
fifteen minutes the bells sounded forth, their work for the day, unfortunately,
being put a stop to owing to the clapper of the 5th bell breaking, and, as
it was Saturday, it could not be repaired in time to ring again. B y the
kindness of the Churchwarden who procured a brake the ringers were con­
veyed to the little church at W arblington ; others had a splendid walk
through the fields to the same p'ace. A visit was paid to the church, and
it was noticed that there was only one bell, and that it was pulled from the
centre of the church. A yew tree, said to be 2,000 years old, stands in the
churchyard, and was much admired.
Then the company retraced their steps to the R ectory, where tea was
served, and the remainder of the time was spent in the R ectory garden and
visiting the town.
FR O M
L E W IS H A M
TO
EASTBOURN E.
T he morning of Saturday, August 29th, opened beautifully clear and
bright, auguring well for what eventually proved to be a glorious summer
day. F or the third time, the favourite and fashionable seaside resort,
Eastbourne, had been chosen by th e Ringers of St. M ary’s Church,
Lewisham (and several friends from Greenwich, W oolwich, Rotherhithe,
etc.) as the place to spend the proverbial “ happy d a y,” — a fact which
alone speaks volumes for the kindness and courtesy extended to them in
preceding years by their brethren of Sussex.
" New Cross (Brighton Station) at 6 a.m. sharp,” was the order given
some days previous, and with that commendable punctuality for which
Ringers are so justly famed (sometimes), twenty good men and true, on
honest pleasure bent, appeared upon the scene. The younger branches of
the party soon enlivened the journey with “ all the new and popular
songs ” ; the principal t*pic of debate among the elders being the New
Journal and its future prospects.
Eastbourne was reached at 8.25, after a very good run, and, breakfast
being soon disposed of, a general move was made to the sea front.
Assembling again at 10, the fine peal of bells at St. Saviour’s Church
were soon going to Stedman, Kent T reble Bob, and Grandsire, during the
progress of which the ringers were joined by an old familiar friend in the
person of Mr. W illiam H . Fussell, of Slough, who was on holiday, and
afterwards accompanied the excursionists throughout the day. Boating
and a ramble on the beach helped to fill up the time prior to dinner at the
Garibaldi Hotel, South Street, where Host Hollobone, as usual, had ful­
filled his important duties to everybody’s complete satisfaction. •' An
excellent repast, admirably served,” was the unanimous verdict conveyed
to the worthy host at its conclusion, and that gentleman briefly expressed
his gratitude for the patronage bestowed upon him. T he toasts of “ The
Queen,” and “ T he C lergy," proposed by Mr. W. Bedwell, who presided,
were enthusiastically honoured, as also was that of " T he Lewisham
Ringers,1’ given by Mr. F. W . Thornton.
A four-horse conveyance being in readiness, no time was now lost in
repairing to the Old T ow n Church of St. M ary, where Darlaston, Sted­
man, &c., &c., were, for a short time, indulged in. Then for one of the
best features of the day’s proceedings, a drive to B eachy Head, everything
of interest being carefully and very kindly pointed out to the visitors by
Messrs. Vernon and Ticehurst.
Under the superintendence of the genial hostess, Mrs. Hollobone, a
splendid tea was served immediately on return to the Garibaldi, and, after
an hour’s social intercourse, and a touch of Grandsire at St. Saviour’s in
company with the local band, tracks were made to the Central Station,
which was left at 8 p.m., N ew Cross being reached shortly after 10, a most
pleasant outing, satisfactory in every respect to all concerned, having
resulted, thanks to the indefatigable energy of Mr. Bedwell.
For the cordial welcome and the facilities afforded for ringing, by the
Clergy, and Messrs. Ticehurst and Vernon, the writer, on his own and
colleagues behalf, begs to tender his sincere and hearty expressions of
gratitude.
F .W .T .
THE
L A N C A S H IR E
(M a n c h e s t e r
A SS O C IA T IO N .
*
B r a n c h .)
The usual monthly meeting of above was held at Flixton, on Saturday,
September 12th, which was but poorly attended, owing to the bad state of
the weather, a heavy thunder-storm supervening just about the usual hour
1 of meeting, 4 p.m., keeping many of the members back and causing those
that did attend, to be late in getting to the villag#; then we found out that
! the Sexton had been waiting about for over an hour before the visitors
arrived and had got tired out, and gone home, when we had the task of
hunting him (the Sexton) up, the result being (after a deal of dodging in
\ the village, not on the bells), admission was gained to the tower ; the bells
were then raised in peal, followed by a well struck touch of Kent Treble
Bob Major, followed by touches of B ob Major, Grandsire, and Stedman
| Triples, nearly all being good performances.
T he Towers represented
: w e re : St. Thom as', Pen dleton ; St. P h ilip ’s, Hulme; St. John’s, M an­
chester ; and St. M ark’s, Worsley, besides a few of the Flixton ringers.
; The meeting consisted of about 17 members altogether, the business was
1 transacted in the tower, presided over by Mr. Woodhouse, when it was
unanimously decided to hold the next monthly meeting at Radcliffe, on
Saturday, October 17th. A vote of thanks was accorded to the R ector and
Churchwardens for the use of the bells, which brought the meeting to a
close.
The Illustration in next issue of Campanology will be St. M argaret’s,
I Westminster.
September 16th, 1896.
CAM PANOLOGY.
12
T H E M E T R O P O L IS .
The Bells are rang for Divine Service at the following Churches on
Sunday next, September 20th :—
N O R W IC H D IO C E S A N A S S O C IA T IO N .
The Annual General Meeting will b j held at Norwich, on Tuesday,
Sept. 22nd, 1895. Special service at S. Peter Mancroft at 12.45. Address
by the Rev. W. Pelham Burn, Vicar. Dinner at 1.30, at the Conservative
Club, S. Giles’ Street. Hon. members and friends, 2S. 6 d .; company mem­
b e r s , IS . 6d. Entrance in Norfolk Hotel yard.
Business meeting after
dinner, when the annual report will be read, and officers for the ensuing
year elected ; also four representatives to the Central Council.
H. E a r l e B u l w e r , Hon. Secretary, Stanhoe Rectory, King’s Lynn.
THE
ELY
D IO C E SA N
A SS O C IA T IO N .
( S u d b u r y A r c h d i a c o n a l B r a n c h ).
A meeting of members will be held at Monks Eleigh, on Saturday,
September 19th. Tea at the Bull Inn, at 4.30 p.m.
C. S i l l i t o e , District Secretary.
TH E
H E A V Y W O O L L E N D IS T R IC T A SS O C IA T IO N ,
Y O R K S H IR E .
The next monthly meeting of the above will be held at Batley Carr, on
Saturday, September 19th, at 5.30.
Meeting house, Foresters' Arms,
above the Church.
Giio. H . S i m o n , Hon. Sec , 19, Albert Street, Batley Carr. |
W IN C H E S T E R D IO C E S A N G U IL D .
There will be a quarterly meeting at Basingstoke, on Saturday, Sept.
26th. Bells available during afternoon and evening. Service at 5.30;
meeting at 0 p.m., at the Church Cottage.
C h a r l e s E. M a t t h e w s , Hon. Sec., Hursley, Winchester.
L IV E R P O O L D IO C E S A N
G U IL D .
St. Paul’s Cathedral— 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.
St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, E .— 10 a.m.
St. John’s, Waterloo R oad— 9.45 a.m.
All Saints’, Fulham, S .W .— 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
St. Luke’s, Chelsea, 10.30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
St. Alfege, Greenwich, S .E .— 10.15 a -m - ar>d 5.45 p.m.
St. Mary, Lewisham, S .E .— 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
M E E T IN G S
FOR
P R A C T IC E .
Wednesday, September 16th, 7 45 p.m
Thursday,
,,
17th,
8 .,
Thursday,
17th, 7.30 „
Friday,
„
18th,
8 „
Friday,
„
18th, 7.30 „
„
21st,
Monday,
8 „
Monday,
„
21st,
8 „
Monday,
,,
21st,
8 „
Tuesday,
„
22nd,
8 „
Wednesday,
>.
23rd,
8 „
Wednesday,
23rd,
8 ,,
[The Editor will be pleased to receive from the Secretaries and custodians
of the various towers any addition to this list.]
St. Luke's, Chelsea - - St. Magnus, London Bridge
All Saints’ Fulham - - St. Stephen’s Westminster St. Alfege, Greenwich - St. Margaret, WestminsterSt. Clement Danes, Strand St. M ary, Lewisham
- St. Paul's Cathedral - - Christ Church, SpitalfieldsSt. John's, Waterloo Road -
jieux B e l l s a n d Re s t o r a t i on s .
& Co. have just completed a new ring of eight
for Brewood Church, Staffs ; the augmentation and restoration ot the ring
of ten of Ewerby Church, Lincolnshire ; the rings of eight of Beverley,
Minster, and St. Margaret’s, R och ester; the ring of six of Burton,
Cheshire; and the rings of five of Walton, and Saddington, Leicestershire;
Braceboro’, Lincolnshire; and Elton, Hunts.
They have also the
following work in hand ; —
M e ssr s. J ohn T a ylo r
The next meeting of this guild will be held at St. Peter’s Church,
Hindley, on Saturday, Sept. 26th. Bells ready 3 p .m .; tea (free) 5 p.m. ; A chime of eleven large bells for Kendal Town Hall, (the bequest of the
late Aid. Bindloss).
business meeting 6 p.m.
R e v . W . T . B u l p i t , W . B e n t h a m , Hon. Secretaries. A ring of ten bells, tenor 2 tons, for St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, (the
gift of Lord Iveagh).
L A N C A S H IR E A SSO C IA TIO N .
A ring of eight bells, tenor 1 ton, for Merthyr Tydfil Church.
T he annual meeting will take place on Saturday, September 26th, at
Manchester. Service in the Cathedral at 3.30 p.m. P reacher: The Hon. A ring of eight for Reddish Green Church, Stockport.
and Rev. A. T. Lyttleton, M.A., Vicar of Eccles. Nominations for the A ring of six for Forden Church, Montgomeryshire.
offices of President, Treasurer, Corresponding and Financial Secretary The restoration of the ring of eight of St. Paul's Church, Bedford, the
should be sent at once. Rossendale, Blackburn, Liverpool, and Preston
recasting of the treble and tenor, and the addition of two smaller to
branches are called upon to nominate members for the Committee. All
complete the ring of ten.
matter for the above, any additions or alterations for the report, should be
sent to J. Uedford. New compositions of peals rung during the year send VVashingborough, L in coln ; two trebles added to complete the ring of
eight, and the peal tuned and re-hung.
to A. E. Wreaks, 41, Gibbon Street, Bolton.
J. R e d f o r d , J. W i l s o n , A. E. W r e a k s , Hon. Secretaries. Fillongley, Warwickshire : a new treble to make six, the old 2nd re-cast,
and the peal tuned and re-hung.
T H E W O R C E S T E R S H IR E A N D D IS T R IC T A SSO C IA TIO N .
The Restoration of the rings of six of Tidenham, G lo u cs; Norton,
On Saturday, September 26th, a quarterly meeting of this Association
Derbyshire ; Trysull, Staffordshire; Biddenham, Bedfordshire; and
will be held at Evesham. '1 he Vicar, the Rev. G. Napier Whittingham, j
Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire; and the rings of five of CollingM .A., has kindly promised to preside at the meeting, which will take place
bourne Kingston, Wiltshire ; Rushton and Whiston, Northants.
in the Parish H all at 5.30 p.m., and has placed the tower and bells at the
disposal of the members.
N O R TO N , D E R B Y S H IR E .
T H E O L D E A S T D E R B Y S H IR E A SS O C IA T IO N .
The peal of Six Bells at this Church are about to be recast, together with
The Quarterly Meeting of the above Asssociation will be held at North
a new iron frame. Messrs. Allen and James, two of the local ringers
Wingfield, on Saturday, September 26th. Peal of six bells. Clay Cross
having recently inspected the old oak frame and reported to their Vicar
Station 10 minutes walk from Church.
that it was unsafe, also suggesting that the Bells be re-cast. A meeting
E , J a m e s , Hon. Sec., Park View, Meersbrook Bank Road, Sheffield.
having been called and a committee of gentlemen commenced to raise the
sum of £400, intending to make a sound job of Tower and Bell. The sub­
T H E E S S E X A SSO C IA TIO N .
scription list having in a few weeks reached near upon /300. It is intended
There will be a District Meeting of the above at Prittlewell, on Saturday, to entrust the work to Messrs. Taylor, Loughborough.
October 3rd. The tower of Prittlewell (8 bells), will be open for ringing.
Tea will be provided at “ The Beehive ” Inn, at 5 p.m., to be followed by
business meeting. Members intending to be present may signify their
FROM E.
intention, and the station they are proceeding from, not later than the
On going to the recent Brigade Camp near Minehead with his corps,
preious Monday.
Mr. Scammell, of Frome, lost no opportunity of taking part in the ringing.
H e n r y T . VV. E y r e , Assistant Sec., Great Totham Vicarage, Witham.
On the Saturday evening and twice Sunday he was found with the Mineiiead strings at the tower, and on the Monday evening a practice was
arranged, and other volunteers promised to take part— but failed to turn
up, so Doubles had to be rung owing to being short-handed. A visit to
NO TICE TO OUR R E A D E R S .
Dunster, in company with the Rev. Courtney, on the Sunday afternoon,
On account of the extraordinary amount of Ringing Reports sent us for proved a disappointment as far as ringing was concerned, as most of the
publication, with the request that it may appear in our first issue, we are ringers connected with the Church had gone to see the camp. Mr. Scam ­
reluctantly compelled to hold over several interesting articles, together mell, described to a friend the Minehead ringers as excellent fellows, whose
with " Our Composition Page.”
courtesy will not soon be forgotten, and the go of the bells capital.
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as B ell Hanger and B ell Tuner.
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B ell Hopes supplied.
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