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18th Century Society Peal Analysis

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Ringers
  1. George Gross 96 (75 as C)
  2. Samuel Wood 77 (26 as C)
  3. Francis Wood 74 (1 as C)
  4. Isaiah Bray 49
  5. John Lamey 41
  6. Robert Mann 41
  7. William Stephens 36
  8. George Partrick 35 (33 as C)
  9. Malachi Channon 31
  10. William Lester 30
 
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Conductors
  1. George Gross 75
  2. George Partrick 33
  3. Samuel Wood 26
  4. Thomas Lintott 10
  5. John Reeves 9
  6. John Frasier 8
  7. George Gross Jr 5
  8. Thomas Burrell 4
  9. William Shipway 4
  10. James Devine 3
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Shoreditch, St Leonard 34
  2. Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon 20
  3. West Ham, All Saints 17
  4. Hackney, St John 9
  5. Spitalfields, Christ Church 8
  6. Edmonton, All Saints 7
  7. Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie 6
  8. Horsham, St Mary the Virgin 6
  9. Holborn, St Giles in the Fields 5
  10. Islington, St Mary 5
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Plain Bob Major 58
  2. Oxford Treble Bob Major 39
  3. Grandsire Caters 23
  4. Grandsire Triples 20
  5. Oxford Treble Bob Royal 11
  6. Plain Bob Triples 5
  7. Double Bob Major 4
  8. Plain Bob Royal 3
  9. Cumberland Pleasure Major 2
  10. Cumberland Treble Bob Major 2
Methods
 

The Society has rung 196 peals in the 18th century, an average of 3.77 a year in 34 different methods, 54 different towers by 237 ringers 23 as conductors.

Francis Wood was the first person to ring 50 peals for the Society calling just one. His first peal was at West Ham called by George Partrick, first master of the Society and his 50th peal was rung at St Giles Cripplegate called by George Gross.

First same forename (William) peal called by William Shipway

Peals rung nth years ago
Date Place Method Conductor pdf
1795 230 Years ago
09/03/1795 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Cumberland Treble Bob Maximus George Gross 
04/05/1795 City of London, St Botolph Cumberland Treble Bob Major George Gross 
26/05/1795 Edmonton, All Saints Cumberland Treble Bob Major George Gross 
14/09/1795 Edmonton, All Saints Plain Bob Major George Gross 
15/11/1795 Holborn, St Giles in the Fields Grandsire Triples George Gross 
23/11/1795 Edmonton, All Saints Plain Bob Major George Gross 
1785 240 Years ago
10/01/1785 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
16/01/1785 Deptford, St Nicholas Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
06/03/1785 Stepney, St Dunstan Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
24/07/1785 Bromley, SS Peter & Paul Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
07/08/1785 Bethnal Green, St Matthew Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
03/12/1785 Spitalfields, Christ Church Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
1775 250 Years ago
07/01/1775 Islington, St Mary Plain Bob Major George Gross 
22/01/1775 Islington, St Mary Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
12/02/1775 West Ham, All Saints Plain Bob Royal George Gross 
21/02/1775 City of London, St Mary le Bow Grandsire Caters George Gross 
28/02/1775 Spitalfields, Christ Church Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
28/02/1775 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Plain Bob Major Samuel Wood 
04/09/1775 Dartford, Holy Trinity Plain Bob Major Thomas Burrell 
1765 260 Years ago
09/04/1765 Romford, St Edward the Confessor Plain Bob Major Samuel Wood 
1755 270 Years ago
06/01/1755 Spitalfields, Christ Church Plain Bob Triples George Partrick 
01/04/1755 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Cumberland Pleasure Major George Partrick 
06/04/1755 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Cumberland Pleasure Major George Partrick 
02/06/1755 Shoreditch, St Leonard Cumberland Grand Major George Partrick 
02/11/1755 Holborn, St Giles in the Fields Oxford Treble Bob Major George Partrick 
Selected first peal in method for the Society
Date Place Method pdf
30/11/1748 Shoreditch, St Leonard Plain Bob Major 
12/09/1750 West Ham, All Saints Plain Bob Triples 
17/07/1752 West Ham, All Saints Grandsire Caters 
17/10/1752 Shoreditch, St Leonard Oxford Treble Bob Major 
29/10/1752 West Ham, All Saints Plain Bob Royal 
12/10/1754 Shoreditch, St Leonard Grandsire Triples 
27/11/1758 West Ham, All Saints Oxford Treble Bob Royal 
10/11/1766 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Oxford Treble Bob Maximus 
24/01/1774 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Grandsire Cinques 
23/09/1787 Southwark, St John Horsleydown Grandsire Royal 
07/01/1788 Bethnal Green, St Matthew Double Norwich Court Bob Major 
23/08/1788 Shoreditch, St Leonard Stedman Caters 
07/05/1792 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Grandsire Maximus 
First peal on number of bells
Date Place Bells pdf
12/09/1750 West Ham, All Saints Triples  
30/11/1748 Shoreditch, St Leonard Major  
17/07/1752 West Ham, All Saints Caters  
29/10/1752 West Ham, All Saints Royal  
24/01/1774 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Cinques  
10/11/1766 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Maximus  

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