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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. Horsham, St Mary the Virgin 6
  8. Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie 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
1796 230 Years ago
12/11/1796 Shoreditch, St Leonard Grandsire Caters William Shipway 
10/12/1796 City of London, St Botolph Grandsire Triples George Gross Jr 
1786 240 Years ago
21/08/1786 Hackney, St John Oxford Treble Bob Major John Frasier 
03/12/1786 Lewisham, St Mary Oxford Treble Bob Major William Chapman 
1776 250 Years ago
26/02/1776 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Cumberland Cinques George Gross 
26/05/1776 Horsham, St Mary the Virgin Plain Bob Major George Gross 
20/10/1776 Rotherhithe, SS Mary & Paul Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
18/11/1776 Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
1766 260 Years ago
21/04/1766 Lewisham, St Mary Oxford Treble Bob Major Samuel Wood 
07/10/1766 West Ham, All Saints Grandsire Triples Thomas Burrell 
14/10/1766 Shoreditch, St Leonard Grandsire Caters Samuel Wood 
10/11/1766 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Oxford Treble Bob Maximus George Partrick 
1756 270 Years ago
01/01/1756 Shoreditch, St Leonard Oxford Treble Bob Major George Partrick 
23/02/1756 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Oxford Treble Bob Major George Partrick 
21/08/1756 Shoreditch, St Leonard Plain Bob Major George Partrick 
26/09/1756 Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon Plain 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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