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19th Century Society Peal Analysis

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Ringers
  1. George Newson 306 (227 as C)
  2. Arthur R Jacob 190 (15 as C)
  3. Henry Dains 140 (5 as C)
  4. Henry A Hopkins 116 (1 as C)
  5. Benjamin Foskett 107
  6. William Baron 107 (31 as C)
  7. John Cox 93 (66 as C)
  8. Thomas Titchener 86
  9. James Hannington 85 (8 as C)
  10. Albert Pittam 85
 
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Conductors
  1. George Newson 227
  2. John Cox 66
  3. George Gross Jr 64
  4. John Nelms 32
  5. William Baron 31
  6. Thomas Card 25
  7. Arthur H Gardom 23
  8. William H Burwash 19
  9. Henry W Haley 17
  10. William Atherton 16
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Clerkenwell, St James 40
  2. Holborn, St Giles in the Fields 34
  3. Southgate, Christ Church 33
  4. Speldhurst, St Mary the Virgin 25
  5. Highgate, St Anne 25
  6. Shoreditch, St Leonard 25
  7. Battersea, St Mary 22
  8. Poplar, All Saints 21
  9. Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, 21
  10. Camberwell, St George 20
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Grandsire Triples 231
  2. Kent Treble Bob Major 145
  3. Grandsire Caters 68
  4. Double Norwich Court Bob Major 55
  5. Stedman Triples 46
  6. Plain Bob Major 42
  7. Stedman Caters 41
  8. Oxford Treble Bob Major 34
  9. Kent Treble Bob Royal 28
  10. Superlative Surprise Major 21
Methods
 

The Society has rung 1009 peals in the 19th century, an average of 10.19 a year in 35 different methods, 174 different towers by 776 ringers 94 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
1925 100 Years ago
18/04/1925 Shoreditch, St Leonard Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
24/05/1925 64 High Street, Fenny Stratford, Plain Bob Major Cecil J Matthews 
01/07/1925 Aldershot, St Michael the Archangel London Surprise Major Alfred H Pulling 
03/08/1925 Canterbury, Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of Christ Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
22/08/1925 Ipswich, St Mary le Tower Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
28/11/1925 Shoreditch, St Leonard Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
1875 150 Years ago
23/01/1875 Southwark, St John Horsleydown Grandsire Caters George Newson 
11/11/1875 Clerkenwell, St James Grandsire Triples Joseph W Cattle 
04/12/1875 Westminster, St Margaret Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
11/12/1875 Highgate, St Anne Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
14/12/1875 Holborn, St Giles in the Fields Grandsire Triples William Hoverd 
1825 200 Years ago
05/12/1825 Poplar, All Saints Oxford Treble Bob Royal Thomas Gross 
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 
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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