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20th Century Society Peal Analysis

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Ringers
  1. Derek E Sibson 918 (768 as C)
  2. Alan Regin 831 (46 as C)
  3. Simon J Davies 767 (3 as C)
  4. Graham A Duke 608 (77 as C)
  5. Ian G Campbell 530 (1 as C)
  6. Peter M Fleckney 497 (17 as C)
  7. Ian R Fielding 469 (233 as C)
  8. E Jane Sibson 454 (1 as C)
  9. John P Loveless 424 (211 as C)
  10. Linda M Garton 418 (16 as C)
 
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Conductors
  1. Derek E Sibson 768
  2. Ian R Fielding 233
  3. John P Loveless 211
  4. Dennis Beresford 150
  5. Stephen A Wheeler 113
  6. Roger Baldwin 105
  7. Stanley Jenner 101
  8. Graham A Duke 77
  9. John D Matthews 65
  10. Ian Roulstone 60
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Shoreditch, St Leonard 633
  2. Spitalfields, Christ Church 88
  3. Westminster, St Martin in the Fields 77
  4. Edmonton, All Saints 52
  5. Trumpington, St Mary & Michael 37
  6. Highgate, St Anne 33
  7. West Ham, All Saints 27
  8. Meldreth, Holy Trinity 22
  9. Bushey, St James 22
  10. Watford, 15 Harford Drive 21
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Spliced Surprise Major 482
  2. Bristol Surprise Major 260
  3. Stedman Cinques 162
  4. Yorkshire Surprise Major 127
  5. London Surprise Major 116
  6. Yorkshire Surprise Maximus 111
  7. Surprise Minor 107
  8. Bristol Surprise Maximus 103
  9. Plain Bob Major 98
  10. Spliced Surprise Royal 79
Methods
 

The Society has rung 4470 peals in the 20th century, an average of 45.15 a year in 579 different methods, 920 different towers by 1857 ringers 290 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
1926 100 Years ago
20/02/1926 Edmonton, All Saints Cambridge Surprise Major James Parker 
20/03/1926 Gospel Oak, St Martin Surprise Minor William W Miller 
21/08/1926 Shoreditch, St Leonard Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
28/08/1926 Painswick, St Mary the Virgin Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
27/12/1926 Westminster, St Martin in the Fields Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
1876 150 Years ago
11/01/1876 Hertford, All Saints Stedman Caters John Cox 
29/01/1876 Battersea, St Mary Grandsire Triples Joseph W Cattle 
17/02/1876 Camberwell, St George Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
17/04/1876 Westminster, St Martin in the Fields Stedman Cinques John Cox 
27/04/1876 Highgate, St Anne Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
09/05/1876 City of London, St Brides Stedman Cinques John Cox 
13/05/1876 Westminster, St Margaret Stedman Caters George Newson 
05/06/1876 Hertford, St Andrew Grandsire Triples John Cox 
25/06/1876 Clerkenwell, St James Grandsire Triples George Newson 
18/09/1876 Camberwell, St George Plain Bob Major George Newson 
20/09/1876 Camberwell, St George Grandsire Triples George Newson 
28/10/1876 Hampstead, St Stephen Stedman Caters George Newson 
04/11/1876 Camberwell, St George Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
17/11/1876 Redenhall, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Double Norwich Court Bob Major Benjamin Smith 
1826 200 Years ago
26/03/1826 Poplar, All Saints Grandsire Triples Thomas Gross 
04/12/1826 Poplar, All Saints Grandsire Caters Robert Mirfield 
12/12/1826 Mitcham, SS Peter & Paul Grandsire Triples Henry Blease 
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 
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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