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21st Century Society Peal Analysis

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Ringers
  1. Alan Regin 1552 (24 as C)
  2. Derek E Sibson 858 (786 as C)
  3. Shirley E McGill 830 (1 as C)
  4. Richard M Hobbs 815 (117 as C)
  5. E Jane Sibson 757
  6. Ian R Fielding 734 (450 as C)
  7. Ian G Campbell 675
  8. Michael H D O'Callaghan 635
  9. John P Loveless 630 (276 as C)
  10. Stephen A Wheeler 624 (439 as C)
 
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Conductors
  1. Derek E Sibson 786
  2. Ian R Fielding 450
  3. Stephen A Wheeler 439
  4. Jack E Page 287
  5. John P Loveless 276
  6. Ian Roulstone 173
  7. Roger Baldwin 169
  8. Peter J Waterfield 117
  9. Richard M Hobbs 117
  10. James W Belshaw 104
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Shoreditch, St Leonard 318
  2. Spitalfields, Christ Church 128
  3. Watford, 15 Harford Drive 78
  4. Barton Seagrave, St Botolph 74
  5. Basingstoke, All Saints 48
  6. Trumpington, St Mary & Michael 47
  7. City of London, St Magnus the Martyr 37
  8. Greyabbey, St Saviour 33
  9. City of London, St James Garlickhythe 32
  10. Stepney, St George in the East 32
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Spliced Surprise Major 544
  2. Bristol Surprise Major 468
  3. Surprise Minor 252
  4. London Surprise Major 196
  5. Yorkshire Surprise Major 149
  6. Bristol Surprise Maximus 141
  7. Bristol Surprise Royal 134
  8. Cambridge Surprise Royal 111
  9. London No.3 Surprise Royal 111
  10. Yorkshire Surprise Royal 106
Methods
 

The Society has rung 9162 peals in the 21st century, an average of 9.17 a year in 812 different methods, 1340 different towers by 1003 ringers 199 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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