Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

Bethnal Green, Middlesex
St Matthew
Sunday, 26 September 1819 in 3hrs 13mins (13)
5056 Oxford Treble Bob Major

1. George Gross Jr (C)
2. Peter Jones
3. Malachi Channon
4. Henry Smith
5. James Marlton
6. James Stichbury Jr
7. Thomas Grainger
8. James Nash

Transcribe: This peal was rung by particular desire of Malachi Channon it being the last peal he intended to ring he having been a member of this Society for over 52 years and has done many great performances, he rang the ninth bell at Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the year of 1784 in a true peal of 12000 changes of Oxford Treble Bob Royal it was performed in nine hours & 5 minutes and he is the only one now able to ring of the five who are now living who a finished in the said peal and at the age of 72 years belonging to the Society.