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Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

Promoting excellence in ringing around the world

Society Peals

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Ringers
  1. Alan Regin 2385 (70 as C)
  2. Derek E Sibson 1776 (1554 as C)
  3. Simon J Davies 1317 (6 as C)
  4. E Jane Sibson 1211 (1 as C)
  5. Ian G Campbell 1205 (1 as C)
  6. Ian R Fielding 1203 (683 as C)
  7. Graham A Duke 1172 (160 as C)
  8. John P Loveless 1054 (487 as C)
  9. Richard M Hobbs 1027 (129 as C)
  10. Shirley E McGill 1023 (1 as C)
 
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Conductors
  1. Derek E Sibson 1554
  2. Ian R Fielding 683
  3. Stephen A Wheeler 552
  4. John P Loveless 487
  5. Jack E Page 287
  6. Roger Baldwin 274
  7. Ian Roulstone 233
  8. George Newson 227
  9. Graham A Duke 160
  10. Dennis Beresford 150
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Shoreditch, St Leonard 1010
  2. Spitalfields, Christ Church 233
  3. Westminster, St Martin in the Fields 122
  4. Watford, 15 Harford Drive 99
  5. Trumpington, St Mary & Michael 84
  6. Barton Seagrave, St Botolph 74
  7. Edmonton, All Saints 71
  8. West Ham, All Saints 63
  9. Highgate, St Anne 60
  10. Hackney, St John 51
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Spliced Surprise Major 1026
  2. Bristol Surprise Major 728
  3. Surprise Minor 359
  4. London Surprise Major 314
  5. Grandsire Triples 296
  6. Yorkshire Surprise Major 276
  7. Stedman Cinques 268
  8. Bristol Surprise Maximus 244
  9. Plain Bob Major 212
  10. Kent Treble Bob Major 206
Methods
 

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Epsom, Surrey
St Martin
Saturday, 3 December 1921 in 3hrs 12mins (16)
5007 Stedman Caters
Composed by George T Daltery

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. John W Cornford
  3. Frank Smith
  4. John H White
  5. Frank Blondell
  6. George A Card
  7. Cecil J Matthews
  8. William Bottrill
  9. Arthur Dean
  10. Arthur C Otway
Peal No: 1303

Westminster, Middlesex
St Clement Danes
Saturday, 10 December 1921 in 3hrs 24mins (24)
5079 Stedman Caters
Composed by James George

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Reginald Brough
  3. George A Card
  4. Arthur J Neale
  5. Cecil J Matthews
  6. Alfred Prior
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. William Bottrill
  9. Arthur Dean
  10. Edward Smith
Peal No: 1304

130 Clonmore Street, London
SW18 5HB
Saturday, 17 December 1921 in 3hrs 0mins (Size 16 in B flat)
5040 Plain Bob Royal
Composed by John D Matthews

  1. 1–2Reginald Brough
  2. 3–4John D Matthews (C)
  3. 5–6John Sparrow
  4. 7–8Cecil J Matthews
  5. 9–10Thomas Newman
Peal No: 1306

Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Saturday, 17 December 1921 in 2hrs 52mins (12-3-21)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Joseph J Parker

  1. Thomas Bevan
  2. Kitty Smith
  3. Frank Smith (C)
  4. Charles Pryor
  5. Edward Chapman
  6. Ernest Pryor
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. Arthur Harwin
Peal No: 1305

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 7 January 1922 in 3hrs 50mins (28)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Reginald Brough
  3. Arthur J Neale
  4. Frank Smith
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. Richard Bevan
  7. Alfred King
  8. Frank Blondell
  9. George A Card
  10. Harry Sear
  11. Alfred H Pulling
  12. Cecil J Matthews
Peal No: 1307

Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Saturday, 25 March 1922 in 2hrs 53mins (12-3-21)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains

  1. Richard Bevan
  2. Kitty Smith
  3. Thomas Newman
  4. Ernest A Bonfield
  5. Charles Pryor
  6. Ernest Young
  7. Cecil J Matthews
  8. Frank Smith (C)
Peal No: 1308

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 22 April 1922 in 3hrs 50mins (28)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Cornelius Charge

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Arthur N Hardy
  3. Thomas Newman
  4. John Sparrow
  5. Percy Timson
  6. Harold P Burton
  7. Frank Smith
  8. Alfred H Winch
  9. William Bottrill
  10. George A Card
  11. Cecil J Matthews
  12. John W Cornford
Peal No: 1309

Victoria, Middlesex
St John the Evangelist
Monday, 1 May 1922 in 3hrs 2mins (9-3-17)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton
Henry Johnson's variation

  1. Alfred H Winch
  2. John Sparrow
  3. Thomas Newman
  4. John W Cornford
  5. Harold P Burton
  6. George A Card
  7. Frank Smith
  8. John D Matthews (C)
Peal No: 1310

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 12 August 1922 in 3hrs 44mins (28)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles H Hattersley

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Benjamin Foskett
  3. Harold P Burton
  4. Arthur N Hardy
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. George Hollis
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. Alfred King
  9. Frank Smith
  10. Cecil J Matthews
  11. Harry Sear
  12. John Moule
Peal No: 1311

Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent

Sunday, 3 September 1922 in 3hrs 23mins (15-1-20)
5007 Stedman Caters
Composed by John Carter

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Arthur N Hardy
  3. Henry A Hopkins
  4. Thomas Newman
  5. Richard Bevan
  6. John Sparrow
  7. Harold P Burton
  8. Cecil J Matthews
  9. Frank Smith
  10. John W Cornford
Peal No: 1312

Chatham, Kent
St Mary
Saturday, 23 September 1922 in 3hrs 20mins (25-0-21)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Edwin Barnett

  1. Sidney Anstead
  2. Edwin Barnett
  3. Edwin Barnett Jr
  4. Herbert Holden
  5. William Spice
  6. Herbert E Audsley
  7. Frederick Richardson
  8. James R M Bennett
Peal No: 1313

City of London, Cornhill
St Michael
Saturday, 30 September 1922 in 3hrs 45mins (39-1-15)
5005 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Reginald Brough
  3. Jesse B Tyler
  4. Arthur N Hardy
  5. John Sparrow
  6. Wilby J Hazell
  7. Thomas Newman
  8. Alfred H Winch
  9. George A Card
  10. Harry Sear
  11. Walter Ayre
  12. Frank Smith
Peal No: 1314

Edmonton, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 30 September 1922 in 3hrs 5mins (15)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by Frederick Dench

  1. Charles V Hare
  2. Alick Cutler
  3. Walter J Bowden
  4. George Radley
  5. Norman A Tomlinson
  6. John Armstrong
  7. James Parker (C)
  8. George W Fletcher
Peal No: 1315

Westminster, Middlesex
St Clement Danes
Saturday, 28 October 1922 in 3hrs 17mins (24)
5041 Stedman Caters
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Wilby J Hazell
  3. John Sparrow
  4. Frank Smith
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. William Harris
  7. John Mead
  8. William Spice
  9. Harry Sear
  10. Reginald Brough
Peal No: 1316

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 16 December 1922 in 3hrs 52mins (28)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Maximus
Composed by John Cox

  1. Arthur N Hardy
  2. John Sparrow
  3. John W Cornford
  4. John D Matthews (C)
  5. Reginald Brough
  6. Thomas Newman
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. Frank Smith
  9. William Bottrill
  10. George A Card
  11. Harry Sear
  12. Cecil J Matthews
Peal No: 1317

Edmonton, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 10 February 1923 in 3hrs 7mins (15)
5024 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by James Parker

  1. William Saban
  2. Edith K Parker
  3. Walter J Bowden
  4. George Radley
  5. John Armstrong
  6. Wilby J Hazell
  7. James Parker (C)
  8. George W Fletcher
Peal No: 1318

Southgate, Middlesex
Christ Church
Saturday, 17 February 1923 in 3hrs 17mins (24-3-7)
5019 Stedman Caters
Composed by George R Fardon

  1. Sidney Wade
  2. Norman A Tomlinson
  3. Walter J Bowden
  4. Edith K Parker (C)
  5. George Bester
  6. George W Fletcher
  7. Harry Miller
  8. John Armstrong
  9. John E Miller
  10. Alfred G Crane
Peal No: 1319

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 3 March 1923 in 3hrs 52mins (28)
5021 Stedman Cinques
Composed by George T Daltery

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Albert C V Gasson
  3. William H Fussell
  4. Arthur N Hardy
  5. John Sparrow
  6. Frank Bennett
  7. Robert J Dawe
  8. Thomas Newman
  9. Frank Smith
  10. George A Card
  11. Cecil J Matthews
  12. Harry Sear
Peal No: 1320

Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Saturday, 10 March 1923 in 2hrs 53mins (12-3-21)
5056 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains

  1. John Sparrow
  2. Kitty Smith
  3. William J Norton
  4. Thomas Newman
  5. Ernest A Bonfield
  6. Cecil J Matthews
  7. Charles H Martin
  8. Frank Smith (C)
Peal No: 1321

Edmonton, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 16 June 1923 in 3hrs 0mins (15)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Arthur Percival Heywood

  1. Phoebe Upsher
  2. Edith K Parker
  3. Alick Cutler
  4. Walter J Bowden
  5. Wilby J Hazell
  6. James Parker (C)
  7. George W Fletcher
  8. William Anderson
Peal No: 1322

Swanscombe, Kent
SS Peter & Paul
Saturday, 16 June 1923 in 2hrs 49mins (18-0-5)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow

  1. James R M Bennett
  2. John H Cheesman (C)
  3. Edwin Barnett
  4. William Dudley
  5. Herbert E Audsley
  6. Henry T Wilson
  7. Frederick Richardson
  8. George E Wilson
Peal No: 1323

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 4 August 1923 in 3hrs 35mins (28)
5011 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews
  2. Arthur J Neale
  3. Albert C V Gasson
  4. Reginald Brough
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. Walter Sear
  7. Lewis H Goodwin
  8. Alfred H Winch
  9. Frank Smith (C)
  10. William Bottrill
  11. Harry Sear
  12. Cecil J Matthews
Peal No: 1324

Northfleet, Kent
St Botolph
Wednesday, 15 August 1923 in 2hrs 55mins (14-0-10)
5008 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by William Willson

  1. George E Wilson
  2. John H Cheesman (C)
  3. Lionel H Page
  4. Herbert E Audsley
  5. William Dudley
  6. Sidney W Corden
  7. Henry T Wilson
  8. James R M Bennett
Peal No: 1325

In a Railway Train, England

Friday, 31 August 1923 in 2hrs 22mins ()
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Frank Bennett

  1. 1–2John Sparrow
  2. 3–4John D Matthews (C)
  3. 5–6Cecil J Matthews
  4. 7–8Thomas Newman

This peal, believed to be the first rung in a train, was commenced at Paddington and completed on the other side of Stroud, having thus been rung in the six counties of Middlesex. Bucks, Berks, Oxford, Wilts, and Gloucester.

Peal No: 1326

Painswick, Gloucestershire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 1 September 1923 in 3hrs 28mins (25-2-19)
5013 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. John Sparrow
  3. Arthur N Hardy
  4. Albert C V Groom
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. Richard Bevan
  7. Lewis H Goodwin
  8. Ernest E Davis
  9. John W Cornford
  10. George A Card
  11. Cecil J Matthews
  12. Frank Smith
Peal No: 1327

Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Monday, 22 October 1923 in 2hrs 55mins (12-3-21)
5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Edgar Wightman

  1. Ernest A Bonfield
  2. John D Matthews
  3. Albert C V Gasson
  4. John Sparrow
  5. Richard Bevan
  6. John W Cornford
  7. George A Card
  8. Frank Smith (C)
Peal No: 1328

Ashtead, Surrey
St Giles
Saturday, 8 December 1923 in 2hrs 59mins (12-3-26)
5056 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Henry Dains

  1. Arthur Dean
  2. Alfred H Winch
  3. George Marriner
  4. Raymond Philpott
  5. George W Steere
  6. John H White
  7. John S Goldsmith
  8. Alfred H Pulling (C)
Peal No: 1329

Victoria, Middlesex
St John the Evangelist
Monday, 10 December 1923 in 2hrs 54mins (9-3-17)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Brook

  1. John Sparrow
  2. Thomas Newman
  3. John W Cornford
  4. Frank Smith
  5. George A Card
  6. Cecil J Matthews
  7. John D Matthews (C)
  8. Thomas Bevan
Peal No: 1330

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 22 December 1923 in 3hrs 37mins (28)
5015 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John D Matthews

  1. Arthur J Neale
  2. John D Matthews (C)
  3. Reginald Brough
  4. Frank Smith
  5. John W Cornford
  6. Harry Sear
  7. Walter Sear
  8. Alfred H Winch
  9. Cecil J Matthews
  10. Thomas Walters
  11. George A Card
  12. William Bottrill
Peal No: 1331

Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Saturday, 29 December 1923 in 3hrs 0mins (12-3-21)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by James E Groves
James E Grove's variation

  1. Charles Pryor
  2. Ernest A Bonfield
  3. Thomas Bevan
  4. William J Norton
  5. Frank Smith (C)
  6. Richard Bevan
  7. Ernest Young
  8. Arthur Harwin
Peal No: 1332

Guildford, Surrey
Holy Trinity
Monday, 31 December 1923 in 3hrs 22mins (25)
5088 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. Q M S G Gibbert R E
  2. John T Scott
  3. Ernest Weatherby
  4. Henry Hutton
  5. Raymond Philpott
  6. William T Beeson
  7. George W Steere
  8. Alfred H Pulling (C)
Peal No: 1333

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 5 January 1924 in 3hrs 43mins (30-1-20)
5013 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John D Matthews

  1. Arthur N Hardy
  2. John Sparrow
  3. John D Matthews (C)
  4. Albert C V Gasson
  5. Reginald Brough
  6. Thomas Newman
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. George A Card
  9. Alfred H Winch
  10. Frank Smith
  11. Cecil J Matthews
  12. Thomas Bevan
Peal No: 1334

Ashtead, Surrey
St Giles
Saturday, 26 January 1924 in 3hrs 4mins (12-3-26)
5152 Superlative Surprise Major
Composed by James W Washbrook

  1. Arthur Dean
  2. Alfred H Winch
  3. Raymond Philpott
  4. Henry Hutton
  5. George Marriner
  6. William T Beeson
  7. John H White
  8. Alfred H Pulling (C)
Peal No: 1335

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 22 March 1924 in 3hrs 29mins (28)
5037 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. Benjamin Foskett
  2. John D Matthews (C)
  3. Edwin Barnett Jr
  4. Edwin Barnett
  5. Arthur N Hardy
  6. John Sparrow
  7. Thomas Newman
  8. Herbert E Audsley
  9. James R M Bennett
  10. William Bottrill
  11. Cecil J Matthews
  12. Frank Smith
Peal No: 1336

City of London, Cheapside
St Mary le Bow
Saturday, 12 April 1924 in 3hrs 30mins (53)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles H Hattersley

  1. John D Matthews
  2. John Sparrow
  3. Arthur N Hardy
  4. Reginald Brough
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. Walter Sear
  7. Herbert E Audsley
  8. Harry Sear
  9. George A Card
  10. Cecil J Matthews
  11. Walter Ayre
  12. John W Cornford
Peal No: 1337

Knightsbridge, Imperial College, Middlesex
Queen's Tower
Wednesday, 23 April 1924 in 3hrs 44mins (38-1-15)
5007 Stedman Caters
Composed by John Carter

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. George Williams
  3. John S Goldsmith
  4. William H Fussell
  5. John H Cheesman
  6. William W Miller
  7. Arthur E Sharman
  8. Frank Smith
  9. Walter Ayre
  10. John W Cornford

This peal was rung to celebrate the official opening of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, by. His Majesty King George V and was organised by special permission of the First Commissioner of His Majesty's Works. The total weight of this magnificent ring of bells is 158 cwt. 3 qr. 11 lb. They were presented to the Institute by an Australian lady (Mrs. Elizabeth M. Miller, of Melbourne), in 1893, and may appropriately be named 'Bells of Empire.'

Peal No: 1338

Carisbrooke, Hampshire
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 17 May 1924 in 3hrs 21mins (20-1-0)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Thurstans
Four part

  1. William Johnson
  2. George Pullinger
  3. John W Faithfull
  4. William Chambers
  5. Reginald Brown
  6. William H Fussell
  7. George Williams (C)
  8. Harry Barton

The first peal of Stedman in Carisbrooke. To commemorate the late William Rayner, buried at Arreton on May 15th, 1923, who for 50 years carried on change ringing in the island.

Peal No: 1339

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 7 June 1924 in 3hrs 27mins (28)
5023 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. Frank Smith
  2. John D Matthews (C)
  3. Arthur N Hardy
  4. Walter Ayre
  5. Reginald Brough
  6. Thomas Newman
  7. Lewis H Goodwin
  8. George A Card
  9. James Hunt
  10. William Bottrill
  11. John W Cornford
  12. Cecil J Matthews
Peal No: 1340

Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent

Sunday, 29 June 1924 in 3hrs 21mins (15-1-20)
5015 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John D Matthews

  1. John Sparrow
  2. John D Matthews (C)
  3. John W Cornford
  4. Thomas Newman
  5. Richard Bevan
  6. Walter Sear
  7. James R M Bennett
  8. Harry Sear
  9. William Bottrill
  10. Henry T Wilson
  11. Edwin Barnett
  12. Richard G Wilson
Peal No: 1341

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 23 August 1924 in 3hrs 44mins (30-1-20)
5037 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. John D Matthews (C)
  2. Arthur N Hardy
  3. Edwin Barnett Jr
  4. John H Cheesman
  5. John Sparrow
  6. Thomas Newman
  7. Richard Bevan
  8. Edwin Barnett
  9. William Bottrill
  10. James R M Bennett
  11. John W Cornford
  12. George A Card
Peal No: 1342

Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent

Saturday, 30 August 1924 in 3hrs 26mins (15-1-20)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles H Hattersley

  1. John Sparrow
  2. John D Matthews (C)
  3. Frank Smith
  4. Richard Bevan
  5. Thomas Newman
  6. William Bottrill
  7. Lewis H Goodwin
  8. James R M Bennett
  9. Cecil J Matthews
  10. Herbert E Audsley
  11. George A Card
  12. Thomas Bevan
Peal No: 1343

Holborn, Middlesex
St Giles in the Fields
Saturday, 18 October 1924 in 3hrs 15mins (14-0-16)
5184 London Surprise Major
Composed by William Keeble

  1. William J Nevard
  2. William L Gofton
  3. William Rogers
  4. William H Fussell
  5. William W Miller
  6. William T Elliot
  7. William T Beeson
  8. William Keeble (C)
Peal No: 1344

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