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Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

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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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Chichester, Sussex
20 Westgate
Monday, 11 September 1950 in 1hr 41mins (Size 14 in D)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
7 different extents

  1. 1–2Peter N Bond
  2. 3–4George R H Smith (C)
  3. 5–6Herbert M Heaton
Peal No: 1555

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 4 November 1950 in 3hrs 51mins (30-1-20)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John Carter

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. George H Cross
  3. Mrs R F Deal
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. Cecil J Matthews
  6. A Ronald Ling
  7. Thomas Bevan
  8. Leonard H Baybut
  9. William Bottrill
  10. Alfred J House
  11. Thomas H Francis (C)
  12. Harry Parkes
Peal No: 1556

Hertford, Hertfordshire
All Saints
Saturday, 11 November 1950 in 3hrs 24mins (25)
5079 Stedman Caters
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. Mrs C J Matthews
  2. Mrs N O L Manchip
  3. Ronald J Sharp
  4. A Stanley Carter
  5. Thomas H Francis (C)
  6. Eric Edmondson
  7. Cecil J Matthews
  8. Sidney F Carter
  9. Alfred E Rushton
  10. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1557

Crayford, Kent
Paulinus
Saturday, 18 November 1950 in 2hrs 43mins (11-2-15)
5088 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. C Henry Harding
  2. Mrs C J Matthews
  3. Thomas E Davies
  4. George H Cross
  5. Ronald J Sharp
  6. Andrew C Sinfield
  7. Alick Cutler
  8. Alfred J House (C)
Peal No: 1558

Bexley, Kent
St Mary
Saturday, 20 January 1951 in 2hrs 47mins (7-0-18 )
5152 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton

  1. Ellen E Davis
  2. Mrs C J Matthews
  3. Marjorie F Jackson
  4. A Ronald Ling
  5. George H Cross (C)
  6. Leonard H Baybut
  7. Frank J Matthews
  8. Thomas H Francis
Peal No: 1559

Burnham, Buckinghamshire
St Peter
Saturday, 20 January 1951 in 2hrs 58mins (12-3-13)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Cornelius Charge
C C C No 99

  1. John M Payton
  2. Geoffrey F Carter
  3. Thomas Bevan
  4. Frederick A Barker
  5. Joan Gray
  6. Arthur W J Butler
  7. Philip Blake
  8. Philip M J Gray (C)
Peal No: 1560

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
All Saints
Saturday, 17 February 1951 in 3hrs 22mins (27)
5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. Barbara M Harris
  2. Mrs R F Deal
  3. Mrs C J Matthews
  4. George H Cross
  5. Thomas H Francis (C)
  6. Alfred J House
  7. Frank E Hawthorne
  8. T Mark White
  9. Harold A May
  10. William T Beeson
Peal No: 1561

Brockenhurst, Hampshire
St Nicholas
Saturday, 21 April 1951 in 2hrs 35mins (4-1-12)
5040 Plain Bob Minor

  1. John H Gilbert
  2. Norman J Smith
  3. Walter H Glasspool
  4. E Winifred Keys
  5. Jack A C King
  6. Peter N Bond (C)
Peal No: 1562

Maulden, Bedfordshire
St Mary
Saturday, 28 April 1951 in 2hrs 53mins (10-2-14)
5184 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. Ronald J Sharp
  2. Margaret Francis
  3. Mrs C J Matthews
  4. C Henry Harding
  5. Harold P Burton
  6. Frank J Matthews
  7. Alick Cutler
  8. Thomas H Francis (C)
Peal No: 1563

Bexley, Kent
St Mary
Saturday, 23 June 1951 in 2hrs 43mins (7-0-18 )
5040 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by George H Cross

  1. Percy J Spice
  2. Margaret Francis
  3. Joseph Ling
  4. George H Cross (C)
  5. Mrs C J Matthews
  6. Marjorie F Jackson
  7. A Ronald Ling
  8. Frank J Matthews
Peal No: 1564

Crayford, Kent
Paulinus
Saturday, 30 June 1951 in 2hrs 48mins (11-2-15)
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Joseph W Parker

  1. Marjorie F Jackson
  2. George H Cross
  3. Mrs R F Deal
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. Frank J Matthews
  6. Alfred J House
  7. Frederick J Cullum Jr (C)
  8. Thomas H Francis
Peal No: 1565

Burnham, Buckinghamshire
St Peter
Tuesday, 3 July 1951 in 3hrs 1min (12-3-13)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow
Transposition of Thomas Thurstans'

  1. Alfred H Pulling (C)
  2. Joyce Hearn
  3. Mary Pemberton
  4. Freda D Murkitt
  5. Norman V Harding
  6. Cyril A Burgess
  7. George Gilbert
  8. Jean M Dunham
Peal No: 1566

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 3 November 1951 in 3hrs 53mins (30-1-20)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles H Hattersley

  1. Mrs R F Deal
  2. George H Cross (C)
  3. Margaret Francis
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. Marjorie F Jackson
  6. A Ronald Ling
  7. Arthur W J Butler
  8. Cecil J Matthews
  9. William Bottrill
  10. Frank J Matthews
  11. Thomas H Francis
  12. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1567

Finchley, Middlesex
St Mary
Saturday, 26 April 1952 in 2hrs 42mins (8-0-25)
5056 Plain Bob Major
Composed by Charles H Martin

  1. Thomas Bevan
  2. Geoffrey F Carter
  3. Frederick A Barker
  4. Arthur W J Butler (C)
  5. John L Morris
  6. Leonard E Tubb
  7. Ernest J Butler
  8. Frank C W Knight
Peal No: 1568

Yass, Australia, New South Wales
St Clement
Saturday, 26 April 1952 in 2hrs 40mins (6-1-13)
5040 Plain Bob Minor
Four callings

  1. Bruce Dunbar
  2. George E Williamson
  3. John Boutland
  4. Adrian R Botting
  5. Robert W Ferris (C)
  6. George K P Stacey

Referee: Warwick K Mundy

Peal No: 1569

Swanscombe, Kent
SS Peter & Paul
Saturday, 6 September 1952 in 2hrs 59mins (18-0-5)
5024 London Surprise Major
Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

  1. Thomas H Francis
  2. Herbert E Audsley
  3. Margaret Francis
  4. Frederick J Cullum Jr
  5. Albert J Lancefield
  6. George J Butcher
  7. Mark S Lancefield (C)
  8. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1570

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 7 February 1953 in 3hrs 44mins (30-1-20)
5067 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. Mrs R F Deal
  2. Marjorie F Jackson
  3. Muriel Reay
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. Thomas H Francis (C)
  6. Arthur W J Butler
  7. Frank E Hawthorne
  8. A Ronald Ling
  9. Thomas E Davies
  10. Alfred J House
  11. Frank J Matthews
  12. Peter N Bond
Peal No: 1571

Isleworth, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 21 February 1953 in 2hrs 40mins (16-0-24)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Arthur Percival Heywood

  1. Mrs C J Matthews
  2. Marjorie F Jackson
  3. Frank J Matthews
  4. Arthur W J Butler
  5. A Ronald Ling
  6. Thomas H Francis (C)
  7. Alfred J House
  8. Frank E Hawthorne
Peal No: 1572

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
All Saints
Saturday, 11 April 1953 in 3hrs 13mins (27)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton

  1. Mrs N O L Manchip
  2. Mrs C J Matthews
  3. Marjorie F Jackson
  4. Ronald J Sharp
  5. Frank E Hawthorne
  6. A Ronald Ling
  7. Frank J Matthews
  8. Thomas H Francis (C)
Peal No: 1573

Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 18 April 1953 in 3hrs 40mins (28)
5043 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Henry G Miles

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Thomas H Francis (C)
  3. Mrs C J Matthews
  4. Marjorie F Jackson
  5. Herbert E Audsley
  6. Arthur W J Butler
  7. Frederick J Cullum Jr
  8. Francis D Bishop
  9. Frank E Hawthorne
  10. Peter N Bond
  11. Alfred J House
  12. Frank J Matthews
Peal No: 1574

Erith, Kent
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 2 May 1953 in 2hrs 53mins (15)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Albert J Pitman
4 methods: 2240 London 1728 Bristol 576 Cambridge and Superlative. 116 changes of method.

  1. Mrs C J Matthews
  2. Herbert E Audsley
  3. Thomas H Francis
  4. Mark W Marshall
  5. Alick Cutler
  6. George J Butcher
  7. Frederick J Cullum Jr (C)
  8. Harry Parkes
Peal No: 1575

Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
All Saints
Tuesday, 2 June 1953 in 2hrs 55mins (10-0-4)
5040 Doubles
10 methods/variations: four extents of St. Simon’s, three extents of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure, two extents of Southrepps. two of extents Clifford Pleasure, four extents of Plain Bob, Old and Norfolk, three of extents April Day, ten of extents Grandsire and six of extents Antelope.

  1. Warwick Munday
  2. George E Williamson
  3. John Boutland
  4. Robert W Ferris (C)
  5. G Kenneth P Stacey
  6. Thomas Howell
Peal No: 1576

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 6 June 1953 in 3hrs 46mins (30-1-20)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John Carter

  1. Marjorie F Jackson
  2. Margaret Francis
  3. Mrs R F Deal
  4. Thomas H Francis (C)
  5. Mrs C J Matthews
  6. A Ronald Ling
  7. Arthur W J Butler
  8. Peter N Bond
  9. Frank J Matthews
  10. George J Butcher
  11. Alfred J House
  12. D Alfred Kirkby
Peal No: 1577

Hunsdon, Hertfordshire
St Dunstan
Thursday, 8 October 1953 in 3hrs 1min (14-2-7)
5120 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by W Eric Critchley
8 methods: 1600 London, 1440 Rutland, 480 Bristol, 320 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey, Superlative, Yorkshire. 120 changes of method, 65 combination rollup's.

  1. William C Marshall
  2. Ronald J Sharp
  3. C Edward Jefferies
  4. Albert J Lancefield
  5. Frederick G Huckstepp
  6. Mark W Marshall
  7. Mark S Lancefield (C)
  8. Harry Parkes

First peal of 8 spliced for the Society

Peal No: 1578

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 7 November 1953 in 3hrs 40mins (30-1-20)
5059 Grandsire Cinques
Composed by Richard F Deal

  1. Thomas H Francis (C)
  2. Mrs R F Deal
  3. Mrs C J Matthews
  4. Marjorie F Matthews
  5. Arthur W J Butler
  6. Frank E Hawthorne
  7. Arthur G Mason
  8. Francis D Bishop
  9. Herbert E Audsley
  10. A Ronald Ling
  11. Frank J Matthews
  12. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1579

Canterbury, Kent
Cathedral & Metropolitical Church of Christ
Saturday, 12 December 1953 in 3hrs 33mins (30)
5019 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John Carter

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Thomas H Francis
  3. Herbert E Audsley
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. Edward J Beer
  6. George J Butcher
  7. Arthur G Mason
  8. Frank E Hawthorne
  9. A Ronald Ling
  10. Alfred J House
  11. Frederick J Cullum Jr (C)
  12. Harry Parkes
Peal No: 1580

Crayford, Kent
Paulinus
Saturday, 13 February 1954 in 2hrs 50mins (11-2-15)
5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
Composed by Henry Dains

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Edwin A Barnett
  3. Marjorie F Matthews
  4. Mrs C J Matthews
  5. John L Morris
  6. Doris E Colgate
  7. Frank J Matthews
  8. Thomas H Francis (C)
Peal No: 1581

Hascombe, Surrey
St Peter
Saturday, 13 March 1954 in 2hrs 12mins (3-3-17)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
10 Callings

  1. Pauline M Saxton
  2. John A H Betts
  3. Norman J Smith (C)
  4. John T Finey
  5. Peter N Bond
Peal No: 1582

Catherington, Hampshire
All Saints
Saturday, 24 April 1954 in 2hrs 35mins (8-2-20)
5040 Plain Bob Minor

  1. John A H Betts
  2. Renee Marwood
  3. Alan H Sturgess
  4. Ernest J Munday
  5. E Winifred Keys
  6. Norman J Smith (C)
Peal No: 1583

Foots Cray, Kent
All Saints
Sunday, 9 May 1954 in 2hrs 12mins (3-0-6)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
10 callings

  1. Peter N Bond
  2. John L Morris
  3. Mary R Andrews
  4. E Winifred Keys
  5. Norman J Smith (C)
Peal No: 1584

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 15 May 1954 in 3hrs 36mins (30-1-20)
5001 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. Mrs C J Matthews
  2. Marjorie F Matthews
  3. Margaret Francis
  4. Thomas H Francis (C)
  5. Francis D Bishop
  6. A Ronald Ling
  7. Frank E Hawthorne
  8. Maurice J Butler
  9. Frank J Matthews
  10. John R Leeming
  11. Alfred J House
  12. Ernest F Willcox
Peal No: 1585

Wrotham, Kent
St George
Saturday, 16 October 1954 in 3hrs 6mins (20-0-10)
5056 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by Charles W Roberts

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Arthur G Mason
  3. Herbert E Audsley
  4. Reginald L Sills
  5. Frederick J Cullum Jr
  6. Alfred J House
  7. Benjamin F Baker
  8. Thomas H Francis (C)
Peal No: 1586

Shipley, Sussex
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 30 October 1954 in 2hrs 38mins (9-1-4)
5040 Plain Bob Minor

  1. Ernest J Munday
  2. Richard H Smith
  3. Patrick Page
  4. S Kathleen M Knight
  5. E Winifred Keys (C)
  6. Norman J Smith
Peal No: 1587

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields, Crypt
Monday, 29 November 1954 in 2hrs 26mins (Size 14 in D)
5040 Plain Bob Major
Composed by E Maurice Atkins

  1. 1–2William L B Leese (C)
  2. 3–4Frank J Matthews
  3. 5–6Cecil J Matthews
  4. 7–8Marjorie F Matthews
Peal No: 1588

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 5 February 1955 in 3hrs 38mins (30-1-20)
5021 Erin Cinques
Composed by Joseph W Parker

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Mrs C J Matthews
  3. Mrs R F Deal
  4. Arthur G Mason
  5. Marjorie F Matthews
  6. Herbert E Audsley
  7. A Ronald Ling
  8. Frank J Matthews
  9. Alfred J House
  10. Frederick J Cullum Jr
  11. Thomas H Francis (C)
  12. John R Leeming
Peal No: 1589

Orpington, Kent
1 Abbots Close
Monday, 2 May 1955 in 1hr 47mins (Size 15)
5040 Plain Bob Minor

  1. 1–2Margaret Francis
  2. 3–4Thomas H Francis
  3. 5–6William L B Leese (C)

Rung in memoriam Mrs C J Matthews, Former Secretary of the Society Royal of Cumberland Youths

Peal No: 1590

Erith, Kent
St John the Baptist
Friday, 6 May 1955 in 2hrs 50mins (15)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by James W Washbrook

  1. Arthur G Mason
  2. George J Butcher
  3. John L Morris
  4. John R Cooper
  5. Frank E Walker
  6. Herbert E Audsley
  7. Frederick J Cullum Jr (C)
  8. Trevor A Cross

Rung in memoriam Mrs C J Matthews, for many years an esteemed member of the Society

Peal No: 1591

City of London, Hart Street
St Olave
Saturday, 2 July 1955 in 2hrs 57mins (10)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by Charles Middleton

  1. Francis D Bishop
  2. Margaret Francis
  3. Thomas H Francis (C)
  4. John L Morris
  5. John R Leeming
  6. Graham McKay
  7. Alan F Thirst
  8. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1592

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 13 August 1955 in 3hrs 41mins (30-1-20)
5007 Stedman Cinques
Composed by John Carter

  1. Mrs R F Deal
  2. Thomas H Francis (C)
  3. M Janet Mattinson
  4. Marjorie F Matthews
  5. John L Morris
  6. Hilda G Snowden
  7. Wilfred W Ring
  8. Alan F Thirst
  9. A Ronald Ling
  10. Frank E Hawthorne
  11. Frank J Matthews
  12. Alfred J House
Peal No: 1593

Bosham, Sussex
Holy Trinity
Saturday, 8 October 1955 in 2hrs 40mins (13-0-7)
5040 Grandsire Doubles
10 callings

  1. Valerie M Tumber
  2. Rosemarie Hide
  3. Pauline M Saxton
  4. E Winifred Keys
  5. Norman J Smith (C)
  6. Gerald M Rouse
Peal No: 1594

Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 4 February 1956 in 3hrs 18mins (30-1-20)
5019 Stedman Caters
Composed by George R Fardon

  1. Margaret Francis
  2. Alan F Thirst
  3. Herbert E Audsley
  4. Dennis Beresford
  5. Frank E Hawthorne
  6. Thomas H Francis
  7. Alfred J House
  8. A Ronald Ling (C)
  9. George J Butcher
  10. Frederick J Cullum Jr
Peal No: 1595

Portsmouth, Hampshire
St Thomas of Canterbury,
Saturday, 10 March 1956 in 3hrs 25mins (25-2-0)
5184 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
Composed by Reverend Henry Law James

  1. Pauline M Saxton
  2. Peter N Bond
  3. Marion J Parker
  4. S Kathleen M Knight
  5. E Winifred Keys
  6. David R Reed
  7. Roger Baldwin
  8. Frederick W Burnett (C)
Peal No: 1596

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