Early Society Peals
Leading
Ringers
Alan Regin 2208 (70 as C)Derek E Sibson 1775 (1553 as C)
Simon J Davies 1306 (6 as C)
E Jane Sibson 1211 (1 as C)
Ian R Fielding 1199 (683 as C)
Graham A Duke 1158 (159 as C)
Ian G Campbell 1151 (1 as C)
Richard M Hobbs 1026 (129 as C)
John P Loveless 1015 (475 as C)
Shirley E McGill 933 (1 as C)
Conductors
Derek E Sibson 1553Ian R Fielding 683
Stephen A Wheeler 511
John P Loveless 475
Roger Baldwin 274
George Newson 227
Ian Roulstone 213
Graham A Duke 159
Dennis Beresford 150
Stanley Jenner 136
Towers
Shoreditch, St Leonard 995Spitalfields, Christ Church 223
Westminster, St Martin in the Fields 118
Watford, 15 Harford Drive 99
Trumpington, St Mary & Michael 84
Barton Seagrave, St Botolph 74
Edmonton, All Saints 71
West Ham, All Saints 62
Highgate, St Anne 60
Hackney, St John 51
Methods
Spliced Surprise Major 1011Bristol Surprise Major 691
Surprise Minor 351
London Surprise Major 299
Grandsire Triples 296
Yorkshire Surprise Major 254
Stedman Cinques 244
Bristol Surprise Maximus 223
Plain Bob Major 212
Kent Treble Bob Major 196
Fulham, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 12 December 1885 in 3hrs 10mins (18-2-22)
5003 Grandsire Caters
Composed by John Cox
- William Baron (C)
- Charles E Malim
- John Rogers
- William Coppage
- Henry Swain
- Newland Alderman
- Henry A Hopkins
- Henry S Thomas
- Henry Dains
- John W Mansfield
Margate, Kent
St John the Baptist
Saturday, 12 December 1885 in 3hrs 8mins (21-2-3)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
- Charles Willshire
- Leon Willshire (C)
- Percy A Reed
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- John J Bristow
- George Willshire
- Francis Carroway
Battersea, Surrey
St Mary
Tuesday, 29 December 1885 in 2hrs 45mins (13-2-24)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William Baron (C)
- Arthur G Thomas
- William Coppage
- John W Mansfield
- Henry S Thomas
- Henry Swain
- Carl W Ludwig
- William Ambrose
Southgate, Middlesex
Christ Church
Thursday, 14 January 1886 in 3hrs 8mins (24-3-7)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Brook
- George Newson
- Henry Dains
- Edward F Cole
- Thomas Titchener
- Benjamin Foskett
- Arthur R Jacob
- Frederick Pitstow (C)
- William Arscott
Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Saturday, 30 January 1886 in 2hrs 59mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Reeves
- Augustus Pointer
- Percy A Reed (C)
- Charles Willshire
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Leon Willshire
- George Willshire
- Edward Golder
Fulham, Middlesex
All Saints
Saturday, 30 January 1886 in 3hrs 24mins (18-2-22)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by William Shipway
- William Baron (C)
- John W Mansfield
- Henry J Davies
- William Coppage
- Albert E Church
- Arthur G Thomas
- Charles E Malim
- Henry Swain
- Henry Dains
- Joseph Barry
Lambeth, Surrey
St Mary
Saturday, 13 February 1886 in 3hrs 3mins (16)
5040 Stedman Triples
Composed by Thomas Thurstans
- John Nelms
- Henry Dains
- Benjamin Foskett
- Edward F Cole
- Thomas Titchener
- George Newson (C)
- George R Banks
- John W Mansfield
Westminster, Middlesex
St Stephen
Saturday, 20 February 1886 in 3hrs 54mins (23)
6048 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains
- Henry Dains
- Alfred C Fussell
- J Nixon Oxborrow
- James Hannington
- Arthur R Jacob
- William H Fussell
- James Barrett
- George Newson (C)
Battersea, Surrey
St Mary
Tuesday, 2 March 1886 in 2hrs 45mins (13-2-24)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William Baron (C)
- Reverend J Ulten Todd
- Edward F Cole
- William W Thorne
- Arthur G Thomas
- Henry S Thomas
- Henry Swain
- William Ambrose
Lee, Kent
St Margaret
Saturday, 6 March 1886 in 3hrs 0mins (14-1-13)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William Baron (C)
- William Coppage
- Thomas G Deal
- Charles E Malim
- John W Mansfield
- George R Banks
- Henry Dains
- Edward Albone
First peal on these bells
Peal No: 682Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Saturday, 13 March 1886 in 3hrs 3mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Reverend Charles D P Davies
- Augustus Pointer
- Leon Willshire (C)
- Charles Willshire
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Percy A Reed
- George Willshire
- Edward Golder
Shoreditch, Middlesex
St Leonard
Saturday, 3 April 1886 in 3hrs 37mins (30)
5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal
Composed by George Newson
- George Newson (C)
- Arthur R Jacob
- Thomas Titchener
- Ackland J Perkins
- James Hannington
- Henry Swain
- George Harvey
- Henry A Hopkins
- Henry Dains
- James Barrett
Chertsey, Surrey
St Peter
Saturday, 1 May 1886 in 3hrs 8mins (20-0-14)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by George Newson
- Edward Chapman
- Alfred C Fussell
- William H Fussell
- Edward F Cole
- George Griffin
- Newland Alderman
- Arthur R Jacob
- George Newson (C)
First peal on the bells
Peal No: 685Sonning, Berkshire
St Andrew
Saturday, 29 May 1886 in 3hrs 19mins (20-1-4)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by George Newson
- Arthur R Jacob
- James Leach
- Alfred C Fussell
- George Griffin
- Edward F Cole
- Newland Alderman
- William H Fussell
- George Newson (C)
Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Sunday, 13 June 1886 in 3hrs 8mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William Baron (C)
- Leon Willshire
- John Rogers
- Charles E Malim
- Thomas B Read
- John J Bristow
- William H Doran
- John W Mansfield
Buxted, Sussex
St Margaret the Queen
Saturday, 21 August 1886 in 2hrs 54mins (14-2-7)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
10 part
- Charles E Golds
- George F Attree (C)
- Henry J Davies
- James Searle
- Henry A Hopkins
- John Jay Jr
- John Jay
- Edward Butler
Worthing, Heene, Sussex
St Botolph
Thursday, 26 August 1886 in 2hrs 52mins (10)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
10 part
- James Searle
- George F Attree
- Henry A Hopkins
- Harry Weston
- Charles Tyler
- George A King
- John Jay (C)
- Walter F Veron
Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Tuesday, 5 October 1886 in 2hrs 54mins (12-3-21)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Arthur Percival Heywood
- George Newson (C)
- James Page
- James Hannington
- Thomas Gleed
- Arthur R Jacob
- Thomas Titchener
- George Griffin
- Henry Dains
Netley Abbey, Hampshire
St Edward the Confessor
Wednesday, 13 October 1886 in 2hrs 48mins (8)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains
- George Newson (C)
- Henry A Hopkins
- John Rogers
- James Hannington
- Thomas Titchener
- Henry Dains
- Arthur R Jacob
- William Baron
First peal on the bells
Peal No: 691Fareham, Hampshire
SS Peter & Paul
Saturday, 16 October 1886 in 3hrs 1min (11-2-27)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
10 part
- George Williams (C)
- George Baker
- William L Chamberlain
- Henry Haggett
- James Hewitt
- Frederick Hill
- John W Whiting
- George Grafham
Sawston, Cambridgeshire
St Mary
Sunday, 17 October 1886 in 3hrs 3mins (13)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow
- Nathan J Pitstow
- George Martin
- Charles Freeman
- Israel Rockett
- John F Penning
- Ernest A Pitstow
- George Taylor
- Frederick Pitstow (C)
First peal on the bells
Peal No: 693Southgate, Middlesex
Christ Church
Saturday, 30 October 1886 in 3hrs 31mins (24-3-7)
5184 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by William Sottanstall
- Dansie W Griggs
- James Page
- Edward Chapman
- Thomas Gleed
- Thomas Titchener
- George Griffin
- Arthur R Jacob
- George Newson (C)
Battersea, Surrey
St Mary
Saturday, 6 November 1886 in 2hrs 42mins (13-2-24)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- Santley Baker
- William Baron (C)
- Henry A Hopkins
- Albert E Church
- William W Thorne
- Henry S Thomas
- Carl W Ludwig
- William Ambrose
Holborn, Middlesex
St Giles in the Fields
Monday, 8 November 1886 in 2hrs 56mins (14-0-16)
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Henry Dains
- George Newson (C)
- William H Fussell
- Arthur R Jacob
- Thomas Titchener
- Edward Chapman
- John Smith
- James Barrett
- Henry Dains
Highgate, Middlesex
St Anne
Tuesday, 16 November 1886 in 2hrs 48mins (12-3-21)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- Samuel Clarke
- James Page
- George Griffin
- George Newson (C)
- Thomas Titchener
- John Smith
- Edward Chapman
- William Arscott
Chelsea, Middlesex
St Luke
Saturday, 27 November 1886 in 3hrs 40mins (23)
5039 Grandsire Caters
Composed by John Rogers
- George G Wild
- William Lally
- John W Mansfield
- William Coppage
- Henry J Davies
- William Baron
- Albert E Church
- Henry Swain
- John Rogers (C)
- Joseph Barry
City of London,
St Brides
Saturday, 11 December 1886 in 3hrs 57mins (28)
5104 Grandsire Cinques
Composed by Henry Hubbard
- William Baron (C)
- Charles E Malim
- Henry J Davies
- Henry A Hopkins
- Albert E Church
- Edward F Cole
- William H Fussell
- Henry Swain
- George Newson
- Arthur R Jacob
- Henry Dains
- John Smith
Woodford, Essex
St Mary the Virgin
Saturday, 11 December 1886 in 2hrs 48mins (10-2-21)
5040 Minor
4 methods: Two extents of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob, one extent of Grandsire Minor and two extents of Plain Bob Minor
- Samuel J Wincey
- John Gobbett
- John Nunn
- Edwin Barnett
- William Lebbon
- Hugh T Scarlett (C)
First peal on the bells
Peal No: 700Ashtead, Surrey
St Giles
Monday, 27 December 1886 in 2hrs 52mins (12-3-26)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William Baron (C)
- William Coppage
- Arthur G Thomas
- Albert E Church
- Henry J Davies
- Henry S Thomas
- John Rogers
- John W Mansfield
Westminster, Middlesex
St Martin in the Fields
Saturday, 1 January 1887 in 3hrs 33mins (30-1-20)
5003 Grandsire Caters
Composed by John Cox
- William Baron (C)
- William Coppage
- Charles E Malim
- Arthur G Thomas
- Edward F Cole
- Henry A Hopkins
- Albert E Church
- George Newson
- Henry Dains
- John W Mansfield
Foxearth, Essex
SS Peter & Paul
Saturday, 15 January 1887 in 3hrs 0mins (7-0-17 )
5088 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Daniel Prentice
- Samuel Slater
- John Lee
- James Bird
- Frederick Wells
- George Maxim
- Robert Mingay
- Walter P Gridley
- Percy Charles S Scott (C)
Battersea, Surrey
St Mary
Tuesday, 18 January 1887 in 2hrs 45mins (13-2-24)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- Santley Baker
- William Baron (C)
- Arthur G Thomas
- Jabez Horton
- Albert E Church
- Henry S Thomas
- Carl W Ludwig
- William Ambrose
City of London,
St Brides
Saturday, 29 January 1887 in 3hrs 38mins (28)
5021 Grandsire Caters
Composed by John Cox
- William J Moore
- Henry J Davies
- Thomas Titchener
- Jabez Horton
- Joseph Barry
- William H Fussell
- Henry Dains
- Albert E Church
- George Newson (C)
- George R Banks
The performance commemorates the second anniversary of the death of the late Mr John Cox, who held the office of steeple-keeper at this church for many years.
Peal No: 705Slough, Buckinghamshire
St Mary
Saturday, 5 February 1887 in 3hrs 4mins (9)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
10 part
- William Baron
- Alfred C Fussell (C)
- William Coppage
- Charles E Malim
- William Wilder
- Henry S Thomas
- Arthur G Thomas
- James Pursey
First peal on the bells
Peal No: 706Southgate, Middlesex
Christ Church
Saturday, 12 February 1887 in 3hrs 4mins (24-3-7)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- William F Meads
- Joseph Barry
- Jabez Horton
- Henry J Davies
- William H Fussell
- Albert E Church
- George Newson (C)
- George G Wild
Havant, Hampshire
St Faith
Friday, 18 February 1887 in 3hrs 1min (15)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- George Williams (C)
- John W Whiting
- John Staples
- James Hewitt
- George Baker
- William L Chamberlain
- Henry Haggett
- George Grafham
Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Thursday, 24 March 1887 in 3hrs 4mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
10 part
- Albert H Sayer
- Percy A Reed (C)
- George Willshire
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Leon Willshire
- John J Bristow
- Edward Golder
This peal was rung with the bells half muffled, as a last tribute of respect to the late Mr W H Thornton, Surgeon of Margate.
Peal No: 709Ash next Sandwich, Kent
St Nicholas
Saturday, 16 April 1887 in 2hrs 57mins (22)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Reverend Charles D P Davies
- Charles Willshire
- Leon Willshire (C)
- George Willshire
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Samuel Jarman
- John J Bristow
- Edward Golder
Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Thursday, 28 April 1887 in 3hrs 0mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Reverend Charles D P Davies
- Charles Willshire
- Leon Willshire (C)
- George Willshire
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Samuel Jarman
- John J Bristow
- Francis Carroway
Slough, Buckinghamshire
St Mary
Wednesday, 4 May 1887 in 2hrs 55mins (9)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Composed by John Holt
Holt's Original
- George Newson (C)
- William H Fussell
- Alfred H Andrews
- Edward Chapman
- Alfred C Fussell
- William Wilder
- Reuben Flaxman
- James Perryman
Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, Kent
Tuesday, 24 May 1887 in 3hrs 5mins (15-1-20)
5040 Grandsire Triples
Reverend Charles D P Davies
- Charles Willshire
- Leon Willshire (C)
- Samuel Jarman
- Thomas B Read Jr
- Thomas B Read
- Francis Carroway
- John J Bristow
- Edward Golder
Holborn, Middlesex
St Giles in the Fields
Saturday, 28 May 1887 in 3hrs 7mins (14-0-16)
5024 Kent Treble Bob Major
Composed by Nathan J Pitstow
- William H Fussell
- Frederick Pitstow
- Edward F Cole
- George Newson (C)
- William H Doran
- Thomas Titchener
- Arthur R Jacob
- George Taylor