The 250th and 300th Anniversary Peals
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Worcestershire Association,1923.
MARTLEY, WORCESTERSHIRE
250th. ANNIVERSARY PEAL.
On Sunday, July, 29, in two hours and fifty five minutes, A PEAL OF MINOR, 5040 CHANGES Being 720 each of London and Cambridge Surprise, Oxford and Kent Treble Bob, Double Oxford, Single Oxford and Plain Bob.
William Page
Treble. John Jefferies 4. Sidney T. Holt 2.
William Lewis 5 Robert G. Knowles 3. Charles Carn Tenor.
Conducted by W. Page.
Rung as the quarter millenary peal of the above bells.
300th. ANNIVERSARY PEAL
On June 28th, 1973, in 2 hours and 40 minutes A PEAL OF 5040 DOUBLES Being 720 changes each of Reverse Canterbury, Southreppe, Clifford's Pleasure, Plain Bob, Kennington,, April Day and Grandsire.
Len Parry
Treble. Jim Wheeler 4. Fred Davis 2.
David Franklin 5. Paul Cattermole 3. Jack Milward Tenor.
Conducted by Paul Cattermole.
On the eve of St. Peter's Day. First peal by the Tenor ringer.
Rung as the quarterly peal for the Western Branch.
On August 4th 1973, in 2 hours and 41.minutes
A PEAL OF 5040 PLAIN BOB DOUBLES
Being 42 extents in four callings
Len Parry
Treble. Leslie Smith 4. Jim Ranford 2.
lack Cale 5. Fred Davis 3. Neil Bell Tenor.
Conducted by Fred Davis.
First peal
as conductor. First Peal by the Tenor ringer.
Rung by the Martley Deanery Ringers.
300th. ANNIVERSARY QUARTER PEALS
July 30th
1973 in 42 minutes. 1260 Plain Bob Minor.
John Stanier 1. Sidney T. Holt 2. Robert W. Cole 3.
Peter Minchin 4. David Franklin 5. David Beacham 6.
Conducted by David Beacham.
The ringer of the second rang in the 250th Anniversary peal in 1923.
July 30th
1973 in 41 minutes. 1260 Plain Bob Minor.
L Alyce Walton 1. Gillian A. Roberts 2. Stephanie Fellows 3.
Helen Walton 4. Alan Roberts 5. Michael J. Fellows 6.
Conducted by Michael J. Fellows
Rung by the Northern Branch.
July 31st
1973 in 40 minutes. 1260 Doubles (2 methods)
Len Parry I. Barnabas G. Key 2. Nicholas C.R. Cronin 3.
Thomas Cooper 4. Leslie P. Smith 5. Fred Pugh 6.
Conducted by Barnabus G. Key
July 31st 1973 in 33 minutes. 1260 Doubles (2 methods)
Anthony F. Andrews I. Arthur C. Berry 2. Geoffrey Riglar 3.
A. James Richings 4. Peter A. Wakeman 5. Christopher Faizey 6.
Conducted by Arthur C. Berry
Rung by Pershore Ringers.
August 1st
1973 in 42 minutes 1296 Martley Treble Bob Minor
Janet Price 1. Bernard Spiers 2. Valerie Willard 3.
Richard Clements 4. John Clements 5. Martyn Hawkes 6.
Conducted by Martyn Hawkes
Method 34x34. 16x56xI6xi2xl6 2nds i.e. 154632.
Rung for the first time at first attempt.
August 2nd
1973 in 41 minutes 1260 Doubles (3 methods)
David A. Roberts 1. Jim Panford 2. Jenny M. Gough 3.
E. Charles Biggs 4. lack Cale 5. Leonard Walters 6.
Conducted by E.Charles Biggs
Treble ringers first quarter.
By Ledbury District ringers.
August 3rd.
1973 in 42 minutes. 1260 Plain Bob Minor
Barbara Cattermole 1. Jenny M. Hudson 2. Barbara Douglass 3.
Mark Bishop 4. Nicholas Tithecott 5. Paul Cattermole 6.
Conducted by Paul Cattermol;e
Rung by St,
Swithun's Youths, Worcester.
August 3rd, 1973 in 41 minutes 1260 Plain Bob Minor
William Hinksman 1. Rowland L. Price 2. Arthur F. Wall 3.
William H. Woodyatt 4. Clifford J. Wall 5. Thomas Cooper 6.
Conducted by Thomas Cooper
Rung by ringers from St. Peter's Bromyard
August 4th,
1973 in 41 minutes 1260 Grandshires Doubles
David Pratt 1. Jim Wheeler 2. Ron Repton 3.
Fred Pugh 4. Jim Gwilliam 5. Jack Milward 6.
Conducted by Jim Gwilliam
Rung for Mattins by Martley Deanery Ringers.
JFL