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19th Century Society Peal Analysis

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Ringers
  1. George Newson 306 (227 as C)
  2. Arthur R Jacob 190 (15 as C)
  3. Henry Dains 140 (5 as C)
  4. Henry A Hopkins 116 (1 as C)
  5. Benjamin Foskett 107
  6. William Baron 107 (31 as C)
  7. John Cox 93 (66 as C)
  8. Thomas Titchener 86
  9. Albert Pittam 85
  10. James Hannington 85 (8 as C)
 
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Conductors
  1. George Newson 227
  2. John Cox 66
  3. George Gross Jr 64
  4. John Nelms 32
  5. William Baron 31
  6. Thomas Card 25
  7. Arthur H Gardom 23
  8. William H Burwash 19
  9. Henry W Haley 17
  10. William Atherton 16
 
Shoreditch
Towers/Location
  1. Clerkenwell, St James 40
  2. Holborn, St Giles in the Fields 34
  3. Southgate, Christ Church 33
  4. Speldhurst, St Mary the Virgin 25
  5. Highgate, St Anne 25
  6. Shoreditch, St Leonard 25
  7. Battersea, St Mary 22
  8. Poplar, All Saints 21
  9. Birchington on Sea, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park, 21
  10. Camberwell, St George 20
Bellropes
Methods
  1. Grandsire Triples 231
  2. Kent Treble Bob Major 145
  3. Grandsire Caters 68
  4. Double Norwich Court Bob Major 55
  5. Stedman Triples 46
  6. Plain Bob Major 42
  7. Stedman Caters 41
  8. Oxford Treble Bob Major 34
  9. Kent Treble Bob Royal 28
  10. Superlative Surprise Major 21
Methods
 

The Society has rung 1009 peals in the 19th century, an average of 10.19 a year in 35 different methods, 174 different towers by 775 ringers 94 as conductors.

Francis Wood was the first person to ring 50 peals for the Society calling just one. His first peal was at West Ham called by George Partrick, first master of the Society and his 50th peal was rung at St Giles Cripplegate called by George Gross.

First same forename (William) peal called by William Shipway

Peals rung nth years ago
Date Place Method Conductor pdf
1926 100 Years ago
20/02/1926 Edmonton, All Saints Cambridge Surprise Major James Parker 
20/03/1926 Gospel Oak, St Martin Surprise Minor William W Miller 
21/08/1926 Shoreditch, St Leonard Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
28/08/1926 Painswick, St Mary the Virgin Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
27/12/1926 Westminster, St Martin in the Fields Stedman Cinques John D Matthews 
1876 150 Years ago
11/01/1876 Hertford, All Saints Stedman Caters John Cox 
29/01/1876 Battersea, St Mary Grandsire Triples Joseph W Cattle 
17/02/1876 Camberwell, St George Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
17/04/1876 Westminster, St Martin in the Fields Stedman Cinques John Cox 
27/04/1876 Highgate, St Anne Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
09/05/1876 City of London, St Brides Stedman Cinques John Cox 
13/05/1876 Westminster, St Margaret Stedman Caters George Newson 
05/06/1876 Hertford, St Andrew Grandsire Triples John Cox 
25/06/1876 Clerkenwell, St James Grandsire Triples George Newson 
18/09/1876 Camberwell, St George Plain Bob Major George Newson 
20/09/1876 Camberwell, St George Grandsire Triples George Newson 
28/10/1876 Hampstead, St Stephen Stedman Caters George Newson 
04/11/1876 Camberwell, St George Kent Treble Bob Major George Newson 
17/11/1876 Redenhall, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Double Norwich Court Bob Major Benjamin Smith 
1826 200 Years ago
26/03/1826 Poplar, All Saints Grandsire Triples Thomas Gross 
04/12/1826 Poplar, All Saints Grandsire Caters Robert Mirfield 
12/12/1826 Mitcham, SS Peter & Paul Grandsire Triples Henry Blease 
1776 250 Years ago
26/02/1776 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Cumberland Cinques George Gross 
26/05/1776 Horsham, St Mary the Virgin Plain Bob Major George Gross 
20/10/1776 Rotherhithe, SS Mary & Paul Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
18/11/1776 Bermondsey, St Mary Magdalen Oxford Treble Bob Major George Gross 
First peal on number of bells
Date Place Bells pdf
12/09/1750 West Ham, All Saints Triples  
30/11/1748 Shoreditch, St Leonard Major  
17/07/1752 West Ham, All Saints Caters  
29/10/1752 West Ham, All Saints Royal  
24/01/1774 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Cinques  
10/11/1766 Southwark, SS Saviour & Mary Overie Maximus  

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