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Bells

Performances

Performances are normally measured by how many changes are rung of a method. Most performances are known as a 'quarter peal', which contain around 1,250 changes and last around 45 minutes. On very special occasions we will ring a whole 'peal', which will contain up to 5,000 changes and can take up to 3 hours.

Any method rung that doesn't reach the length of a quarter peal may be referred to as a 'plain course' or a 'touch'. When there are more ringers than ropes a performance may be a number of touches, referred to as 'general ringing'. On more somber events we may toll a single bell. In each case, it is customary for each performance to have a dedication. Further details on past performances can be found on BellBoard.

If you would like us to dedicate a performance to a particular anniversary or event please contact us.

Peal

Crick Hybrid Major

Saturday, 5 November 2022

1 Timothy M Payne
2 Alena J Wardle
3 Christopher H Wardle
4 Robert D Crighton
5 Michael Chester
6 Howard E J Smith
7 Brian G Meads
8 Fergus M S Stracey (C)

A Society Dinner Day peal.

Quarter Peal

Cambridge Surprise Minor

Thursday, 17 March 2022

1 Janet Betham
2 Catherine Crawley
3 Andrew V Brown
4 Elliot J Hughes
5 Harry Baulcombe
6 Stephen Jakeman (C)

Rung to welcome home local resident Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

Peal

Plain Bob Triples

Saturday, 15 August 2009

1 Janet Betham
2 John W Thorp
3 Debbie Malin
4 Paul Norman
5 Richard Tayler
6 Martin B Sutcliffe
7 Stephen G Jakeman (C)
8 Ian Callander

First peal since restoration of the bells in 2007. Includes some of the many people who helped in the restoration.

Peal

Cambridge Surprise Major

Saturday, 28 June 2003

1 Katherine L Town
2 Roger Bailey (C)
3 John W Thorp
4 Ruth Blackwell
5 Nicholas Johnson
6 Peter J Blight
7 Michael J Trimm
8 Richard A Pearce

Rung to mark the 150h anniversary of St Anne's Church.

Quarter Peal

Cambridge Surprise Major

Saturday, 21 March 1992

1 June Saint
2 Debbie Malin
3 John Adams
4 John Thorp
5 Paul Butler
6 John Ashcroft
7 David Bailey
8 Stephen Rossiter (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 28 April 1917

1 Ernest A Bonfield
2 Charles Pryor
3 William J Nudds
4 Richard Bevan
5 Edward F Cole
6 Ernest Young
7 Joseph E Sykes
8 Frank Smith (C)

Rung half-muffled in memory of the late Mr. Albert E. Brightman. The decease's last peal was rung upon these bells. and the above was the same method and the same composition as upon that occasion.

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 8 November 1902

1 Mark Woodcock
2 William J Nudds
3 Frank Smith
4 Thomas Titchener
5 William Steggall
6 James D Durrant
7 Richard Bevan
8 Charles H Martin (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 30 November 1901

1 Charles H Martin (C)
2 William Burrows
3 Frank Smith
4 Richard Bevan
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Newland Alderman
7 James D Durrant
8 Thomas Card

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Monday, 16 April 1900

1 Arthur R Jacob
2 Richard Bevan
3 Thomas G Langdon
4 James Hannington (C)
5 Charles H Martin
6 Newland Alderman
7 Frederick Richardson
8 Henry C Stubbs

Peal

Superlative Surprise Major

Saturday, 22 May 1897

1 Sydney Wade
2 Albert Pittam
3 Henry Wood
4 William Ward
5 Alfred E Pitstow
6 Henry C Stubbs
7 James Parker (C)
8 James Hannington

Peal

Superlative Surprise Major

Saturday, 22 December 1894

1 Benjamin Foskett
2 Henry Dains
3 George Smith
4 Charles J Wilkins
5 James Hannington
6 Percy Howard
7 Arthur R Jacob
8 George Newson (C)

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 26 December 1891

1 George Newson (C)
2 Arthur R Jacob
3 James Kitchener
4 James Nixon
5 Albert Pittam
6 Arthur Tennant
7 Frederick J Pitts
8 James Cawley

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 13 June 1891

1 George Newson (C)
2 James Page
3 George Smith
4 Richard Bevan
5 Charles H Martin
6 Henry A Hopkins
7 Arthur R Jacob
8 James Cawley

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 21 December 1889

1 Henry Dains
2 James Page
3 Edward F Cole
4 Thomas Card
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Albert Pittam
7 Arthur R Jacob
8 George Newson (C)

Peal

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Tuesday, 15 November 1887

1 James Page
2 Benjamin Foskett
3 Arthur R Jacob
4 James Hannington
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Edward Chapman
7 Henry Dains
8 George Newson (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Tuesday, 3 November 1885

1 George Newson
2 James Page
3 Benjamin Foskett
4 Thomas Gleed
5 Thomas Titchener
6 John Woods
7 George Harvey
8 Edward Chapman

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 15 December 1877

1 George Newson (C)
2 John W Mansfield
3 George Harvey
4 Henry Swain
5 David Stackwood
6 Alfred Kirk
7 James Page
8 James Barrett

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 5 December 1874

1 Thomas Rowson
2 George Newson (C)
3 George Harvey
4 Samuel Holden
5 Thomas Gleed
6 Newland Alderman
7 James Page
8 James Barrett

Quarter Peal

Grandsire Triples

Thursday, 23 June 2022

1 Mary Ruth (Em) Mayo
2 Janet Betham
3 Harry Baulcombe
4 Tom Britten
5 Helen Porter
6 Martin Sutcliffe
7 Stephen Jakeman (C)
8 Anthony Davey

Rung in memory of Rosie Dean.

Quarter Peal

Grandsire Doubles

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

1 Mary Ruth (Em) Mayo
2 Eldred Halton
3 Janet Betham
4 Harry Baulcombe
5 Stephen Jakeman (C)
6 Anthony Davey

Rung in memory of Debbie Malin.

Quarter Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 2 September 2006

1 Clara P Westlake
2 Katherine L Town
3 Thomas D Baldwin
4 Michael J Trimm
5 Jennifer A Holden
6 Charles WG Herriott (C)
7 Andrew PF Bradford
8 Thomas J Sibley

Rung as part of the University of London's 60th anniversary celebrations.

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 11 December 1999

1 Betty Sutcliffe
2 Marion E Huang
3 K Ruth Simon
4 Nicholas W H Simon
5 John W Thorp
6 Stephen J F Mitchell
7 James R L Ingham (C)
8 H John Verity

Rung to welcome Revd Andrew Meldrum as priest-in-charge.

Quarter Peal

Cambridge Surprise Minor

Friday, 15 November 1991

1 Robert Lewis
2 John Adams
3 Nicholas Jones
4 Alan Regin (C)
5 Matthew Clark
6 Paul Daybell

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 15 April 1916

1 Ernest A Bonfield
2 Charles Pryor
3 Walter G Matthews
4 Richard Bevan
5 Edward F Cole
6 Albert E Brightman
7 Ernest Young
8 Frank Smith (C)

Rung half-muffled in memory of the composer the late Henry Dains. He was a member of this Society for upwards of forty years and held the office of Master, Secretary, Steward and was Treasurer at the time of his death. He rang his first peal of Kent Treble Bob in this tower.

Peal

Stedman Triples

Saturday, 12 July 1902

1 Ernest Pye
2 Alfred W Brighton
3 Bertram Prewett
4 Isaac G Shade
5 Thomas Titchener
6 William Pye (C)
7 William J Nudds
8 Arthur T King

Peal

Plain Bob Major

Saturday, 10 November 1900

1 Ernest A Bonfield
2 James Hannington
3 George Hollis
4 William J Nudds
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Newland Alderman
7 Richard Bevan
8 Charles H Martin (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Tuesday, 27 February 1900

1 William Young
2 James Hannington (C)
3 Benjamin Foskett
4 Richard Bevan
5 Thomas Titchener
6 William Burrows
7 Henry C Stubbs
8 Charles H Martin

Peal

Stedman Triples

Saturday, 1 February 1896

1 George Newson (C)
2 George Smith
3 Richard Bevan
4 George Harvey
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Benjamin Foskett
7 Albert Pittam
8 Henry Ellis

Peal

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Tuesday, 30 August 1892

1 James Page
2 Benjamin Foskett
3 George Smith
4 Charles W Tucker
5 Charles H Martin
6 Newland Alderman
7 Arthur R Jacob (C)
8 George Newson

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 26 December 1891

1 George Newson (C)
2 Arthur R Jacob
3 James Kitchener
4 James Nixon
5 Albert Pittam
6 Arthur Tennant
7 Frederick J Pitts
8 James Cawley

Peal

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Tuesday, 6 May 1890

1 Benjamin Foskett
2 George Newson
3 James Hannington (C)
4 Albert Pittam
5 Thomas Titchener
6 John Barber
7 George Griffin
8 Edward Chapman

Peal

Plain Bob Major

Saturday, 29 December 1888

1 Joseph Woods
2 George Newson (C)
3 William L Chamberlain
4 Arthur R Jacob
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Benjamin Foskett
7 John Woods
8 James Hannington

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Tuesday, 16 November 1886

1 Samuel Clarke
2 James Page
3 George Griffin
4 George Newson (C)
5 Thomas Titchener
6 John Smith
7 Edward Chapman
8 William Arscott

Peal

Stedman Triples

Thursday, 21 August 1884

1 George Newson (C)
2 Charles T Hopkins
3 Arthur R Jacob
4 James Hannington
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Edward Chapman
7 James Barrett
8 Thomas Gleed

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Thursday, 27 April 1876

1 George Newson (C)
2 Henry Dains
3 John Cox
4 John Howe
5 David Stackwood
6 Edwin Gibbs
7 Samuel Jarman
8 James Barrett

Quarter Peal

Stedman Triples

Thursday, 26 May 2022

1 Catherine Crawley
2 Tom Britten
3 M Louise Booth
4 Elliot J Hughes
5 Andrew V Brown
6 Harry Baulcombe
7 Stephen Jakeman (C)
8 Helen Porter

Rung in memory of Sarah (1962 - 2019).

Peal

Grandsire Triples

Saturday, 7 November 2009

1 Anthea S Edwards
2 Ceri J Salter
3 Andrew J Dodd
4 Richard Harrison
5 Benjamin J Carey
6 Ian J Carey (C)
7 David M Salter
8 Philip A B Saddleton

Rung half muffled on ASCY Dinner Day in remembrance of all Society members who lost their lives during times of conflict.

Quarter Peal

Superlative Surprise Major

Thursday, 7 October 2004

1 Margaret Peirce
2 Prudence Fay
3 Jinny Kufluk
4 Alec Gray
5 John Thorp
6 Martin Sutcliffe
7 Andrew Barham
8 John Adams (C)

Quarter Peal

Grandsire Triples

Wednesday, 8 October 1997

1 Eileen French
2 John Adams
3 John Thorp
4 Debbie Malin
5 Lucy Wall
6 Martin Sutcliffe
7 Stephen Jakeman (C)
8 Nils Johnson

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 27 March 1920

1 Thomas Newman
2 Ernest A Bonfield
3 Benjamin Foskett
4 Cecil Raddon
5 Charles Pryor
6 Richard Bevan
7 Ernest Young
8 Frank Smith (C)

Rung in memory of William Miles, who died on March I2th, 1920.

Peal

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Tuesday, 11 May 1915

1 Edgar Wightman
2 Ernest A Bonfield
3 George B Lucas
4 Richard Bevan
5 Albert E Brightman
6 William J Nudds
7 William T Powell
8 Frank Smith (C)

Rung, with the bells half-muffled , as a last tribute to Mr. Andrew Warner, who died of wounds received in action. This peal was composed expressly for this occasion.

Peal

Plain Bob Major

Saturday, 26 April 1902

1 Ernest A Bonfield
2 Charles H Martin
3 Ernest J Martin
4 H James Martin
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Ernest E Pratchett
7 Frank Smith
8 Richard Bevan (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 26 May 1900

1 James Hannington (C)
2 Thomas G Langdon
3 George Hollis
4 Richard Bevan
5 Thomas Titchener
6 John Woods
7 William J Nudds
8 Arthur R Jacob

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 20 November 1897

1 Harry Barton
2 Sydney Wade
3 William Burrows
4 William Ward
5 Albert Pittam
6 Thomas Titchener
7 Henry C Stubbs
8 Arthur R Jacob (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Tuesday, 10 December 1895

1 Benjamin Foskett
2 George Smith
3 Richard Bevan
4 George Harvey
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Henry C Stubbs
7 Albert Pittam
8 George Newson (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 23 January 1892

1 James Cawley
2 George Smith
3 James Page
4 James Hannington
5 George Newson (C)
6 Thomas Titchener
7 Albert Pittam
8 Arthur R Jacob

Peal

Double Norwich Court Bob Major

Saturday, 27 June 1891

1 Arthur R Jacob
2 William Short
3 Henry A Hopkins
4 Edward F Cole
5 Charles H Martin
6 Benjamin Foskett
7 Thomas Card
8 George Newson (C)

Peal

Stedman Triples

Tuesday, 7 January 1890

1 George Newson (C)
2 Henry Dains
3 Edward F Cole
4 Albert Pittam
5 Arthur R Jacob
6 Benjamin Foskett
7 Thomas Titchener
8 Henry Tyler

Peal

Cambridge Surprise Major

Tuesday, 26 June 1888

1 James Page
2 Benjamin Foskett
3 George Newson (C)
4 James Hannington
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Arthur R Jacob
7 Edward Chapman
8 James Barrett

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Tuesday, 5 October 1886

1 George Newson (C)
2 James Page
3 James Hannington
4 Thomas Gleed
5 Arthur R Jacob
6 Thomas Titchener
7 George Griffin
8 Henry Dains

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Tuesday, 6 November 1883

1 George Newson
2 James Page
3 William H Fussell
4 Thomas Gleed
5 Thomas Titchener
6 Arthur R Jacob
7 James Hannington
8 James Barrett (C)

Peal

Kent Treble Bob Major

Saturday, 11 December 1875

1 George Newson (C)
2 Charles T Hopkins
3 John Howe
4 David Stackwood
5 Samuel Jarman
6 Edwin Gibbs
7 George Harvey
8 James Barrett

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