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1

Lancashire Association

Composed by Albert M Tyler

 

On Saturday, 23 January 1965

 

5037 Grandsire Cinques

in 4 hours and 2 minutes (82)

 

1 Thomas Hesketh

2 Ronald Kenrick

3 Alexander J Martin

4 John Bibby

5 David V Jenner

6 William E Court

7 Terence Fitzgerald

8 Thomas Horridge

9 Jack N Brown

10 Edwin C Birkett

11 Joseph Ridyard (C)

11 Dennis Jones

12 Stewart H Bailey

12 Walter Allman

 

First peal on the bells.

Rung for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral, also as a welcome to the

Dean, the Very Rev Edward H Patey

 

 


 

2

Ancient Society of College Youths

Composed by Charles W Roberts

 

On Saturday, 12 October 1965

5019 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 14 minutes (82)

 

1 Tudor P Edwards (C)

2 John E Chilcott

3 Albert M Tyler

4 Basil Jones

5 Edward P Duffield

6 George W Pipe

7 John S Mason

8 Kenneth J Hesketh

9 Wilfrid F Moreton

10 Clifford A Baron

11 Peter Border

12 Wilfred Williams

12 Walter Allman

 

First peal of Stedman Cinques on the bells.


 

 

 

3

Lancashire Association

Composed by Frederick Dench

 

On Saturday, 20 November 1965

 

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 10 minutes (82)

 

1 Thomas Hesketh

2 Ronald Kenrick

3 Alexander J Martin

4 John Bibby

5 Norman Heaps

6 Tudor P Edwards

7 Thomas Horridge

8 Joseph Ridyard (C)

9 Edwin C Birkett

10 Cyril Crossthwaite

11 John H Fielden

12 Kenneth J Hesketh

12 Walter Allman

 

First peal of Maximus on the bells. Rung in honour of the retirement of the

Lord Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Rev Clifford Martin.

 

 


 

4

Ancient Society of College Youths

Composed by Frederick Dench

 

On Saturday, 13 August 1966

 

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 48 minutes (82)

 

1 Wilfred Williams (C)

2 Edward Jenkins

3 William A Theobald

4 Tudor P Edwards

5 Kenneth J Hesketh

6 Cyril Crossthwaite

7 John H Fielden

8 John S Mason

9 Ralph G Edwards

10 Roger O Fry

11 John A Anderson

12 Peter Border


 

 

 

5

Chester Diocesan Guild

 

On Saturday, 18 February 1967

 

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 30 minutes

 

1 Edward Jenkins

2 Alan McFall

3 John Worth (C)

4 Alexander J Martin

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Derek Butterworth

7 Jeffrey Brannan

8 Neil D Lomas

9 Neil Bennett

10 Brian J Woodruffe

11 Robert B Smith

12 Brian Harris

12 Basil Jones


 

 

 

6

Lancashire Association

Composed by Gabriel Lindoff

 

On Saturday, 12 August 1967

 

5280 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 38 minutes

 

1 John Robinson

2 Alan Sharples

3 Richard S Starkie

4 J Henry Fielden

5 Dennis Latham

6 Charles A S Webb

7 Philip J Crossthwaite

8 Derek Butterworth

9 Alan J Frost

10 John H Fielden

11 Neil D Lomas

12 Denis Mottershead (C)

12 Martin C Faulkes

 

 


 

7

Lancashire Association

Composed by Neil Bennett

 

On Saturday, 17 August 1968

 

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 37 minutes

(In 40 methods, comprising 144 each of Albanian, Aldenham, Bedford, Belgrave,

Brigstow, Cambridge, Deansgate, Feering, Gartree, Halifax, Lambeth, Langley,

Lincolnshire, Lindsey, Manitoba, Newgate, Oldham, Pontefract, Prittlewell, Pudsey,

Redfield, Rochester, Solihull, Southwark, Stoneygate, Superlative, Wembley, Wycombe,

York and Yorkshire, 96 each of Ashton, Belvoir, Londinium, Saskatchewan and

Westminster, and 48 each of Conisbrough, Eldon, Kidderminster, Quex and Wigston,

with 104 changes of method.)

 

1 Basil Jones

2 Richard S Starkie

3 Alan McFall

4 Neil Bennett (C)

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Derek Butterworth

7 Bernard F L Groves

8 Cyril Crossthwaite

9 F John Nelson

10 Robert B Smith

11 John H Fielden

12 Frederick Shallcross

12 Jeffrey Brannan

 

This is the greatest number of methods yet rung in a 12-bell peal.

 

Conisbrough: -3T-14-12-36-12-3T-16-3T-16-3T-16-3T lh 12 f.

Kidderminster: -38-147T-50-169T-7T-18-129T-30-14-5T-16-ET lh 12 b.

Quex: -38-147T-1250-369T-147T-58-169T-70-18-9T-10-ET lh12 b


 

 

 

8

Liverpool University Society

Composed by John Carter

 

On Saturday, 22 February 1969

 

5019 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 17 minutes (82)

 

1 Cyril Crossthwaite (C)

2 Susan D Cowan

3 Richard S Starkie

4 David V Jenner

5 David F Moore

6 David G Wilford

7 Michael Pilgrim

8 Christopher K Cooper

9 Geoffrey H Pullin

10 Peter S Bennett

11 John H Fielden

12 Jeffrey J Fox

12 John K Fox


 

 

 

9

Lancashire Association

Composed by John Chilcott

 

On Saturday, 5 April 1969

 

5007 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 8 minutes (82)

 

1 Brian Bladon

2 Andrew N Stubbs

3 Elizabeth Timmins

4 Frank W Lewis

5 Richard C Stevens (C)

6 Philip G K Davies

7 David W Friend

8 Alan R Patterson

9 David P Hilling

10 Frederick E Collins

11 Robert C Kippin

12 Michael P Moreton

12 D John Hunt


 

 

 

10

Lancashire Association

Composed by Robert E J Dennis

 

On Saturday, 23 August 1969

 

5007 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 2 minutes

 

1 Thomas H Francis

2 Neil Bennett

3 Richard H Youdale

4 Michael J Best

5 R Roger Savory

6 Frank L Harris (C)

7 John Hartless

8 Gwilym Salmon

9 Philip N Tubbs

10 Edward J Chivers

11 James A D Woolford

12 Robert C Kippin

12 David E House

 

 


 

11

Lancashire Association

Composed by Frederick E Darby

 

On Saturday, 28 February 1970

 

5007 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 5 minutes

 

1 Susan Rothera

2 Tudor P Edwards (C)

3 Charles P Quartley

4 Keith W Brown

5 David E Rothera

6 Peter G Brown

7 Ian C Maycock

8 Robert E J Dennis

9 Kenneth J Hesketh

10 Frank D Mack

11 Peter Border

12 James L Towler

12 Philip J Rothera


 

 

 

12

Hertford County Association

Composed by J M Hadley Hunter

 

On Saturday, 25 April 1970

 

5007 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 21 minutes (82)

 

1 David C Brown

2 Martin Green

3 Susan D Cowan

4 Kenneth J Darvill (C)

5 David F Moore

6 Robert E Hardy

7 D Paul Smith

8 Thomas J Lock

9 A James Phillps

10 John M Jelley

11 John R Mayne

12 Philip Mehew

12 Andrew W R Wilby


 

 

 

13

Lancashire Association

Composed by Peter Border

 

On Saturday, 22 August 1970

 

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 28 minutes (82)

 

1 Dennis H McCormick

2 John H Fielden (C)

3 Maryl R Fielden

4 Martin E Snape

5 John J Durham

6 Robert A Beresford

7 Geoffrey Fothergill

8 James E Andrews

9 Cyril Crossthwaite

10 Dennis R Jones

11 Jeffrey Brannan

12 C Barrie Dove

12 Peter H Gardner


 

 

 

14

Lancashire Association

 

On Saturday, 17 October 1970

 

5007 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 6 minutes (82)

 

1 Neil Donovan

2 Nigel Thomson

3 Elizabeth Stevens

4 Geoffrey C Sparling

5 Martin E Snape

6 Raymond J Talbot

7 Jeremy P Richardson

8 Norman Summerhayes

9 Dennis R Jones

10 Richard C Stevens

11 Clifford A Baron

12 Ernest F Willcox

12 Peter brown

 

75th peal: 2. First on 12 and first of Stedman: 7. 100th peal: Richard

Stevens and Ernest Willcox


 

 

 

15

Lancashire Association

Composed by Colin E J Wyld

 

On Saturday, 25 June 1977

 

5040 Plain Bob Triples

in 3 hours and 15 minutes (24¾)

 

1 Peter L Furniss

2 Angela C Marsh

3 Barry Hale

4 Dennis R Jones

5 Kenneth Edwards

6 Lenard J Mitchell

7 David J Bennett (C)

8 John E Blackley

 

First Plain Bob Triples: 6. First peal on the front eight. By members of the

Cathedral band for the Queen's visit to Liverpool, and as part of the Hope

Street Festival.


 

 

 

16

Ancient Society of College Youths

Composed by arr John Pladdys (No 14)

 

On Sunday, 17 November 1991

 

5040 Stedman Triples

in 3 hours and 24 minutes (24¾)

 

1 John Hyden

2 Lenard J Mitchell

3 John Pladdys (C)

4 D Robert Pettifor

5 E Alan Jacques

6 Peter G C Ellis

7 D Paul Smith

8 Andrew B Mills

 

For the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the bells. In November 1951,

Lance-Corporal Alan Jacques of the Royal Military Police rang for the

dedication of the new ring of 12 at Liverpool Cathedral. Forty years on he

took part in an anniversary peal of Stedman Triples on the bells.


 

 

 

17

Lancashire Association

Composed by Thomas Hooley

 

On Saturday, 13 August 1994

 

5015 Grandsire Cinques

in 4 hours and 11 minutes (82)

 

1 Peter C Randall (C)

2 John Hyden

3 L Martin Daniels

4 Andrew P Sparling

5 Peter M Benger

6 Colin Woods

7 Ernest W Runciman

8 Darryl H Bell

9 Peter L Furniss

10 George H Campling

11 Lenard J Mitchell

12 Tony Laughton

12 Sandra Mitchell

 

First on 12: 4. First of Grandsire Cinques: 3. 100th peal: 7.

A 40th birthday compliment to Peter Furniss.


 

 

 

18

Lancashire Association

Composed by John R Pritchard

 

On Monday, 8 May 1995

 

5056 Plain Bob Major

in 3 hours and 13 minutes

 

1 Nicholas Basson

2 Colin Woods

3 L Martin Daniels

4 Ian T Roche

5 Peter M Benger

6 Ernest W Runciman

7 Richard R Moore

8 Lenard J Mitchell (C)

 

By a Sunday Service Band. First peal of Major on the bells.

 

 


 

19

Lancashire Association

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

 

On Saturday, 12 August 1995

 

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 18 minutes

 

1 Katrina A Lenton

2 Elizabeth P Heaton

3 John S Hopwood

4 John Cornock

5 Lenard J Mitchell

6 Simon S Meyer

7 John E Heaton (C)

8 Barry Hale

9 Allan G Keen

10 Michael P A Wilby

11 Richard I Allton

12 Marc Hart

12 Simon J Poole

 

For V-J Day. A farewell compliment to Canon Huw Thomas.

First peal of Maximus on the bells for 25 years (22/8/1970).

 

 


 

20

Ancient Society of College Youths

Composed by Roy LeMarechal

 

On Saturday, 24 August 1996

 

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 12 minutes

 

1 D Robert Pettifor

2 Stephen A Waters

3 Bryan J McCahey

4 Peter D Hughes

5 Richard J Parker

6 S Clarke Walters

7 Andrew I Blacklock

8 Derek J Thomas

9 Christopher J Pickford

10 Michael J Clay

11 Roy LeMarechal (C)

12 Martin B Hough

12 David A Weir

 

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Albert Dock.


 

 

 

21

Non Association

Composed by John N Hughes-D'Aeth

 

On Saturday, 23 August 1997

 

5009 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 21 minutes

 

1 David J Dearnley

2 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)

3 Paul N Mounsey

4 Susan L Apter

5 Alan D Flood

6 Christopher H Rogers

7 Nicholas C Willasey

8 Alison K Regan

9 Stephen A Coaker

10 Andrew B Mills

11 Michael E C Mears

12 Mark Regan

 

The band would like to associate this peal with Peter Hayward, who would

have rung in it but for a serious car accident, with best wishes for a

speedy recovery.


 

 

 

22

Lancashire Association

Composed by Brian D Price

 

On Saturday, 5 February 2000

 

5090 Cambridge Surprise Major

in 3 hours and 22 minutes

 

1 Kelly N Barnes

2 John S Hopwood

3 Daniel J Vernon

4 Ernest W Runciman

5 Barry Hale

6 Gordon R Birks

7 Lenard J Mitchell

8 Simon S Meyer (C)

 

First peal of Surprise Major on the bells. First of Cambridge Major: 3.

For the installation of the Right Reverend Rupert Hoare as 5th Dean of

Liverpool.


 

 

 

23

Central Council

Composed by Frank T Blagrove

 

On Saturday, 26 May 2001

 

5040 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 15 minutes

 

1 Howard W Egglestone

2 Stephanie J Warboys

3 John Armstrong

4 Frank T Blagrove

5 Mike Pidd

6 Donald F Morrison

7 Ronald R Warford

8 Ian V J Smith

9 Brian P Diserens

10 Derek E Sibson (C)

11 Mark C Bennett

12 Andrew W Gordon

12 Stephanie J Pattenden

 

 


 

24

Society of Royal Cumberland Youths

Composed by Stanley Jenner

 

On Saturday, 1 June 2002

 

5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 10 minutes

 

1 Christina D A Fleckney

2 Catherine N Merlane

3 Linda M Garton

4 Ian Roulstone (C)

5 Claire F Edwards

6 Douglas J Beaumont

7 Graham A Duke

8 Peter M Fleckney

9 Ian R Fielding

10 Stanley Jenner

11 Alan Regin

12 John P Loveless

12 Ian G Campbell

 

The first peal of Bristol Maximus on the bells. To celebrate the Golden

Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II


 

 

 

25

Lancashire Association

Composed by Peter Border

 

On Saturday, 25 October 2003

 

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 21 minutes

 

1 Dickon R Love

2 Geoffrey W Randall

3 Peter L R Hayward

4 Anthony M Daw

5 Gwen Rogers

6 Martin J Bright

7 Simon J Reading

8 Paul E Bibilo

9 Philip Rogers (C)

10 Matthew J Hilling

11 Peter L Furniss

12 Michael E C Mears

12 Geoffrey K Dodd

 

25th peal on the bells. Following the Silver Jubilee Service marking the

25th anniversary of the completion of the Cathedral and to celebrate the

opening of the new Education Centre by the Archbishop of York. Also

dedicated to Archie William Houghton, first grandchild of Geoff and Sue

Randall, who was born whilst this peal was in progress.


 

 

 

26

Lancashire Association

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

 

On Monday, 19 July 2004

 

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 29 minutes

 

1 Philip A Burton

2 David G Hull

3 James Clatworthy

4 David W Kipling

5 Paul B Hunter

6 Samuel M Austin

7 Bernard H Taylor

8 Paul J Tiebout

9 Gordon R Birks

10 Robin O Hall

11 Mark Regan (C)

12 Peter L Furniss

12 Lenard J Mitchell

 

Rung on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of this Cathedral.


 

 

 

27

St Martin's Guild for the Diocese of Birmingham

Composed by Alan S Burbidge

 

On Saturday, 22 October 2005

 

5250 Stedman Cinques

in 4 hours and 14 minutes

 

1 Alan S Burbidge (C)

2 Frances Dodds

3 Mark R Eccleston

4 Samuel M Austin

5 Tim R Palmer

6 Richard L Jones

7 Maurice F Edwards

8 Stuart C W Hutchieson

9 Jonathan P Healy

10 Anthony M Daw

11 Paul Needham

12 Richard B Grimmett

12 Paul E Bibilo

 

Rung as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the St Martin's Guild.


 

 

 

28

Ancient Society of College Youths

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

 

On Saturday, 25 November 2006

 

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 26 minutes

 

1 Victoria J M Wilby

2 David G Hull

3 Ann White

4 Hannah L Wilby

5 Simon J L Linford

6 Paul B Hunter

7 Peter J Townsend (C)

8 Andrew M Keech

9 John M Thurman

10 John I White

11 Andrew W R Wilby

12 Michael P A Wilby

12 Roy LeMarechal


 

 

29

Lancashire Association

 

On Sunday, 25 February 2007

 

5040 Doubles

in 3 hours and 3 minutes

(5m: 2 extents Stedman, 10 extents each Grandsire, St Simons, St Martins, Plain Bob.)

 

1 Rachel J Mitchell

2 Lenard J Mitchell

3 Matthew D Dawson

4 John E Heaton

5 Michael J Clay

 

For the retirement of the Dean, the Right Reverend Rupert Hoare. Jointly

Conducted.


 

 

 

30

Lancashire Association

Composed by Richard I Allton

 

On Tuesday, 28 August 2007

 

5800 Cambridge Surprise Royal

in 5 hours and 0 minutes

 

1 John Hyden

2 Susan D Sparling

3 Mark A Humphreys

4 Samuel M Austin

5 Paul B Hunter

6 Martin J Bright

7 Gordon R Birks

8 Lenard J Mitchell

9 Peter L Furniss

10 Michael J Clay

10 Richard I Allton (C)

 

Arranged as part of the celebrations in Liverpool to mark the 800th

anniversary of the granting of the city's Royal Charter. This is the longest

peal yet rung on the bells, both in length and time. It is also the heaviest

ten-bell peal yet rung.

Also to welcome Stuart William Heaton, born 25 August 2007.


 

 

 

31

Southwell Diocesan Guild

Composed by Ian Butters No 421

 

On Saturday, 8 December 2007

5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

in 4 hours and 41 minutes

 

1 Sally A Mason

2 Ruth Curtis

3 Ian Butters (C)

4 Susan E Marshall

5 Peter S Lacy

6 Thomas W Griffiths

7 Peter J England

8 Paul F Curtis

9 Christopher N McCarthy

10 Peter L R Hayward

11 Richard I Allton

12 Andrew B Mills

 

For the installation of the Very Rev Justin Welby as 6th Dean of Liverpool.


 

 

 

32

Lancashire Association

Composed by: J N Hughes-D'Aeth (No 1)

 

On Tuesday, 1 January 2008 in 4h22

5008 Stedman Cinques

 

1 John N Hughes-D'Aeth (C)

2 Mark A Humphreys

3 Samuel M Austin

4 Paul B Hunter

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 Derek J Thomas

7 Martin J Bright

8 David E Potter

9 Lenard J Mitchell

10 Gordon R Birks

11 Frederick Shallcross

12 Peter L Furniss

 

Rung to mark the start of Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture.

 

Note

 

This peal should be associated with the following peal:-

 

Lancashire Association

Liverpool, Merseyside

St Nicholas, Pier Head

Tuesday, 1 January 2008 in 3h37 (41-3-15)

5008 Stedman Cinques

Composed by: J N Hughes-D’Aeth (No 2)

1 John N Hughes-D’Aeth (C)

2 Mark A Humphreys

3 Samuel M Austin

4 Paul B Hunter

5 Peter J Sanderson

6 Derek J Thomas

7 Martin J Bright

8 David E Potter

9 Lenard J Mitchell

10 Gordon R Birks

11 Frederick Shallcross

12 Peter L Furniss

Rung to mark the start of Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.

 

 

33

Lancashire Association

Composed by: A P Smith

 

Saturday, 15 November 2008 in 4:43

5008 Cambridge S Major

 

1 Paul B Hunter

2 Samuel M Austin

3 Martin J Bright

4 Mark A Humphreys

5 Frederick Shallcross

6 Peter L Furniss

7 Roy LeMarechal (C)

8 Lenard J Mitchell & Rachel J Mitchell

 

Rung as part of the celebrations to mark Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture 2008.

The heaviest set of bells ever rung to an eight bell peal.

 

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