WALLASEY ST HILARY
GLASS FRAMED PEAL RECORDS

NOTES:

1. All the following peals were rung for the Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers.

2. Peal detail shown is simply a presentation of the key information in a standard format and does not include all the text which appears on some of the records.

Nor, of course, is there any reference to any other artwork present on some of the records. This is best seen from photographs. One day...

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19131921 19321951 19571964 1972


Saturday 24th May 1913
A PEAL OF 5040 MINOR
in 2 hours 55 minutes
being 1440 Canterbury Pleasure, 1440 Grandsire Minor and 2160 Plain Bob
William HazlehurstTreble
Edward Peers2
George R Rogers3
William H Rogers4
Stanley Strong5
John WalterTenor
Conducted by John Walter
RUNG ON EMPIRE DAY. THE FIRST PEAL ON THE BELLS FOR THE GUILD
Rev W H L Cogswell - Rector
R L Sandie, W Sutton - Wardens

Tuesday 7th June 1921
A PEAL OF 5040 MINOR
in 2 hours 55 minutes
being 1440 Oxford Treble Bob, 1440 Kent Treble Bob, 1440 Oxford Bob and 720 Plain Bob
Smith WoodTreble
Stanley Strong2
James R Griffin3
William Wilcox4
Thomas R Rogers5
John WalterTenor
Conducted by William Wilcox
Canon G D White - Rector
J H Linton, H Morley - Wardens

Tuesday 14th June 1932
A PEAL OF 5040 KENT TREBLE BOB MINOR
in 2 hours 56 minutes
*Jack CollingwoodTreble
*William Strong2
*David Webster3
Edward Webster4
Harry Rogers5
Thomas RogersTenor
Conducted by Thomas Rogers
*First Peal; First peal as conductor; First peal of Kent for all the band.
Canon G D White - Rector
R F Quilliam, F I'A Hughes - Wardens

Monday 5th August 1951
PEAL OF 5040 MINOR
in 2 hours 43 minutes
being seven extents in six methods:-
1 Cambridge Surprise, 2 Oxford and Kent Treble Bob Combined, 3 Oxford Treble Bob, 4 Kent Treble Bob, 5 St Clements Bob, 6 Oxford Bob, 7 Plain Bob
John A WebsterTreble
Hugh F Roberts2
Eric J Gilbert3
Vivian T O Boase4
Alex J Webster5
Frank VartyTenor
Conducted by Frank Varty
*First peal inside
RUNG IN CELEBRATION OF THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
Rev J R Spencer - Rector
F Kinlay, J H Dutton - Wardens

Saturday 2nd November 1957
A PEAL OF 5040 MINOR
in 2 hours 46 minutes
being two 720s each of Oxford Treble Bob, Kent Treble Bob and Oxford Bob and one of Plain Bob
William StrongTreble
Vivian T O Boase2
Thomas Rogers3
Edwin Jones4
Alexander J Martin5
John A WebsterTenor
Conducted by John Webster
RUNG TO WELCOME CANON L R HEALEY, LATELY INDUCTED RECTOR OF THE PARISH
Canon L R Healey - Rector
P S Jardine, F I'A Hughes - Wardens

Saturday 24th October 1964
A PEAL OF 5040 MINOR
in 2 hours 46 minutes
being one extent each of Cambridge Surprise, Kent Treble Bob, Oxford Treble Bob and two each of Oxford Bob and Plain Bob
*John V P LochnerTreble
Joan M Pemberton2
Marjorie E Webster3
Vivian T O Boase4
Charles B Pemberton5
T Roy HumphreysTenor
*First Peal; First peal as conductor
Conducted by T Roy Humphreys
RUNG AS A FAREWELL TO CANON J R HEALEY, RECTOR FOR SEVEN YEARS
Canon L R Healey - Rector
L H Neal, F I'A Hughes - Wardens

Monday 20th November 1972
A PEAL OF 5040 SURPRISE MINOR
in 2 hours 40 minutes
One 720 of London, and two each of Cambridge, Beverley and Surfleet
*Margaret WebsterTreble
Lynda Davies2
#Elizabeth Mullett3
*Anthony Wainwright4
Vivian Boase5
John McCullochTenor
Conducted by John McCulloch
*First peal attempt; #First peal of Minor.
RUNG TO CELEBRATE THE SILVER WEDDING OF H M QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND PRINCE PHILLIP
Rev W N Digby Thomas - Rector
F I'A Hughes, R C Gillies - Wardens

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