Church Bells Vol 32
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20 Church Bells and Illustrated Church Sews. iD i'i Beeston, and Messrs. Holt and Robinson are :f :ha Parish Cnnrei. * Kells ant> KelUrtnalna. pany, New Mills, Derbyshire: and Mr. Barnes belongs -. tie l:<:i company. Devonshire Guild of Ringers. More Bells for North Wingfield Church. F o r.some time change-ringing members of the Devonshire Guild, A movement is on foot to raise subscriptions for the addition of two born in Devonshire, hut now resident in and around London, Ki t - tee: more hells for St. Lawrence’s Church, North Wingfield. The family of endeavouring to score a peal by themselves in the Metropolis, r the late Rector, the Rev. G. W. Darby, have promised 401., and Mrs. has been at last achieved, Hollis's five-part peal of Grandsibk Tb if us Bright 501. There is also afoot a movement for the establishment of an 5040 changes, having been rung at Putney Parish Church in 1 hr;. institute at Hepthorne Lane. 57 mins. The ringers.were as follows :—- H. Godfrey (Ottery) . 1 E. Baker (0‘tery) CHANGE-RINGING. F. J. Shepherd (conductor, W. Shepherd (Exeter) The Devonshire Guild. Exeter) , . .. 2 H. Oxenham (Bampton) .. F. T. Gover (Ottery) ., 3 Rev. F. J. Coleridge (Cad A t the Church of St. Mary-the-Virgin, Putney, on November 2 o th , A. Wilson (Ottery) .. 4 bury) Hollis’s Five-part peal of G b a n d s ii ie T r i p l e s , 5 0 4 0 changes, in 2 hrs. 57 mins. Tenor, 16 cwt. A Long Peal at Clare. Sidney H. Godfrey 1 John E. Baker .. ..5 A p a r t y of eight bell-ringers met at the Parish Church, bv kind Ferris J. Shepherd (condr.) 2 William Shepherd .. 0 permission of the Vicar (Rev. J. R. M . Vateher), and succeeded in Frederick T. Gover 3 Ernest H. Oxenham . 7 ringing a peal of B o b M a j o r , consisting of 5072 changes, in 3 hrs. Lewis E. Wilson 4 Rev. G. F. Coleridge .. 8 34 mins. Tenor, 28 cwt. This is the first peal ever rung in London by Devonshire men. T. King (Lavenham) ... 1 H. E. Kinsey (Felsham The Hertfordshire Association. Hugh Gladwell (Felsham) 2 W. Kinsey Felsham C. Elliott (Haverhill) .. 3 A. Symor.ds : Lavenhkm A t the Church of St. Peter, St. Albans, Herts, on November 28th, S. Slater (Glemsford) . 4 A. Aviss (Withersiield peal of G r a n d s ir e C a t e r s , 5021 changes, in 3 hrs. 15 mins. Composed by John Trollope, of Norwich, and conducts! bv Th:_a William Little .. 1 Joseph Earwiokes* King. The performance was a meritorious one, on account :f tie Edward Hull Harry7 John Fewell excellent striking which characterised it throughout, nof a single clash George Dent Arthur Hallett being made, and it was the first peal in the method that had been rang Arthur Hull Charles R. Liley 9 upon the hells since their reopening. William H. Lawrence George Wright* 10 Composed by John Cox and conducted by Charles R. Lilley. Rung on the occasion of the opening of the St. Peter’s Parochial Institute, likewise as a compliment to Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Debenham on SPECIAL ‘ RED’ WINE FOR HOLY COMMUNION. the birth of their son, it being also Mr. Debenham’s birthday. Dent hail from Harlow, Essex; Lawrence, from Little Munden; the rest are local ringers. Dent was elected a member of the Association Dozen Bottles, previous to starting for the peal. [* First petd of C a t e r s .] The Middlesex County Association. 36/- A t Christchurch, Southwark, on November 28th, a peal of S t e d m a n T r i p l e s (Sir A . P. Heywood’s Variation of Thurstans’ Four-part), 5040 changes, in 3 hrs. 1 min. Dozen Half Bottles, Bertram Prewett William J. Nudds William Hodgetts Thomas Langdon . Hubert Eden John R. Sharman (con.) /- Frederick T. C. Nevett Arthur T. King 21 Rung as a birthday peal to T. Langdon. This is the conductor's 150th peal. Carriage free. The Oxford Diocesan Guild. A t the Church of All Saints’, High Wycombe, Bucks, on November PENDRED APPLEBEE S t CO., Hampstead Road. Londos 30th, a peal of S t e d m a n C a t e b s , 5002 changes, in 3 hrs. 19 mins. Tenor, 2 3 | cwt. in E flat. Thomas H. Taffender 1 John Evans .. 6 THE TEMPORARY Frederick Richardson 2 Frank Borebam .. .. 7 Thomas Longley . 3 Ralph H. Biggs . .. 8 HOME FOR LOST William H. Fussell 4 John C. Truss . 9 AND Frank K. Biggs 5 Benjamin Page .. 10 Composed by Gabriel Lindoff and conducted by Thomas Henry Taffender. This composition has the 6th in 2nd’s place throughout, and STARVING DOGS the 5th and 4th behind the 9th. It is the first peal of S t e d m a n BATTERSEA PARK ROAD. S. « ire C a t e r s ever rung in the county of Buckinghamshire, and the first by all HACKBRIDGE. SUHRF* the band except the conductor, 4th and 9th ringers. It was rung in honour of the fifty-seventh birthday of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED Chester Diocesan Guild. Patron — His Majesty the King. (S t o c k p o r t B r a n c h .) President— A t the church of St. Elizabeth, Reddish, Lancashire, on November The Duke of Portland. 30th, a peal of D o u b l e N o r w ic h C o u r t B o b M a j o r , 5088 changes, in BIS DAT QUI CITO DAT. St' -irtlO. V—HENRY , 3 hrs. 8 mins. James Robinson .. 1 Tom Marshall .. .. 5 IPIRIESIE IRATE YOTJR TE B n B Rev. A. T. Betston 2 Hiram Meakin . 6 and teach the Children to do so by tlstp.? Fred H olt 3 James W . M. Bayley . 7 Alfred Barnes ., 4 Edward Reader .. .. 8 CALVERT’S CARBOLIC T 30M POWDES Composed by Harry W. Whittle, of Loughborough, and conducted SOLD EVERYWHERE, In Si*, la., and 1*. Si. T_r . by Edward Reader, and is now rung for the first time. First peal in Has the Largest Sale of aav Dentifrice. the method by all except the Rev. A. T. Beeston and the conductor, and Illustrated List of Calvarf a Oarbolie Prs.7ars.v - ; ;os free vl l: ... i f was rung at the first attempt. Messrs. Bayley, Marshall, Meakin, and Reader are of the St. George’s Company, Stockport; the Rev. A . T. T. C. CALVE2.T & CO.. P.O Sol 513 H U C S H m ESTABLISHED 1851. MEARS AND STAINBANK, BIRKBECK BANK, WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY. Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, Supply and Erect Peals ol Church Bells with usual LONDON. Fittings and Frames. DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS 0 1 ° / Towers Inspected preparatory te submitting Estimates. Io repayable on demand. 2 \ q 2§7o Bells Behung, Tuned, or R ecu t Fittings renewed. Music*! Hendbe-J. The BIRKBECK ALMANACK, with full par- HOUR AND QUARTER RET.TA SCHOOL BILLS AS SUPPLIED TO THE LONDON SCaOOfc 3 7 A »— oculars, post free. FEAN CIS RAVEN SCEOFT, H o u r . 34 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, JJONDON, E. Established z y z 56 Church Bells and Illustrated Church News. [December ig a i O k e h a h p t o n P a r i s h C h u r c h B e l l s .—A t Okehamyua the tie 'B e lls and S5cll<rlnaino. peal of bells at the Parish Church, erected in 1 7 5 0 , nave b e en re sic r-i and rehung on Messrs. W. Aggett & Son’s new patented prineip.e. m i were used for the first time in honour of the Queen s birthday. In- Ditchingham, Norfolk. curfew bell at St. James’s Chapel, which was placed there in the reign O n October 26th th e hells of this church were reopened, after being of Edward IV., has also been rehung, and was used last evening. put in good ringing order by Messrs. Day & Son, of Eye. Two 720’s of B i s h o p ’s W a l t h a m .—The hells at the parish church have been B o b M i n o r were rung by W. Spalding, 1 ; W. Felgate, 2; E. hung, and were chimed on Sunday last. A dedication service by the Hembling, 3; 0. Woods, 4; E. Lincoln, 5; R. Baker (conductor), 6. Bishop of Southampton was held on Wednesday, and yesterday an Also another 720, in which A. Williams and J. Folkard took part. American fair and sale *f work took place in the Old National Schools, The following are the inscriptions on the bells:— the proceeds to he devoted to the church and hell restoration fund. 1st and 2nd. J. J. Beddingfield, Esq., William Stamford, Church D u n m o w C h u r c h B e l l s .—The Stebbing and Bardfield Company of wardens, 1820. T. Mears of London, Fecit. Change-ringers visited Dunmow Church belfry on Saturday week, and 3rd. T. Lester made me, 1739. rang a splendid peal of 720 P l a i n B o b M i n o r and some G r a n d s ir e 4th. Aeternis annis resonet campana Johannis. T r i p l e s . < 5th. Sum Rosa Pulsata Mundi Katerina Vocata.