St Mary's Peal Records

Over many years, Canon K W H Felstead put together the most complete set of tower bell peal records in existence. The records consist of one or more handwritten 8" by 5" cards for each tower where at least one peal has been rung, and are considerably less detailed than the peal reports published in the Ringing World as they consist of only the date and the method(s) of each peal.

Canon Felstead bequeathed his peal records to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Since Canon Felstead's death the records have been meticulously maintained by David Dearnley.

Broughton Astley Peal Records – 1915 to Present day…..

1

06.02.1915

Doubles (2 methods)

2

02.04.1921

Doubles (3 methods)

3

10.11.1928

Grandsire Doubles

4

21.01.1939

Doubles (7 methods)

5

18.05.1946

Grandsire Doubles

6

19.10.1946

Minor (4 methods)

7

24.12.1946

Grandsire Doubles

8

15.04.1947

Grandsire Doubles

9

11.10.1947

Grandsire Doubles

10

13.03.1948

Plain Bob Minor

11

14.08.1948

Plain Bob Minor

12

26.02.1949

Kent Treble Bob Minor

13

30.11.1949

Cambridge Surprise Minor

14

14.04.1951

Plain Bob Minor

15

12.12.1951

Plain Bob Minor

16

06.09.1952

Plain Bob Minor

17

11.06.1955

Plain Bob Minor

18

29.10.1955

Minor (2 methods)

19

07.06.1958

Plain Bob Minor

20

02.01.1963

Minor (18 methods)

21

21.05.1966

Minor (7 methods)

22

23.01.1971

Minor (7 methods)

23

04.12.1971

Plain Bob Minor

24

17.03.1973

Plain Bob Major

25

17.05.1973

Grandsire Triples

26

26.06.1973

Plain Bob Major

27

31.07.1973

Yorkshire Surprise Major

28

25.08.1973

Lincolnshire Surprise Major

29

31.12.1973

Broughton Astley Surprise Major

 

    DFM: was "Broughton Astley Major"

30

19.01.1974

Superlative Surprise Major

31

09.02.1974

Wordsworth Surprise Major

32

16.03.1974

London Surprise Major

33

13.05.1974

Spliced Surprise Major (24 methods)

34

22.06.1974

Glasgow Surprise Major

35

27.07.1974

Jerusalem Surprise Major

36

27.08.1974

Plain Bob Major

 

    False RW 75/355

37

21.09.1974

Broughton Astley Delight Major

38

26.10.1974

Bristol Surprise Major

39

09.11.1974

London Surprise Major

40

25.01.1975

Fordham Surprise Major

 

    DFM: was "Fordham Major"

41

19.04.1975

Spliced Surprise Major (8 methods)

42

26.07.1975

Otley Surprise Major

 

    DFM: was "Otley Major"

43

29.08.1975

Painswick Surprise Major

 

    DFM: was "Painswick Major"

44

29.09.1975

Bristol Surprise Major

 

    False

45

25.10.1975

Spliced Surprise Major (2 methods)

46

09.01.1977

Spliced Surprise Major (8 methods)

47

29.01.1977

Cambridge Surprise Major

48

13.04.1977

London Surprise Major

49

12.11.1977

Rutland Surprise Major

50

04.03.1978

Quedgeley Surprise Major

 

    DFM: was "Quedgeley Major"

51

01.05.1978

Superlative Surprise Major

52

15.07.1978

Spliced Surprise Major (6 methods)

53

26.11.1978

Spliced Surprise Major (8 methods)

54

28.07.1979

Spliced Surprise Major (9 methods)

55

21.11.1987

Plain Bob Major

56

31.12.1988

Lincolnshire Surprise Major

57

07.11.1992

Stedman Triples

58

26.01.1993

Estley Delight Major

59

01.05.1993

Rutland Surprise Major

60

20.11.1993

Uxbridge Surprise Major

61

21.05.1994

Stedman Triples

62

26.09.1994

Bristol Surprise Major

63

11.11.1995

Spliced Surprise Major (10 methods)

64

03.08.1998

Superlative Surprise Major

65

22.10.2000

Broughton Astley Delight Major

66

27.04.2002

Rutland Surprise Major

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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