This church is very special to the Guild, as the first FSG peal was rung here on February 2nd 1910, the details of which are:-
Wednesday February 2nd, 1910; in 2 hours 50 minutes A Peal of GRANDSIRE DOUBLES, 5040 changes. |
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C Randall | treble | E Randall | 4th | |
C Bird | 2nd | W Large (cond) | 5th | |
F Bird | 3rd | G Hiatt | tenor |
A peal to celebrate the centenary of this event wasn't possible, but instead a quarter was rung here by members of the FSG committee:-
Tuesday February 2nd, 2010; in 43 mins GRANDSIRE DOUBLES, 1260 changes |
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Andrew Gunn | treble | Peter Kenealy | 4th | |
Peter Quinn | 2nd | Chris Povey (cond) | 5th | |
Jackie Hands | 3rd | John Nicholls | tenor | |
Remembering that pioneering band of 100 years ago. |
The bells here are a mixture: treble, 2nd & 4th by Richard Keene, 1689/90, 3rd by John Rudhall, 1792, 5th by Matthew Bagley III, 1752, and tenor (11-3-7, F#) by George Mears, 1864. The oak bellframe, by Whites of Appleton, dates from 1864. The bells were rehung by Whites in 1991 in the existing frame. They were retuned by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The first peal in the tower was the FSG peal above; and the 1st peal after the rehang (9m/v Doubles), also rung for the FSG, was on 16/10/1993. Seven peals have been rung here in all.