Shropshire Association

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire - at the Church of the Holy Trinity

On Saturday, 14th January 1928, in 3 hours and 11 minutes

A Peal of 5003 Grandsire Caters

Composed by John Carter

Tenor 19 cwt in D

Thomas E Wase Treble Alfred S Bayley 6
Joseph L Stanier 2 William D Wase 7
Joseph Hanley 3 William Saunders 8
Robert Evans 4 John H Rixom 9
George L Hewitt 5 Bertram L Jones Tenor

Conducted by William Saunders.

First peal - Treble.
First peal as conductor on ten bells.
First peal of Grandsire Caters for all except the conductor.
First peal of Caters to be rung in the Hereford Diocese by a local band.

The composition contains all the possible 6,9,7,8's in the first part and 7,6,9,8's in the last part.
This peal was rung on the day of the annual dinner, all the ringers being local Sunday service ringers;
also to celebrate the silver wedding of Mr & Mrs R Jones,
Mr Jones having been a member of Coalbrookdale band for nearly 40 years.

10. RW878.35 20.i.1928