Shropshire Association

High Ercall, Shropshire - at the Church of St Michael and All Angels

On Saturday, 6th June 1959, in 3 hours and 5 minutes

A Peal of 5152 Ercall Imperial Bob Major

Arranged by John W Griffiths

Tenor 11 cwt (approx.)

George F Sperring Treble Dennis H B Millward 5
John W Griffiths 2 Edward V Rodenhurst 6
F Hector Bennett 3 Geoffrey Parting 7
John S Dean 4 Percy Swindley Tenor

Conducted by John W Griffiths.

The first peal in the method (Central Council Collection 209).

First peal on the bells since 1910, and the first peal of Major on them since 1812.

335. RW2517.410 26.vi/3.vii.1959

(Emergency edition due to dispute between Printing Trades Unions and Printers).