Shropshire Association

Oswestry, Shropshire - at the Church of St Oswald

On Saturday 2nd January 1960, in 3 hours and 3 minutes

A Peal of 5040 Grandsire Triples

Composed by Edward Taylor - Six-part

Tenor 16 cwt

Valerie Lee Treble Ann F A Ellis 5
Colin Smith 2 J R Thomas 6
Guy Pickavance 3 Michael Hart 7
H H Hughes 4 W A Smith Tenor

Conducted by J R Thomas.

First peal - Treble.
First peal of Triples - 3, Tenor.
First peal as conductor.
First peal by a locally-trained band since 1932.

Rung in honour of the vicar (Preb. A R Vincent)
who was recently installed as a Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral,
and has also been elected a Proctor of the Convocation of Canterbury.

343. RW2544.51 22.i.1960