Shropshire Association

The St Oswald Society

Stoke on Tern, Shropshire - at the Church of St Peter

On Saturday, 27th April 1963, in 2 hours and 36 minutes

A Peal of 5040 Doubles

Fourteen methods: three extents each of St Vedast, New, Huntspill, St Hillary,
Westminster II, Blackburn, St Remigius,Reverse Canterbury Pleasure,
St Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St Osmund, St Martin's,
St Simon's and Plain Bob

Tenor 8 cwt

Derek B Williams Treble Roger W Powell 4
Michael R Wycherley 2 Ian Friend 5
Peter Morris 3 Ian H Banner Tenor

Conducted by Derek B Williams.

First peal - Tenor.
First peal as conductor.
First peal of Doubles - Treble, 2.
First peal in 14 methods by all the band, average age 17 yrs 5 mths.
Greatest number of methods rung to a peal by the Society and the Association.

Rung as a wedding compliment to HRH Princess Alexandra and the Hon Angus Ogilvy.
Also as a 19th birthday compliment to Roger W Powell.

454. RW2717.340 17.v.1963