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)