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