The Worcestershire and Districts Change Ringing Association Peal Book
The Association has several peal books, most of which have now been deposited in the county archive. Two volumes are still held by the Association Archivist, one of which is the oldest record of peals from the very first rung in 1882, at the foundation of the Association, through to 1910. At that point, the records were continued in other volumes although further peals were sporadically added as illuminated entries later in the 20th Century. Many of these peals hold historical significance, not just for our Association but for change ringing nationally.
In 2021 the Association was fortunate to receive generous donations from members towards the creation of new illuminated entries in the original peal book based on previously designated notable or landmark peals. This would cover a substantial period of “missing” years in the volume between 1913 and 2006. Clare Griffiths from Exeter, whose work was well known at Worcester, was commissioned to produce the thirteen fully illuminated new entries. Clare was excited about the challenge of harmonising the new pages with the existing historical illuminations whilst giving them their own special style. Inspiration was taken from various elements of the historical designs and where appropriate to individual peals, used in the style of the newer pages. Despite Clare’s busy schedule the work was completed in just over 12 months and the entire book fully photographed for publication online. We are very grateful to Clare for her outstanding work and sympathetic approach.
Special thanks should also go to Dave Rawlings of Droitwich Camera Club who generously gave his time and expertise to photograph the project and edit the images.
We hope that this very special record can now be appreciated in detail, by all of our members and beyond, for all its artistic and historical ringing interest.
Alistair Henderson
Archivist.
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15/04/1882 Bromsgrove Kent Major
14/05/1883 Bromsgrove Bob Royal
11/12/1883 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
02/02/1884 Bromsgrove Grandsire Triples
12/08/1884 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
06/03/1884 Dudley Grandsire Triples
11/04/1887 Worcester All Saints Grandsire Caters
13/04/1887 Worcester Grandsire Triples
26/05/1887 Worcester Grandsire Triples
30/05/1887 Worcester All Saints Grandsire Caters
02/07/1887 Hanbury Grandsire Triples
06/09/1887 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
17/11/1887 Bromsgrove Grandsire Triples
03/12/1887 Hagley Grandsire Major
04/02/1888 Chaddersley Corbett Plain Bob Triples
06/02/1888 Tipton Grandsire Triples
10/03/1888 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
21/04/1888 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
22/05/1888 Tipton Plain Bob Triples
31/05/1888 Tipton Plain Bob Major
18/08/1888 Tipton Grandsire Triples
10/10/1888 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
17/10/1888 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
24/10/1888 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
24/11/1888 Hagley Grandsire Triples
01/12/1888 Kidderminster Plain Bob Triples
05/12/1888 Kidderminster Plain Bob Major
08/12/1888 Hagley Plain Bob Triples
15/12/1888 Netherton Minor (6M)
15/12/1888 Stourbridge Plain Bob Triples
19/12/1888 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
27/12/1888 Brierley Hill Plain Bob Triples
29/12/1888 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
08/01/1889 Cradley Plain Bob Triples
12/01/1889 Hagley Plain Bob Major
24/01/1889 Hagley Grandsire Triples
02/02/1889 Hanbury Grandsire Triples
16/02/1889 Tipton Plain Bob Major
26/02/1889 Cradley Canterbury Pleasure Triples
09/03/1889 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
12/04/1889 Worcester Grandsire Triples
13/04/1889 Feckenham Grandsire Triples
08/05/1889 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
09/02/1889 Chaddersley Corbett Stedman Triples
13/02/1889 Wollaston Minor (7M)
25/02/1889 Halesowen Plain Bob Triples
08/06/1889 Netherton Minor (7M)
10/06/1889 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
22/06/1889 Hagley Plain Bob Triples
24/07/1889 Hagley Grandsire Triples
28/07/1889 Hagley Grandsire Triples
24/08/1889 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
14/09/1889 Tipton Stedman Triples
21/09/1889 Hanbury Union Triples
05/10/1889 Hagley Plain Bob Triples
12/10/1889 Hagley Kent Major
16/10/1889 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
24/10/1889 Cradley Grandsire Triples
30/10/1889 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
09/11/1889 Tipton Plain Bob Major
09/11/1889 Hagley Grandsire Triples
26/11/1889 Cradley Canterbury Pleasure Triples
26/11/1889 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
14/12/1889 Hagley Plain Bob Triples
18/12/1889 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
27/12/1889 Salford Priors Minor (2M)
23/12/1889 Clent Minor (7M)
26/12/1889 Croome D'Abitot Minor (4M)
26/12/1889 Hagley Grandsire Triples
26/12/1889 Clent Minor (7M)
22/09/1889 Tipton Plain Bob Major
04/01/1890 Dudley Grandsire Caters
08/02/1890 Dudley Grandsire Caters
18/01/1890 Dudley Grandsire Triples
08/02/1890 Hanley Castle Grandsire Doubles
15/03/1890 Bromsgrove Grandsire Caters
17/04/1890 Dudley Grandsire Triples
18/06/1890 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
01/10/1890 Kidderminster Canterbury Pl. Triples
01/11/1890 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
19/11/1890 Kidderminster Double Norwich Court Bob Major
17/12/1890 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
26/12/1890 Malvern Priory Grandsire Triples
27/12/1890 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
10/02/1890 Worcester St Helen Grandsire Triples
27/06/1891 Wolverhampton Stedman Caters
10/10/1891 Worcester St Helen Stedman Triples
16/11/1891 Tipton Stedman Triples
19/12/1891 Tipton Plain Bob Major
02/01/1892 Tipton Kent Major
16/01/1892 Coseley Grandsire Minor
16/01/1892 Tipton Darlaston Bob Triples
10/02/1892 Kidderminster Superlative Surprise Major
14/05/1892 Tipton Canterbury Pleasure Major
21/05/1892 Tipton Double Norwich Court Bob Major
03/08/1892 Kidderminster Superlative Surprise Major
08/08/1892 Kidderminster Grandsire Triples
10/09/1892 Netherton Minor (7M)
01/10/1892 Kings Norton Double Norwich Court Bob Major
19/10/1892 Kidderminster Stedman Triples
22/10/1892 Wolverhampton Grandsire Caters
05/11/1892 Stourbridge Grandsire Triples
03/12/1892 Dudley Stedman Caters
23/12/1892 Cookley Minor (7M)
16/01/1893 Tipton Grandsire Triples
21/01/1893 Old Hill Canterbury Pl. Major
25/02/1893 Wolverhampton Grandsire Caters
21/03/1893 Dudley Plain Bob Royal
08/06/1893 Old Hill Double Oxford Major
24/06/1893 Wolverhampton Forward Royal
02/10/1893 Dudley Kent Royal
19/10/1893 Dudley Grandsire Caters
22/10/1893 Welshpool Plain Bob Major
14/12/1893 Worcester Cathedral Grandsire Caters
21/12/1893 Dudley Grandsire Royal
11/02/1894 Old Hill Grandsire Triples
13/03/1894 Dudley Grandsire Caters
21/04/1894 Wolverhampton Grandsire Major
09/05/1894 Kidderminster Cambridge Surprise Major
15/05/1894 Shrewsbury Grandsire Cinques
06/06/1894 Kidderminster Cambridge Surprise Major
14/07/1894 Netherton Minor (7M)
26/07/1894 Hagley Superlative Surprise Major
06/08/1894 Coalbrookdale Superlative Surprise Major
18/08/1894 Netherton Minor (7M)
10/11/1894 Kings Norton Grandsire Triples
22/11/1894 Worcester St Helen Grandsire Triples
10/12/1894 Worcester Cathedral Grandsire Caters
15/12/1894 Wolverhampton Grandsire Caters
10/01/1895 Worcester St Helen Plain Bob Major
04/02/1895 Netherton Minor (7M)
07/02/1895 Worcester St Helen Plain Bob Major
07/02/1895 Dudley Grandsire Caters
21/02/1895 Worcester St Helen Canterbury Pleasure Major
02/03/1895 Dudley Grandsire Major
26/05/1895 Kings Norton Double Norwich Court Bob Major
03/06/1895 Worcester All Saints Grandsire Caters
24/08/1895 Oldbury Double Norwich Court Bob Major
31/08/1895 Wombourn Stedman Triples
10/10/1895 Worcester St Helen Grandsire Triples
12/10/1895 Tipton Double Norwich Court Bob Major
17/12/1895 Dudley Plain Bob Caters
26/12/1895 Netherton Minor (7M)
07/01/1896 Worcester Grandsire Triples
21/02/1896 Worcester Grandsire Triples
26/03/1896 Kings Norton Plain Bob Major
18/04/1896 Kings Norton Superlative Surprise Major
30/04/1896 Kings Norton Stedman Triples
14/05/1896 Worcester Grandsire Triples
23/05/1896 Dudley Grandsire Royal
20/06/1896 Dudley Plain Bob Royal
04/07/1896 Dudley Grandsire Caters
19/09/1896 Upper Arley Minor (7M)
24/10/1896 Tipton Plain Bob Major
07/11/1896 Netherton Minor (7M)
12/11/1896 Kings Norton Kent Major
17/11/1896 Worcester Grandsire Triples
05/12/1896 Netherton Minor (7M)
06/01/1897 Kidderminster London Surprise Major
16/02/1897 Dudley Grandsire Caters
15/03/1897 Dudley Kent Major
19/04/1897 Pershore Double Norwich Court Bob Major
22/05/1897 Kidderminster Duffield
22/06/1897 Dudley Grandsire Caters
18/09/1897 Dudley Grandsire Triples
22/09/1897 Kidderminster Superlative Surprise Major
07/10/1897 Kings Norton Double Norwich Court Bob Major
09/10/1897 Bromsgrove Kent Royal
20/12/1897 Netherton Kent Major
27/12/1897 Netherton Grandsire Triples
23/02/1898 Old Hill Double Norwich Court Bob Major
02/04/1898 Netherton Darlaston Bob Triples
11/04/1898 Netherton Darlaston Bob Triples
12/04/1898 Netherton Grandsire Triples
25/04/1898 Dudley Stedman Triples
03/05/1898 Netherton Plain Bob Major
09/05/1898 Netherton Stedman Triples
14/05/1898 Netherton Cambridge Surprise Major
02/07/1898 Netherton Oxford Treble Bob Major
05/10/1898 Kidderminster Cambridge Surprise Major
15/10/1898 Netherton Superlative Surprise Major
22/10/1898 Oldbury Cambridge Surprise Major
26/11/1898 Hagley Canterbury Pl. Major
11/03/1899 Netherton Forward Major
18/03/1899 Netherton Canterbury Pl. Major
25/01/1899 Kings Norton Superlative Surprise Major
11/06/1899 Stoke Prior Plain Bob Major
11/11/1889 Netherton London Surprise Major
09/12/1899 Kings Norton Cambridge Surprise Major
29/12/1900 Netherton Plain Bob Major
23/11/1901 Netherton Plain Bob Major
30/11/1901 Netherton Grandsire Triples
27/12/1902 Hagley Grandsire Triples
06/06/1903 Hallow Oxford Bob Triples
02/05/1904 Kings Norton London Surprise Major
18/11/1905 Halesowen Stedman Triples
11/12/1905 Clent Grandsire Triples
18/02/1907 Oldswinford Grandsire Triples
11/05/1908 Dudley Grandsire Caters
25/01/1910 Netherton Grandsire Triples
21/05/1910 Pershore Grandsire Triples
06/12/1913 Oldswinford Plain Bob Major
02/01/1932 Hanley Castle Minor (7M)
20/10/1951 Welland Grandsire Doubles
11/06/1966 Hanley Castle Minor (7M)
03/10/1974 Stourbridge Grandsire Caters
23/10/1974 Stoke Prior Zurich Surprise Major
11/01/1975 Netherton Spliced Surprise Major (4M)
22/02/1975 Kidderminster Plain Bob Maximus
12/07/1980 Bewdley Grandsire Triples
26/08/1980 Bromsgrove Plain Bob Major
29/10/1980 Netherton Cambridge Surprise Major
15/04/1982 Bromsgrove Kent Treble Bob Major
17/04/1982 Halesowen Cambridge Surprise Major
12/05/1982 Amblecote Plain Bob Major
29/01/1994 Evesham Stedman Caters
05/10/2004 Saintbury, Gloucs. Yorkshire Surprise Major
16/12/2006 Evesham Grandsire Caters
There are currently 218 peals available online.
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