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Quarter Peals

Many more quarter peals are rung than full peals as they take a quarter of the time, about 45 minutes. They last long enough to stretch your concentration and are also a good test of a ringer’s mental stamina. Unlike the page of Peals rung in Swanage it is not possible to provide an accurate record of all quarter peals rung partly due to the higher volume and also because records of successful quarter peals are not kept as accurately.

Details of quarter peals rung in 2007, 2006 ,
2005.

So if you heard the bells ringing for about 45 minutes before Evensong on a recent Sunday and are wondering which method was being rung and if it was for a particular reason, details of recent quarter peals will be listed on this page.

2008 Quarter peals to date:

Sunday, 20 July 2008 in 46 mins - 1260 Stedman Triples
1 Gillian Loyd
2 Jill Harris
3 Linda Hough
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Brian Dean
6 Peter Harris
7 Julian Newman (c)
8 Matthew Pike
For Evensong.
First quarter peal of Stedman Triples: 5

Sunday, 13 July 2008 in 46 mins -1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Canna Whyte
2 Julian Newman
3 Eddie Dicken
4 Mariko Whyte
5 Eleanor Wallace
6 Hayley Newman (c)
7 Matthew Pike
8 Tim E Rose
For Sea Sunday Evensong.
First quarter peal of surprise major: 4
First of treble bob: 1
First of Yorkshire Surprise Major as conductor: 6

Sunday, 29 June 2008 in 46 mins -1250 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Julian Newman
2 Peter Harris
3 Jill Harris
4 Sas Watson
5 Eddie Dicken
6 Eleanor Wallace
7 Matthew Pike
8 Tim E Rose (c)
For Evensong.
Completes quarter peals in the Standard 8 being rung in Swanage during 2008.
First quarter peal of Surprise Major: 4

Sunday, 22 June 2008 in 46 mins - 1280 London Surprise Major
1 Mariko Whyte
2 Eleanor Wallace
3 Linda Hough
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Matthew Pike
6 Hayley Newman (c)
7 Phil Miles
8 Tim E Rose
For Evensong.
First in method as conductor: 6

Sunday, 15 June 2008 in 45 mins - 1280 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Anthony Burt
2 Bini Miles
3 Jane Wilkins
4 Jim Holmes
5 Julian Newman
6 Eddie Dicken
7 Matthew Pike
8 Phil Miles (c)
For Evensong.
First blows in method: 4
First quarter peal of treble bob: 1


Sunday, 8 June 2008
in 43 mins - 1288 Middlesex Bob Triples
Composed by: Tim E Rose
1 Linda Hough
2 Sas Watson
3 Matthew Pike
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Hadden Arrowsmith
6 Eleanor Wallace
7 Tim E Rose (c)
8 Jenny Morris
For Evensong,
Circled tower to quarter peals in 2008:3

Sunday, 1 June 2008 in 47 mins -1280 Rutland Surprise Major
Composed by: Donald F Morrison (no. 2327)
1 Sas Watson
2 Jill Harris
3 Tim E Rose
4 Peter Harris
5 Eddie Dicken
6 Eleanor Wallace
7 Phil Miles
8 Julian Newman (c)
For Evensong

Sunday, 11 May 2008
in 44 mins - 1250 Uxbridge Surprise Major
1 Mike L Jasper
2 Angie M E Jasper
3 Linda Hough
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Eleanor Wallace
6 Matthew Pike
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 Julian Newman
For Evensong.
First of Uxbridge Surprise Major: 2,4,5,6,7,8.
First blows in method: 8


Sunday, 20 April 2008
in 45 mins - 1280 Spliced Surpise Major (8m)
Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Rutland, Pudsey, London & Bristol
128 N,S,P&C,192 L&R,160 Y,224 B - 34 changes of method
Composed by: Donald F Morrison (no.98)
1 Matthew Pike
2 Eddie Dicken
3 Hadden Arrowsmith
4 Julian Newman
5 Eleanor Wallace
6 Hayley Newman
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 Tim E Rose
For Evensong.
First of 8 spliced surprise major: 5

Sunday, 13 April 2008 in 45 mins - 1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Eddie Dicken
2 Aidan Wright
3 Peter Harris
4 Brian Dean
5 Eleanor Wallace
6 Linda Hough
7 Julian Newman (c)
8 Matthew Pike
For Evensong.
25th quarter peal together: 4 & 5.

Sunday, 6 April 2008 in 44 mins - 1250 Superlative Surprise Major
1 Phil Miles
2 Jill Harris
3 Julian Newman
4 Hayley Newman
5 Matthew Pike
6 Eddie Dicken
7 Peter Harris
8 Tim E Rose (c)
For Evensong.
First quarter peal in method as conductor, and completes Standard 8 as conductor: 8
Circled the tower to quarter peals in 2008:3

Sunday, 30 March 2008 in 44 mins - 1280 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)
Cambridge, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Superlative, Rutland, Pudsey, London & Bristol
128 L,S,P&B, 192 C,Y,N&R - 37 changes of method
Donald F Morrison (No.97)
1 Eleanor Wallace
2 Linda Hough
3 Hayley Newman
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Matthew Pike
6 Julian Newman
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 Tim E Rose
For Evensong.
First of 8 spliced surprise major: 4
First of 8 spliced surprise major as conductor: 7

Sunday, 23 March 2008 in 48 mins - 1344 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
1 Eden Midgley
2 Jill Harris
3 Eddie Dicken
4 Julian Newman
5 Hayley Newman (c)
6 Peter Harris
7 Matthew Pike
8 Phil Miles
For Choral Evensong on Easter Sunday.
First in method as conductor: 5

Sunday, 9 March 2008 in 45 min - 1260 Plain Bob Triples
1 Julian Newman
2 Jill Harris
3 Jenny Elmes
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Peter Harris
6 Eleanor Wallace
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 David Haysom
For Evensong

Sunday, 2 March 2008
in 46 mins - 1344 London Surprise Major
1 David Haysom
2 Julian Newman
3 Paul R Smith
4 Matthew Pike
5 Eddie Dicken
6 Linda Hough
7 Hadden Arrowsmith
8 Tim E Rose (c)
For Mothering Sunday Evensong. Rung in memory of Chris Dalton (author of The Bells and Belfries of Dorset).

Sunday, 24 February 2008
in 45 mins - 1280 Bristol Surprise Major
1 Peter Harris
2 Matthew Pike
3 Jill Harris
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Hayley Newman
6 Hadden Arrowsmith
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 Tim E Rose
For Evensong. Circled the tower to quarter peals: 6

Sunday, 10 February 2008
in 49 mins -1344 Pudsey Surprise Major
Composed by: Paul J Flavell
1 David Haysom
2 Hadden Arrowsmith
3 Jill Harris
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Matthew Pike
6 Peter Harris
7 Tim E Rose
8 Julian Newman (c)
For Evensong.
Rung in memory of Brenda Jones (sister of Jill Harris - 3)
First in method as conductor: 8

Wednesday, 6 February 2008
in 49 min - 1344 Plain Bob Major
1 Aidan Wright
2 Hayley Newman (c)
3 Eden Midgley
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Phil Miles
6 Eleanor Wallace
7 Tim E Rose
8 Matthew Pike
For Ash Wednesday Eucharist service.
First quarter peal of major: 1
First in method as conductor: 2

Sunday, 3 February 2008
in 48 mins - 1344 Ashtead Surprise Major
1 Adrian Rutter
2 Hayley Newman
3 Rachael Rutter
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Eleanor Wallace
6 Matthew Pike
7 Julian Newman
8 Tim E Rose (c)
For Evensong. First in method for all. First blows in method for 2,3,7 & 8.

Sunday, 13 January 2008
in 45 mins - 1280 Double Norwich Court Bob Major
1 Robin Mears
2 Jill Harris
3 Hadden Arrowsmith
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Julian Newman
6 Matthew Pike
7 Phil Miles (c)
8 Tim E Rose
For Evensong.
First of Double Norwich Court Bob Major: 2,4,5,6,7.