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List of Peals Rung on the Bells of St James Church

Badsey church bells
Photo: Peter Stewart

This Peal Record was compiled by Roger Savory who grew up in Badsey but now lives in America. It is a list of the peals rung on the bells of St. James’ Church, Badsey and was compiled from national archives in May 2002. See also A few thoughts on Badsey bells and Charles A Binyon.

The six 1706 bells in the tower of St.James Church, Badsey were rehung in a new steel frame in 1898. No record exists of any peal being rung there before this date.

Peal
No.		 Date No. of
Changes		 Method Conductor
1 12/2/1898 5040 Minor in 3 Methods Frank Cook
2 1/5/1898 5040 Doubles in 2 Methods Frank Cook
3 4/3/1899 5040 Single Oxford Bob Minor Frank Cook
4 17/11/1900 5040 Plain Bob Minor Frank Cook
The bells were augmented from six to eight by the addition of two “Trebles” in 1902.        
5 30/12/1902 5040 Stedman Triples Rev. F. E. Robinson
6 07/11/1903 5056 Plain Bob Major William Page
7 08/11/1903 5040 Grandsire Triples William Page
8 02/01/1909 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
9 07/04/1910 5040 Grandsire Triples James E. Groves
10 30/04/1911 5040 Grandsire Triples Gordon Checketts
11 12/11/1911 5040 Grandsire Triples Harry Middleton
12 31/12/1911 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
13 20/01/1912 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
14 07/04/1912 5040 Grandsire Triples Abraham Greenfield
15 22/06/1912 5040 Plain Bob Major Frank Cook
16 29/01/1913 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
17 28/06/1913 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
18 25/06/1914 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Cook
19 23/03/1915 5040 Stedman Triples Harry Middleton
20 03/12/1916 5040 Grandsire Triples James Hemming
21 31/05/1919 5040 Grandsire Triples James Hemming
22 30/08/1919 5792 Kent Treble Bob Major Joseph E. Sykes
23 25/11/1922 5040 Plain Bob Major James Hemming
24 25/05/1926 5040 Grandsire Triples Charles A Binyon
25 18/12/1926 5088 Kent Treble Bob Major James Hemming
26 09/05/1927 5040 Grandsire Triples Joseph D. Johnson
27 25/06/1927 5040 Grandsire Triples Charles A. Binyon
28 04/05/1929 5040 Grandsire Triples Geoffrey J. Hemming
29 01/03/1930 5040 Stedman Triples Joseph D. Johnson
30 03/02/1934 5040 Plain Bob Major James Hemming
31 03/11/1934 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Sidney T. Holt
32 23/11/1935 5040 Stedman Triples Sidney T. Holt
33 27/10/1937 5040 Grandsire Triples Joseph D. Johnson
34 28/02/1938 5040 Stedman Triples Joseph D. Johnson
35 22/07/1939 5040 Stedman Triples Sidney T. Holt
36 23/12/1944 5040 Grandsire Triples Joseph D. Johnson
37 03/10/1945 5040 Grandsire Triples Frank Jones
38 31/08/1946 5024 Double Norwich C. B. Major Joseph D. Johnson
39 24/04/1947 5040 Stedman Triples Joseph D. Johnson
40 20/12/1947 5040 Grandsire Triples Joseph D. Johnson
41 04/08/1948 5040 Grandsire Triples Joseph D. Johnson
42 04/09/1948 5040 Grandsire Triples Betty Spice
Bells Rehung - December 1951        
43 15/12/1951 5040 Grandsire Triples R. Roger Savory
44 22/11/1952 5024 Cambridge Surprise Major Sidney T. Holt
45 14/02/1953 5152 Spliced Surprise Major
(4 Methods)		 Sidney T. Holt
46 02/06/1953 5040 Grandsire Triples R. Roger Savory
47 07/11/1953 5120 Kent Treble Bob Major Geoffrey J. Hemming
48 26/12/1953 5040 Grandsire Triples Gerald C. Hemming
49 26/02/1955 5040 Stedman Triples Geoffrey J. Hemming
50 11/04/1955 5040 Plain Bob Major Geoffrey J. Hemming
51 21/05/1955 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major John Thomas
52 27/12/1955 5040 Grandsire Triples R. Roger Savory
53 26/02/1956 5040 Stedman Triples Geoffrey J. Hemming
54 31/03/1956 5056 London Surprise Major Charles H. Kippin
55 19/05/1956 6000 Plain Bob Major R. Roger Savory
56 28/08/1956 5056 Ealing Surprise Major Chris W. Wooley
57 03/10/1956 5056 Gainsborough Surprise Major Peter Border
58 02/03/1957 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Geoffrey J. Hamming
59 16/11/1957 5040 Plain Bob Triples Eric T. Lee
60 25/01/1958 5024 Double Norwich C. B. Major Joseph D. Johnson
61 30/05/1959 5040 Little Bob Major Harold E. Raxter
62 18/01/1960 5040 Grandsire Triples Anthony J. Brazier
63 19/08/1960 5024 Bristol Surprise Major John Worth
64 12/08/1961 5088 Double Norwich C. B. Major Joseph D. Johnson
65 01/12/1962 5120 Spliced Surprise Major
(7 Methods)		 Roderick W. Pipe
66 16/07/1965 5184 Langley Surprise Major D. John Hunt
67 07/05/1966 5088 Spliced Surprise Major
(5 Methods)		 Stanley Jenner
68 05/07/1966 5184 Sawley Surprise Major Cyril E. Wratten
69 24/07/1968 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Geoffrey R. Drew
70 25/03/1969 5040 Stedman Triples Joseph D. Johnson
71 25/10/1975 5088 Plain Bob Major Arthur C. Berry
72 29/10/1983 5088 Rutland Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
73 28/04/1984 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
74 29/12/1984 5152 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
75 27/04/1985 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
76 20/02/1993 5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
77 22/10/1994 5088 Pudsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
78 29/04/1995 5184 Evesham Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
79 11/11/1995 5088 Worcestershire Surp. Major Gerald C. Hemming
80 13/04/1996 5184 Ullesthorpe Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
81 29/06/1996 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
82 26/10/1996 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Dennis Mottershead
83 12/04/1997 5088 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
84 16/08/1997 5088 Cotswold Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
85 29/11/1997 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
86 18/04/1998 5184 Tring Surprise Major Gerlad C. Hemming
87 18/07/1998 5056 Onyx Surprise Major Timothy G. Pett
88 28/11/1998 5088 Desborough Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
89 01/05/1999 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
90 22/05/1999 5120 Urchfont Surprise Major John R. Ridley
91 07/03/2000 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
92 05/09/2000 5056 Painswick Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
93 07/11/2000 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Gerlad C. Hemming
94 14/06/2001 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
95 28/07/2001 5056 Badsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
96 25/08/2001 5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major David E. Rothera
97 02/10/2001 5088 Pudsey Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
98 10/11/2001 5056 Cotswold Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
99 19/01/2002 5088 Worcestershire Surp. Major Gerlad C. Hemming
100 09/04/2002 5088 Cotswold Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming

The hundredth peal, rung in April 2002, was a "half-muffled peal" in memory of the Queen Mother.

Above list of the first 100 Peals rung on the bells of St.James' Church, Badsey was compiled from national archives by R. Roger Savory. (May 2002).

Beyond the "First Century"

Peal
No.		 Date No. of
Changes		 Method Conductor
101 27/7/2002 5184 Ullesthorpe Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
102 9/11/2002 5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
103* 30/12/2002 5088 Evesham Surprise Major Gerald C. Hemming
104**
5/4/2003
 5088 Rutland Suprise Major Gerald C. Hemming

* Rung on the 100th Anniversary of the first Peal on the augmented ring of 8 Bells.
** The 100th Peal on the augmented ring of 8 bells, rung in the 101st year following the augmentation.

(RRS - May 2003).

Roger Savory, Chatham N.J. USA RRSavory@aol.com

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5040 changes rung in 1898.