Peals

For each performance, following the tower's name and location are given the number of bells in the tower and the weight and strike note of the Tenor (the heaviest bell in the ring). Where the exact weight of the Tenor is known it is given in the traditional way using the British imperial units of Hundredweight, Quarters and Pounds (cwt-qtr-lb) in which there are 28 pounds in a quarter, four quarters in a hundredweight, and 20 hundredweight in a ton (one hundredweight is approximately equal to 50.8 kilograms); otherwise it is estimated to the nearest quarter of a hundredweight.

If not all of the bells in the tower were used for a particular performance – such as when ringing six bells at an eight-bell tower – it should be assumed that the ringing took place on the heaviest or "back" bells, unless the footnote to the performance states otherwise.

Note that my own name appears in bold text for no other reason than to make it easier to spot.

6. Saturday, 23rd April 2016
St John the Baptist, Keynsham, Somerset (8, 24-3-27 in D)

5040 changes of Grandsire Triples in 3 hours and 8 minutes.

1. Lorna E Swan
2. Sheila C Matthews
3. R William Willans
4. Alison M Holliday
5. Andrew H Ball
6. Keith W Scudamore
7. Martin S Pearson
8. David J Clark

Conducted by R William Willans.

Composed by John Carter (12-part; 3rd observation).

"For Queen and Country."

Rung for England on St George's Day, and in celebration of the 90th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 21st April.

First peal of Triples: 7
First peal for more than 30 years: 8

20th peal on the bells.
First peal of Triples on the bells since 1969.

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