2014

Quarter Peals 2014

Hilary


1.Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
All Saints
Wednesday, 01 January 2014 in 23 mins (9 B)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1-2 Matthew R Johnson
3-4 Robert J Hornby
5-6 Courtney J Spoerer (C)
Rung after meeting short for a quarter of minimus. The band would like to whish Hannah Guggiari a speedy recovery.
First quarter on the bells.

2.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 18 January 2014 in 43 mins (11-2-6)
1282 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Michael A Williams
2 Rosalind F Roberts
3 Simon A Bond (C)
4 Matthew R Johnson
5 Wilfred J M Lewis
6 Stephen J Turrell
7 Robert J Hornby
8 Michael O'Hagan
First Surprise Major: 5.

3.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas
Saturday, 25 January 2014 in 44 mins (11-2-6)
1250 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Courtney J Spoerer
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Frederick R W M Manners
4 Stephen J Turrell
5 Stephen J D Dann
6 Robert J Hornby
7 Matthew R Johnson
8 Nicholas J Hartley (C)

4.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 28 January 2014 in 40 mins (7-1-12)
1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (4 methods)
Cambridge, Ipswich, Norfolk, Primrose
1 Emma Stanford
2 Simon A Bond (C)
3 Hannah Guggiari
4 Matthew R Johnson
5 Robert J Hornby
6 Courtney J Spoerer
An arrangement of two JSW compositions that is actually true - an Oxford novelty.

5.Oxford, Oxfordshire
Carfax Tower
Friday, 31 January 2014 in 45 minutes (15-0-22)
1320 OUS Treble Place Minor
1 Wilfred J M Lewis
2 Robert J Hornby
3 Rosalind F Roberts
4 Stephen J Turrell
5 Nicholas J Hartley
6 Courtney J Spoerer (C)
Rung by a resident band for the start of the OUS Dinner Weekend.
First in method for all.

6.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 04 February 2014 in 41 mins (7-1-12)
1289 St Simon's Bob Doubles
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Frederick R W M Manners
4 Rosalind F Roberts
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Stephen J D Dann

7.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 08 February 2014 in 43 mins (11-2-6)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Stephen J Turrell
2 Emma Stanford
3 Wilfred J M Lewis
4 Robert J Hornby
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Stephen J D Dann

8.Oxford, Oxon
New College
Sunday, 09 February 2014 in 43 mins (20 cwt)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Matthew R Johnson (C)
4 Robert J Hornby
5 Ryan Mills
Rung by a Sunday service band on the back 5 after the evening service.

9.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 11 February 2014 in 39 minutes (7-1-12)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Wilfred J M Lewis
2 S L Catrin Morgan
3 Isobel L Fray
4 Rosalind F Roberts (C)
5 Stephen J D Dann
6 Robert J Hornby
First quarter peal inside: 3

10.Oxford, Oxfordshire
Michael W's office, Bodleian Libraries, Osney One, Osney Mead
Friday, 14 February 2014 in 26 mins (11G#)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1-2 Michael O'Hagan
3-4 Emma Stanford
5-6 Michael A Williams (C)
To welcome Richard Ovenden as Bodley's 25th Librarian and as a farewell compliment to Michael O'Hagan who leaves the Bodleian next week.

11.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen (Ringing Chamber)
Sunday, 16 February 2014 in 33 mins (15C)
1272 Oxford Treble Bob Minor
1-2 Emma Stanford
3-4 Robert J Hornby
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)

12.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 25 February 2014 in 45 minutes (7-1-12)
1344 Plain Bob Major
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Simon A Bond
3 S L Catrin Morgan
4 Freddie R W M Manners
5 Emma Stanford
6 Matthew R Johnson
7 Hannah Guggiari
8 Courtney J Spoerer (C)
First on eight - 1
First of Major - 5
50th Quarter - 6

13.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Monday, 03 March 2014 in 44 mins (11-2-6)
1280 Superlative Surprise Major
1 Wilfred J M Lewis
2 John G Pusey
3 Nigel R D Orchard
4 Douglas J Beaumont
5 Edmund H Mottershead
6 Nicholas J Hartley
7 Simon A Bond (C)
8 Michael O'Hagan
First in method: 5.

14.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 08 March 2014 in 41 mins (11-2-6)
1272 Oxford Treble Bob Minor
1 Stephen J Turrell
2 Emma Stanford
3 Stephen J D Dann
4 Robert J Hornby
5 Wilfred J M Lewis
6 Matthew R Johnson (C)

15.Oxford, Oxfordshire
Cathedral Church of Christ
Sunday, 09 March 2014 in 53 mins (31-0-23)
1320 Grandsire Cinques
1 Michael O'Hagan
2 Nicholas J Hartley
3 Simon A Bond (C)
4 Rosalind F Roberts
5 Stephen J D Dann
6 Frederick R W M Manners
7 Matthew R Johnson
8 Robert J Hornby
9 Wilfred J M Lewis
10 Robert S Wallis
11 Jonathan Cresshull
12 Ryan Mills
First on twelve: 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9.
Before the Christening of the Dean's grandson in the Cathedral.
A birthday compliment to Courtney Spoerer who was unable to ring today.

16.Oxford, Oxon
Christ Church (Ringing Chamber)
Thursday, 13 March 2014 in 29 mins (15 C)
1272 Spliced Treble Bob Minor (2m)
Kent and Oxford
1-2 Robert J Hornby
3-4 Emma Stanford
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First Spliced 3-4 and as Conductor.
First Spliced in hand 1-2 and 5-6.

17.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Monday, 17 March 2014 in 43 mins (11-2-6)
1263 Stedman Caters
1 Jeremy Pratt (C)
2 Nicholas Hartley
3 Michael O'Hagan
4 Dorothy Hall
5 Wilfred Lewis
6 Christine Darby
7 Nigel Orchard
8 Michael Williams
9 Simon Bond
10 Christopher Griggs
1st of Stedman Caters - 5
A slightly smaller than intended birthday present for Simon Bond.


Trinity


1.Oxford, Oxfordshire
5 Hodges Court
Friday, 02 May 2014 in 38 mins (11 in G#)
1280 Oxford Treble Bob Major
1-2 Nicholas J Hartley
3-4 Matthew R Johnson
5-6 Robert J Hornby
7-8 Simon A Bond (C)
First Oxford TB Major for all.

2.Oxford, Oxon
St. Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 03 May 2014(11-2-6)
1260 11 Doubles
60 Stedman and one extent each of Plain Bob, St. Simon, St. Martin, St. Osmund, Eynesbury, Reverse Canterbury, St. Nicholas, Winchendon Place, St. Remigius and Huntley.
1 Emma Stanford
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Matthew R Johnson
4 Peter Jasper (C)
5 Nicholas J Hartley
To celebrate 'the joyous occasion of Peter's return to Oxford.'
2 and 3: First blows of St. Osmund, Eynesbury, St. Remigius and Huntley.

3.Oxford, Oxon
St. Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 13 May 2014(7-1-12)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Andrew R Freer
2 Stephen J D Dann
3 Isobel L Fray
4 S L Catrin Morgan
5 Frederick R W M Manners
6 Wilfred J M Lewis (C)
3: First of Minor.

4.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen (Ringing Chamber)
Friday, 16 May 2014 in 34 mins (15 C)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1-2 Emma Stanford
3-4 Nicholas J Hartley
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First of Surprise 1-2

5.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 17 May 2014 in 43 mins (11-2-6)
1283 Erin Caters
1 Hannah Guggiari
2 Courtney J Spoerer
3 Matthew R Johnson
4 Stephen J D Dann
5 Wilfred J M Lewis
6 Frederick R W M Manners
7 Simon A Bond (C)
8 Robert J Hornby
9 Nicholas J Hartley
10 Emma Stanford
First Erin for all except 7 and as conductor.
First of Caters: 8.
100th on the bells: 7.
A compliment to Duncan McBurnie and Katy Idle on the day of their wedding, with the band's apologies for their absence.

6.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 24 May 2014 in 40 mins (11-2-6)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (6m)
720 Primrose, Berwick and Hexham. 576 Cambridge, Beverley and Surfleet.
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Stephen J D Dann
4 Frederick R W M Manners
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Andrew R Freer
First of Treble Bob: 1
First of Spliced: 2
First of Spliced Surprise as C

7.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 27 May 2014 in 43 mins (7-1-12)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Simon A Bond
2 Robert J Hornby
3 Frederick R W M Manners
4 Hannah Guggiari (C)
5 Emma Stanford
6 Ryan Mills
7 S L Catrin Morgan
8 Rosalind F Roberts
First as conductor on 8.
First as tenor lady.
First of Grandsire Triples: 5.

8.Oxford, Oxon
Christ Church (Ringing Chamber)
Friday, 30 May 2014 in 35 mins (12 F)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1-2 Courtney J Spoerer
3-4 Robert J Hornby
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First treble dodging in hand: 1-2

9.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 31 May 2014 in 40 mins (11-2-6)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Courtney J Spoerer
3 Emma Stanford
4 Stephen J D Dann
5 Matthew R Johnson
6 Robert J Hornby (C)
First of Surprise on tower bells - 3.
First touch of Surprise as conductor.

10.Oxford, Oxon.
St. Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 10 June 2014 in 44 min (7-1-12)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Courtney J Spoerer
2 Nicholas J Hartley
3 Robert J Hornby
4 Isobel L Fray
5 Hannah Guggiari
6 Ryan Mills
7 Andrew R Freer (C)
8 Emma Stanford
First inside on 8: 4

11.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 17 June 2014 in 45 mins (7-1-12)
1344 Superlative Surprise Major
1 Wilfred J M Lewis
2 S L Catrin Morgan
3 Simon A Bond
4 Courtney J Spoerer
5 Hannah Guggiari (C)
6 Rosalind F Roberts
7 Stephen J D Dann
8 Andrew R Freer
First touch of major as conductor.
First in method: 6, 8.

12.Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
St. Saviour
Saturday, 16 August 2014 in 42 minutes (9-3-16)
1320 Surprise Minor
720 Surfleet, 600 Cambridge
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Peter M Jasper
3 Edmund H Mottershead
4 Rachel C Wells
5 Hannah Guggiari
6 Ryan Mills (C)
Rung to congratulate Helen Matthews and Simon Bond on their recent engagement.

13.Goodnestone, Kent
Holy Cross
Saturday, 16 August 2014 in 42 minutes (11-2-12)
1272 Norwich Surprise Minor

1 Isobel L Fray
2 Ryan Mills
3 Rachel C Wells
4 Edmund H Mottershead
5 Alex Britton
6 Peter M Jasper (C)
150th Quarter - 2

14.Canterbury, Kent
St. Stephen
Saturday, 16 August 2014 in 48 minutes (10-1-26)
1344 Plain Bob Major
1 Alex Britton
2 Hannah Guggiari
3 Isobel L Fray
4 Ryan Mills
5 Peter M Jasper
6 Rachel C Wells
7 Adam Redgwell
8 Edmund H Mottershead (C)
1st Major inside - 3

15.Waltham, Kent
St Bartholomew
Sunday, 17 August 2014 in 45m (8-2-2)
1260 Mixed Doubles (3m)
Reverse Canterbury, Plain Bob and All Saints
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Michael C Keeler
3 Edmund H Mottershead (C)
4 Peter M Jasper
5 Ryan Mills
6 Rachel C Wells

16.Sturry, Kent
St Nicholas
Sunday, 17 August 2014 in 40m (9-3-7)
1260 St Clements College Bob Minor
1 Edmund H Mottershead
2 Isobel L Fray
3 Ryan Mills
4 Rachel C Wells
5 Andrew M Hills
6 Peter M Jasper (C)
First in method - 2

17.Ash next Sandwich, Kent
St Nicholas
Sunday, 17 August 2014 in 43m (8-1-24)
1260 Grandsire Doubles
1 Rachel C Wells
2 Peter M Jasper
3 Isobel L Fray
4 Brian P U Lawrence
5 Ryan Mills (C)
6 Edmund H Mottershead
Rung for morning service including some members of the local band. The first time this has happened for at least 10 years.
First Grandsire Doubles - 3


Michaelmas


1.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 14 October 2014 in 39 mins (7-1-12)
1296 Spliced Surprise Minor (4M)
Cambridge, Primrose, Beverley and Surfleet
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Simon A Bond
3 Emma Stanford
4 Wilfred J M Lewis
5 Courtney J Spoerer
6 Matthew R Johnson (C)

2.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 18 October 2014 in 40 minutes (11-2-6)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1 Stephen J D Dann
2 Hannah Guggiari (C)
3 Emma Stanford
4 Isobel L Fray
5 Matthew R Johnson
6 Robert J Hornby
First quarter of minor as conductor

3.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 21 October 2014 in 45 minutes (7-1-12)
1344 Plain Bob Major
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Emma Stanford
3 Andrew Freer
4 Wilfred J M Lewis
5 Matthew R Johnson
6 Courtney J Spoerer (C)
7 Rosalind F Roberts
8 Hannah Guggiari
150th Quarter: 6

4.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 25 October 2014 in 42 mins (11-2-6)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Robert J Hornby
2 Stephen J Turrell
3 Wilfred J M Lewis
4 Isobel L Fray
5 Stephen J D Dann
6 Simon A Bond
7 Matthew R Johnson (C)
8 Stuart T Nelson
First in Method: 7
50th of Triples: 6

5.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 28 October 2014 in 38 mins (7-1-12)
1272 Spliced Surprise Minor (3M)
Carlisle, Chester and Munden
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Rosalind F Roberts
3 Hannah Guggiari
4 Courtney J Spoerer
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Simon A Bond
First of Carlisle over for all except 6.

6.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 01 November 2014 in 43 minutes (11-2-6)
1250 Yorkshire Surprise Major
1 Matthew A Williams
2 Andrew Freer
3 Stephen J D Dann
4 Matthew R Johnson
5 Hannah Guggiari
6 Heather C Banyard
7 Robert J Hornby
8 Courtney J Spoerer (C)

7.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 04 November 2014 in 41 mins (7-1-12)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Simon A Bond
2 Emma Stanford
3 Isobel L Fray
4 Wilfred J M Lewis
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Robert J Hornby
First of Surprise: 3

8.Oxford, Oxfordshire
New College
Sunday, 09 November 2014 in 49 mins (20 cwt)
1260 Grandsire Caters
1 Katherine A Stonham
2 Hannah Guggiari
3 Courtney J Spoerer
4 Stephen J D Dann
5 Rosalind F Roberts
6 Robert J Hornby
7 Nicholas J Hartley
8 Matthew R Johnson
9 Simon A Bond (C)
10 Mark D Tarrant
Half-muffled for Remembrance.
500th towerbell quarter: 9.

9.Oxford , Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 in 45 mins (7-1-12)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Hannah Guggiari
2 Wilfred J M Lewis
3 Robert J Hornby
4 Isobel L Fray
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Rosalind F Roberts
7 Nicholas J Hartley
8 Courtney J Spoerer
Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Day.

10.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 in 39 mins (7-1-12)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Robert J Hornby
2 Isobel L Fray
3 Wilfred J M Lewis
4 Emma Stanford
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Courtney J Spoerer

11.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Ebbe
Friday, 21 November 2014 in 38 mins (4-3-19)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 Courtney J Spoerer
2 Stephen J Turrell
3 S L Catrin Morgan
4 Hannah Guggiari
5 Simon A Bond (C)
6 Stephen J D Dann
7 Matthew R Johnson
8 Wilfred J M Lewis
Before a carol service as part of Oxford Christmas Light Festival.
50th together: 1 & 7.

12.Oxford , Oxon
Christ Church (Ringing Chamber)
Friday, 21 November 2014 in 36 mins (11G)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1-2 Robert J Hornby
3-4 Emma Stanford
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First Surprise on an inside pair: 3-4

13.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 in 42 mins (7-1-12)
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1 Isobel L Fray
2 Hannah Guggiari
3 Stephen J D Dann
4 S L Catrin Morgan
5 Wilfred J M Lewis
6 Emma Stanford
7 Nicholas J Hartley
8 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First of Surprise Major: 6
50th Quarter Peal for the society: 8

14.Oxford, Oxon
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 29 November 2014 in 41 mins (11-2-6)
1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Wilfred J M Lewis
2 Isobel L Fray
3 Rosalind F Roberts
4 Stephen J Turrell
5 Matthew R Johnson (C)
6 Stephen J D Dann
50th this year: 5
The band would like to associate Jeremy Pratt with this quarter.

15.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen
Tuesday, 02 December 2014(7-1-12)
1260 Doubles (6 methods)
120 each of: Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, St Martin's, St Simon's; 480: Plain Bob; 300: Grandsire
1 Rosalind F Roberts
2 Emma Stanford
3 S L Catrin Morgan
4 Wilfred J M Lewis
5 Stephen J Turrell (C)
6 Peter M Elliott
With thanks to the outgoing OUS committee and wishing the incoming one a fruitful year in office.

16.Oxford, Oxon
Christ Church (Meadows 3.10)
Tuesday, 02 December 2014 in 39 mins (11 G)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1-2 Isobel L Fray
3-4 Courtney J Spoerer
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)
First in hand: 1-2
Rung to thank Matt for his year as Master and to wish Isobel luck as she begins hers.

17.Oxford, Oxfordshire
St Thomas the Martyr
Saturday, 06 December 2014 in 46 mins (11-2-6)
1295 Grandsire Caters
1 Michael O'Hagan
2 Simon A Bond (C)
3 Hannah Guggiari
4 Rosalind F Roberts
5 Stephen J D Dann
6 Andrew R Freer
7 Wilfred J M Lewis
8 Nicholas J Hartley
9 Matthew R Johnson
10 Courtney J Spoerer

18.Oxford, Oxon
St Mary Magdalen (Ringing Chamber)
Tuesday, 09 December 2014 in 39 mins (15 C)
1260 Plain Bob Minor
1-2 Isobel L Fray
3-4 Emma Stanford
5-6 Matthew R Johnson (C)