In bell ringing, a ‘peal’ is a period of ringing, usually lasting around three hours and with over 5000 changes – all rung from memory of the method ‘blue line’. They are often rung for special occasions and commemorated with boards in towers.

The Yorkshire Association

Tenor 12 cwt

On Saturday 15 March, 1884, in 3 hours and 8 minutes

A Peal of 5024 KENT TREBLE BOB MAJOR

Ringers

1. John J Brierley
2. John Holden
3. Franklin Brierley
4. James Wrigley
5. Edgar Buckley
6. Joseph Wood
7. Thomas Whitehead
8. Edward Wood

Conducted by Franklin Brierley

Composed by James Platt of Saddleworth

Footnotes:- * First peal.
First peal as conductor.
This is the first peal on the bells since they have been augmented to eight. The above are all members of the Saddleworth branch of this Association.
Notes BN 1884 p607
First peal:- 1.
The composition for this peal is available in the compositions file