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

The Lancashire Association

Tenor 10 cwt. 1 qr. 6 lb. in G

On Friday 13 April, 1951, in 3 hours and 1 minutes

A peal of 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (12 Methods)

Being 960 London, 960 Rutland and 320 each of Bristol, Eastcote, Cambridge, Cray,Lincolnshire, New Gloucester, Pudsey, Superlative, Wembley and Yorkshire, with 139 changes of method.

Ringers

1. James A. Milner
2. Fred Dunkerley
3. Wilfred Stevenson
4. C. Kenneth Lewis
5. Walter Allman
6. James C. E. Simpson
7. John E. Bibby
8. John Worth

Composed by A. J. Pitman (reversed)

Conducted by C. Kenneth Lewis

Footnotes:

The first peal in 12 Spliced Surprise methods by the Association.
A 70th birthday compliment to Mr. Jonathan Pilling.
Notes RW 1951 p 274