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 Saturday 16 June, 1951, in 3 hours and 1 minutes

A peal of 5040 Plain Bob Major

Ringers

1. Derek M. Seville
2. Joan Carter
3. Audrey T. Seville
4. Derek Sanderson
5. James B. Robinson
6. John T. Walmsley
7. Ivan Kay
8. Philip H. Tocock

Composed by H. W. Wilde

Conducted by Philip H. Tocock

Footnotes:

First peal in the method:- 2, 3.
Notes RW 1951 p 420