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 9 April, 1955, in 2 hours and 48 minutes

A peal of 5088 Macclesfield Surprise Major

Ringers

1. Henry O. Baker
2. Fred Dunkerley
3. John E. Bibby
4. Basil Jones
5. C. Kenneth Lewis
6. John Worth
7. Peter Laflin
8. Edward Jenkins

Composed by A. G. Driver

Conducted by C. Kenneth Lewis

Footnotes:

First peal in the method:- 1, 3.
First peal in the method on the bells and by the Association.
Notes RW 1955 p 243