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 31 December, 1955, in 3 hours and 5 minutes

A peal of 5280 Spliced Surprise Major (8 Methods)

In eight methods, being 960 London, 928 Watford, 896 Bristol, 672 Cambridge, 512Dorchester, 448 Pudsey, 448 Superlative, and 416 Lincoln, with all the work of eachmethod for every bell; 121 changes of method

Ringers

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

Composed by Albert J. Pitman

Conducted by C. Kenneth Lewis

Footnotes:

The first time this composition has been rung by the Association.

Notes RW 1956 p 35