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 January, 1959, in 2 hours and 40 minutes

A peal of 5040 Plain Bob Minor

C.C.C. Nos 28, 29, 37, 38, 39, 48 and 50.

Ringers

1. John F. Barlow
2. Donald F. C. Malloch
3. Brain Downie
4. Frederick Shallcross
5. John P. Partington
6. Edward Jenkins

Composed by …

Conducted by Edward Jenkins

Footnotes:

First peal:- 1.
Notes RW 1959 p 136