Haworth Change-Ringing

Haworth History - Haworth Change - Ringing

Change Ringing:

The traditional English art of ringing a set of tower bells in an intricate series of changes, or mathematical permutations (different orderings in the ringing sequence), by pulling ropes attached to bell wheels. On five, six, or seven bells, a peal is the maximum number of permutations possible (120, 720, and 5,040, respectively); on more than seven bells.

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St Michael & All Angels, Haworth

Record of Peals

Jan	15	1848	Minor, 7 methods.
Apr	6	1849	Minor, 7 methods.*
Nov	22	1853	Minor, 7 methods.*
Nov	7	1903	Minor, 7 methods.*+
Dec	26	1936	Minor, 3 methods.*
Feb	13	1937	Minor, 3 methods.*
Mar	5	1938	Minor, 3 methods.
Dec	26	1938	Minor, 3 methods.
Mar	31	1945	Minor, 3 methods.
Sep	8	1945	Oxford Treble Bob Minor.
Sep	15	1945	Minor, 3 methods.
Mar	10	1946	Minor, 3 methods.
Mar	9	1947	Plain Bob Minor.
Apr	16	1949	Minor, 3 methods.
Oct	20	1949	Cambridge Surprise Minor..
Feb	25	1950	Minor, 3 methods.
Apr	22	1950	Minor, 3 methods.
Oct	1	1950	Minor, 3 methods.*
* Details on peal boards
+ Now known to be false

The inscription on the bell. They spelt Haworth as HOWARTH!

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ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH HOWARTH

THIS PEAL OF EIGHTY ONE BELLS

Was purchased by subscription

and presented to

THE RECTOR & CHURCH WARDENS

For the use of

THE COMPANY OF PAID RINGERS

At the Church

FOR THE TIME BEING FOR EVER

1874

Rev'd J. Wade RECTOR

G. MERRALL Esq'r	CHURCH WARDENS
G.H. MERRALL Esq'r

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HAWORTH

Church of St Michael and All Angels

HAWORTH

Church of St Michael and All Angels

HAWORTH

Church of St Michael and All Angels

On Tuesday Nov 17th 1903, in 3 hours 7 mins, a Peal of Minor, 5040 changes, being 720 each of the following methods.

College Pleasure, Craven Delight, Kent, Violet, Oxford Delight, Duke of York, Oxford.

Fred Pickard 1	Charles A. Pawson 4
William B. Smith 2	Arthur Pickles 5
James Riley 3	Willie Boocock Tenor

Conducted by William B. Smith.

On Saturday Feb 13th 1937, in 2 hours 58 mins, a Peal of Minor, 5040 changes, being 720 of Plain Bob, 3 of Oxford and 3 of Kent.

Seven different callings.

Abram Parker	Verney Bairstow 4
Dennis Maude 2	Alan Rushworth 5
Herbert Helliwell 3	Arthur Bairstow Tenor

Conducted by Arthur Bairstow.

On Sunday Oct 1st 1950, in 2 hours 58 mins, a Peal of Minor 5040 changes, being 2 720 of Oxford Treble Bob, and 2 of Kent Treble Bob and 3 of Plain Bob.

Herbert Helliwell 1	Gilbert Shackleton 4
John Robertshaw 2	Leslie Helliwell 5
Brian Phalp 3	Arthur Bairstow Tenor

Conducted by Arthur Bairstow.

All Members of the LOCAL BAND.