Tag: GRO0879

Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian: Friday 14th May 1897

Change Ringing at St. Mary’s: On Tuesday evening ten members of the St. Mary’s Society of Change Ringers will ascend the ancient tower of St. Mary’s Church and rang in capital style a true and complete peal of “Grandsire Caters” consisting of 5,120 changes in three hours and nineteen minutes, The ringers standing as follows … (includes) … William Pinsent, eighth … … This is the first peal that has been rung upon the bells since their augmentation to a peal of “ten” was rung as a compliment to Messrs. William Shurmur and William M. Beck, churchwardens … (continues) …

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GRO0879 Miscellaneous (High Ongar): William Richard Pinsent: 1840 – 1913

Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian: Friday 19th March 1897

Walthamstow: … Change Ringing at St. Mary’s: On Thursday evening the 11th inst. ten members of the St. Mary’s Society attempted a peal of “Grandsere Caters,” comprising 5,021 changes, but after ringing 4,500 changes in splendid style in two hours and fifty-six minutes, the peal unfortunately came to grieve owing to an oversight by one of the ringers. The band was composed as follows … (includes) … W. Pinsent, 8 … (continues) … 

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GRO0879 Miscellaneous (High Ongar): William Richard Pinsent: 1840 – 1913

Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian: Friday 19th March 1897

Walthamstow: … Change Ringing at St. Mary’s: On Thursday evening the 11th inst. ten members of the St. Mary’s Society attempted a peal of “Grandsere Caters,” comprising 5,021 changes, but after ringing 4,500 changes in splendid style in two hours and fifty-six minutes, the peal unfortunately came to grieve owing to an oversight by one of the ringers. The band was composed as follows … (includes) … W. Pinsent, 8 … (continues)…

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GRO0879 Miscellaneous (High Ongar): William Richard Pinsent: 1840 – 1913

Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian: Friday 25th January 1895

Change Ringing at St. Mary’s: On Saturday eight members of the Ancient Society of College Youths rung a true peal of Grandaire triples, 5,040 changes (Holt’s Ten Parts). The time occupied was two hours and fifty-two minutes. The peal was novel from the fact that the Christian name of the whole eight ringers was William. There were Messrs. Coakham, 1st, Manning 2nd, Smith 3rd, Dallimore 4th, Birkin 5th, Pinsent, 6th, Freeman 7th and Pye 8th. The peal was rung in honour of Mr. W. Pinsent’s birthday. 

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GRO0879 Miscellaneous (High Ongar): William Richard Pinsent: 1840 – 1913

Walthamstow and Leyton Guardian: Friday 4th January 1895

Change Ringing at St. Mary’s: On New Year’s Eve eight members of the Walthamstow branch of the Essex Association of Change Ringers succeeded in ringing with the bells half muffled a true peal of “Grandaire Triples,” 5040 changes in 3 hours and 5 minutes. The band was constituted as under: … After midnight service to usher in the New Year an open quarter peal of 1,260 changes was rung by the St. Mary’s Band in 45 minutes, the band consisting of W. Coakham, 1; F. Nunn, 2, R. T. Maynard, 3, F. Rumens, 4 (conductor), J. H. Wilkins, 5, W. Pinsent, 6, W. B. Manning, 7, W. Crockford, 8 (tenor ringer of St. Mary’s for upwards of forty years).

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GRO0879 Miscellaneous (High Ongar): William Richard Pinsent: 1840 – 1913