BellBoard

On Saturday afternoon, the 20th May, eight members of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers, from St. Sidwell's, Exeter, paid their respects to the venerable Rector [Rev H T Ellacombe], and gratified him and the villagers by ringing various courses of Grandsire Doubles — viz. six-score changes — each course being struck in five minutes. The total number of courses was sixteen.

The ringers (interchangeably) were:

S. B. Peardon, W. H. Marsh, C. Daniels, W. B. Fulford, Esq., J. R. Alford, W. G. Goss, E. Sheppard, W. C. Marsh.

Conducted by W. H. Marsh.

Weight of tenor, 13 cwt.

[We are very pleased to record this marked progress of scientific change ringing in Devonshire: we hope soon to report peals of Triples rung on the noble bells of St. Sidwell’s, where we understand the above — genuine Youths — are steadily persevering to accomplish such a performance.—Ed.]

[Church Bells, May 27, 1876, p307.]

[This is one of several annual visits to the Rev Ellacombe recorded in Church Bells and has been linked to the In Memoriam performances for Rev H T Ellacombe.]