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North Wales Association

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
North Wales Association

A meeting to form the Association was held on 14th February 1903 in Llandudno with ringers' representatives from Bangor, Llandudno, Rhyl, Wrexham, Llangollen, Gresford and Hawarden in attendance. The Association covers the Diocese of Bangor and St Asaph. For further details see the Ringing World (23rd May 2003, pages 487 and 488). [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.]

founded 1903
Formerly: North Wales Association of Change Ringers (until c.1980s) [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]

1903https://www.nwacbr.wales/

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Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Charles Alfred Bassett Place of Birth: Reading, Berks
Began ringing at: Wadhurst, Sussex
First peal tower: Lamberhurst, Kent
Towers: Lamberhurst 1937/38
Location mentioned in obituary: Wadhurst
East Grinstead & District Guild19/07/1977
William Cathrall Place of Birth: Wrexham area
Began ringing at: St. Giles, Wrexham
Location mentioned in obituary: Wrexham
01/01/1997
Lieutenant John Craig Dunn Roll of Honour tower: Buckley25/03/1916
Albert John Hughes Place of Birth: Great Bridge, Tipton, Staffs
Began ringing at: Smethwich, Staffs
First peal tower: Smethwich, Staffs
Towers: St. Martin's Birmingham 1901-03; St. David's, Bangor 1903-1921; Rhyl 1921-28; Bradford Cathedral 1928-1941; St David's Bangor 1941-1952
Location mentioned in obituary: Bangor (Wales)
Central Council of Church Bellringers 
Charles Henry Jones Place of Birth: Buckley
Began ringing at: Buckley
 
Eric Malcolm Jones Place of Birth: Neath
Began ringing at: Cadoxton-juxta-Neath
First peal tower: Hope, Flintshire
Towers: Tenby 1947-1948 and Flint from 1961.
Location mentioned in obituary: Flint
20/10/2002
T Norman Jones Place of Birth: Bangor 
Private Evan John Jones Roll of Honour tower: Portmadoc04/08/1916
Private Ernest Jones Roll of Honour tower: Chirk25/09/1915
Revd Thomas Lewis-Jones Began ringing at: St. David's, Bangor
First peal tower: St. David, Bangor
28/01/1928
Dr Donald Richard Marshall Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorks
Began ringing at: Bradford Cathedral
First peal tower: Silsden, Yorks
Towers: Bangor, Gwynedd (St David) 1960-87
Towers: Beaumaris 2004-22
Towers: Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Towers: Oxford / Reading (various) 1958-60
Towers: St Andrews & Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Oxford University Society
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
04/01/2023
Dennis Hugh Bernard Millward Place of Birth: Wolverhampton
Began ringing at: Buckley
First peal tower: Northop
Location mentioned in obituary: Buckley
18/07/1997
Mrs Norah Margaret Randles Place of Birth: Frodsham, Cheshire
Began ringing at: Frodsham, Cheshire
Towers: Lincoln Cathedral 1953-1966 and Gresford and Chester Cathedral 1966.
Location mentioned in obituary: Frodsham & Gresford
07/03/2003
Third Engineer Idris Percy Thomas Roll of Honour tower: Portmadoc12/05/1917
Corporal Edward John Webb Roll of Honour tower: Bangor15/08/1915
Dr Edith Valma Woodcock Place of Birth: Wolverhampton02/08/1998

Peal Statistics

Statistics sourced from the annual reports of the Council Peal Analysis Committee will be shown here

The tables will need to be digitised first. A job for 2024.

Peal board photos

Total records: 2

Llandudno, Wales 25/11/1903

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Llandudno, Wales 27/11/1926

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Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

North Wales Association

Society NameDescriptionsFrom (year)To (year)Web site
North Wales Association

A meeting to form the Association was held on 14th February 1903 in Llandudno with ringers' representatives from Bangor, Llandudno, Rhyl, Wrexham, Llangollen, Gresford and Hawarden in attendance. The Association covers the Diocese of Bangor and St Asaph. For further details see the Ringing World (23rd May 2003, pages 487 and 488). [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Certificates Collection by Chris Ridley.]

founded 1903
Formerly: North Wales Association of Change Ringers (until c.1980s) [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]

1903https://www.nwacbr.wales/

Photo

Accounts of the lives of members (Navigation at foot of page)

NamePlace(s)Other societiesDate of death
Charles Alfred Bassett Place of Birth: Reading, Berks
Began ringing at: Wadhurst, Sussex
First peal tower: Lamberhurst, Kent
Towers: Lamberhurst 1937/38
Location mentioned in obituary: Wadhurst
East Grinstead & District Guild19/07/1977
William Cathrall Place of Birth: Wrexham area
Began ringing at: St. Giles, Wrexham
Location mentioned in obituary: Wrexham
01/01/1997
Lieutenant John Craig Dunn Roll of Honour tower: Buckley25/03/1916
Albert John Hughes Place of Birth: Great Bridge, Tipton, Staffs
Began ringing at: Smethwich, Staffs
First peal tower: Smethwich, Staffs
Towers: St. Martin's Birmingham 1901-03; St. David's, Bangor 1903-1921; Rhyl 1921-28; Bradford Cathedral 1928-1941; St David's Bangor 1941-1952
Location mentioned in obituary: Bangor (Wales)
Central Council of Church Bellringers 
Charles Henry Jones Place of Birth: Buckley
Began ringing at: Buckley
 
Eric Malcolm Jones Place of Birth: Neath
Began ringing at: Cadoxton-juxta-Neath
First peal tower: Hope, Flintshire
Towers: Tenby 1947-1948 and Flint from 1961.
Location mentioned in obituary: Flint
20/10/2002
T Norman Jones Place of Birth: Bangor 
Private Evan John Jones Roll of Honour tower: Portmadoc04/08/1916
Private Ernest Jones Roll of Honour tower: Chirk25/09/1915
Revd Thomas Lewis-Jones Began ringing at: St. David's, Bangor
First peal tower: St. David, Bangor
28/01/1928
Dr Donald Richard Marshall Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorks
Began ringing at: Bradford Cathedral
First peal tower: Silsden, Yorks
Towers: Bangor, Gwynedd (St David) 1960-87
Towers: Beaumaris 2004-22
Towers: Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Towers: Oxford / Reading (various) 1958-60
Towers: St Andrews & Dundee Cathedral 1950-56
Oxford University Society
Society of Royal Cumberland Youths
04/01/2023
Dennis Hugh Bernard Millward Place of Birth: Wolverhampton
Began ringing at: Buckley
First peal tower: Northop
Location mentioned in obituary: Buckley
18/07/1997
Mrs Norah Margaret Randles Place of Birth: Frodsham, Cheshire
Began ringing at: Frodsham, Cheshire
Towers: Lincoln Cathedral 1953-1966 and Gresford and Chester Cathedral 1966.
Location mentioned in obituary: Frodsham & Gresford
07/03/2003
Third Engineer Idris Percy Thomas Roll of Honour tower: Portmadoc12/05/1917
Corporal Edward John Webb Roll of Honour tower: Bangor15/08/1915
Dr Edith Valma Woodcock Place of Birth: Wolverhampton02/08/1998

Peal Statistics

Statistics sourced from the annual reports of the Council Peal Analysis Committee will be shown here

The tables will need to be digitised first. A job for 2024.

Peal board photos

Total records: 2

Llandudno, Wales 25/11/1903

Details

Llandudno, Wales 27/11/1926

Details

Peals

For those who have a pealbase login, the society analysis has totals since 1910.

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