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<DIV>Thank you all for your thorough replies. </DIV>
<DIV>One thing I picked up (from the History of the Central Council or was it a
Whiting Society book?) was the fashion in Yorkshire for ringing 360 changes each
of fourteen methods – there was debate whether this was acceptable as a
peal!</DIV>
<DIV>Back to my original reason for asking:</DIV>
<DIV>The area now covered by the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds had, on its
formation in 1836, one peal of 10 (Leeds), two of 8 (Ripon and Knaresborough)
and ten peals of six bells. Eight bell peals had been rung in the
eighteenth century at Leeds, Ripon and Knaresborough but of the sixes only
Masham (1827) and East Witton (1887) had peals rung in the nineteenth
century. The remainder of the sixes either had to wait until they were
augmented to eight before a peal was rung, or until the twentieth century –
indeed the first peal at Aysgarth was not until 1970. (All this according to
Felstead database.)</DIV>
<DIV>The first peals at Middleham and at Richmond were both closely followed by
augmentation to eight.</DIV>
<DIV>This lack of six bell peals seems more to do with the culture of ringing in
the local area rather than a reflection of peal ringing in the wider area.
Six bell peals were being rung but not in the Yorkshire Dales!</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks again,</DIV>
<DIV>Andrew</DIV>
<DIV>PS Racing to get the book written before there is no Diocese of Ripon and
Leeds to write about!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">An extract from the Dove’s Guide of
1837:</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Aldborough</FONT></SPAN></B><FONT
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S Andrew (</SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">), <B>6</B>, 11½cwt in G. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Aysgarth</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Andrew, <B>6</B>, 12cwt in F#.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Bedale</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Gregory, <B>6</B>, 20cwt in Eb.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">East</FONT></SPAN></B><FONT
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<B>Witton</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S John Ev, <B>6</B>, 7cwt in C. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Grinton</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Andrew, <B>6</B>, 10cwt in G. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Knaresborough</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S John Bapt, <B>8</B>, 18½cwt in E.
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Leeds</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Peter, <B>10</B>, 27cwt in D. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Masham</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Mary V, <B>6</B>, 13cwt in F#. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Middleham</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Mary & S Alkelda, <B>6</B>, 9cwt in Ab.
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Richmond</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S Mary, <B>6</B>, 11cwt in F. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Ripon</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, Cath Ch of S Peter & S Wilfrid, <B>8,</B> 19cwt
in E.</FONT><B></B></SPAN></P>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: en-gb"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Rothwell</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, Holy Trinity, <B>6</B>, 10cwt in G.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">Sharow</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">, S John Div, <B>6</B>, 12cwt in G.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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