[Bell Historians] Method name

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Why Primrose?  Primrose Day is 19th April being the anniversary of the death of Benjamin Disraeli (1st Earl of Beaconsfield) in 1881.  The Primrose was his favourite flower and Queen Victoria often sent him bunches of Primroses and sent a wreath of them to his funeral. Beaconsfield's statue in Parliament Square and his grave in Hughenden, Bucks are decorated with Primroses on this date.  The first peal of Primrose S Major was rung on 23 April 1932 and the first of Minor on 12th April 1950 so both dates are close to Primrose Day.  Perhaps this is the reason?

Peter Wilkinson 
--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, Hayden Charles <hcharles at ...> wrote:
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> Sue Marsden wrote on 20/01/2011 15:24:
> > I think! I shall have to get a copy of Forbidden Methods.
> >
> > SEM
> 
> It is an entertaining read because the author has a definite view on the 
> way Law James handled the new CC's method definitions and the way that 
> the new definitions rode roughshod over the long tradition of cartwheel 
> ringing popular particularly in the area around Barnsley. 65's at hand 
> don't stand out in cartwheel ringing the way they do with open 
> handstrokes, and methods with handstroke 65's in the  plain course were 
> common in the area. The labels 'irregular', 'illegal', and even 
> 'bastard' methods shows that Law James was not afraid of making judgements.
> 
> Hayden Charles
>