[Bell Historians] False Peal Compositions and Performances from 1911-1919

[Graham John]

I have been through the Ringing Worlds from 1911 to 1919 methodically
recording all published compositions into Complib. The following referenced
performances appear to be false, so should be marked as such in Felstead
and Pealbase. I have already added and marked them as false on Bellboard.

1. T:Chesterfield, 10-Jun-1911, 5003 Double Norwich Court Bob Caters by
Arthur Knights [performance RW1911-V1/199 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/147129> RW1911-V1/277 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887381, reported false
RW1911-V1/394]
2. T:Erith St John, 8-Apr-1912, 5088 Waterloo Major by J Armiger Trollope
[performance RW1912-V2/279 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/147041> RW1912-V2/261 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887155, reported false
RW1912-V2/279]
3. T:Erdington, 13-Jul-1912, 5088 Cambridge S Major by J Carter
[performance RW1912-V3/36 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/145375> RW1912-V3/54 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1888964, report false The
Compleat Cambridge by Giles Thompson p43]
4. T:Ashton under Lyne, 4-Sep-1915, 5060 Grandsire Cinques by Samuel Wood
[performance RW1915-V9/110 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/145988> RW1915/116 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887157, reported false
RW1944/126]
5. H: Birmingham, 27-Sep-1917, 5005 Stedman Caters by James E Groves
[performance RW1917-V12/314 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/146453> RW1917-V12/315 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887139, reported false RW1974/90]
6. T: Aston, 15-Dec-1917, 5031 Stedman Caters by James E Groves
[performance RW1917-V12/402 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/146497> RW1917-V12/412 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887142, reported false
RW1918-V13/61]
7. T: Chesterfield, 2-Feb-1918, 5003 Grandsire Caters by George Hollis
[performance RW1918-V13/42 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/147037> RW1918-V13/46 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1887133]
8. H: Birmingham, 4-Apr-1918, 5100 Stedman Cinques by James E Groves
[performance RW1918-V13/114 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/147304> RW1918-V13/223 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1888420, reported false
RW1918-V13/293]
9. T: South Croydon, 3-May-1919, 5201 Grandsire Caters by E Maurice Atkins
[performance RW1919-V14/166 composition
<https://complib.org/composition/147382> RW1919-V14/171 bellboard
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1888870, reported false
RW1919-V14/183]

Felstead has 1, 2, 4, 6 & 9 recorded as false, but not 3 or 7. Pealbase has
1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9 recorded as false, but not 3, 5 or 7.

With respect to 5, John Pladdys 1974 letter to the RW reported the
composition as false, and provided his own arrangement which has been rung
a few times since. He also noted that a peal at Wednesbury on 17-Nov-1917
(RW1917-V12/370) used this composition (although he didn't say how he knew
it was the same composition - but might it be Association records rather
than an assumption). This Wednesbury peal is also not marked as false in
Felstead or Pealbase. I haven't added it to BellBoard yet either.

With respect to 7, I can't find any previous report of this composition and
peal being reported false.

I found many more false compositions without performance references, but
have no way of determining whether they have been rung, nor whether the
compositions above were rung again. All the true and false compositions
(and methods) published in the Ringing World in this period are included
within the Complib collections linked below:

Collection title Type Library Entries Ratings
Ringing World (1911-V1) <https://complib.org/collection/10085> Mixed Public
86  0.0
Ringing World (1912-V2) <https://complib.org/collection/10112> Mixed Public
26  0.0
Ringing World (1912-V3) <https://complib.org/collection/10067> Mixed Public
26  0.0
Ringing World (1913-V4) <https://complib.org/collection/10090> Mixed Public
42  0.0
Ringing World (1913-V5) <https://complib.org/collection/10088> Mixed Public
40  0.0
Ringing World (1914-V6) <https://complib.org/collection/10082> Mixed Public
22  0.0
Ringing World (1914-V7) <https://complib.org/collection/10106> Mixed Public
22  0.0
Ringing World (1915-V8) <https://complib.org/collection/10134> Mixed Public
26  0.0
Ringing World (1915-V9) <https://complib.org/collection/11571> Mixed Public
19  0.0
Ringing World (1916-V10) <https://complib.org/collection/11572> Mixed Public
45  0.0
Ringing World (1916-V11) <https://complib.org/collection/11573> Mixed Public
20  0.0
Ringing World (1917-V12) <https://complib.org/collection/11575> Mixed Public
155  0.0
Ringing World (1918-V13) <https://complib.org/collection/11574> Mixed Public
30  0.0
Ringing World (1919-V14) <https://complib.org/collection/10116> Mixed Public
9  0.0

Graham John
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