Silent
& Non-Conducted Centenary Peal
Saturday 28 January 2006.
The first
silent peal to be rung by the Guild was achieved on Saturday 27
January 1906 at St David's, Exeter. So we decided to have a go at
repeating the performance to mark the hundredth anniversary of
this landmark performance. The method was Grandsire Triples, the
composition Holt's 10-part, and we decided to accept the challenge
of trying to ring the same method and composition.
The attempt
was publicised in the Parish magazine, and attracted considerable
interest within the church community. When we met early on the
morning of Saturday 28 January, none of us expected the attempt to
last very long. We jokingly agreed to ring one whole pull of
rounds at the end before standing the bells, so as to preserve
silence throughout, not expecting to even reach half-way. So, it
was with considerable surprise that we successfully completed the
peal, rang our whole pull and set the bells without a single word
being spoken.
The ringing
was of a high standard, without trips, and all in complete
silence. It was very strange to begin with, but soon everyone
settled into the challenge.
This
centenary silent peal is only the sixth to be rung by the Guild
ever, anyone up for another one?
Details
of both peals are available in this PDF document.
Front row
(l-r): 1-4; Back row (l-r): 5-8. Standing in front of the peal
board for the original silent and non-conducted peal.
David
Maynard
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