Quarter peals - Swanage bellringers -

Many more quarter peals are rung than full peals as they take a quarter of the time, about 45 minutes. They last long enough to stretch your concentration and are also a good test of a ringer’s mental stamina. Unlike the page of Peals rung in Swanage it is not possible to provide an accurate record of all quarter peals rung partly due to the higher volume and also because records of successful quarter peals are not kept as accurately.

Details of quarter peals rung in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 , 2005.

So if you heard the bells ringing for about 45 minutes before Evensong on a recent Sunday and are wondering which method was being rung and if it was for a particular reason, details of recent quarter peals will be listed on this page.

2012 Quarter peals to date:

Wednesday 22 February 2012 in 47 mins - 1288 Grandsire Triples

1 Mike Jenkins
2 Linda Hough
3 Sally Jenkins
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Mike Jasper
6 Angie Jasper (c)
7 Matthew Pike
8 Mike Pitman

Rung for the Ash Wednesday Service. First Quarter Peal of Triples: 1

Sunday 12 February 2012 in 49 mins - 1280 Little Bob Major

1 David Haysom
2 Tricia Stephens
3 Eddie Dicken
4 Linda Hough
5 Phil Stephens
6 Matthew Pike
7 Phil Miles
8 Tim E Rose (c)

For Choral Evensong. First quarter of Little Bob Major: 2

Monday 6 February 2012 in 47 mins - 1288 Middlesex Bob Triples

1 Linda Hough
2 Sally Jenkins (c)
3 Jill Harris
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Matthew Pike
6 Angie Jasper
7 Peter Harris
8 Mike Pitman

Rung to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's Accession to the Throne. First in method as conductor: 2

Sunday 22 January 2012 in 47 mins - 1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Eddie Dicken
2 Edward Clark
3 Jill Harris
4 Sally Jenkins
5 Angie Jasper
6 Tim E Rose (c)
7 Matthew Pike
8 Martin Wickham

For Choral Evensong. First quarter peal of triples inside: 2

Thursday 12 January 2012 in 47 mins - 1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Carole Dean
2 Sally Jenkins
3 Tricia Stephens
4 Eddie Dicken
5 Brian Dean
6 Linda Hough
7 Phil Stephens (c)
8 Mike Pitman

Rung to coincide with the Evensong Service at Salisbury Cathedral during which our Rector, John Wood, was installed as a non-residentiary Canon. With congratulations from the band and all the Swanage & Purbeck ringers.