The Society of St Peter's Youths of York Minster
Founded 1765

On 29th January 1821 in 3h 14m
Tenor 53-0-25
5040 Grandsire Triples

  1. John Wadsworth
  2. William Ruddock (Snr)
  3. George Waud (Jnr)
  4. John Smailes
  5. Isaac Young
  6. William Ruddock (Jnr)
  7. William Penalton & David Bell (C)
  8. John Nixon & Henry Dodsworth

Rung on the first anniversary of King George IV’s Accession to the Throne. The ringers had started to ring a peal of Grandsire Caters but the rope of the sixth bell broke after nearly an hour. There was not sufficient time left to ring a peal of Caters and so one of Triples was rung.