Date of Birth: 25/03/1941

Date of Death: 19/03/2016

Age at death: 73

Trade or profession: Civil Engineer

Biographical references:

Biographical summary

Societies:

Society offices held: Member of the Gloucester and Bristol Association Management Committee from 1973-1978 and also served as the Bells Adviser from circa 1975-1978. He was the Secretary of the University of Bristol Association from 1968-1972. He became the Bells Restoration Officer for the London Counties Association in 1990. He was Master of the London Counties Association from 1991-1994 and was Senior Steward from 1996-1998. He was Joint Ringing Master and a member of the Education Committee for the Western District of the Middlesex Association and London Diocesan Guild in the early 2000s.

Places:

Place of Birth: Newbury, Berkshire.

Began ringing at: Pewsey in Wiltshire

Tower from biographical record etc.: St. Michael's, Bristol from 1959-1962. Other churches he rang at were Wimborne Minster (1962-1964), Sevenoaks (1964-1965), Staveley (1965-1967), Thornbury (1967-1972), Pucklechurch (1972-1981), Bristol (1981-1987) and Ealing (1987 onwards).

Tower mentioned in obituary: Ealing

Ringing records:

Began ringing: 1959

Notable performances: He rang in two peals of 42 Doubles methods - not including any variations, and he completed the Stedman family to peals.

First peal:

Grandsire Doubles

Rowberrow, Somerset

30/11/1960

Total peals rung: 829

Total peals conducted: 46

Participation in Central Council activities:

Meetings attended: 14