Peal board
A peal board records on a wooden, metal, stone or canvas plaque a peal rung on church bells.
Peal
[edit]In modern terms a peal is the ringing of 5000 or more different changes on bells (5040 on 7 or fewer bells) in the "English style" of change ringing. The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers determines the rules for allowing a peal.[1]
Peal board
[edit]Early peal boards often record a historical first achievement such as first peal on the bells (such as the first in the city of Chester)[2] or the first peal of a particular method. More commonly they record an event such as a royal occasion, induction of an incumbent or funeral of a ringer.
Many important peal boards were destroyed by incendiary bombs during World War II including that recording the first peal by the College Youths in 1725 at St Brides.[3]
References
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- ^ "The Council's Decisions". Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Ringing in Chester, by Phil Burton". Chester Branch Bell Ringers Website. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Trollope, J. Armiger (14 March 1941). "The Peal Boards of London". The Ringing World. 36: 124. (subscription required)