When St Andrew’s bells rang half-muffled for the internment of the ashes of Betty and George Pugh on 16th June 2017, there was an historical connection to a previous Hornchurch bell ringer.<\/p>\n
Betty Pugh (ne Jarvis) was the niece of John Jarvis who was a St Andrew’s bell ringer in the early part of the 20th Century. Betty was the mother of four sons; Antony, Malcolm, Nigel and Chris Pugh who knew about the connection and that their Great Uncle’s name was on a peal board in St Andrew’s tower.<\/p>\n
John Jarvis was a member of the band that rang a peal on the 8 bells of Hornchurch in 1922. The peal was significant because, although it was the 35th peal on the 8 bells, it was the first peal by a local band on the 8 bells.\u00a0<\/strong>A peal by a local band is always difficult to achieve and explains why a peal board was produced to commemorate the event.<\/p>\n The photograph shows the four Great Nephews with the peal board delighted that their Mother and Great Uncle have been remembered in this way.<\/p>\n Antony, Malcolm, Nigel & Chris Pugh with the peal board that commemorates their Great Uncle’s peal in 1922.<\/p><\/div>\n Another photograph shows the historical peal board in more detail.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hornchurchbells.co.uk\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/065.jpg?ssl=1\")
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