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Title: 
Forenames:Frederick
Surname:Dench
Date of Birth:June 19, 1875
Place of birth:Worth, Sussex
Trade or profession:Coachbuilder
Began ringing:1891
at:Worth & Crawley
First peal:February 23, 1892
Method:Court Bob Triples
Tower:St. John the Baptist, Crawley, Sussex
Other towers:St. Stephen's Rochester Row S.W. 1896-1912. Cambridge 1913-1915. Saffron Walden 1915-1936
CC offices held: 
Society offices held:District Secretary, Essex Association 1917-1922
Notable performances:Peal of London Surprise Major on back eight St. Mary-le-Bow Superlative Surprise Major - back eight at Southwark Cathedral Silent peal of Stedman Caters at St. Michael's Cornhill 9312 Superlative Surprise Major (the then record) at St. John the Baptist, C
Peal details: 
Other notes:Details of first 50 peals - p349 Bell News 31st Oct 1896
Date of death:February 22, 1958
Age:82
Where buried:Saffron Walden
 Dench

Peals and Quarters

Tower bell peals rung 
Handbell peals rung 
Total peals rung 
Tower bell peals conducted 
Handbell peals conducted 
Total peals conducted 

Societies represented

YearMember TypeBiographies RecordsCCCBR Minutes
1909Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1910Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1911Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1912Society Representative Ancient Society of College Youths
1945Society RepresentativeNorth Notts. Association 

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