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Forenames:Albert Arthur
Surname:Hughes
Date of Birth:July 11, 1885
Place of birth:Whitechapel
Trade or profession:Church Bell Founder
Began ringing:1899
at:Bethnal Green
First peal:May 5, 1906
Method: 
Tower:St. Matthew, Upper Clapton
Other towers:St John, Hackney, 1900-1930; St Lawrence Jewry, E.C. from 1927
CC offices held:Hon Auditor; Trustee of Carter Ringing Machine.
Society offices held:Master Ancient Society Collece Youths 1914-1918; Treasurer from 1919; Treasurer of Ringing World.
Notable performances:Rang Tenors to Peals at Bow, Cheapside, Southwark Cathedral, Cornhill, Invarary and Stepney.
Peal details: 
Other notes:Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Skinners; J.P. Tower Division, County of London
Date of death:August 11, 1964
Age:79
Where buried: 
Hughes

Peals and Quarters

Tower bell peals rung120
Handbell peals rung4
Total peals rung124
Tower bell peals conducted 
Handbell peals conducted 
Total peals conducted0

Societies represented

YearMember TypeBiographies RecordsCCCBR Minutes
1915Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1916Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College Youths 
1917Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College Youths 
1918Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1919Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1920Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College Youths 
1921Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1922Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1923Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
1924Society RepresentativeAncient Society of College YouthsAncient Society of College Youths
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