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The Barnsley jug.
The Barnsley jug is on permanent loan to Cawthorne Museum although it is used from time to time on special occasions. The jug holds 10 pints and in the past has been filled with ale and passed round the assembled company.
The inscription on the front of the jug states: On Dec 26 1879 Eight members of the Barnsley & Sheffield Societies rang at St Mary's Church Barnsley a true and complete peal of 6080 Kent Treble Bob Major in 3hrs 50 minutes.
The inscription on the rear of the jug states: PERFORMERS Treble. G H Hattersley. 2. W Richardson. 3. Geo S Tyas 4. W Whittaker 5. Robt Sharks 6. Arthur Brearley 7. T.Hattersley. TENOR. R.H.Pease. WEIGHT OF THE TENOR. 15cwt
The Barnsley & District Society HistoryMatthew Baines (Penistone) has offered to compile an history of the society. If anyone has any information they would like including, anecdotes etc ; Matthew will be very interested please get in touch with him.
Barnsley & District Society Shirts If you would like a polo shirt with the Barnsley & District Society logo, these have proved popular and we have already had requests for further orders. The shirts can have the names of individual towers, or other requested lettering with the logo. Logoso can do this on any shirt you choose; the web site is http://www.logoso.co.uk/ There is no minimum order although they would prefer to have the society orders through one contact, to save them setting up various accounts. Please contact the secretary if you would like more details or if you would like to order a shirt, or any other item on the Logoso web site.