Peal board
A peal board records on a wooden, metal, stone or canvas plaque a peal rung on church bells.In modern terms a peal is the ringing of 5000 or more different changes on bells in the "English style" of change ringing. The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers determines the rules for allowing a peal.Peal board
Early peal boards often record a historical first achievement such as first peal on the bells 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.
