of bells. He subsequently assists in the ringing of the New Year's Eve peal, and bequeaths a sum of money to ensure that a jug of spiced ale is made available to future bell-ringers on that date. The story is recounted by a ghostly descendant of the sexton who was in residence when these events occurred. In 2018 the Mancroft Ringing Discovery Centre was opened, to promote the history of the bell-tower and to train a new generation of bell-ringers. Incumbents Hugh Casselton 1572 - 1588 William Wells 1598 - 1620 Thomas Tenison 1670 - 1680 John Connould 1683 - 1708 John Jeffrery 1714 - 1723 Charles John Chapman 1805 - 1826 John Watson Bowman 1826 - 1848 Charles Turner 1848 - 1878 Sidney Pelham 1879 - 1881 Henry Neville 1881 - 1884 Frederick Baggalley 1884 - 1890 William Pelham-Burn 1890 - 1901 Frederick James Meyrick 1901 - 1929 Hugh McMullan 1929 - 1940 Vacant 1940 - 1945 John Waddington 1945 - 1958 Kenneth Wilkinson Riddle 1959 - 1960 Frank Sydney Jarvis 1960 - 1965 William John Westwood 1965 - 1975 David Sharp 1975 - 1998 Peter W Nokes 1999 - 2015 Robert Avery 2015 - 2017 Ian Bentley 2017 - 2018 Edward Carter 2018 – present Choir There was once a large male voice choir which disbanded in 2000, though music is still an essential part of worship with the majority of the services being sung by one of the choirs at the Church. The baroque style organ, one of the finest of its kind, means that St Peter Mancroft is also an exceptional concert venue with many concerts being held all the year round. Organ A new organ by Peter Collins was installed in 1984. The specification can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Organists William Pleasants 1708 - 1717 (son of Thomas Pleasants, organist of Norwich Cathedral) Humphrey Cotton 1717 - 1720 (afterwards organist of Norwich Cathedral) George Baker 1720 - ???? Samuel Cook ???? - 1780 Edward Beckwith 1780 - 1793 (acting organist from 1769) John Christmas Beckwith 1794 - 1808 (afterwards organist of Norwich Cathedral) John Charles Beckwith 1809 - 1819 (son of the above) Alfred Pettet 1819 - 1837 Samuel Critchfield, Junior 1837 - 1851 James Harcourt 1851 - 1877 (afterwards organist of Wymondham Abbey 1880 - 1881) Edward Bunnett 1877 - 1908 Richard John Maddern-Williams, F.R.C.O 1908 - 1922 (formerly assistant