Quarter peals are also commonly rung, and are popular for service ringing, where a full peal would be time-consuming. These generally meet most of the rules for a peal, but need be only a quarter the length (i.e. at least 1,260 or 1,250 changes, depending on the number of bells). Records of peals Many notable peals are also recorded on peal boards attached to the walls of the ringing rooms in the towers where they took place, and in the peal books of local change-ringing associations. The Felstead database is an on-line searchable resource for all peal records. References External links Central Council decisions — scroll down the page to see the council's definition of a peal BellBoard - an online live listing of all contemporary peals and quarter peals Campanology