St Martin's Guild Compositions (2021)




21 entries

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Peter Border
23456 M W H
34256 2
53246 –
62345 – 3 –
42365 s 3
35264 – s
65234 3 s
23456 s – –
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at The Gazebo, 19 College Hill, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands on Tuesday 30 March 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 30 Mar 2021
5002 Bristol Surprise Royal Op. 55
Composed by Richard J Angrave
23456 M W H
54362 s s s
23465 – s––s
(65432) s –
34526 s s s
(42536) ss –s––s
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at The Gazebo, 19 College Hill, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands on Wednesday 31 March 2021, conducted by Jack E Page
Date rung: 31 Mar 2021
5376 Superlative Surprise Major Op. Brutally Efficient
Composed by Richard B Grimmett
(25364) 1 o B M W t  
43526 s b 3 (6,7,7)
(26354) – b  
26354 [3]1 (8,7,7)
4 part; b = 58 HL Big bob; Start at the backstroke snap.
1 Replace bracketed calls with –M–MsM in parts 2 and 4.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Saturday 22 May 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby and Jack E Page
Date rung: 22 May 2021
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Robert W Lee
23456 M W H
64352 – –
54362 s ss
34265 – 3
64523 – s
42536 s 2 ss
35426 – s
23456 – 3
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul (Ringing Room), Birmingham on Wednesday 23 June 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 23 Jun 2021
5016 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
(3241658709E) 1 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 16 18 19
254163 –
123465 s s s s – A
145263 – –
264315 s – – s s –
164325 s
534162 – – s s – –
325164 – s 2 –
235164 s s s
324165 – – s s
254163E7908 s – s
123465 s s s s – B
145263 – –
521364 s – s – s
534162 s –
325164 – s 2 –
235164 s s s
324165 – – s s
2541638790E – s
(25416387E90) –
32416587E90 A
254163879E0 – s
324165 B
(3241658709E) –
Start at backstroke with rounds as the 5th row of a slow six.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Matthew, Walsall, West Midlands on Monday 19 July 2021, conducted by Jack E Page
Date rung: 19 Jul 2021
5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus Op. #1a
Composed by Simon J Poole
234567 M N W H
54326 s s
24356 s
56342 s –
54362 –s
23465 s s
65432 s –
234567 s – s–
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 16 August 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 16 Aug 2021
5042 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Op. 2
Composed by Michael P A Wilby
23456 M W H
24356 s
52346 ss –
24365 s 2
53462 – –
65432 –
62534 2 –
(32456) – s
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 13 September 2021, conducted by Alistair J Cherry
Date rung: 13 Sep 2021
5024 7-Spliced Surprise Major Op. A6
Composed by Mark B Davies and Alan G Reading
23456 B M W H Methods
64352 – – O.EEEOO.
(45362) 2 OBOBOC.SSYYYSC.
32465 – – – – YSE.SSO.OOBB.O.
46253 – 2 CY.OBBB.YCESS.OLOL
43526 3 – OO.LEOEE.BBEEEO.SESC.B
24365 – 2 BEO.SC.LEEOEO.
45362 – 2 O.CO.B.
63254 – – O.OBBL.YYC
24536 – – 2 YSY.S.E.LCO.
53246 – – BEOEO.E.
34625 – 2 YLCSLC.BYSL.EYSSY.L
25346 – 2 SS.CEOE.B.B
42563 – 2 LEE.LYSYL.CCSES.
64523 – BLOEE.B
35426 – – E.EY.
23456 – 3 CSYC.O.B.LOOBE.
Contains 1024 Cornwall (O); 992 Lessness (E); 736 Superlative; 704 Bristol; 576 Yorkshire; 512 Cambridge; 480 London; 123 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St John the Baptist, Brinklow, Warwickshire on Sunday 26 September 2021, conducted by Luke G Groom
Date rung: 26 Sep 2021
5042 3-Spliced Surprise Maximus
Composed by Alan G Reading
23456 M W H Methods
45236 – – PBPZPZPBPZ.BBB.
64352 2 – 2 ZZZBZZB.ZZ.ZPZPPZPZ.BBB.BPZPBPZ.
(54362) s BPZPBPZPZP.
32465 s – BZ.PBPZPBBPZ.
(64523) – – BBB.ZPP.
43526 – 2 PZPBPZPB.BPZPBPZPB.BPBZPB.
(42536) ––s ZBB.BZZBZ.ZPBPZPB.(B)
Contains 1728 Phobos; 1682 Bristol; 1632 Zanussi; 82 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 27 September 2021, conducted by Jack E Page
Date rung: 27 Sep 2021
5088 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by David J Pipe
Also attributed to Roderick R Horton
23456 M W H
64352 – –
56342 –
24365 s s–
2 part.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 4 October 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 4 Oct 2021
5000 London No. 3 Surprise Royal Op. 5
Composed by Alan G Reading
23456 M I V W H
45236 – –
34256 –
54263 s s
32465 – –
64523 – –
32546 – – –
43526 –
56324 – s
34625 s –
26543 – –
34562 – – –
65432 s s
43652 – –
23456 – – –
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 11 October 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 11 Oct 2021
5040 35-Spliced Delight Minor Op. 4D0702
Composed by John S Warboys
23456 1 2 3 4 Methods  
63542 2 HmMeKiBu.BrBsBeNs. (4,4)
24563 s NsTaBs. (3)
62354 – – Te.FoShTeGl. (1,4)
43562 – – Gl.EvMlTiAv. (1,4)
54362 – CeOlVa. (3)
54623 – 2 So.SlCbCa.CwNgCd. (1,3,3)
36245 s – WrSw.WaCrCr. (2,3)
35264 – – LvWa.WiMaElEl. (2,4)
5 part.
Contains 240 Burslem (Bs), Clarence (Cr), Elston, Glastonbury, Neasden (Ns), Tewkesbury, Waltham; 120 Abbeyville (Av), Bedford, Braintree, Burnaby, Canterbury, Charlwood (Cw), College Bob IV (Cb), Combermere (Ce), Crowland (Cd), Evesham, Fountains, Humber (Hm), Kirkstall, London Victory (Lv), Marple, Melrose (Ml), Merton, Newdigate (Ng), Old Oxford, Sherborne, Southwark, St Albans (Sl), St Werburgh (Sw), Taxal, Tintern, Vale Royal, Willesden, Wragby; 189 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St John the Baptist, Honiley, Warwickshire on Wednesday 20 October 2021, conducted by John S Warboys
Date rung: 20 Oct 2021
5041 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
(32547698E0T) M N W H
325467890ET t
54326 – –
56423 2 –
24365 – – ss
53462 – –
65432 –
63452 –s
234567 s
t = 167890ET Big single; Start at backstroke with rounds as the 48th row of the lead.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 1 November 2021, conducted by Mark R Eccleston
Date rung: 1 Nov 2021
5090 Bristol Surprise Maximus
Composed by Alan G Reading
23456 M W H
54326 2 2
24365 s s
53462 – –
65432 –
24536 – –
(42536) –s
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul (School Room), Birmingham, West Midlands on Tuesday 2 November 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 2 Nov 2021
5040 29-Spliced Treble Bob Minor Op. TB0701
Composed by John S Warboys
23456 1 2 3 4 5 Methods  
23564 – OxSdCjBp. (4)
65243 – 2 RcMs.LsCiKsWvWv.DkCfOcNyBp. (2,5,5)
45632 – s BpMs.BzNlCjCj. (2,4)
63452 2 SnBwBw.QuWfKt. (3,3)
46523 – – TrBw.KmBwBw. (2,3)
32564 2 – Pn.Mp.C3C2C3. (1,1,3)
35264 2 s Nm.C2.C1C2. (1,1,2)
5 part.
Contains 600 Berwyn (Bw); 360 British Scholars' Pleasure (Bp), Chadkirk (Cj), Chiltern (C2); 240 Cheviot (C3), Morning Star (Ms), Woodcock's Victory (Wv); 120 Burton (Bz), Capel (Ci), College Exercise (Cf), Cotswold (C1), Duke of Norfolk (Dk), Kent (Kt), Killamarsh (Km), Kingston (Ks), London Scholars' Pleasure (Ls), Mendip (Mp), Nelson (Nl), Norbury (Ny), Norton-le-Moors (Nm), Ockley, Oxford, Pennine (Pn), Quantock, Rochester (Rc), Sandal (Sd), Snowdon, Trinity Sunday, Waterford (Wf); 184 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Friday 5 November 2021, conducted by John S Warboys
Date rung: 5 Nov 2021
5152 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Alex W Tatlow
Also attributed to Paul M Atkins
2345678 F I B
(7264835) a
6782345 – – s
7 part; 5th observation in first part.

a = V.sV.V.V.sV.sM.M.sM.F.sT
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands on Sunday 7 November 2021, conducted by Daniel R Jarvis
Date rung: 7 Nov 2021
5082 Bristol Surprise Royal Op. 5
Composed by Alan G Reading
234567890 V F B M W H
34526 2 s
(24365) s–s s
4627385 –
5346278 – – – – –
(65432) –
24536 – –
(425367890) –s
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 8 November 2021, conducted by Jimmy L Yeoman
Date rung: 8 Nov 2021
5016 6-Spliced Maximus Op. Classic
Composed by David J Pipe
234567890ET Methods
67890ET2345 SDPMAZZAMPD
11 part.
Contains 1056 Ariel Surprise, Phobos Surprise, Zanussi Surprise; 880 Maypole Alliance; 792 Deimos Alliance; 176 Slinky Differential Little Treble Place; 109 com; atw.
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 15 November 2021, conducted by Jack E Page
Date rung: 15 Nov 2021
5760 147-Spliced Treble Dodging Minor Op. TD0801
Composed by John S Warboys
23456 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 15 Methods  
53264 s – WvPrBaX1X2RcBzX3X4.X5X6NfNfX7X8. (11)
64325 a MpPvCcMpMp.LiCe.ByWfOsBhBh.ShKmLuCyLu.  
64325 s s SoOlCbLoLo.CnDkCfOcBo.  
54236 b WoMlFoMu.CtCt.Ak.WsBeAdMs.AkAkNwNw.WaHeBsYo.  
42356 c KeKeKeKeKe.Ch.KiMaMsKi.NyWlDk.  
45263 d BzBz.PeWkAbPe.SdBlBl.BgBuFgRc.EyEyEyDuYo.  
24653 – – s KtMoSnMo.TiWhNbTi.PnMpC1C1Mp. (13)
45623 e Ox.LsCiKsRiSd.CgBrNoHmNl.OxSuHuOx.Du.  
52634 f LfWmLfEsLf.BoIpCmFrIp.CrCrPrBz.CsBmRsDu.  
56423 s – – CoAvLi.BcNsSlCwBz.CvStRoMeRo. (3,10)
34562 s– – s TaNlCjDiCj.LeCcMdBtPv.C2SgC3C2C2.MuClChGlMu. (5,15)
26345 – – s LvLv.No.BzElRcBzRc. (8)
62345 – – s AvCx.CxBnPnPnPn.TrWwQuCzCz. (12)
25346 g BvYoBkOx.NgWiWrLo.BwEdKhPmBy.We.AvAvKe.WeNmNmNmBn.  
43256 – – s BlDoBl.NeKnDnBpBo.SkRc.  
43256 – – WtPoDtCkWt.EvTeSaEvEv.  
23456 – s CeVaCdSwCe.CaCaAvCuCu.  

a = 5.7.12.17 (17)
b = 4.6.s7.s11.s15.s19 (19)
c = 5.s6.10.13 (13)
d = 2.6.9.13.s18 (18)
e = 1.6.11.15.16 (16)
f = 5.10.14.s18 (18)
g = s4.4.9.10.13.s18 (4,18)
Contains 180 Burton Treble Bob (Bz, X1); 144 Kelso Surprise; 132 Rochester Treble Bob (Rc, X4); 120 Abbeyville Delight (Av), Mendip Treble Bob (Mp); 96 Belvoir Delight (Bl), Oxford Treble Bob, Pennine Treble Bob (Pn); 84 Alnwick Surprise (Ak, X8), York Surprise (Yo, X7); 72 Bourne Surprise, Chiltern Treble Bob (C2), Combermere Delight (Ce), Durham Surprise, Ely Delight (Ey), Evesham Delight, Lightfoot Surprise (Lf), London Surprise, Munden Surprise, Norton-le-Moors Treble Bob (Nm); 60 Clarence Delight (Cr, X6); 48 Barham Delight (Bh), Berkeley Delight (By), Bucknall Delight (Bn), Caernarvon Delight (Cz), Canterbury Delight, Canterbury Surprise (Ct), Castleton Delight (Cx), Chadkirk Treble Bob (Cj), Chelsea Delight (Cc), Chester Surprise, Cotswold Treble Bob (C1), Cunecastre Surprise, Duke of Norfolk Treble Bob (Dk), Ipswich Surprise, Kirkstall Delight, Lincoln Surprise, London Victory Delight (Lv), Ludlow Delight, Morning Star Treble Bob (Ms), Morpeth Surprise, Nelson Treble Bob (Nl), Newcastle Surprise (Nw), Norfolk Surprise (Nf), Norwich Surprise, Pevensey Delight, Peveril Delight (Pv), Primrose Surprise, Rossendale Surprise, Sandal Treble Bob (Sd), Tintern Delight, Wath Delight (Wt), Wells Surprise; 36 Cambridge Delight (Cg, X2), Francis Genius Delight (Fr, X3), Melrose Delight (Ml, X5); 24 Allendale Surprise (Ad), Annable's London Surprise (Ab), Bacup Surprise (Bc), Balmoral Delight, Bamborough Surprise (Bm), Bedford Delight, Beeston Delight (Bt), Berwick Surprise (Bk), Berwyn Treble Bob (Bw), Beverley Surprise (Bv), Bogedone Delight (Bg), Braintree Delight, British Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob (Bp), Burnaby Delight, Burslem Delight (Bs), Cambridge Surprise (Cm), Capel Treble Bob (Ci), Carisbrooke Delight (Ck), Carlisle Surprise (Cl), Charlwood Delight (Cw), Chepstow Delight (Cs), Cheviot Treble Bob (C3), Coldstream Surprise, College Bob IV Delight (Cb), College Exercise Treble Bob (Cf), Conisborough Delight (Cn), Conway Delight (Cy), Coventry Delight (Cv), Crowland Delight (Cd), Disley Delight, Donottar Delight (Dt), Dover Delight, Dunedin Delight (Dn), Edinburgh Delight, Elston Delight, Evening Star Delight (Es), Fotheringay Delight (Fg), Fountains Delight, Glastonbury Delight, Hexham Surprise, Hull Surprise, Humber Delight (Hm), Kent Treble Bob (Kt), Kentish Delight (Kh), Killamarsh Treble Bob (Km), Kingston Treble Bob (Ks), Knutsford Delight, Leasowe Delight, London Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob (Ls), Marple Delight, Melandra Delight (Md), Merton Delight, Neasden Delight (Ns), Netherseale Surprise, Newdigate Delight (Ng), Norbury Treble Bob (Ny), Northumberland Surprise (Nb), Ockley Treble Bob, Old Oxford Delight, Oswald Delight, Pembroke Delight (Pm), Pontefract Delight, Quantock Treble Bob, Richborough Delight, Rostherne Delight (Rs), Sandiacre Surprise, Sherborne Delight, Skipton Delight, Snowdon Treble Bob, Southwark Delight, St Albans Delight (Sl), St Werburgh Delight (Sw), Stamford Surprise, Stirling Delight (Sg), Surfleet Surprise, Taxal Delight, Tewkesbury Delight, Trinity Sunday Treble Bob, Vale Royal Delight, Waltham Delight, Warkworth Surprise (Wk), Warwick Delight (Ww), Waterford Treble Bob (Wf), Wearmouth Surprise (Wm), Westminster Surprise (Ws), Whitley Surprise, Willesden Delight, Wilmslow Delight (Wl), Woodcock's Victory Treble Bob (Wv), Wooler Surprise, Wragby Delight; 214 com.
X1 = First half lead of Burton Treble Bob
X2 = Second half lead of Cambridge Delight
X3 = First half lead of Francis Genius Delight
X4 = Second half lead of Rochester Treble Bob
X5 = First half lead of Melrose Delight
X6 = Second half lead of Clarence Delight
X7 = First half lead of York Surprise
X8 = Second half lead of Alnwick Surprise
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at St Paul, Birmingham, West Midlands on Friday 26 November 2021, conducted by John S Warboys
Date rung: 26 Nov 2021
5009 Stedman Cinques
Composed by Mark R Eccleston
2314567890E 1 3 6 7 9 10 12 13 16 18 19
32415678E90 a
213456 s – A B
142356 s –
431256 s –
342156 s s –
231456 A
23145679E80 b
231456E97 – s
23146587E90 c
324165 B
231465E7908 d
324165 B
2314658709E e
(324165) B
325164 s
3241058E697 – – s
315204 – –
3152648709E – –
1342658790E – – s
(1342658709E) s

a = 1.s7.s9.18
b = 1.s12.13-20 (20)
c = s1.3.s8.s10.s12.21
d = 2.s7.9.10.18
e = s7.9.10.s15.18
Rung on towerbells by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham, West Midlands on Monday 29 November 2021, conducted by Oliver C Bates
Date rung: 29 Nov 2021
5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by Michael P A Wilby
23456 B M W H
53462 s s
23465 s ss
64352 s s s
56342 –
35426 x – –
23456 – 3
Rung on handbells by the St Martin's Guild at 21 Fladbury Crescent, Selly Oak, West Midlands on Tuesday 30 November 2021, conducted by Michael P A Wilby
Date rung: 30 Nov 2021

Library Details
Library
Public
Notes
Collection Id
11352
Created on
by Mark R Eccleston
Modified on
by Method Importer