G&B Compositions

23456	B	M	W	H
35264	–			3
63254			–	3
42356		–	ss	–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen, Tetbury, Gloucestershire on Monday 19 August 2024, conducted by Michael R Spencer

G&B Composition Number: 11374

5024 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 5024 No 6

Composed by Mark B Davies

23456	M	B	W	H
23564		–		–
65432	–		–
46253		4
52364	–		–
63425	–		–
24536	–		–
36452		2
56423	s		s
34625	–			–
23645			–
34562		2		–
56342			–	–
23456		3

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at The Last Tower, Tulloch, Highland on Friday 23 August 2024, conducted by Matthew D Dawson

G&B Composition Number: 11339

5152 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by Charles Middleton

23456	M	W	H
35264	2	2	[3]¹

5 part.

¹ Omit in part 4.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary, Priors Norton, Gloucestershire on Sunday 25 August 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 866

5152 Glasgow Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

(2463578)	V	O	I	F
43625			–
23546	–	–	2
5327648		–	–	–
3524678			–	–
34526		2	–
32456		2	–
3427658		2	–	–
4325678		3	–	–
53426		–	2
32645	2	3	–
2463578		3	–

Far calls; Start at the backstroke snap.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Blessed Virgin Mary and St Edward King and Martyr, Barrow Gurney, Somerset on Friday 6 September 2024, conducted by Anthony J Cox

G&B Composition Number: 11378

5024 Cooktown Orchid Delight Major

Composed by Alan G Reading

2345678	W	V	F	B	I	M	H
4572638	–	–					–
4523678	–				–
23465				–		s	3
53462						s
53624	–			–
65432			–		–
3745268	–	s				3
4365278		s					–
35426				–
35264	–			–
3726458		s				3
2345678		s	–		–		3

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, Bristol on Friday 4 October 2024, conducted by Matthew D Dawson

G&B Composition Number: 11379

5184 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 451

Composed by Ian Butters

2345678	M	I	B	F	V	W	H
24356							s
(6372548)				–
42635		–				s
2437568		–					s
47253			–
3526478	s				2
64253	s					–
3425678	s

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mary, Purton, Wiltshire on Saturday 5 October 2024, conducted by Peter W J Sheppard

G&B Composition Number: 11380

5056 Lessness Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony R Peake

23456	M	I	T	B	V	W	H
34256						[3]¹	2
24536	–			–			–
32465	–		s		s
63254	–		s		s
25346			s		s	–
56342	–	–			–
23645	–						–

3 part.

¹ Include in part 2.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Margaret of Antioch, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire on Friday 25 October 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 8215

5024 Painswick Surprise Major Op. 8126

Composed by Donald F Morrison

2345678	V	B	M	W	H
45362			s	s	–
34562	–s			s–	–
63542				–
34625		–			[3]¹
4235678		–

3 part.

¹ Omit in part 3.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on Saturday 26 October 2024, conducted by Richard J Clements

G&B Composition Number: 11383

5120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Composed by Robert W Lee

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	I	H
2357648						–	–
2453678	–			3
4567238	–		–	–
3645278		–			–		–
3745268	s		3
5346278	s		3	–
23465			s				3
64352			s	2			2
56342				–
2345678	–				–		3

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Sunday 17 November 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11245

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Robert C Kippin

23456	M	W	H
45236		–	–
25346		2	–
54326		2
56423	2		–
24365	–	–	3
62345		–
43526	–	–
65324	–		–
23456	–	–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Stephen the Martyr, Bristol, Bristol on Saturday 23 November 2024, conducted by Anthony J Cox

G&B Composition Number: 11389

5024 Marsh Harrier Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	V	F	B	I	M	W	H
42356							–
25463			–		3
3745268	–				s
(3264578)		–				–
24375				[–			–s–s
47253			–		–s–s
(2463578)		–]¹				2
3245678			–				2

2 part.

¹ Omit in part 2.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Blessed Virgin Mary and St Edward King and Martyr, Barrow Gurney, Somerset on Friday 29 November 2024, conducted by Anthony J Cox

G&B Composition Number: 11390

5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Arranged by Stanley Jenner

2345678	B	M	W	F	T	H
43652		–				3
43526	–					–
2735468					s
3542678				s		2
4235678			–			–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at All Saints, Bisley, Gloucestershire on Saturday 30 November 2024, conducted by Michael J Woodward

G&B Composition Number: 10965

5024 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 23

Composed by Alan G Reading

(42536)	M	I	B	F	W	H
32546					s
63425			–		s	s
23546	–				s
42365			–			2
26453			–
54362	s				–	s
56342					s–
64523			–
(6573248)	s			–
43652		–			s
24536			–		s	s
35426					s	s
(3476258)	s			–
46352		–
52364	s				–
24365	–					2
46253			–
53264	s				–
(2475638)	–s			–
42536		–				s

Start at the backstroke snap.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at All Saints, Bristol, Bristol on Thursday 5 December 2024, conducted by Alan G Reading

G&B Composition Number: 11392

5056 7-Spliced Surprise Major

Composed by Mark B Davies and Alan G Reading

2345678	I	F	V	W	M	B	H	Methods
64352					–		–	W.LS.
5742638	–					–		EL.ESYCS.CC
(3526478)		–		2	–			CYW.EEEW.B.BL.
(4273658)		–		3				YS.WBW.SLCYY.LSE.
(64725)	–	–						WW.W.
(2345678)	–			3		–		B.YC.YSLSC.YLYCC.SCE.
2453678				–			2	EW.BEEC.LSE.
24365				–		–	3	BBWEE.SCW.WW.B.LES.
53462					–		–	E.CYSC.
(65432)				–				YYCY.
(7562438)			–			–		WLELE.S.
4637258		–						CLYYC.C
7253648	–	2		–			–	CLSY.E.BW.WEL.BB.
53726			3	–			–	LWBW.SYESC.B.E.BB.
6532478	–			–	–		–	BW.YY.BE.SYCY.
(46253)				–	2			BS.WB.B.
42563				–			2	S.YSC.SLW.
35426				–	–		–	CL.BBB.YW.
2345678				–			3	LS.W.B.WS.

Contains 768 Bristol, Cornwall (W), Superlative; 736 Cambridge, Yorkshire; 704 Lessness (E); 576 London; 130 com; atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, Bristol on Friday 6 December 2024, conducted by Alan G Reading

G&B Composition Number: 11111

5024 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 5024 No 4

Composed by Mark B Davies

23456	M	B	W	H
42356				–
54326			–
54263		–		–
26543			–	–
45236	–	3	–	–
65432		–	–
46253		4
43652	2			–
43526		–		–
24536			–
32465		–		s–s
63254		–		2
64352	–	2	2
23456	–			–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire on Saturday 14 December 2024, conducted by Bernard H Taylor

G&B Composition Number: 11395

5056 Plain Bob Major

Composed by John R Pritchard

Arranged by Richard Malthouse and Simon W Edwards

2345678	W	V	B	M	H
23564	–		–		3	A
23645	–		–
26435	–				2
32465	–				3
26354	–		–		2
2735468		s		––s––s
57324	s				3
3265478	s	s			–
32546	–		–			B
35426	–				2
32456	–				––s
23465			A
23654	–		–	ss
2345678			B

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at All Saints, Bisley, Gloucestershire on Saturday 21 December 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11396

5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Thomas Perrins

23456	M	I	B	V	W	H
52436			5		–
24536		–		–
65432	–		5			–

2 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire on Tuesday 24 December 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 11397

5056 Dereham Surprise Major

Composed by Alan G Reading

2345678	V	B	M	W	F	I	H
34256							2
45362		–
4735268	–		3
4567238	2			–		–
6435278	–						–
56342				–
54326		–	–
(54326)		–			–	–
34625			–	3
35264			–	–	–	–	–
4273658					–
2345678				2		–	–

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Blaise, Milton, Oxfordshire on Friday 27 December 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 10852

5056 Cornwall Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	F	B	M	I	V	H
64235		–		s	s		A
43265				–
32546		2				–
3254768				3		s
3645278			s		–
46253					2
4725368	s				3
2436578	s					–
45362				A
2345678				–		2

Far calls.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Andrew, Backwell, Somerset on Saturday 28 December 2024, conducted by Anthony J Cox

G&B Composition Number: 11399

5088 Jersey Surprise Major

Composed by David W Beard, Robert D S Brown and Donald F Morrison

2345678	V	B	M	W	H
36452			–		2
56432	ss			s
35426		–	s		2
4235678				–	–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire on Monday 30 December 2024, conducted by Simon W Edwards

G&B Composition Number: 10210

G&B Compositions (2024)