SRCY Compositions

2345678	M	I	B	F	V	W	H
35426	–		–					A
62453	–					–	–
3472658	–		–	–
4235678		–
(23456)				2A
6472538				–
57426	–				3		–
(5634278)	–			–
4263578			2			3
2345678			–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at The Last Tower, Tulloch, Highland on Wednesday 19 February 2025, conducted by Daniel J Page

SRCY peal number: 9009

5088 Orion Surprise Maximus Op. 2

Composed by Alan G Reading

23456	M	W	H
45236		–	–
34562	2	2	2
43265	2		2
34625	––s	s	2
45623	–		2
54326	2		2
23456		2	2

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Tulloch Ringing Centre, Tulloch, Highland on Thursday 20 February 2025, conducted by Samuel C Cave

SRCY peal number: 9010

5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

23456	M	W	H
34256			2
53246		–	3
43265	s	s	3
62435		–	s
(32456)	s	s

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Tulloch Ringing Centre, Tulloch, Highland on Friday 21 February 2025, conducted by Evie Newton

SRCY peal number: 9011

5000 Gosforth Surprise Royal

From 5000 Triton Delight Royal Op. 11

Composed by Christopher J Poole

234567890	1	3	4	5	8	9
65432	–				–	–
32546	–				s	s
43526					–	3
56324	–					s
34625	s					–
645230987	–		s	s
325490786	–	–			–	–
243650987				–			(8)
324657890			s	s		–
45263	–					s
63254	s				–
234567890	–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Mary, Bletchingley, Surrey on Saturday 1 March 2025, conducted by Jack E Page

SRCY peal number: 9012

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by John N Hughes-D'Aeth

23456	M	W	H
54326		2	2
56423	2		–
24365	–	–
53462	–		–
65432		–
23456	–	–	–

Rung on handbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at 26 Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire on Sunday 16 March 2025, conducted by Daniel J Page

SRCY peal number: 9013

5056 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	M	I	F	V	W	H
43526					2	–
25346					2	2
26543	2					–
3572468	2		–		––s	s–
2356478		–				2
53624					2	–
26354					2	2
4725368	2			s
6435278	2			s		2
(3672548)	2		–
23645		–				2
63425					2	–
24365					2	2
45362	–	–		–
(3472658)	2		–
2345678		–				2

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Holy Trinity, West Hill, Wandsworth, Greater London on Wednesday 19 March 2025, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler

SRCY peal number: 9014

5093 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Mark R Eccleston

2314567890E	1	2	10	13	15	16	18	19
34215678E90					a
413256						s	–			A
124356						s	–
231456						s	–
90E78563412					b
14235678E90				–	–				(16)
213456					A
123456E9780					c
2134658709E					d
142365					e					B
431265					f
324165					e
3241657890E					g
123465					h
12537486E90					i
134275869E0					j
2314658709E					k
124365					B
2314658790E			s			s	–
(23146587E90)	–
12436587E90					A
13579E24680					l
14236587E90					m
213465					A
213465E7098		–
(213465E7908)	s
324165E7908					A
3251648790E					s			s
2351648709E					n
164325					o
1342658790E					p
(1342658709E)	s

a = s1.2.15.16.18

b = 9.20.21.28 (28)

c = 3.7.8.s12.21

d = 1-3.7.8.s10.s12.21

e = 3.4.s12.16-18

f = 3-9.s11.13.14.16 (20)

g = s1.s10.s12.13.14.s16.17-19 (20)

h = s1.7.9.10.s16.19

i = 1.4.6-10.12.13.17 (20)

j = s9.10.11.19.20

k = 1.3.4.s9.12.16-18

l = 1.15.17.24 (24)

m = 1.2.s4.5.s7.s9.12 (18)

n = s1.s5.s14.s16

o = 5.6.s9.s16

p = s5.s7.9.10.s14

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Giles, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire on Sunday 23 March 2025, conducted by Jack E Page

SRCY peal number: 9015

5040 12-Spliced Royal Op. Realms

Composed by Alex S Riley

1234567890	21	22	Methods
2345678901	–	–	BVEAHvPHlDTHhGHhTDHlPHvAEVB.M.

10 part; – = 56 Bob.

Contains 560 Heaven (Hv), Hell (Hl); 520 Elysium, Helheim (Hh), Tartarus, Valhalla; 400 Purgatory; 360 Aaru, Duat; 320 Bifrost; 240 Midgard; 160 Gjallarbru; 219 com; atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Mary, Moseley, West Midlands on Saturday 29 March 2025, conducted by Alex S Riley

SRCY peal number: 9016

5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Stanley Jenner

2345678	M	I	B	F	V	W	H
42356							–
(4673528)	–			–
24365		–				2	2
25463	2						–
(4273658)	2			–
43526		–				2	–
52436						–	–
36245	–					2	2
64523	2		–
7452638	–	–				–
5372648					2	–	–
2534678		–					2
(3276458)	2			–
23564		–				–	2
25634	–		–			2	2
26354	–		–			2	2
24653	2						–
2345678	2						–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Christ Church, Spitalfields, Greater London on Friday 4 April 2025, conducted by Jack E Page

SRCY peal number: 9017

5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus

Composed by Ian R Fielding

23456	M	W	H
42356		–s	–s
54326		–
24365	s	s
53462	–		–
65432	ss	–
23456	–	–	–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Cathedral Church of St Peter, Bradford, West Yorkshire on Saturday 5 April 2025, conducted by Alex S Riley

SRCY peal number: 9018

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by John S Warboys

234567890	1	3	5	6	8
42356					–
543269078			a
543209876			–
542639078		–			–
65432			b
46532					–
653249078			2c
654327890			d
234567890	–s			s		(8,7)

a = s2.s3.4.7 (5,8)

b = s2.s3.5.9.s10.s11.13 (5,13)

c = s2.s3.4.8 (5,8)

d = s2.s3.6.14 (22)

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Wells, Somerset on Saturday 5 April 2025, conducted by Jack E Page

SRCY peal number: 9019

5056 London Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	M	W	H
64352	–		–
53246	–	–
42635		a
36245		b
23645		c
56342	–		–
43265	–	–
35264	–		2
23564		c
45362	–		–
63254	–	–
34256	–	3	2
2345678		c

a = M.I.B.F.W

b = I.B.F.W.W.H.H

c = M.B.W.H

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St James Garlickhythe, City of London on Tuesday 8 April 2025, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler

SRCY peal number: 9020

5076 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Mark R Eccleston

2314567890E	1	7	9	15	16	18	19	20
32415678E90					a
213456					s	–
90E78563412		–	–					s	(28)
43125678E90					b
326154		–				–
314265					c
123465		–				s	–			A
142365						–
435261		–				–
324165		–				–	–
3251648790E					d
3142658709E					e
324165					A
3217654E098					f
3217654890E					g
564723819E0					h
213465E7908					i
123465					j
254163					k
513462		–				–				B
142365		–				–
435261		–				–
324165		–				–	–
2541638790E		–		s
(25416387E90)	–
32416587E90					B
3251647890E					d
3241576					l
34215678E90					m
413256					s	–
124356					s	–
231456					s	–
(2314567890E)					n

a = s1.2.s7.s9.s15.18

b = 13.15.s16.18 (16,22)

c = 5.s14.18.19

d = s6.12.14.s16.17-19 (20)

e = s1.s5.s14.18.19

f = s1.10.11.s13.s15.s17

g = s4.10.11.s17.s20.s22

h = s4.7.13-16.22

i = 1.7.10.11.14.15.18

j = 7.8.10-15.s16.17 (20)

k = 7.8.10-15 (20)

l = s5.6-11.s13.s17 (20)

m = 1.4.5.s6.s14.17

n = 12.14-19 (20)

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge, City of London on Wednesday 9 April 2025, conducted by Jack E Page

SRCY peal number: 9021

5120 Cornwall Surprise Major

Composed by Roderick R Horton

23456	M	B	W	H
43526			2	–
32546			2	3
36245	2			–
23645	[–	–	–]¹	–

3 part.

¹ Omit in part 2.

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Giles, Ashtead, Surrey on Saturday 12 April 2025, conducted by David A Warwick

SRCY peal number: 9022

5056 Stockport Surprise Major

From 5056 Rutland Surprise Major

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

23456	M	B	W	H
35426	–	–
52364	–	2		–	A
35264	–	–	–	–
23564	–	–	–	–
62345			A
53246	–			–
34256	–	–			B
45236	–	–
25346	–	–		–
32546			B
24536	–	–
63254			2A
23456	–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St James Garlickhythe, City of London on Saturday 12 April 2025, conducted by James W Belshaw

SRCY peal number: 9023

5024 8-Spliced Surprise Major

Composed by Graham A C John

23456	M	B	V	W	F	I	H	Methods
42356							–	RSCNP.
(35642)				–	–	–		RN.Y.B.
25463		2					2	RLP.LC.BYSLP.B.
(4237568)			–		–	–		P.BN.RLS.
24365			–	–			3	BL.R.L.RYR.NPCYR.
62345				–				PNCP.R
52643		–		–				NS.RL.PYS
52436		–					–	CN.BRL.
35264	2			2			2	PCS.LPYNC.BYSL.B.SPS.YSPNR.
62453	–			–				BRLC.Y.B
(25634)		–						CN.
46532	–						–	BPN.BP.
(63542)				2				CL.B.
54632	3			–			–	NSLC.B.CRL.N.YSN.
43526		–					3	BPYRN.SC.B.CNSPNCS.
32654	–			2			3	L.Y.B.L.PLR.B.
(53624)				–				YR.
34256	–	2		–			–	YRSC.BL.SR.YRYN.CSC.
23456				3			–	PSPY.B.LNSPY.CNY.

Contains 640 Bristol, Lincolnshire (N), Pudsey, Rutland, Superlative; 608 Cambridge, London, Yorkshire; 156 com; atw.

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Peter and St Paul, Hathern, Leicestershire on Saturday 12 April 2025, conducted by R Philip Graves

SRCY peal number: 9024

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal

From 5040 Maltby Surprise Royal Op. 855

Composed by Ian Butters

234567890	2	4	5	7	9
42356					–
53624		–	–
46325		–			–
24365			–
53462		–			–
65432			–
24536		–			–
35426			2		2
354260987	–			–
23456			–
643527890	–	–		–	–
234567890		–			–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St George, Vernet-les-Bains, France on Sunday 13 April 2025, conducted by Daniel J Page

SRCY peal number: 9025

5018 Stedman Cinques

Composed by Lucinda J Woodward

(0642918753E)	1	2	6	19
3152E476098			a
21346587E90			b
314265			–	s–s	A
412365			–	s–s
214365			–s
213465E7908			c
214365			A
2134658709E			d
214365			A
21436597E08	s	–
213465879E0			e
314265			–	s–s
412365			–	s–s
214365			–	s
(2143658709E)	–

Start at backstroke with rounds as the 5th row of a quick six.

a = 1.s2.4.6.7.s9.s17.18.22

b = 2.3.s6.s9.13.s16.18

c = 2.9.10.18

d = s2.9.10.18

e = 1.s2.2.s9.18

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Mary le Bow, Cheapside, City of London on Wednesday 16 April 2025, conducted by Fraser A Storie

SRCY peal number: 9026

5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal

Composed by Stephen J Ivin

23456	M	W	H
52436		–
34625	–	–
26543	–	–
24365	2	–	–
62345		–
43526	–	–
25634	–	–
25346	2	2	–
35426		2	–
23456		–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Mary Abbots, Kensington, Greater London on Monday 21 April 2025, conducted by Ian Roulstone

SRCY peal number: 9028

15009 6-Spliced Caters and Royal

Composed by Alex S Riley

1234567890	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Methods
153246	b		b						b										P.SDS.BBBBBBBBB.P	(1,3,10)
1342569780	–			–	–	–					s					s			L.QLQ.L.Q.LQLQL.QLQLQ.LQ
321456						s									–				LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.QLQ		A
243156						s									–				LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.QLQ
412356						s									–				LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.QLQ
12549376			–	–	–						–		–			s	–		LQL.Q.L.QLQLQL.QL.QLQ.L.Q
1452369078	bb								b	b									D.P.PPPPPPPPP.T.	(1,1,10)
1432957680									b										TTTTTTTTT.B	(9,1)
1234896750	–	–					–	–											L.Q.LQLQL.Q.LQLQLQLQLQ
314289										A
3245169780		s					–	s		–	–		–	–					LQ.LQLQL.Q.LQ.L.QL.Q.LQ	(16)
241536				–		s													LQLQ.LQ.LQLQLQLQLQLQ
413526				–		s													LQLQ.LQ.LQLQLQLQLQLQ
132546				–		s													LQLQ.LQ.LQLQLQLQLQLQ
1785634290			–			–	–		–	–			–	–	–	–	–		LQL.QLQ.L.QL.Q.LQL.Q.L.Q.L.Q
17864523			b						b										BDS.BSSSBS.	(9)
8913254760	–		s				–												L.QL.QLQL.Q	(8)
4123975680	s	–			s	–	–		–		–			–	–	–	–	–	L.Q.LQL.Q.L.QL.QL.QLQ.L.Q.L.Q.
134297													s		–				LQLQLQLQLQLQL.QL.QLQ
321497													s		–				LQLQLQLQLQLQL.QL.QLQ
243197													s		–				LQLQLQLQLQLQL.QL.QLQ
1563427890	–		–	–															L.QL.Q.	(4)
14567382		b				b			b										PS.PTTT.TTTTTTTTT.	(6,9)
3521647980			b	b–	–	–	–			s	–						s	–	BBB.P.TSLQLQ.L.Q.L.QLQ.L.QLQLQL.Q.	(6,18)
563124					–						s		s			s			LQLQL.QLQLQL.QL.QLQ.LQ
214653				s	s										s				LQLQ.L.QLQLQLQLQL.QLQ
1236548790	–			s							s		s			s			L.QLQ.LQLQLQL.QL.QLQ.LQ
264315				s		–									–				LQLQ.LQ.LQLQLQLQL.QLQ
165423	s										–	–				–			L.QLQLQLQLQL.Q.LQLQ.LQ
17563482				–			–	–				–			–				LQLQ.LQL.Q.LQLQ.LQL.Q	(16)
1462795830		b																	DS.SSSSSS	(8)
2145937860	b–				–			–	–	s									S.DDDDDDDL.QLQL.QLQ.L.Q.	(8,10)
314295						–	–		–	–		s		s					LQLQLQ.L.QL.Q.LQ.LQ.LQ	(16)
123495						s									–	ss			LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.Q.LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ.LQ
241395						s									–				LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.QLQ
432195						s									–	ss			LQLQLQ.LQLQLQLQL.Q.LQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ.LQ
1542637890						–		–	–				s		–	s			LQLQLQ.LQ.L.QLQL.QL.Q.LQ
123465		b						z											PP.BBBBBBBBB.	(3,8)
134562	zb					b													T.PPPPPPPPP.TDTDDT.	(9,1,6)
2139754680					–														LQLQL.QLQLQ	(10)
1924365870	–				–														L.QLQL.QLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ	(20)
4123586790	–				–	–	–	–			–							s	L.QLQL.Q.L.Q.LQL.QLQLQLQ.LQ	(20)
243158										A
4213569780		–				s		–	–						–			s	LQ.LQLQ.LQ.L.QLQLQL.QLQ.
143256										A
1346257890					s		s		–			s			–			–	LQLQL.QL.QL.QLQ.LQL.QLQ.
164523	b		b	b				b	b										D.DD.T.SSSSSSSSS.T.DD	(5,11)
536124					b		–		–	–		s	–	–					DDDDD.LQLQLQL.QL.Q.LQ.L.Q.LQ	(5,16)
325164					–						s		s			s			LQLQL.QLQLQL.QL.QLQ.LQ
234561				s							s		s			–			LQLQ.LQLQLQL.QL.QLQ.LQ
654321	s							s			–	–							L.QLQLQLQ.LQL.Q.LQLQLQ
53416287	s			–		–									–	–			L.QLQ.LQ.LQLQLQLQL.Q.LQ
3124598760					–	–	–	–	–										LQLQL.Q.L.Q.L.QLQLQLQLQ
1543769820				–							–					–			LQLQ.LQLQLQL.QLQLQ.LQLQ	(20)
1435267890	b								b	b									P.DDDDDDDD.S.	(10)
132465	bb–			–		–	–				–	–						–	T.TTTTTTTTT.BL.QLQ.LQ.L.QLQL.Q.LQLQLQ.	(9,2,18)
(1324659780)	–																		.
2143659780										A
123465						s		s							–				LQLQLQ.LQ.LQLQLQL.QLQ
314265										A
1795462830					–				–	–	–		–		–			s	LQLQL.QLQL.Q.L.QL.QL.QLQ.
1342098765				b				b											SSSS.BBBBBBBB.	(4,8)
123409					b														SBSSB.	(5)
1532497680	b–													s			–		S.L.QLQLQLQLQLQLQ.LQL.Q	(1,18)
7958364210			–	–						–									LQL.Q.LQLQLQ.	(10)
5193472680	–	–	–			–	–												L.Q.L.QLQ.L.Q	(8)
1273495	–				–	–		–	s		–			s		s			L.QLQL.Q.LQ.L.QL.QLQ.LQ.	(16)
1283697540	–	–	–																L.Q.L.QLQLQLQLQLQLQLQ
3146527890	–	s							–						–				L.Q.LQLQLQL.QLQLQL.Q	(16)
9732561840	–		–					–	–			–					–		L.QLQL.QLQLQ.L.QLQ.LQLQL.Q	(2,18)
2143756890	s		s																L.QL.Q	(4)
1253947860	s				–	–					–		–	–	–	s			L.QLQL.Q.LQLQL.QL.Q.L.Q.	(16)
1345628790		–	–									s			–	–	–		LQ.L.QLQLQLQLQ.LQL.Q.L.Q
124365					b	b													BSDDS.P.PPPPPPPP	(14)
143265	b		b																P.SDS.	(1,3)
315264	–				–		–					s						–	L.QLQL.QL.QLQLQ.LQLQLQ.
32416578						s						–	–		–	–			LQLQLQ.LQLQLQ.L.QL.Q.LQ
(3241658790)	s																		L.

Stedman calls; b = 14 Bob; z = 1234 Single.

Contains 7529 Stedman Caters (L, Q); 1560 Sgùrr a' Chaorachain Surprise Royal, Triton Delight Royal; 1480 Bristol Surprise Royal, Pollokshields Surprise Royal; 1400 Dumfries Surprise Royal; 71 com; atw.

L = 6 rows starting with change 1 of a Stedman Caters slow six

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire on Monday 21 April 2025, conducted by Alex S Riley

SRCY peal number: 9027

5056 Fluorine Surprise Major

Composed by Anthony J Cox

2345678	B	W	I	T	V	M	F	H
34256								2
62345		–				s		s
42365		s						3
63245		s						s
32546						s		2
2735468		–		s
3267548	s	–				–
2635478	–s				s	3
43526					s	3	s
53246		2						–
5372468		–		s				–
4523678			–		–		s
2345678		–						–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St James, Bermondsey, Greater London on Wednesday 23 April 2025, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler

SRCY peal number: 9029

5088 Bristol Surprise Major Op. 4

Composed by Donald F Morrison

2345678	M	B	F	V	W	H
26354		–			–	–
26543		–				–
32465		–			s	s
2735468		–		s
5432678			s			–
4235678	–	–

3 part.

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Michael, Bray, Berkshire on Saturday 26 April 2025, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler

SRCY peal number: 9031

5040 Stedman Triples

Composed by Philip A B Saddleton

(2314567)	2	S	H	L	Q	14
3461257	[s						(3)
2164357				[x]²
(2314567)				x		s]¹
3564127		x	x				(12)
5124637		x	x
1634257		x	x
6412357		x	x		x
(4352167)		x	x				(13)

10 part.

¹ Omit in part 6.

² Include in part 1.

Rung on handbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at 30 Brunswick Square, Penrith, Cumbria on Saturday 26 April 2025, conducted by Julia R Cater

SRCY peal number: 9030

5040 Orion Surprise Maximus

Composed by Daniel J Page

234567	M	N	W	H
54326			2	2
25463	2		2	2
23564	2			–
674523	–	s	s
345627		s	s	2
63245	2		–	s
234567	s		2	–

Rung on towerbells by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Martin in the Fields, Westminster, Greater London on Saturday 10 May 2025, conducted by Daniel J Page

SRCY peal number: 9032

SRCY Compositions (2025)