5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Layout
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen J Ivin
23456 M B W H
42356 –
35426 – –
24536 2 2
25346 – – 2 2
26543 2 –
23645 2 –
3 part.
165 crus (21f,144b), 27 5678s (3f,24b), 28 6578s (4f,24b), 130 4-bell runs (68f,62b), 368 5678 combinations (80f,288b), 21 8765s (9f,12b), Tittums.
Blue Line
Properties
Structure
  • Backstroke start
  • Mid lead start
  • Mid lead finish
  • Variable hunt
  • Variable cover
Methods
  • Spliced
  • ATW
  • Mixed stage
  • Change every lead
  • Every lead different
  • Jump method
Calls
  • Standard calls
  • Twin bob
  • Jump calls
  • No calls
  • Tenors together
  • Strictly tenors together
  • Multipart calling
Changes
  • Adjacent changes
  • Identity changes
  • Jump changes
  • Tenors reversed
  • Palindromic
  • Exact multipart
Truth
  • True
  • Round block
  • Single extent block
  • Multi-extent block
  • Repetition between calls
  • Internal rounds
Number of parts
3
Number of methods
1
Changes of method
0
Stage
Major
True rows
5088
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
jm
Date composed
1960
Default calls
Near
Types of call
1
   14 LE Bob (–)
57
Performances
Date Type Details
Sat 29 Sept 1956 First rung on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Bedfordshire Association at St Mary, Felmersham, Bedfordshire, conducted by Mark S Lancefield  
Sun 2 Oct 1983 Peal on towerbells 5024 Bristol Surprise Major by the University of London Society at Christ Church, Cubitt Town, Greater London, conducted by Phillip R J Barnes  
Sat 9 Dec 1995 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at St Peter, Claybrooke, Leicestershire, conducted by Richard J Angrave  
Fri 28 Aug 1998 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at St Peter, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, conducted by Richard J Angrave  
Mon 27 Dec 1999 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester, Leicestershire, conducted by Richard J Angrave  
Sat 12 Nov 2016 Peal on towerbells 5024 Bristol Surprise Major by the Kent County Association at St George, Wrotham, Kent, conducted by Phillip R J Barnes  
Mon 31 Jul 2017 Peal on towerbells 5088 Passchendaele Surprise Major by the Ely Diocesan Association at St Mary Magdalene, Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Michael G Purday  
Sun 7 May 2023 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Dordrecht Society of Change Ringers at 't Klockhuys, Dordrecht, Netherlands, conducted by James F Thorpe  
Sat 16 Nov 2024 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Kent County Association at St John the Baptist, Wittersham, Kent, conducted by Damien S Smith  
Mon 3 Nov 2025 Peal on towerbells 5088 Bristol Surprise Major by the Bedfordshire Association at All Saints, Campton, Bedfordshire, conducted by Andrew Haseldine