1280 Cambridge Surprise Major

Layout
1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
Arranged by Stephen J Beckingham
Generated by SMC32
23456 B M W H
42356 –
54326 –
23564 – – 2
23645 – –
23456 – –
44 crus (16f,28b), 16 5678s (6f,10b), 2 6578s (0f,2b), 52 4-bell runs (18f,34b), 72 5678 combinations (24f,48b), 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
1
Number of methods
1
Changes of method
0
Stage
Major
True rows
1280
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
abcdefghjklm
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
1
   14 LE Bob (–)
10
Performances
Date Type Details
Tue 2 Mar 2010 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Beverley Surprise Major by the Hertford County Association at Priory Church of St Peter, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, conducted by Claire C Nicholson  
Sat 20 May 2017 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major at St Andrew's Centre, Pershore, Worcestershire, conducted by Mark B Davies  
Sat 24 Mar 2018 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major by the The Lilliputters Guild at St Mark, Swindon, Wiltshire, conducted by William Stafford  
Fri 13 Sept 2019 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Kat-Hen Delight Major at St Andrew's Centre, Pershore, Worcestershire, conducted by Stephen J Bedford  
Sun 5 Jan 2020 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major by the Ely Diocesan Association at St Andrew, Histon, Cambridgeshire, conducted by David Richards  
Fri 11 Nov 2022 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major at St Michael, Bath, Somerset, conducted by Gareth L M Lawson  
Mon 13 Feb 2023 QuarterPeal on keyboards 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major by the The Bellerophons at Ringing Room, UK, conducted by Joseph A Sharp  
Sun 28 May 2023 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major at St John the Baptist, Wittersham, Kent, conducted by Damien S Smith  
Fri 27 Dec 2024 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major at All Saints, Basingstoke, Hampshire, conducted by Benjamin D Constant  
Sat 21 Jun 2025 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major at St Mary the Virgin, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, conducted by Matthew R Johnson