5088 Evesham Surprise Major

Layout
5088 Evesham Surprise Major Op. 565
Composed by Donald F Morrison
2345678 V B M W H
36452 – 2
43652 ss –
35426 – 3
4235678 – –
3 part.
88 crus (30f,58b), 48 5678s (24f,24b), 157 4-bell runs (92f,65b), 324 5678 combinations (180f,144b), 30 8765s (18f,12b), Backrounds.
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
b
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
6
   14 LE Bob (–)
30
Performances
Date Type Details
Tue 24 Sept 2002 First rung on towerbells 5088 Evesham Surprise Major at Hinton on the Green, conducted by Gerald C Hemming  
Sat 29 Nov 2003 Peal on towerbells 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild at Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, conducted by Michael Chester  
Sun 17 Apr 2005 Peal on towerbells 5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major by the Guildford Diocesan Guild at St James, Weybridge, Surrey, conducted by Benjamin J Willetts  
Mon 4 Apr 2011 Peal on towerbells 5088 New Cambridge Surprise Major by the Freehold Society at St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire, conducted by Andrew F Alldrick  
Tue 20 Jan 2015 Peal on towerbells 5088 Phoenix Delight Major by the Vale of Evesham Society at St Andrew's Parish Centre, Pershore, Worcestershire, conducted by Andrew F Alldrick  
Sun 19 Apr 2015 Peal on towerbells 5088 Roding Valley Surprise Major by the Essex Association at All Saints, Terling, Essex, conducted by Alan P Mayle  
Sun 16 Aug 2015 Peal on towerbells 5088 Dedham Surprise Major by the Essex Association at All Saints, Terling, Essex, conducted by Alan P Mayle  
Sat 12 Mar 2016 Peal on towerbells 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association at St Edward, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, conducted by Gareth L M Lawson  
Fri 9 Jun 2017 Peal on towerbells 5088 Verney Delight Major by the Amersham Guild at St Michael and All Angels, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, conducted by Roger Baldwin  
Sat 8 Sept 2018 Peal on towerbells 5088 Evesham Surprise Major by the Bristol Society at St Keyne, Kenwyn, Cornwall, conducted by Jonathan D Storey  
Mon 10 Apr 2023 Peal on towerbells 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Suffolk Guild at St Mary, Bungay, Suffolk, conducted by Alan P Mayle  
Wed 25 Oct 2023 Peal on towerbells 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Suffolk Guild at St Mary the Virgin, Bures, Suffolk, conducted by Alan P Mayle  
Tue 14 May 2024 Peal on towerbells 5088 Yorktown Surprise Major by the Guildford Diocesan Guild at St Michael, Yorktown, Surrey, conducted by Nigel A L Mellor