5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Layout
5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
Composed by Peter D Niblett
23456 M W H
42356 –
52463 2 s
34265 – –
23465 3 –
2 part.
18 56s (0f,18b), 18 65s (0f,18b), 195 4-bell runs (25f,170b).
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
2
Number of methods
1
Changes of method
0
Stage
Royal
True rows
5040
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
abc1d1ef
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
2
   14 LE Bob (–)
18
Performances
Date Type Details
Wed 15 Apr 1992 First rung on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal at Whitchurch  
Wed 15 Apr 1992 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at 1 Oakland Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, conducted by Peter D Niblett  
Wed 26 Jun 2019 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at Brambles, Brimpton, Berkshire, conducted by Graham A C John  
Sat 19 Sept 2020 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Ancient Society of College Youths at 4 Spencer St, Eastwood, New South Wales, conducted by Christopher D O'Mahony  
Fri 15 Oct 2021 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the North American Guild at 1230 Twin Branches Way, Raleigh, North Carolina, conducted by Timothy J Barnes  
Tue 2 Jul 2024 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at 17 Bramley Gardens, Whimple, Devon, conducted by Matthew J Hilling  
Fri 11 Jul 2025 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the North American Guild at 22 Creighton Avenue, Foxborough, Massachusetts, conducted by Timothy J Barnes  
Sat 15 Nov 2025 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths and St Peter Mancroft Guild at Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas a Becket, Wymondham, Norfolk, conducted by David R Carter  
Sun 21 Dec 2025 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by the Oxford Society at Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, conducted by Jonathan C Mills