5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus

Layout
5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
Composed by Michael P A Wilby
23456 B M W H
53462 s s
23465 s ss
64352 s s s
56342 –
35426 x – –
23456 – 3
18 56s (0f,18b), 12 65s (0f,12b), 239 4-bell runs (15f,224b).
Blue Line
Properties
Structure
  • Backstroke start
  • Mid lead start
  • Mid lead finish
  • Variable hunt
  • Variable cover
  • Palindromic
  • Exact multipart
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
  • Pure changes
  • Touching places
  • Tenors reversed
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
Maximus
True rows
5040
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
bc2dd1f
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
3
   1234 LE Single (s)
8
   14 LE Bob (–)
7
   18 LE Big bob (x)
1
Performances
Date Type Details
Sun 27 Jul 2003 First rung on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Towcester & Districts Association at St Thomas à Becket, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Mon 10 May 2004 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral of St Philip, Birmingham, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sun 12 Mar 2006 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Mary V, Oldham, Grt Manchester, conducted by Jeffrey Brannan  
Sat 9 Aug 2008 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Suffolk Guild at St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, conducted by Stephen D Pettman  
Mon 11 May 2009 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the St Martin's Guild at Cathedral of St Philip, Birmingham, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sat 29 Oct 2016 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus at St Mary, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sun 28 Jul 2019 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Around Ringers at St Matthew, Walsall, West Midlands, conducted by Jeffrey Brannan  
Sat 21 Sept 2019 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Ancient Society of College Youths at Our Lady and St Nicholas, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, conducted by Jeffrey Brannan  
Tue 30 Nov 2021 Peal on handbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the St Martin's Guild at 21 Fladbury Crescent, Selly Oak, West Midlands, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sun 26 Jun 2022 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the St Lawrence Society of Ringers at St Lawrence, Towcester, Northamptonshire, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sat 29 Apr 2023 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus at St John the Baptist, Yeovil, Somerset, conducted by Jack E Page  
Mon 25 Aug 2025 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Ancient Society of College Youths at Cathedral Church of St Peter, Exeter, Devon, conducted by Michael P A Wilby  
Sat 20 Dec 2025 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Bristol Society at St Stephen the Martyr, Bristol, Bristol, conducted by Lucy A Warren  
Sat 21 Mar 2026 Peal on towerbells 5040 Cambridge Surprise Maximus by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Mary, Stafford, Staffordshire, conducted by Michael P A Wilby