5056/5184 Bristol Surprise Major

Layout

2345678	M	I	B	F	V	W	H
(2674538)	–			–
32465		–				s	s
2437568					–	–	s
4625378			–		s
(3254768)				s
25346			s				2
4235678	[–		–			–]¹–

3 part.

¹ Omit in parts 1 and 2.

123 crus (40f,83b), 48 5678s (24f,24b), 24 6578s (0f,24b), 176 4-bell runs (100f,76b), 576 5678 combinations (240f,336b), 30 8765s (18f,12b), Backrounds.

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

Number of methods

Changes of method

Stage

Major

True rows

5056

False rows

Complete extents

Partial extents

Applicable leadhead codes

Date composed

Default calls

Near

Types of call

1234 LE Single (s)

14 LE Bob (–)

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Sat 29 Sept 2007	First rung on towerbells	5056 Bristol Surprise Major by the North Staffordshire Association at Woodlands, Keele, Staffordshire, conducted by Richard J Angrave
Sun 21 Nov 2010	Peal on towerbells	5056 Bristol Surprise Major by the Kent County Association at St Luke, Bromley Common, Kent, conducted by David P Hilling
Sat 13 Oct 2012	Peal on towerbells	5056 Bristol Surprise Major by the Freehold Society at All Saints, Westbury, Wiltshire, conducted by Colin M Lee
Tue 20 Oct 2015	Peal on towerbells	5056 Bristol Surprise Major by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at St James, Avebury, Wiltshire, conducted by W John Couperthwaite