1344 Lessness Surprise Major

Layout
1344 Lessness Surprise Major
2345678 3 4 7
4238765 s s –
6 part.
48 crus (24f,24b), 30 5678s (12f,18b), 12 6578s (6f,6b), 86 4-bell runs (36f,50b), 192 5678 combinations (96f,96b), 30 8765s (12f,18b).
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
6
Number of methods
1
Changes of method
0
Stage
Major
True rows
1344
False rows
0
Complete extents
0
Partial extents
1
Applicable leadhead codes
af
Date composed
Default calls
Near
Types of call
2
   1234 LE Single (s)
12
   14 LE Bob (–)
6
Performances
Date Type Details
Sun 18 Dec 2011 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major at St John the Baptist, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, conducted by Tim Poole  
Mon 10 Dec 2012 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major at Pershore Parish Centre, Worcestershire, conducted by A J Barnfield  
Tue 7 Jan 2014 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major at Holy Trinity, Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Peter D Hinton  
Sun 22 Mar 2015 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major at St John the Baptist, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, conducted by Tim Poole  
Mon 6 Aug 2018 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major by the Friends of Derick Obergene Society at St Andrew, Gargrave, North Yorkshire, conducted by John M Thurman  
Fri 12 Apr 2019 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Uxbridge Surprise Major at St Giles, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, conducted by David L Thomas  
Sun 14 Feb 2021 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 By The Boab Tree Surprise Major at Hayes Close, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, conducted by Jack R Pease  
Sun 1 Aug 2021 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major by the Oxford Society at Cathedral Church of Christ, Oxford, Oxfordshire, conducted by Simon A Bond  
Sat 22 Nov 2025 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major by the Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Guild at All Saints, Ripley, Derbyshire, conducted by Hayley J Wells  
Sun 23 Nov 2025 QuarterPeal on towerbells 1344 Lessness Surprise Major at St Mary, Handsworth, Yorkshire, conducted by John Harpole