Plain Bob Major

Blue Line
Properties
Changes
  • Adjacent
  • Identity
  • Jump
  • Static
  • Dynamic
Hunt bells
  • Principle
  • Hunter
    • One
    • Multiple
    • All
Working bell cycles
  • Monocyclic
  • Isocyclic
  • Differential
Hunter classes
  • Plain
    • Place
    • Bob
    • Single
  • Treble Dodging
    • Treble Bob
    • Delight
    • Surprise
  • Alliance
  • Treble Place
  • Hybrid
  • Little
Symmetry
  • Asymmetric
  • Palindromic
  • Double
  • Rotational
  • Offset
Leadheads
  • Plain Bob
  • Grandsire
  • Original
  • Cyclic
  • Rounds
Course properties
  • True plain course
  • True leads
  • Right place
  • Uneven parity
  • Layered
Place notation
-18-18-18-18,12
Leadhead
a 13527486
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Plain Bob Major
Method below
Plain Bob Major
FCH Groups
Accepted extension path
EP3-1BC/1BC
Compositions designed for this method
2763
Leads in course
7
Lead length
16
Plain course length
112
Hunt bells
1
Working bells
7
Stationary bells
0
Maximum blows in one place
2
Related Methods
Trivial Variations (4)
Method Place Notation
Single Aldermaston Bob Major 78.18-18-18-18,12
Single Broughton-in-Furness Bob Major 3478.18-18-18-18,12
Single Canterbury Pleasure Bob Major 34.18-18-18-18,12
Single Hunslet Bob Major 56.18-18-18-18,12
Performances
Date Type Details
Thu 26 Apr 1725 First peal on towerbells Plain Bob Major at St Bride, London at St Bride, London
Tue 18 May 1728 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Greater London, conducted by Benjamin Annable
Sun 7 Sept 1732 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the City Scholars at St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Greater London
Thu 26 Jan 1736 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Fulham Youths at All Saints, Fulham, Greater London
Thu 23 Feb 1736 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at The Bell Tower, Beccles, Suffolk
Thu 10 Oct 1737 Long Length on towerbells 11088 Plain Bob Major by the Society of London Youths at All Saints, West Ham, Greater London
Thu 21 Nov 1737 Long Length on towerbells 15120 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Eastern Scholars at All Saints, West Ham, Greater London, conducted by Philemon Mainwaring
Fri 16 Mar 1742 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Eastern Scholars at St Mary, Mortlake, Greater London, conducted by John Sharpe
Sun 24 May 1750 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St John the Baptist, Harrietsham, Kent
Sat 13 Jan 1753 Long Length on towerbells 20160 Plain Bob Major by the Leeds Youths at St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
Tue 7 Apr 1761 Long Length on towerbells 40320 Plain Bob Major by the Leeds Youths at St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent, conducted by James Barham
Mon 16 Mar 1767 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Mary Magdalene, Debenham, Suffolk, conducted by James Wilson
Tue 10 May 1768 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Long Melford Company at Holy Trinity, Long Melford, Suffolk, conducted by John Corder
Mon 14 Nov 1768 Long Length on towerbells 10192 Plain Bob Major at St Michael and All Angels, Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, conducted by John Chamberlin
Fri 5 Mar 1773 Long Length on towerbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the Leeds Youths at St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
Mon 8 Nov 1773 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Chapel Youths at St Thomas, Stourbridge, West Midlands, conducted by Samuel Green
Tue 14 Feb 1775 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Bromley Youths at Ss Peter & Paul, Bromley, Kent, conducted by William Cook
Mon 26 Aug 1776 Long Length on towerbells 10640 Plain Bob Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Mary, Mortlake, Greater London, conducted by James Worster
Tue 25 Feb 1777 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Sat 25 Apr 1778 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Braughing Youths at St Mary the Virgin, Braughing, Hertfordshire, conducted by James Walker
Mon 10 May 1779 Long Length on towerbells 12240 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Braughing Youths at St Mary the Virgin, Braughing, Hertfordshire
Mon 24 May 1779 Long Length on towerbells 11088 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at St Nicholas of Myra, Brighton, Sussex, conducted by George Gross
Sat 15 Feb 1783 Long Length on towerbells 12672 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Bromley Youths at Ss Peter & Paul, Bromley, Kent, conducted by William Chapman
Tue 30 Sept 1783 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Oldham Youths at St Mary the Virgin, Oldham, Lancashire
Wed 5 Nov 1783 Long Length on towerbells 10240 Plain Bob Major by the College Youths of Aston under Lyne at St Michael and All Angels, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire
Sun 4 Jan 1784 Long Length on towerbells 14480 Plain Bob Major by the Oldham Youths at St Mary, Oldham, Lancashire
Tue 24 Feb 1784 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Trinity Youths at St Mary, Lewisham, Greater London, conducted by Samuel Manley
Sat 23 Apr 1785 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the The Albion Society at St Andrew, Shifnal, Shropshire, conducted by S Lawrence
Mon 10 Sept 1787 Long Length on towerbells 10128 Plain Bob Major by the Coventry Youths at Holy Trinity, Coventry, West Midlands
Mon 31 Dec 1787 Long Length on towerbells 10192 Plain Bob Major by the Union Society of Bromsgrove at St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Mon 29 Sept 1788 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Peter and St Paul, Aston, West Midlands
Sat 29 Nov 1788 Long Length on towerbells 10544 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Chapel Youths of Stourbridge at St John the Baptist, Halesowen, West Midlands, conducted by Thomas S Edwards and Thomas Edwards
Mon 29 Dec 1788 Long Length on towerbells 12000 Plain Bob Major by the Bromsgrove Union Society at St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Mon 16 Feb 1789 Long Length on towerbells 14224 Plain Bob Major by the St Martin's Youths at St Peter and St Paul, Aston, West Midlands
Sat 29 Sept 1792 Long Length on towerbells 10192 Plain Bob Major by the The Birmingham and Aston Company at St Peter and St Paul, Aston, West Midlands
Tue 1 Oct 1793 Long Length on towerbells 15360 Plain Bob Major at St Peter and St Paul, Aston, West Midlands, conducted by Joshua Short
Mon 25 Nov 1793 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Mary the Virgin, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire
Mon 23 Nov 1795 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths at All Saints, Edmonton, Middlesex, conducted by George Gross
Sat 24 Oct 1807 Long Length on towerbells 15120 Plain Bob Major by the Oldham Society at St Mary the Virgin, Oldham, Lancashire, conducted by Joseph Newton
Tue 26 May 1812 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Union Youths at SS Peter and Paul, Borden, Kent
Sun 17 Dec 1815 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Society of St Mary's Youths at St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, Kent
Tue 25 Mar 1817 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Michael, Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire
Sat 11 Jul 1818 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Hythe Society at St Leonard, Hythe, Kent, conducted by William Grinsted
Sun 7 Mar 1819 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major at St Mary the Virgin, Great Baddow, Essex, conducted by Joseph Howard
Mon 8 Apr 1822 Long Length on towerbells 11216 Plain Bob Major by the Brighton and Bolney Society of Change Ringers at St Mary Magdalene, Bolney, Sussex, conducted by Richard Cooke
Sat 4 Nov 1826 First peal on handbells Plain Bob Major
Sun 15 Apr 1827 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Lancashire Association at St Michael and All Angels, Croston, Lancashire, conducted by Thomas Broderick
Mon 18 Jan 1830 Long Length on towerbells 10304 Plain Bob Major at St Mary the Virgin, Ashford, Kent, conducted by J Friend
Sat 2 May 1835 Long Length on towerbells 12496 Plain Bob Major at St Mary the Virgin, Oldham, Lancashire, conducted by Joseph Newton
Sun 21 Apr 1839 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Leeds Youths at St Nicholas, Leeds, Kent
Mon 4 May 1846 Long Length on towerbells 13440 Plain Bob Major at St Leonard, Hythe, Kent, conducted by J Friend
Sat 27 Jul 1867 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Kenninghall Society at St Mary, Kenninghall, Norfolk
Mon 9 Apr 1883 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Kent County Association at St Mary, Frittenden, Kent, conducted by Caleb Payne
Sat 13 Feb 1886 Long Length on towerbells 10000 Plain Bob Major by the Midland Counties Association at St Alkmund, Duffield, Derbyshire, conducted by A Percival Heywood
Sat 21 Apr 1888 Long Length on towerbells 10304 Plain Bob Major by the Norwich Diocesan Association at St Margaret, Leiston, Suffolk, conducted by J Motts
Sat 19 Mar 1892 Long Length on towerbells 11200 Plain Bob Major by the Kent County Association at St Mary the Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent, conducted by Thomas Card
Thu 26 Apr 1894 Long Length on handbells 11200 Plain Bob Major by the The Norwich Diocesan Association and The Peter Mancroft Society at The Parish Rooms, St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, Norfolk, conducted by Charles E Borrett
Thu 26 Dec 1895 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Norwich Diocesan Association at St Mary, Helmingham, Suffolk, conducted by George Wightman
Sat 12 Mar 1898 Long Length on towerbells 10464 Plain Bob Major by the Yorkshire Association at St Leonard, Wortley, Yorkshire, conducted by David Brearley
Sat 11 Feb 1905 Long Length on towerbells 10208 Plain Bob Major by the Surrey Association at St Giles, Ashtead, Surrey, conducted by John Howes
Sat 19 Sept 1908 Long Length on towerbells 10192 Plain Bob Major by the Midland Counties Association at St Mary, Anstey, Leicestershire, conducted by William Willson
Mon 5 Jun 1911 Long Length on handbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the The Yorkshire Association and the Leeds and District Society at Richardshaw Lane Council School, Pudsey, Yorkshire, conducted by Ernest Mann
Sat 8 Apr 1922 Long Length on towerbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the Midland Counties Association at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Ernest Morris
Sat 19 Nov 1927 Long Length on towerbells 10032 Plain Bob Major by the Salisbury Diocesan Guild at Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, conducted by Joseph T Dyke
Mon 5 Jun 1933 Long Length on towerbells 18144 Plain Bob Major by the Hertford County Association at St Peter, Benington, Hertfordshire, conducted by Sidney Carter
Sat 7 Jun 1958 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the The University of Bristol Society. at St Lawrence, Longney, Gloucestershire, conducted by David Heighton
Sat 9 Apr 1960 Long Length on towerbells 22400 Plain Bob Major by the Essex Association at St Michael, Kirby le Soken, Essex, conducted by Frank B Lufkin
Sat 15 Jul 1961 Long Length on towerbells 32704 Plain Bob Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 4 Aug 1962 Long Length on towerbells 18928 Plain Bob Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 22 Dec 1962 Long Length on handbells 15904 Plain Bob Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at Whingarth, 17 Ridge Road, Marple, Cheshire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 27 Jul 1963 Long Length on towerbells 40320 Plain Bob Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 2 Oct 1965 Long Length on towerbells 10240 Plain Bob Major by the Guild of Devonshire Ringers at St Peter, Buckland in the Moor, Devon, conducted by Norman Mallett
Sat 30 Apr 1966 Long Length on towerbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the Yorkshire Association at St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury, Worcestershire, conducted by C Barrie Dove
Sat 4 Feb 1967 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Manchester University Guild at Sacred Trinity, Salford, Lancashire, conducted by Alan S Burbidge
Sat 16 Sept 1967 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Suffolk Guild at St Mary Magdalene, Debenham, Suffolk, conducted by Howard W Egglestone
Sat 13 Feb 1971 Long Length on towerbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the University of Bristol Society at St Lawrence, Longney, Gloucestershire, conducted by John Pladdys
Sat 1 Jan 1972 Long Length on towerbells 10752 Plain Bob Major by the Truro Diocesan Guild at St Denys, St Dennis, Cornwall, conducted by Anthony J Davidson
Sat 15 Jul 1972 Long Length on towerbells 10000 Plain Bob Major by the Hereford Diocesan Guild at St Meugan, Llanfeugan, Breconshire, conducted by Marcus C W Sherwood
Sat 17 Nov 1973 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Plain Bob Major by the Worcestershire & Districts Association at St Thomas, Stourbridge, West Midlands, conducted by Martin D Fellows
Sat 2 Apr 1977 Long Length on handbells 25088 Plain Bob Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at 29 Hanley Road, Southampton, Hampshire, conducted by William S Croft
Sat 29 Oct 1977 Long Length on towerbells 12160 Plain Bob Major by the Norwich Diocesan Association at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gressenhall, Norfolk, conducted by J Barry Pickup
Tue 27 Dec 1977 Long Length on handbells 40320 Plain Bob Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at 17 Marston Road, Farnham, Surrey, conducted by William S Croft
Sat 4 Apr 1981 Long Length on towerbells 10000 Plain Bob Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at St Nicholas, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, conducted by Roy LeMarechal
Sun 30 Jan 2011 Long Length on handbells 13440 Plain Bob Major by the Lancashire Association at 42 Arch View Crescent, Liverpool, Merseyside, conducted by Samuel M Austin
References
Library Details
Library
CCCBR
Notes
Method Id
12834
Created on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32 by Method Importer
Modified on
Sun 14-Jan-24 15:30 by Methods Curator
Published on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32