Westminster Surprise Minor

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

-34-14-12-36-12-36,12

Leadhead

a 135264

Divisions

None

Default calls

Near

Method above

Westminster Surprise Minor

Method below

Westminster Surprise Minor

FCH Groups

Accepted extension path

EP3-1DE/3DE

Compositions designed for this method

126

Leads in course

Lead length

Plain course length

120

Hunt bells

Working bells

Stationary bells

Maximum blows in one place

Related Methods

Relationship	Method(s)
Leadend/halflead variant	Luton Surprise Minor, Notton Surprise Minor, Old Perth Surprise Minor
Reverse	Great Amwell Surprise Minor
EP3-1DE/3DE Extension path	Westminster Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1AB/2DE	[Unnamed] Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1DE/1EF	Eves Surprise Major, [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BC/2BC	[Unnamed] Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/1:4:1/5:4:3	Westminster Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/1:4:1/7:4:1	Eves Surprise Major, [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:1/5:4:2	[Unnamed] Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:4/1:4:2	[Unnamed] Surprise Major, Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four

Trivial Variations (70)

Method	Place Notation
Allendale Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Alton Water Surprise Minor	34-34.14-12-1236.12-12.36,12
Alverton Surprise Minor	-56-1456-12-36.12-12.36,12
Angelus Surprise Minor	34-56.14.56-12.36.12-12.36,12
Arley Surprise Minor	-34-1456-56-36-12-36,12
Arlington Surprise Minor	-56-14.56-12.36.12-12.36,12
Barbican Hall Surprise Minor	34.56-14-12-1236-12-36,12
Bathley Surprise Minor	-34-1456-12-36-12-36,12
Berrynarbor Surprise Minor	-56-14.56-12.36-12-36,12
Billingsgate Surprise Minor	3456-56.14-12-1236-12-36,12
Bilton Surprise Minor	-34-1456-56-36.12-12.36,12
Binfield Surprise Minor	56-56.14-12-36-12-36,12
Blofield Surprise Minor	34-56.14-56-36.12-12.36,12
Bothamsall Surprise Minor	-34-1456-12-1236-12-36,12
Brough Surprise Minor	-34-1456-12-36.12-12.36,12
Burton Joyce Surprise Minor	-34-14-56-36.12-12.36,12
Canonbury Tower Surprise Minor	34.56-14-12-36-12-36,12
Car-Colston Surprise Minor	-34-14-56-1236-12-36,12
Carburton Surprise Minor	-56-14-56-36-12-36,12
Cecilia Surprise Minor	-34-14.12.1256.56.1236.1234.34-36,12
Chelmondiston Surprise Minor	34-34.14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Childrey Surprise Minor	56-56.14-56-36-12-36,12
Chilton Surprise Minor	56-56.14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Claverdon Surprise Minor	-34-1456-56-1236-12-36,12
Combe Martin Surprise Minor	-34-14.56-12.36-12-36,12
Coryton Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-1236-12-1236.12-12.1236-12-14-34-12
Covent Garden Surprise Minor	3456-56.14-12-36-12-36,12
Cumnor Surprise Minor	56-56.14-56-36.12-12.36,12
Dickleburgh Surprise Minor	34-56.14-56-1236-12-36,12
Dunning Surprise Minor	34-56.14-12-36-12-36,12
Freston Surprise Minor	34-34.14-12-1236-12-36,12
Fryerning Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-1236-12-36,12
Great Berry Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-1236-12-1236-12-36-12-14-34-12
Heydon Surprise Minor	-56-1456-56-36-12-36,12
Holkham Surprise Minor	-56-1456-56-36.12-12.36,12
Honingham Surprise Minor	-56-1456-56-1236-12-36,12
Ingatestone Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-1236.12-12.36,12
Kentisbury Surprise Minor	-34-14.56-12.36.12-12.36,12
Kynochtown Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-1236.12-12.1236-12-1236-12-14-34-12
Leaden Roding Surprise Minor	-34-14.12-12.36.12-12.36,12
Lee Chapel Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-36-12-1236-12-1236-12-14-34-12
Mansfield Woodhouse Surprise Minor	-56-14-12-36-12-36,12
Margaretting Surprise Minor	-34-14.12-12.1236-12-36,12
Martlesham Heath Surprise Minor	34-34.14.12-12.1236.12-12.36,12
Misson Surprise Minor	-56-14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Mountnessing Surprise Minor	-34-14.12-12.1236.12-12.36,12
Mys Hedra Surprise Minor	56-56.14.56-12.36-12-36,12
Nanny Piggins Surprise Minor	-34-14-12-36.34-34.36,12
Navestock Heath Surprise Minor	-34-14.12-12.1236-12-1236-12-36.12-12.14-34-12
Nine Elms Lane Surprise Minor	34.56-14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Nuthall Surprise Minor	-56-1456-12-36-12-36,12
Ossington Surprise Minor	-56-1456-12-1236-12-36,12
Padworth Surprise Minor	56-56.14-12-1236-12-36,12
Ravenshead Surprise Minor	-56-14-12-1236-12-36,12
Sandhurst Surprise Minor	56-56.14-56-1236-12-36,12
Screveton Surprise Minor	-34-14-56-36-12-36,12
Shotley Gate Surprise Minor	34-34.14.12-12.1236-12-36,12
Shotley Surprise Minor	34-34.14.12-12.36-12-36,12
Southminster Surprise Minor	-34-14.12-12.36-12-36,12
Sowerby-juxta-Thirsk Surprise Minor	34-56.14-12-1236-12-36,12
St Marwenne Surprise Minor	56-56.14.56-12.36.12-12.36,12
Stifford Surprise Minor	34-56.14.56-12.36-12-36,12
Sunniside Surprise Minor	-56-14.56-12.1236-12-36,12
Tattingstone White Horse Surprise Minor	34-34.14.12-12.36.12-12.36,12
Theale Surprise Minor	34-56.14-56-36-12-36,12
Thornton-le-Moors Surprise Minor	34-56.14-12-36.12-12.36,12
West Drayton Surprise Minor	-56-14-56-36.12-12.36,12
West Markham Surprise Minor	-56-14-56-1236-12-36,12
Wey Surprise Minor	3456-56.14-12-36.12-12.36,12
Wolverstone Surprise Minor	34-34.14-12-36-12-36,12

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Wed 5 Nov 1952	First peal on towerbells	Westminster Surprise Minor at Cassington by the Oxford University Society at Cassington
Mon 25 Mar 1996	First peal on handbells	Westminster Surprise Minor by the Norwich Diocesan Association
Thu 4 Apr 1996	Peal on handbells	Westminster Surprise Minor by the Norwich Diocesan Association by the Norwich Diocesan Association at Swardeston, Norfolk

References

Collection	Chapter	Page	Reference
Change-Ringing on Handbells (Volume 2: Advanced Techniques)	7
Norwich above Surprise Minor from the 41			Ws
Ringing World (1952)		742
Ringing World (1996)		494, 589
Standard 147 Treble Dodging Minor			Ws
Standard 41 Surprise Minor			Ws
Treble Dodging Minor Methods			43

Library Details

Library

CCCBR

Notes

Method Id

14308

Created on

Thu 17-May-12 19:32 by Method Importer

Modified on

Wed 09-Jun-21 22:42 by Graham A C John

Published on

Thu 17-May-12 19:32