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Biddulph Surprise Minor
also known as Double London Surprise (H Chant 1965 index)
also known as Halifax Surprise pre 20C
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Properties
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Changes
Adjacent
Identity
Jump
Static
Dynamic
Cross
Pure
Penultimate
Touching Places
Hunt bells
Principle
Hunter
One
Multiple
All
Working bell cycles
Monocyclic
Isocyclic
Differential
Hunter classes
Plain
Place
Bob
Single
Alliance
Treble Place
Treble Dodging
Treble Bob
Delight
Surprise
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
36-36.14.56-12.36.14-14.56,12
Leadhead
b 156342
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Biddulph Surprise Minor
Method below
Biddulph Surprise Minor
Accepted extension path
EP3-1CD/1DE
,
EP4-2/5:4:1/5:4:1
Compositions designed for this method
None
Leads in course
5
Lead length
24
Plain course length
120
Hunt bells
1
Working bells
5
Stationary bells
0
Maximum blows in one place
2
Music score (default scheme)
♫ 30
Performances
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Date
Type
Details
Sat 13 Oct 1928
First inclusion in a peal on towerbells
5040 Surprise Minor (7m) by the North Staffordshire and District Association at St Bartholomew, Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, conducted by John E Wheeldon
Sat 14 Nov 1931
First peal on towerbells
Biddulph Surprise Minor at Killamarsh by the Yorkshire Association at Killamarsh
Sun 13 Jun 2004
First inclusion in a peal on handbells
5040 Surprise Minor (81m) by the Iceni Society at 2 Pretyman Avenue, Bacton, Suffolk, conducted by Andrew J W Tibbetts
Wed 12 Jan 2005
LongLength on handbells
19440 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (729m) by the Ancient Society of College Youths at 12 Victoria Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Andrew J W Tibbetts
Wed 1 Jun 2005
LongLength on handbells
20880 Spliced Treble Dodging Minor (1053m) by the Ancient Society of College Youths at 12 Victoria Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, conducted by Andrew J W Tibbetts
Sun 29 Jun 2025
First quarter peal on keyboards
1440 Biddulph Surprise Minor at Vernet-les-Bains, Oldham & Great Hockham, Ringing Room, UK & France, conducted by Simon A Rudd
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