Birmingham Surprise 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
-36-14-12-38-12-38-14-78,12
Leadhead
b 15738264
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Birmingham Surprise Major
Method below
Chiltern Surprise Major
FCH Groups
DEL
Extension construction
EP3-1DE/3GH
Compositions designed for this method
1
Leads in course
7
Lead length
32
Plain course length
224
Hunt bells
1
Working bells
7
Stationary bells
0
Maximum blows in one place
2
Related Methods
Relationship Method(s)
Non-conforming extension Birmingham Surprise Maximus
EP3-1DE/3GH
Extension path
 Birmingham Surprise Royal
EP3-1AB/4CD [Unnamed] Surprise Royal
EP3-3ABCD/4BCDE [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus
EP3-3CDEF/2CD [Unnamed] Delight Maximus
EP3-5BC/7BC [Unnamed] Surprise Royal
EP3-6ABCD/4CD [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus
Trivial Variations (2)
Method Place Notation
Aussie Billy Surprise Major -36-14-12-1238-12-1238-14-78,12
Bill Surprise Major -36-1456-1256-38-12-38-14-78,12
Performances
Date Type Details
Sat 9 Jan 1960 First peal on towerbells Birmingham Surprise Major at Handsworth, Staffs by the St Martin's Guild for the Diocese of Birmingham at Handsworth, Staffs
References
Collection Page Reference
Ringing World (1960) 67
Library Details
Library
CCCBR
Notes
Method Id
15966
Created on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32 by Method Importer
Modified on
Wed 28-Aug-19 00:54 by Method Analyser