Superlative 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

-36-14-58-36-14-58-36-78,12

Leadhead

b 15738264

Divisions

None

Default calls

Near

Method above

Superlative Surprise Major

Method below

Superlative Surprise Major

FCH Groups

Extension construction

EP3-3ABCD/3FGHI

Compositions designed for this method

2891

Leads in course

Lead length

Plain course length

224

Hunt bells

Working bells

Stationary bells

Maximum blows in one place

Related Methods

Relationship	Method(s)
Leadend/halflead variant	Harleston Surprise Major, Southgate Surprise Major, Harleston Surprise Major, Southgate Surprise Major
Non-conforming extension	Superlative Surprise Minor, Minor
EP3-3ABCD/3FGHI Extension path	Superlative Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Maximus, Sixteen, [Unnamed] Surprise Twenty, Twenty-Four, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-3CDEF/3DEFG	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Maximus, Twenty-Four, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDEFG/4CDEFGH	[Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Twenty, Fourteen, Twenty
EP3-4CD/4FG	[Unnamed] Surprise Sixteen, Twenty-Four, Sixteen, Twenty-Four
EP3-5ABCD/5FGHI	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Maximus
EP3-5CDEF/5DEFG	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Maximus

Trivial Variations (25)

Method	Place Notation
Alderney Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-58-1236-78,12
Berwyn Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-58.12.36-78,12
Caldy Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-58-1236-78,12
Clare Park Surprise Major	-36-14-58-3678-1478-1258-1236-78,12
Clwyd Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-1258-36.12.78,12
Drivel List Treble Place Major	-36-14-58-36-14-58-3678-78,12
Duke of Norfolk Surprise Major	-36-14-58-3678-1478-58-36-78,12
Fillongley Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-123678-1478-58-36-78,12
Glaslyn Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-58.12.36.12.78,12
Guernsey Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-1258-36-78,12
Islay Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-1258-1236-78,12
Oakwood Park Surprise Major	-36-14-58-3678-1478-1258-36-78,12
Orkney Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-58.12.36-78,12
Oxney Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-1258-36-78,12
Purbeck Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-58-36-78,12
Sark Surprise Major	-3678-14-58-36-14-58-1236-78,12
Sheppey Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-58.12.36.12.78,12
Superlative (Burton) Surprise Major	78.36.78.14-58-36-14-58.12.36.12.78,12
Thanet Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-1258-36.12.78,12
Vyrnwy Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-58-36.12.78,12
Westborough Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-123678-1478-1258-1236-78,12
Westray Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-1236-14-1258-1236-78,12
Westree Surprise Major	-36-14-1258-123678-1478-1258-36-78,12
Wight Surprise Major	-36-14-58-36-14-58-36.12.78,12
Wistaston Surprise Major	78.36-1478-58-36-14-1258-36.12.78,12

Performances

Date	Type	Details
Mon 5 Nov 1821	First peal on towerbells	Superlative Surprise Major at St Peter, Huddersfield at St Peter, Huddersfield
Wed 26 Jun 1901	First peal on handbells	Superlative Surprise Major by the Ancient Society of College Youths at Stratford New Town, Essex
Sat 6 May 1922	Long Length on towerbells	10400 Real Double Superlative Surprise Major by the Midland Counties Association at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Frederick H Dexter
Sat 29 Jan 1927	Long Length on towerbells	11232 Superlative Surprise Major by the Lancashire Association at St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, conducted by Edward Jenkins
Mon 15 Apr 1963	Long Length on towerbells	11552 Superlative Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at St Peter, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 13 Sep 1969	Long Length on towerbells	16128 Superlative Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Brian J Woodruffe
Mon 26 Dec 1994	Long Length on towerbells	10144 Superlative Surprise Major by the Sussex County Association at St John the Baptist, Crawley, West Sussex, conducted by Simon M Alford
Sun 9 Mar 2008	Long Length on towerbells	11200 Superlative Surprise Major by the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association at Pig-le-Tower, Marston Bigot, Somerset, conducted by Brian J Woodruffe
Sat 5 Oct 2013	Long Length on towerbells	18432 Superlative Surprise Major by the Saint James' Guild at St James Garlickhythe, City of London, conducted by David C Brown

References

Collection	Page	Reference
Change Ringing	114, 222, 222
Double Surprise Major Methods
M B Davies 10 Spliced S Major
mycomps
Nottingham 8 Surprise Major
Pitman's 4 Surprise Major
Project Pickled Egg (Core 7)	247	7
Renaissance 10 Surprise Major
Smith's 23 Surprise Major
Standard 8 Surprise Major
The Core Seven and Beyond

Library Details

Library

CCCBR

Notes

Method Id

16066

Created on

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

Modified on

Sun 14-Nov-21 00:38 by Graham A C John