New Durham Surprise Major

known as Dunelm Surprise Major between 11/05/1963 and 21/06/1963
known as Durham Surprise Major between 05/02/1963 and 21/06/1963
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
-38-14-12-38.14-14.38.14-34.18,12
Leadhead
a 13527486
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Warwickshire Surprise Major
Method below
New Durham Surprise Major
FCH Groups
BDKa
Accepted extension path
EP3-1DE/4EF , EP4-2/8:4:4
Compositions designed for this method
2
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
Music score (default scheme)
♫ 83
Performances
Date Type Details
Tue 5 Feb 1963 First peal on handbells New Durham Surprise Major by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at The Wayside, Leicester, Leics
Sat 11 May 1963 First peal on towerbells New Durham Surprise Major at Claybrooke by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at Claybrooke