Yorkshire 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
-38-14-58-16-12-38-14-78,12
Leadhead
b 15738264
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Cambridge Surprise Major
Method below
Yorkshire Surprise Major
FCH Groups
Bc
Accepted extension path
EP3-1AB/1FG
Compositions designed for this method
4280
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)
Leadend/halflead variant Belgrave Surprise Major, Woodstock Surprise Major, Yorkshire5 Surprise Major
Reverse Reverse Yorkshire Surprise Major
EP3-1AB/1FG
Extension path
 Yorkshire Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, [Unnamed] Surprise Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1AB/2EFGH [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-1AB/4BC Albanian Surprise Royal, Southwark Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1BCDEFG/1FG [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Twenty
EP3-1EF/4HI [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-1FG/7HI [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDE/1FG [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDE/2EFGH [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDE/4BC [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-6BCDE/2BC [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-6BCDE/4EFGH [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-6FG/1FG Prittlewell Surprise Royal, Manitoba Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/1:4:1/13:4:7 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/5:4:1/13:4:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:1/1:4:4 Cambridge Surprise Minor, Albanian Surprise Royal, Southwark Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:1/9:4:1 Yorkshire Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, [Unnamed] Surprise Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/0:8:6/9:4:1 Manitoba Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:1/7:8:2 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/1:8:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/7:8:2 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/9:4:1 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:6/1:8:2 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:6/7:8:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
Trivial Variations (76)
Method Place Notation
Abbotsham Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1478.56-56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Ba Humbug! Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-78.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Barbury Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-5678-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Barnsley Surprise Major 56.38-14-58-16-12-38-14-78,12
Bath Abbey Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-78.56.1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Biddenden Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-78,12
Billy Bob Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-145678-78,12
Bovey Tracey Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1478.56.78,12
Boynton Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-5678-14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Braunstone Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.78,12
Chudleigh Knighton Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1478-56-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Coity Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-78.56.14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Compton Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-5678.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Criccieth Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-5678-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Crick Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56-56.1478.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Crowder Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-78,12
Cubs' Centenary Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-5678.56.14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Diamond Wedding Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-145678.56.78,12
Earl Baldwin Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-78-14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl Bathurst Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.5678-14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl Cairns Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-78-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Berkeley Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-78.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Dartmouth Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456.56.78.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Ducie Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-78-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Plymouth Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-5678.56.1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Powis Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-5678-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of Shaftesbury Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-78-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl of St Germans Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-5678-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Earl Waldegrave Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.5678-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Flockton Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-78-1238-14.56.78,12
G J Churchward Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.5678.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Ghost Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-5678-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Gladiator Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-5678-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Headcorn Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1478-78,12
Hessle Surprise Major 56.38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.78,12
Humber Bridge Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.78-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Humber Ferry Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-78.56.14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Hurricane Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.5678-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
I Can't Believe It's Not Quedgeley Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-1278-38-1456-78,12
I Can't Believe It's Not Real Yorkshire Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-1278-38-14-78,12
I Can't Believe It's Not Yorkshire Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-78-1238-14-78,12
Idden Alliance Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.78.14-78,12
Isles of Scilly Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456.56.5678-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Keighley Surprise Major 56.38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-78,12
Krappenhofen Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.145678.56.78,12
Kris and Jason Surprise Major -38-14.12.58.12.16-12-38-14-78,12
Llantilio Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.78-14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Lockheed Hudson Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.5678-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
LUSCR Dinner Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-78-1238-1456-78,12
Lyonshall Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456.56.78-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Morlais Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-5678.56.1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Morning Star Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.145678-78,12
Myrmica Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1478.56.78,12
Neath Abbey Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14.56.78-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Newport Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-5678.56.14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
No. 5075 Wellington Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456.56.5678-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
No. 5085 Evesham Abbey Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456-78.56.1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Percy's Tea Strainer Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1478-78,12
Pope Benedict XVI Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.1456.56.78,12
Pusillanimous Treble Place Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-145678-5678-1478-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Quedgeley Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456-78,12
Sally 70 Treble Place Major -1238-14-58-16-12-38-14-78,12
Sarum Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-5678-14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
St Fagans Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456.56.5678.56.1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Strike Back Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.12.78,12
Swine Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456.56.78,12
Swordfish Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38.56.14-5678.56.14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
The Unknown Warrior Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-5678.56.1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Tintern Abbey Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456.56.78-1456.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Tretower Castle Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-1456.56.78-14-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Virginstow Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.78-1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Viscount Horne Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14-78.56.1456-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Wicken Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56-56.1478-38-12-16-58-14-38-12
Wye Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.78,12
Xenodocheionology Surprise Major -38-14-58-16-12-38-14.56.5678.56.14.56.38-12-16-58-14-38-12
You Can't Believe It's Not Braunstone Surprise Major -38-14-58-1678-1278-38.56.14.56.78,12
Performances
Date Type Details
Sat 14 Feb 1903 First peal on towerbells Yorkshire Surprise Major at Ranmoor by the Yorkshire Association at Ranmoor
Fri 15 Nov 1946 First peal on handbells Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Hertford County Association at Royal Masonic Junior School, Bushey, Herts
Sat 21 Sept 1957 Long Length on towerbells 14560 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Bedfordshire Association at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by Stephen J Ivin
Sat 8 Dec 1962 Long Length on towerbells 15520 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Durham & Newcastle Diocesan Association at Bell Foundry Tower, Loughborough, Leicestershire, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth
Sat 27 Mar 1965 Long Length on towerbells 11520 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Worcestershire & Districts Association at St Mary the Virgin, Hanbury, Worcestershire, conducted by Martin D Fellows
Sat 10 Apr 1965 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Lancashire Association at St James, Accrington, Lancashire, conducted by Richard J Parker
Sat 18 Dec 1965 Long Length on towerbells 17248 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Lancashire Association at St James, Accrington, Lancashire, conducted by Neil Bennett
Sat 2 Jul 1966 Long Length on towerbells 10368 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Surrey Association at Christ Church, Esher, Surrey, conducted by A Patrick Cannon
Sat 17 Apr 1976 Long Length on handbells 13664 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Chester Diocesan Guild at 46 Brookside Avenue, Offerton, Cheshire, conducted by Robert B Smith
Sat 28 Apr 1979 Long Length on towerbells 10208 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild at St Mary the Virgin, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, conducted by Murray A Coleman
Sat 30 May 1981 Long Length on towerbells 12768 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Hereford Diocesan Guild at St Meugan, Llanfeugan, Powys, conducted by Neil Bennett
Sat 5 Nov 1983 Long Length on towerbells 11520 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Sussex County Association at St Mary, Hailsham, East Sussex, conducted by Alan R Baldock
Sun 18 Mar 2007 Long Length on towerbells 10080 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at Pig-le-Tower, Marston Bigot, Somerset, conducted by Brian J Woodruffe
Fri 23 Mar 2012 Long Length on handbells 10080 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Lincoln Diocesan Guild at Woodcote House, Londonthorpe, Lincolnshire, conducted by Emma J Southerington
Sat 29 Dec 2012 Long Length on towerbells 21888 Yorkshire Surprise Major by the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild at Clock House Bells, Awbridge, Hampshire, conducted by Andrew B Mills
References
Library Details
Library
CCCBR
Notes
Method Id
17060
Created on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32 by Method Importer
Modified on
Mon 13-Dec-21 13:25 by Graham A C John
Published on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32