Towcester 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
-38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12-1256.78,12
Leadhead
b 15738264
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
Cambridge Surprise Major
Method below
Towcester Surprise Major
FCH Groups
BDace
Accepted extension path
Compositions designed for this method
3
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)
EP3-1AB/4BC [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1AB/6BC [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1EF/2HI [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1EF/5GH [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Twenty
EP3-1EF/6HI [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1FG/7HI [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDE/4BC [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4BCDE/6BC [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4FG/4EF [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-4FG/6EF [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-6BCDE/4EF [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-6BCDE/6EF [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/1:4:1/13:4:7 [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/5:4:1/12:4:5 [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Twenty
EP4-2/5:4:1/13:4:2 [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/5:4:1/13:4:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:1/1:4:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:1/1:4:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/0:8:4/8:4:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/0:8:4/8:4:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:1/6:8:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:1/6:8:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/1:4:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/1:4:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/6:8:4 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:4/6:8:6 [Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
Trivial Variations (55)
Method Place Notation
Angood Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-1234-78,12
Arthingworth Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-34.12.78,12
Ashwell Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12.34.56.78,12
Badby Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-56-78,12
Barcote Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56-56.78,12
Belton Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56-56.78,12
Benefield Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-12-78,12
Brackley Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12.34.56.78,12
Brafield Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-12.56.78,12
Byfield Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-1256-78,12
Castor Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-34.56.78,12
Corby Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12-12.78,12
Cottesmore Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-3456-78,12
Culworth Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-56.34.78,12
Dallington Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12-1256.78,12
Deene Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12.34-78,12
Denford Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12.34.12.78,12
Ding Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.1256-34.78,12
Duston Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12.56.12.78,12
Easter Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-12-78,12
Eastwood Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-56-78,12
Ecton Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.1256-12.78,12
Emma Louise Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.34.12.78,12
Glinton Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.1256-1256.78,12
Greasley Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56.12-78,12
Guilsborough Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56.34-78,12
Gwynllyw Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.12.34.78,12
Horton Kirby Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12.56-78,12
Isham Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12.34-78,12
Kemberton Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12-1234.78,12
Lammas Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-56.12.78,12
Lowick Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56.12.56.78,12
Malling Abbey Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.12-56.78,12
Maxey Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56.34.56.78,12
Oaks-in-Charnwood Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-12.34.78,12
Piddington Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-12.56.78,12
Pitsford Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-1256-78,12
Red Lumb Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.56-1256.78,12
Ringstead Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-34-78,12
Rushton Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-34.56.78,12
Selling Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12.56-78,12
Stanwick Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38-3456-78,12
Sulgrave Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12-12.78,12
Twywell Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12.34.12.78,12
Umbala Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38-34-78,12
Vado Maer Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56-1256.78,12
Wadenhoe Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.12.56.12.78,12
Wansford Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.1256-12.78,12
Warmington Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.1256-1256.78,12
Weekley Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.12-78,12
Weldon Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.12.56.78,12
Wollaston Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.34-78,12
Woodford Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.56.34.56.78,12
Xiamen Surprise Major -38-14-1258-36.14-14.38.1256-1234.78,12
Yarty Surprise Major -38-14-58.12.36.14-14.38.1256-56.78,12
Performances
Date Type Details
Wed 14 Feb 1973 First inclusion in a peal on towerbells 5152 Spliced Surprise Major (32m) by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild at St Peter, Northampton, Northamptonshire, conducted by Murray A Coleman
Tue 13 Feb 1979 First peal on towerbells Towcester Surprise Major at Bellfoundry, Loughborough by the Midland Counties Guild at Bellfoundry, Loughborough
References
Collection Chapter Page Reference
Ringing World (1973) 209
Ringing World (1979) 225
Library Details
Library
CCCBR
Notes
Method Id
17361
Created on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32 by Method Importer
Modified on
Fri 15-Dec-23 11:34 by Methods Curator
Published on
Thu 17-May-12 19:32