| Relationship | Method(s) |
|---|---|
| Leadend/halflead variant | Caerleon Surprise Major |
| Non-conforming extension | Wembley Surprise Royal |
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EP3-1FG/6GH
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[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Wembley Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Wembley Surprise Sixteen, [Unnamed] Surprise Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four |
|
EP4-2/11:4:6
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[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Wembley Surprise Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Wembley Surprise Sixteen, [Unnamed] Surprise Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four |
| Date | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jul 1931 | First inclusion in a peal on towerbells | 5120 Spliced Surprise Major (12m) by the Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild at St Mary, Ealing, Middlesex, conducted by William Pye |
| Sat 30 Nov 1935 | First peal on towerbells | Wembley Surprise Major at Aldenham by the Hertford County Association at Aldenham |
| Tue 1 Nov 1966 | First peal on handbells | Wembley Surprise Major by the Hertford County Association at Bushey, Herts |
| Wed 27 May 2020 | First inclusion in a quarter peal on keyboards | 1504 Spliced Surprise Major (23m) at Bosham & Portsmouth, Ringing Room, West Sussex & Hampshire, conducted by Benjamin J Carey |
| Collection | Chapter | Page | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5120 4-12 Spliced Surprise Major (Albert J Pitman) | |||
| Ringing World (1930) | 544 | ||
| Ringing World (1931) | 439 | ||
| Ringing World (1935) | 776 | ||
| Ringing World (1966) | 780 | ||
| Smith's 23 Surprise Major | |||
| Southwell and Nottingham DG Peal Collection | 1963 | Balderton, 17/08/1963, cond Jack L Millhouse |