Yes Surprise Major

Blue Line

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

-58-16-58-36-14-38.14-14.78,12

Leadhead

b 15738264

Divisions

None

Default calls

Near

Method above

Watford Surprise Major

Method below

Ufford Surprise Major

FCH Groups

KNbc

Accepted extension path

Compositions designed for this method

5

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)
EP3-1ABCD/4DEFG	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-1EF/4HI	[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
EP3-4DEFG/4DEFG	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP3-4FG/3GH	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/0:4:1/13:4:7	[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/0:4:4/12:4:3	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/5:4:1/13:4:4	[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/3:8:4/5:8:4	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four
EP4-4/7:8:1/5:8:4	[Unnamed] Surprise Maximus, Sixteen, Twenty, Twenty-Four

Trivial Variations (0)

None

Date	Type	Details
Sun 18 Nov 1984	First inclusion in a peal on towerbells	5280 Spliced Surprise Major (139m) by the Lancashire Association at St Bartholomew, Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, conducted by Paul Needham
Tue 28 Dec 1999	First peal on towerbells	Yes Surprise Major at Hemingford Grey by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at Hemingford Grey

Collection	Chapter	Page	Reference
Ringing World (1984)		1066
Ringing World (1996)		356
Ringing World (1997)		575
Ringing World (2000)		61

Library Details

Library

CCCBR

Notes

Method Id

19526

Created on

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

Modified on

Thu 23-Jul-20 08:28 by Methods Curator

Published on

Thu 17-May-12 19:32