Orwell Surprise Major

Blue Line
Properties
Changes
  • Adjacent
  • Identity
  • Jump
  • Static
  • Dynamic
  • Cross
  • Penultimate
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
38-38.14-12-38-14-38.14-16.58,12
Leadhead
b 15738264
Divisions
None
Default calls
Near
Method above
London Surprise Major
Method below
Orwell Surprise Major
FCH Groups
BDade
Accepted extension path
Compositions designed for this method
17
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)
♫ 37
Performances
Date Type Details
Thu 26 Apr 1934 First peal on towerbells 5184 Orwell Surprise Major by the Suffolk Guild at St Mary, Helmingham, Suffolk, conducted by George Whiting
Wed 4 Jan 1978 First peal on handbells Orwell Surprise Major by the Hertford County Association at Watford, Herts