| Tue 28 Dec 1948 |
First peal on towerbells |
5040 Rutland Surprise Royal by the St Martin's Guild at St Martin, Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Thu 12 Dec 1968 |
First inclusion in a peal on handbells |
5040 Spliced Surprise Royal (4m) by the Chester Diocesan Guild at 40 Ridge Crescent, Hawk Green, Marple, Cheshire, conducted by Robert B Smith |
| Thu 29 Jan 1976 |
First peal on handbells |
Rutland Surprise Royal by the Oxford Diocesan Guild at Richmond, Surrey |
| Sat 24 Nov 1984 |
LongLength on towerbells |
10080 Spliced Surprise Royal (28m) by the London County Association at All Saints, Isleworth, Greater London, conducted by David C Brown |
| Wed 12 Aug 1992 |
LongLength on handbells |
13680 Rutland Surprise Royal by the Leicester Diocesan Guild at 106 Beaumont Road, Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire, conducted by Robert B Smith |
| Sat 29 Apr 2000 |
LongLength on towerbells |
10000 Rutland Surprise Royal by the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association at St Michael Archangel, Lyme Regis, Dorset, conducted by Brian J Woodruffe |
| Wed 8 Dec 2021 |
First quarter peal on keyboards |
1440 Rutland Surprise Royal at Vernet-les-Bains, Reach, Glasgow, Great Hockham & Cambridge, Ringing Room, UK, conducted by Simon J Gay |
| Mon 25 Aug 2025 |
LongLength on towerbells |
10000 Spliced Surprise Royal (8m) by the Ancient Society of College Youths at St Editha, Tamworth, Staffordshire, conducted by Henry J W Pipe |