Quarter Peal Compositions of London Surprise Major

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1,280 London Surprise Major

23456   M  B  W  H
42365   -  -  -  s
23465            2
two part
s = 1456

1,280 London Surprise Major

23456  M  I/V  W  H
42356      2   3
65324  -       -  -
23456  -       -   

Also true to Rutland Surprise.

2,016 London Surprise Major

23456   M  W  H
64352   -     -
53246   -  -
23645   -      
3 part.

Contains 39 combination rollups, 7 56s, 6 65s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 56s at the front. Also true to Rutland Surprise Major, Yorkshire Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Pudsey Surprise Major, Jersey Surprise Major, Ashtead Surprise Major, Ipswich Surprise Major, Dereham Surprise Major.

1,381 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 236154    x  x        x  x
 3652714   x  x  x  x  x  x
 6753412   x     x  x     x
 7516432   x  x        x  x
 4517263   x  x  x  x
 2514376   x  x  x  x
(4512376)  x               
x = x at leadend.

Contains 13 combination rollups, 5 56s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 56s, 1 65s at the front, with Tittums.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
1234567   M  F  T  W  H
2371546   x  x  x  x  x
6 part. x = x at leadend.

Contains 10 combination rollups, 4 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 9 combination rollups at the front.

1,297 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 2354716      x  x  x  x  x
 3574621      x  x  x  x  x
 5764132      x  x  x  x  x
 7624153      x  x     x  x
 6217345   x  x  x  x  x  x
(7216345)  x               
x = x at leadend.

Contains 5 combination rollups, 2 56s at the back, and 5 combination rollups, 1 56s at the front.

1,355 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
213456                   x
135264    x  x     x  x  x
3571624   x  x  x     x  x
5763412   x  x  x  x  x  x
7645312   x        x  x  x
6425371      x  x     x  x
x = x at leadend.

Contains 16 combination rollups, 6 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 1 56s, 2 65s at the front.

1,271 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 235164    x  x     x  x  x
 5362714   x  x  x  x  x
 3765421   x  x  x  x     x
 7613452   x  x  x     x  x
 6143275      x  x  x  x  x
(5143276)        x         
x=x.

Contains 11 combination rollups, 3 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 5 combination rollups, 2 56s, 1 65s at the front.

1,381 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 236154    x  x        x  x
 3652714   x  x  x  x  x  x
 6753412   x     x  x     x
 7516432   x  x        x  x
 4517263   x  x  x  x
 2514376   x  x  x  x
(4512376)  x               
x = x at leadend.

Contains 13 combination rollups, 5 56s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 56s, 1 65s at the front, with Tittums.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
1234567   M  F  T  W  H
2371546   x  x  x  x  x
6 part. x = x at leadend.

Contains 10 combination rollups, 4 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 9 combination rollups at the front.

1,355 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
213456                   x
135264    x  x     x  x  x
3571624   x  x  x     x  x
5763412   x  x  x  x  x  x
7645312   x        x  x  x
6425371      x  x     x  x
x = x at leadend.

Contains 16 combination rollups, 6 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 1 56s, 2 65s at the front.

1,297 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 2354716      x  x  x  x  x
 3574621      x  x  x  x  x
 5764132      x  x  x  x  x
 7624153      x  x     x  x
 6217345   x  x  x  x  x  x
(7216345)  x               
x = x at leadend.

Contains 5 combination rollups, 2 56s at the back, and 5 combination rollups, 1 56s at the front.

1,271 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 1234567   M  F  T  V  W  H
 235164    x  x     x  x  x
 5362714   x  x  x  x  x
 3765421   x  x  x  x     x
 7613452   x  x  x     x  x
 6143275      x  x  x  x  x
(5143276)        x         
x=x.

Contains 11 combination rollups, 3 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 5 combination rollups, 2 56s, 1 65s at the front.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   M  I  T  B  V  W  H
357246   -        2  -     -
235647   s     s     -
63254       -        -  -
42356    -                 -
34256    -        -     -  -
23456    -        -     -  -

Contains 29 combination rollups, 20 56s at the back, with Queens.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
234567   M  I  B  F  W  H
42356    -     -     -  -
62453          -     -
257364            2     -
253467      -           -
34256                -  -
23456    -     -     -  -

Contains 23 combination rollups, 17 56s, 7 2468s at the back, with Queens.

1,250 London Surprise Major

Richard I Allton
 23456   M  B  W  H
 23564      -     -
 62534         -
 34256      2
 45236   -  -
 63254   -     -  -
(43256)  s         

Contains 32 Combination rollups, 9 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 1 56s, 2 8765s at the front.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin
234567   M  F  B  V  W  H
372546         -  -
423567   3  -  -        -
34256    -     -     -  -
23456    -     -     -  -

Contains 15 56s, 9 8765s. Also true to Rutland Surprise Major.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin
234567   M  I  B  F  W  H
52436                -
234756   -  -
372546         -
642357            -     -
23456          2     -  3
Omit either IBF or 3H.

1,312 London Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
23456   M       B        W  H
42356                       -
23564      s3rds/s5ths   -  -
42365           -        -  s
43265   -       -        -  s
32654      s3rds/s5ths   -  -
34256           -        -  -
23456   -       -        -  -

1,312 London Surprise Major

Mark B Davies
23456   M       B        W  H
42356                       -
34256   -       -        -  -
23546   -       -        s  -
32465           -           s
26354           -
42653   -  s3rds/s5ths   s
23456   -  s3rds/s5ths   s  -

contains Queens, Tittums

1,344 London Surprise Major

Matthew Durham
23456  M   B   W   H
43526  -   -       -
43265      -       -
24365  -   -   -   -
32465  -   -   -   -
32654      -       -
34256      -   -   -
23456  -   -   -   -

contains 43 crus, including 17 56s and 15 65s, and tittums

1,376 (1,536) London Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
 23456   M  T  F  B  V  W  H
 43652      s        s  s  s   ╮
 34526            -        s   │A
 42356   s  s        s     -   ╯
(46532)  -     s  s
 34256         s  s     -  -
 23456           A          

Contains 24 combination rollups, 22 56s.
For 1536 call 3A, giving 24 56s.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
234567   M  I  T  F  B  V  W  H
453726         s           -
423765   -  -     s  -  s  -  -
352746         s           s
342765   -  -     s  -  s  -  -
254736         s           s
234765   -  -     s  -  s  -  -
234567      -           s     -

Contains 18 combination rollups, 18 56s at the back, and 6 8765s at the front.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
23456   M  I  T  B  V  W  H
34256      -        -
24536   -        -        -
43652         s     s     -
43526            -        -
32654         s     s     -
42356            -     -
23456      -        -      

Contains 26 combination rollups, 22 56s at the back, and 2 56s at the front.

Rung at Streatham on 23 March 2014.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
23456   M  I  T  B  V  W  H
42356   -        -     -  -
32546   -        -        -
43265   -     s     s
23645   -        -        -
64352         s     s  -
34256   -  -        -     -
23456   -        -     -  -

Contains 34 combination rollups, 20 56s, 7 65s at the back, and 1 65s at the front.

1,312 London Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell
234567   M  B  F  V  W  H
34526    -  -           s
26543    s           -
573624   -        -
423567         -        -
34256    -  -        -  -
23456    -  -        -  -

Contains 23 combination rollups, 19 56s, 17 four bell runs at the back, and 4 four bell runs at the front.

Rung at Sunbury on Thames on 14 February 2017.

1,440 London Surprise Major

Ashley C Fortey
23456  M  B  W  H
42356  -  -  -  -
34256  -  -  -  -
52436  -  -     2
23645  -     2
23456     -     -

1,344 London Surprise Major

Graham A C John
23456  M  W  H
65432  -  -  -
34256  -  -   
three part

Also true to Cambridge Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and Yorkshire

1,344 London Surprise Major

Daniel Jones
234567   M  I  F  B  V  W  H
42356    -        -     -  -
34256    -        -     -  -
64352             -     -
453762      -  3  -  -     -
246537      -  -  -     -
23456             -     -  -

Contains 19 56s, 23 little bell.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Daniel Jones
23456   M  B  W  H
65432   -     -  -
54326      2  -  -
23456         2  2

Contains 9 56s.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald G Lawson
23456   M  T  B  V  W  H
42356   -     -     -  -
32546   -     -        -
32465         -        -
43265   -     -     -  -
32654      s     s  -  -
53246   -  s     s
23456   -     -        -

Contains 40 combination rollups, 13 56s.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  M  sT/sV  W   H
46352       x    s
56234       x        s
34625       x
23465  s    x         
Repeat.

All calls are singles.
Note: not all the work.

1,312 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456  M  sT/sV  W   H
53246  s    x    ss  s
43265  s         s
34526       2    s   ss
23456  s    x         

All calls are singles.
Contains 8 56s, 2 65s and back rounds, and is all the work.

1,344 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
23456    B    W   H
32654    a    -
23546    -        s
43652  sT,sV      s
34256    -    -   2
24653  sT,sV  s   s
23456    -    -   -
a = In,F,B,V.

Contains 22 56s and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s, and is all the work.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison
(43256)  M  B  W  H
 54236         -
 34265   s     s
 34652      -     -
Repeat.
Start and end at the treble's
backstroke snap.

For handbells: the 3-4 course throughout.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2322)
23456  M  B  W  H
56432  s     -
34265  s     -  s
32465  -  -  -  s
two part

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2323)
23456  M    B    W  H
42356               -
56234     sT/sV
43652  -  sT/sV  -
43526       -       -
32654     sT/sV     -
34256       -    -  -
23456  -    -    -  -

contains 21 56s

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2324)
23456  M  I  F  B  W  H
43265     -  -  s  s  -
24365  -        -  -  -
32465  -        -  -  -
two part

1,280 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2373)
23456  M  B  W  H
42356  -  -  -  -
63254  -        -
45236  -     -  -
25346  -  -     -
23456        -  2

1,408 London Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin
(43256)  M  I  F  B  V  W  H
 43256      -        -     -
 25436   -  -  -  -  -
 65234            -     -
 52634      -        -
 62354   -        -        -
 25364   -        -
 63452   -              -
(43256)  -                  
Start from treble backstroke snap.

Contains 17 combination rollups, 4 56s, 21 four bell runs at the back, and 1 56s, 9 four bell runs at the front, with tittums, back rounds.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Andrew J Rawlinson
23456   M  B  W  H
34562      2  -  -
25463   -        -
62453         -
23456   -        2

Also true to Rutland Surprise, Uxbridge Surprise.

1,280 London Surprise Major

Simon Read
23456   M  I  B  V  W  H
42356               3  -
24653   2  -     -
23456         -     -  -

Contains 14 56s.

1,250 London Surprise Major

Philip A B Saddleton
 23456   M  B  W  H
 42356            -
 34256   -  -  -  -
 23546   -  -  s  -
 23465      -     -
 24635   -  -  s  s
 63452   s     s  -
(43256)  -         
round two blows after the last bob Middle

1,280 London Surprise Major

SMC32 (gen)
23456   M  B  W  H
42356   -  -  -  -
54326         -
63425   -        -
63254      -     -
45236   -     -  -
23456         -  -

Contains 14 56s, 32 four bell runs at the back, and 1 56s, 15 four bell runs at the front, with back rounds.

See also:
2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major by Andrew N Tyler (arr)
1,312 Lessness Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,280 Rutland Surprise Major by Richard J Angrave