Quarter Peal Compositions of Yorkshire Surprise Major

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1,250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

 23456   W   H
 34256       2
 52436   2   2
(32456)  s    
round two blows after Wrong

Also true to Lincolnshire

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

(32456)  M  W  H
 34256         s
 54236      s
 32456   3  s  s
(32456)  ss     
snap start and finish

especially suitable for handbells (3-4 course throughout) also true to Rutland, Uxbridge, and any other methods with falseness from BEGHILMRTabcdefXYZ whose place notations start x38

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

234567  B  H
423576  s  -
six part

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Rutland Surprise, and Uxbridge

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2,016 Yorkshire Surprise Major

23456   M  W  H
42356         -
23564   s  s  2
3 part.

Contains 60 combination rollups, 18 56s, 2 65s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 65s, 6 8765s at the front, with Tittums. Also true to Pudsey Surprise Major, Superlative Surprise Major, Dereham Surprise Major, Rutland Surprise Major, Uxbridge Surprise Major, Lessness Surprise Major.

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2,016 Yorkshire Surprise Major

23456  W  H
42356  3  -
Repeat twice.

Contains 18 56s and 9 8765s off the front, with no 82s or 83s.
Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Lessness Surprise, Cassiobury Surprise, Pudsey Surprise and Superlative Surprise.
True to all BCEGHIKLMNORSabcdefXYZ.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Chris Adams 
23456  1  1½  3  4  7
26345  -  s   -
23465            -  2
two part
Half-lead single = 5678

Also true to Superlative also true to Cambridge Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise, and Pudsey by making the half lead single in 3478

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1,376 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard I Allton 
 234567   V  B  M  W  I  H
 52436             -
 52364       -           -
 357246   -              -
(523647)              -
 62345          s  s
 23456          s  s     2

Contains 12 56s, 10 2468s at the back, with Queens, Backrounds. Also true to Dereham Surprise Major, Montgomery Surprise Major, Ketteringham Delight Major.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard I Allton 
234567   I  M  W  T  H
45236          -     -
537246            s  -
645237   -  s  -
35426       -        -
23456          -

Contains 10 combination rollups, 6 56s, 7 2468s, 25 four bell runs at the back, and 10 four bell runs at the front, with Queens, Backrounds. Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise Major, Aldenham Surprise Major, New Cambridge Surprise Major.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard I Allton 
234567   I  M  W  T  H
45236          -     -
537246            s  -
645237   -  s  -
35426       -        -
23456          -

Contains 10 combination rollups, 6 56s, 7 2468s, 25 four bell runs at the back, and 10 four bell runs at the front, with Queens, Backrounds. Also true to Holbeach Surprise Major, Lincolnshire Surprise Major.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard J Angrave 
23456   B  W  H
24536      -  2
43652  sT/sV  -
23456   -  -
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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard J Angrave 
(32456)    V  B  M  H
 43256              -
 573246         sT  3
 36425     s     -
(32456)       -  -   
start and finish at the treble's backstroke snap
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1,250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin 
 234567   B  M  W  F  I
 52436          -
 234756      -        -
 372546   -
 426357            -
(32456)      2  s

Also true to Cambridge Surprise.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin 
234567   B  M  W  F  I  H
64352       -           -
56342          -
234756   2           -
372546   -
426357            -
23456    -
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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Daniel Brady 
234567   V  B  M  H
42356             -
357246   -  s  s  -
3 part.

Contains 10 56s, 10 2468s at the back, with Queens, Tittums.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Daniel Brady (No 420) 
 234567   V  B  M  W  I  H
 42356                   -
 52364          s  s
 26435       2           -
(653724)        s  s  -
 352764         -
 234567   -              -

Contains 15 56s at the back, with Queens, Tittums, Backrounds.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

J Eric Brosius 
23456   B  M  W
54632      -  -
24536      2
65324   3
23456      -  -

especially suitable for handbells (3-4 course throughout except for the first three and last three leads) also true to Pudsey and all BCDFGJKNOabcdefXYZ

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2,015 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Robert D S Brown 
 234567     M   W   H
 42356              -
 34256      ss      -
 53246          -   3
 23465      s   2   -
(325476)            x
x=3478 as the 30th change of the last lead.

Contains 53 combination rollups.

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1,346 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Benjamin D Constant 
 234567   V  B  M  W  F  H
 34256                3  2
 62534    s  ss       s
(32456)         -  s

Contains 15 combination rollups, 13 56s, 6 8765s, 16 little bell at the back, and 10 little bell at the front, with Backrounds.

Rung at Chiddingfold on 5 August 2006.
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1,250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Mark B Davies 
 23456  M  W  H
 34256        2
 54236     s
 23465  s  s  -
 62435     -
(32456) s  s   
round two blows after the last single Wrong
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1,312 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Mark B Davies 
234567  B  M  W  4  H
423                 -
537246  s  -  -     3
2753          -     s
234567     -     s  s

contains 18 2468s including Queens, Whittingtons

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell 
23456  V  M  F  H
42356           -
32654     -
23465  -  -  s  -
two part
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1,312 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell 
23456   V  B  M  W  F  T  H
32546   -  s  -     s     -
24653      x           x  -
24536      -              -
43652      x           x  -
43526      -              -
32654      x           x  -
23456   s     -  s  -     -
x=125678.

Contains 20 56s at the back, and 6 56s, 18 8765s at the front.

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1,376 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell (arr) 
234567   B  M  W  F  H
64352       -        -
56342          -
64523    -
35426       -        -
23456          -  3

Contains 42 little bell.

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell 
23456   V  B  M  F
35264      -
34526   -     -  s
26453      2
23546   s     -  s
46352      2
42635   s     -  -
23456      -

Contains 10 8765s. 6 56s and 65s.

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Paul J Flavell 
234567   V  B  M  W  F  H
23564       -           -
357246   -        s     s
275346            s     s
234756   -     -  s  -  s
623547   -  -           s
23456          s        2

Contains 20 combination rollups, 10 56s, 1 65s, 6 2468s at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 1 65s at the front, with Queens, Whittingtons.

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1,376 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Thomas J Hinks 
23456   B  M  W  H
45236         -  -
53462   -
43652      ss 2  -
35426   -
23456         -
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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

C James Hustler 
 23456   B  M  W  F/I  H
 23564   -             -
 36245   -
(52364)     -      x
 43265      -          -
 43652   -             -
 35426   -
 23456         -

contains Queens true to all BDHKNOabcdefYZ, which includes Quedgeley and Wye

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2,017 (2,015) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
32546  M  W  H
43526     -
23465  2  s  3
63452  s  s
23456  s     3
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Reduce to 2,015 by replacing any one lead by a lead of Yorkshire Alliance.

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2,017 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
32546  W  H
53246     -
52436  -  2
35426  -  3
23456  -  3
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.

Also true to Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise, Superlative Surprise, Ashtead Surprise, Cassiobury Surprise, Lessness Surprise and Uxbridge Surprise.
True to all BCEGHIKLMNORSabcdefXYZ.

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2,018 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
 23456   M  W  H
 63425   a  -  -
 54326   -     -
 34256      2  -
 52436      2  2
(32456)     s   
Rounds at the treble’s backstroke
snap two blows after the single.
a = F,In.
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2,018 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
 23456   B  M  W  H
 34256            2
 45362   -
 23645   V  3  F
 56342      -     -
 42365      s  -
 62534      -  s
(32456)     -  s   
Rounds at the treble’s backstroke snap
two blows after the final single Wrong.
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2,019 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
 32546   B   M   W   H
 23465   -           s
 36254   -
 24653       -   ss  s
 24536   -           -
 24365   -           -
 34652       s   2   -
 34526   -           -
 43265   -           s
 62534       -   -
(32456)      -   s    
Start at backstroke with a 1678 single.
Round at the backstroke snap two blows
after the final single Wrong.
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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
 32456   B   M   H
 25364   -
 35462       -   ss
Repeat twice, omitting ss from
the first and third parts.
Start and end at the treble's
backstroke snap.

For handbells: 3-4 course throughout.
Also true, with 3-4 coursing throughout, to Lincolnshire Surprise.
True with the same property to all BCGILNOPSabcdefXYZ that start with place notation x4.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
(32456)  B   W   H
 34256           s
 53246       -
 34562   -       ss
 34625   -       -
 23645       -
 32456   -       s
Start and end at the treble's
backstroke snap.

For handbells: 3-4 course throughout.
Also true, with 3-4 coursing throughout, to Lincolnshire Surprise.
True with the same property to all BCGINOSabcdefXYZ that start with place notation x4.

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2,048 (2,024) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison 
23456  B  M  H
42356        -
63254     -  -
63542  -     -
32546     -  2
Repeat.

For 2,024 call any twelve leads as Yorkshire Alliance instead of Yorkshire Surprise.

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2378) 
23456  V  B  M  F  H
35264     -
42635  -     3  -
23456     -        3

Also true to Cambridge Surprise, Lincolnshire Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Superlative Surprise, and all BCDEGIKLNORTabcdefXYZ

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard C Offen 
23456   B  M  W  H
52436         -
52364   -        -
23564      ss    2
23645   -        -
23456   -        -

Contains 33 combination rollups, 4 56s, 8 65s at the back, with Tittums.

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1,376 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Simon A Percy 
23456   B  W  H
45236      -  -
53462   -
43652      2  -
35426   -     ss
23456      -

Contains 10 combination rollups, 8 56s, 26 four bell runs at the back, and 2 56s, 6 8765s, 10 four bell runs at the front, with back rounds.

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Simon A Percy 
23456   M  W  H
64352   -     -
53462      2  2
65432      -
23456   -  -  -

Contains 11 combination rollups, 6 56s, 1 65s, 32 four bell runs at the back, and 5 combination rollups, 1 65s, 12 four bell runs at the front.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin 
234567   V  B  W  H
35264       -
253746   -     -  -
523647   -     -
325746   -     -  -
235647   -     -
32645       -     s
23456       -     s

Contains 23 combination rollups, 2 56s, 2 65s, 6 four bell runs at the back, and 6 combination rollups, 2 65s, 4 four bell runs at the front, with tittums.

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2,018 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin 
 234567   V  B  M  W  F  H
 23564       -           -
 325746   -        -
 523647   -        -     -
 253746   -        -
 352647   -        -     -
 42635    -           -
 62534          -        3
(32456)         -  s

Contains 19 combination rollups, 1 56s, 2 65s, 5 four bell runs at the back, and 8 combination rollups, 2 65s, 3 four bell runs at the front, with Tittums.

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2,018 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Richard B Pullin 
 23456   V  B  M  W  F  H
 42356                  -
 56423         2  -
 56234      -           -
 35264            -
 42635   -           -
 53624         -  -     -
 52436         2  -     -
(32456)           s

Contains 26 combination rollups, 9 56s, 2 65s, 14 four bell runs at the back, and 7 combination rollups, 2 65s, 9 four bell runs at the front, with Backrounds.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Andrew J Rawlinson 
234567   B  M  W  I  H
354726      -     -
357246   -           -
352647            -  -
63254          -
23456       -

Contains Queens, Tittums and Backrounds.

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1,344 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Andrew J Rawlinson 
23456   M  W  H
34562   s  s  2
64532      s
45236   s     2
23456      -  -
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1,250 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Philip A B Saddleton 
 23456   M  W  H
 34256         2
 54263   s  s
 23465   s     -
 62435      -
(32456)  s  s   
round two blows after the last single Wrong
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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

SMC32 (gen) 
23456   B  M  W  H
64523   3
35426      -     -
23456         -  3

Contains 16 56s, 42 four bell runs at the back, and 24 four bell runs at the front. Also true to Cambridge Surprise Major, Ian's Delight Major.

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor 
234567  V   B  M   W  In  H
352764                -
532467  -          -
342756         -      -
236457  -                 -
23456       -             -
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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor 
23456   V  B  M  W  H
35264      -
532746  -        -
234756        -
432657  -        -  -
23564         -
32645      -        s
23456      -        s

Also true to Pudsey

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1,280 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Glenn A A Taylor 
23456   V   B   M   W   In  H
42356                       -
357246  s   s   s   s       -
235647                  -   2
23645       -               -
23456       -               -

Also true to Lincolnshire

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Yorkshire Surprise Major
See also:
1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,344 Cambridge Surprise Major by Roger Bailey
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Roger Baldwin (arr)
1,250 Cambridge Surprise Major by David W Beard
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Steve Coleman
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Matthew Durham
2,017 (2,015) Cambridge Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
2,017 Cambridge Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
2,018 Cambridge Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Simon Read
1,280 Cambridge Surprise Major by Glenn A A Taylor
2,016 Cambridge Surprise Major by Andrew N Tyler (arr)
1,280 Dereham Surprise Major
1,376 Dereham Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,280 Dereham Surprise Major by Richard I Allton
1,280 Dereham Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
1,280 Dereham Surprise Major by Donald F Morrison
2,016 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
1,250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major by Nicholas D Brown
1,344 Lincolnshire Surprise Major by Andrew J Rawlinson
1,250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major by Philip A B Saddleton
2,016 London Surprise Major
1,344 London Surprise Major by Graham A C John
1,344 Pudsey Surprise Major by Andrew J Rawlinson