Bourne Surprise Major

provisionally known as Smeeton Westerby Surprise Major between 21/07/1977 and 07/05/1983

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

-38-14-12-38-34-38-34-38,12

Leadhead

e 16482735

Divisions

None

Default calls

Near

Method above

Warwickshire Surprise Major

Method below

Bourne Surprise Major

FCH Groups

BDa

Accepted extension path

EP3-1DE/4EF , EP4-2/7:4:4

Compositions designed for this method

23

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)
Leadend/halflead variant	Hull Surprise Major
EP3-1DE/4EF Extension path	Bourne Surprise Minor, Royal, Royal, Maximus, Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Fourteen, Sixteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/7:4:4 EP4 extension path	Bourne Surprise Minor, Royal, Maximus, [Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Sixteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-1BCDEFG/4EF	[Unnamed] Surprise Fourteen, Twenty
EP3-6BC/1DE	[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP3-6BC/2BC	[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four
EP4-2/1:4:2	[Unnamed] Surprise Royal, Maximus, Fourteen, Eighteen, Twenty, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Four

Trivial Variations (1)

Method	Place Notation
Prudhoe Surprise Major	-38-14-12-1238-34-38-34-38,12

Date	Type	Details
Sat 7 May 1983	First peal on handbells	Bourne Surprise Major by the University of London Society at Imperial College (Huxley Building), Knightsbridge, Middx
Sun 22 Mar 1987	First peal on towerbells	Bourne Surprise Major at St Mary, Lancaster by the Lancashire Association at St Mary, Lancaster

Collection	Chapter	Page	Reference
Change-Ringing on Handbells (Volume 2: Advanced Techniques)	9
Ringing World (1983)		453
Ringing World (1987)		451

Library Details

Library

CCCBR

Notes

Method Id

16301

Created on

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

Modified on

Sat 21-Sept-24 12:18 by Method Analyser

Published on

Thu 17-May-12 19:32