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5120 Bristol Surprise Major
5760/5152 Bristol Surprise Major
5088 Bristol Surprise Major
5152 Bristol Surprise Major
5600 Bristol Surprise Major
5376 London Surprise Major
5184 London Surprise Major
5056 London Surprise Major
13440 London Surprise Major
5088 Pudsey Surprise Major
5184 Rutland Surprise Major
5184 Rutland Surprise Major
5184 Rutland Surprise Major
5376 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
8064 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5280/5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5376/5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
5824/5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Produced in 1970

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 36452    1        2
 34562    1  -  2  2
 35642          1  2
----------------------
5 part. 77 cru's.
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5760/5152 Bristol Surprise Major

Produced in 1970

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 23564       -     1
 25634          1  2
 26354          1  2
 52364          1
----------------------
5 part. 98 cru's.
For 5152 call one part B W H W.
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5088 Bristol Surprise Major

Produced in 1973.

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 43526          2  1
 25346          2  2
 56342    2  -  1  2
 52643    2        1
 23645    1        2
----------------------
3 part. 144 cru's.
For 5024 call third course of one part M 2H.
Now recognised as a reversed transposition of Ivin's.
First rung at Hull 16th March 1974. (Self)
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5152 Bristol Surprise Major

Produced in 2008.

 23456     5  W  H   
--------------------
 34256           2  
 725364    2  s  s  
 4567823   -     -  
--------------------
7 part. 8 2468s. 16 87s at backstroke.
Over 300 runs of 4 or more bells, forwards or backwards 
within or at the end of the change .
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5600 Bristol Surprise Major

Produced in 2008.

 23456     5  W  H   
--------------------
 34256           2  
 725364    2  2  2  
 4567823   -     -  
--------------------
7 part. 12 2468s. 16 87s at backstroke.
Over 300 runs of 4 or more bells, forwards or backwards 
within or at the end of the change .
To shorten to 5152 by adding Rutland see section on Spliced (2 methods).
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5376 London Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  W  H
-------------------
 64352    -     -
 53246    -  -
 64235    -  -  -
 23645       -  -
 56342    -     -
 34562       -  -
 65243    -  -
 34256    -  -  -
-------------------
3 part. 59 cru's.
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5184 London Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  I/V  B  W  H
---------------------------
 45236               -  -
 26354    -          -  2
 32654    -       -  -  -
 56423    -          -
 26543        x      -
 23645    2             -
---------------------------
3 part. 75 cru's.
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5056 London Surprise Major

Produced in 1977. RW 1978 p552.

 23456    M  3/5  B  W  H
---------------------------
 35426    -       -
 24653    -          -
 25346            -  2  -
 32546    -       -  -  -
 53246    -       -  -  -
 45362    - (ss)
 62534      (ss)
 23645   (3)     (-)
---------------------------
3 part. 100 cru's.
Omit bracketed calls in 2nd and 3rd parts.
Rung at Charlton Kings 19th March 1978. (Self)
Also produced by Stephen Ivin.
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13440 London Surprise Major

Produced in 1996.

 23456    M  B  V  W  H
-------------------------
 346725   -     -  -
 537246      ss s
 736425         s* -
 476325      ss    -
 43652          2
 35264    -        2  3
-------------------------
5 part. s=1256.
Note at s* the tenor makes 6ths.
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5088 Pudsey Surprise Major

Produced in 1979.

 23456    B  M  W  H
----------------------
 43652       -
 42356    -     -  -
 63254       -     -
 45236       -  -  -
 46532       2     -
 23564       -  -  -
----------------------
3 part. 66 cru's.
Also true to Lincoln and Dorchester.
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5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 26354       -  -  -
 32654    -  -  -  -
 63254    -  -  -  -
 63542       -     -
 34625       -
 42635    -  -
 62345    -  -     -
 36245    -  -  -  -
 23645    -  -  -  -
----------------------
3 part. 126 cru's, Tittums.
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5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Produced in 1973.

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 42356    -  -  -  -
 34256    -  -  -  -
 24536    -  -     -
 52436    -  -  -  -
 56234       -  -  -
 26354    -  -     -
 32654    -  -  -  -
 63254    -  -  -  -
 23564    -  -     -
----------------------
3 part. 126 cru's, Tittums.
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5184 Rutland Surprise Major

Produced in 1977. RW 1978 p552.

 23456    M  B  W  H
----------------------
 26354       -  -  -
 32654    -  -  -  -
 63254    -  -  -  -
 64352       -  -  -
 52364       3     -
 35264    -  -  -  -
 23564    -  -  -  -
----------------------
3 part. 126 cru's, Tittums.
First rung at Heckington 30th July 1977. (Self)
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5376 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  W  H
-------------------
 34256          2
 62453    s     s
 52463       s  3
 63245    -  s  s
 25346    s     -
-------------------
3 part. 98 cru's, Tittums.
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5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  W  H
-------------------
 43652    -  ss
 53264    -  s  ss
 63254       s  3
 52436    -  -
 46235    s     -
 34265       -  3
 63245       -  3
 62435       -  2
 35426    s  -  3
 23456       -  3
-------------------
97 cru's, Tittums. 14 cce's.
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8064 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1972.

 23456    M  3^ W  H
-----------------------
 23465       s
 52436       s  -
 45263    s  s  s  -
 24563             -
 24536       s
 65432    s        s
 64532             s
 52463    s  s     -
 62453          s
 62435       s
 35426    s     -
 42356          -  -
-----------------------
3 part. 104 cru's.
^= a call at the following half lead.
Half lead singles in 3-4.
Believed to be the extent with tenors together.
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5280/5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1973.

 23456    B  M  W  H
----------------------
 52436          -
 24635       s     2
 63245          -  -
 26345       2s    -
 42365          -  3
 53264       -     -
 32564          2s 2
 52463       -     3
 32645       -  2  -
 62543       -
 62435    -        -
 23456       s  2  3
----------------------
98 cru's, Tittums.
For 5056 omit one block of 2s.
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5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1988. RW 2007 p641.

 23456     V  B  M  W  H
-------------------------
 34256                 2
 432756    -  s     -  3
 34265     -        -  3
 26345              -  -
 753246          4ths  -
 375246             3  -
 537246             3  -
 32564             In  3
 63245        -        2
 23456           s  2  -
--------------------------
78 cru's (inc 16 5678, 19 4578, 19 6478, 20 6578)
19 2468, 16 7568, 14 7468, 14 5432, 10 3468,
9 5468, 8 2345, 6 8765.
Queens, Kings, Whittingtons, Tittums.
First rung at Shoreditch 27th June 2006. (Stephen A Wheeler)
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5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1988.

 23456    V  B  M  W  H
-------------------------
 34256                2
 432756   -  s     -  3
 34265    -        -  3
 26345             -  -
 753246         4ths  -
 273546            -
 537246         3  2  2
 32564            In  3
 63245       -        2
 23456          s  2  -
-------------------------
78 cru's, 19 2468, 16 7568, 
18 8765, Queens, Tittums.
First rung at Kirk Ella 22nd October 1988. (Self)
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5376/5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 1989. RW 1992 p759.

 23456    V  B  M  W  H
-------------------------
 432756   -  s     -  -
 243756      2s       -
 324756      2s       -
 23465    -        -  3
 63542          -  s  2s
 32546          -     2
-------------------------
2 part. 66 cru's, 10 2468, 19 7468,
19 7568, Queens, Tittums.
For 5152 omit one block of 2s.
First rung at Hollesley 19 August 1994. (Self)
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5824/5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Produced in 2002.

 23456    V  B  M  W  H   
-------------------------
 432756   -  s     -  -  
 243756      2s*   3* -  
 324756      2s       -  
 23465    -        -  3  
 63542          -  s     
 32546          -     2  
-------------------------
2 part. Omit 2s* and 3* in first part.
64 cru's,  16 2468, 19 7468
18 7568, Queens, Tittums
and a course of 8765's.
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