Latest Additions

Here is a list of compositions that have been added since August 2015. I might have started doing this earlier but have only recently received this helpful suggestion (thanks John).


Added November 2020


5152 Superlative Surprise Major arr. by Lynn S Scales
(25364)   M   W   H
 63524    6*  S   S
 43526    S   6
 65324    -       -
 26354        -    
2 part.
Snap start and finish.
6 = --s--s
Omit 6* in part 2.
Contains:
24 5678s and 8765s off the front and back;
134 little bell roll-ups; 67 each off the front and back;
Backrounds, Tittums.
5-6 course throughout.

Added April 2019

5056 Superlative Surprise Major by James W Holdsworth (no. 4)
(25364)   B   M   W   H
 65324        6   s
 26354            -
 53624        4   s   s
 43625        s   6
 63524        -
 24536        s  -
 54632        -
 43526    -
 56324        -       s
 25364            -    
Snap start and finish.
6 = --s--s
4 = -s-s
Contains:
24 5678, 8765; 12 6578; 64 little bell runs at the back.
24 5678, 8765; 63 little bell runs off the front.
Backrounds, Tittums.
5-6 course throughout.
First rung at Headingley, 27th July 2016 (handbells)
conducted by James W Holdsworth.

Added March 2018

5040 Kent TB Royal by David G Maynard (5040 No. 5)
234567890   M       B       W       H
54326               7       1       1
453627089   2       -       2       1
56342                       2        
64523           Out, 7ths            
645237890       4ths, In             
23456       1               2       2
156 LB4 at the back including 48 each 5432, 3456 and 5678
18 56s and 9 leads of 098765432
First rung at Flat 5, 155 Magdalen Road, Oxford on 10 March 2018 (handbells).

Added February 2018

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal by Paul B Hunter
23456   M  W  H
42356         1
35426      1  1
35264   2  2  1
34562   2     1
54632      2  1
24365   1  2  1
2 part.
Contains 18 56s, 18 65s.
For handbells, 3-4 course between M & W.

Added August 2017

5184 Spliced Treble Bob Major (2 methods, Liversedge Variation)
by Donald F Morrison (no. 2172)
23456  M  F  V  W  Methods                  
54326  2  -  -     KK.K.K(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K
32465     -  -  1  KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K.K
56234  1  -  -  1  KK.K(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K.K
34625     -  -     KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K
25463     -  -     KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K
63542     -  -     KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K
42356     -  -     KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K    
Repeat twice.
Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and is Especially suitable for handbells.
Contains 3,840 Kent and 1,344 Oxford, with 84 changes of method.
Rung on handbells at Hollybush on 27 April 2005, conducted by Bernard H Taylor.


5120 Spliced Treble Bob Major (2 methods)
by Donald F Morrison (no. 2180)
23456  M  F  V  W  H  Methods              
36452           2  1  KK(KO)(OK)K.K.KK.    
65432           1  1  K(KO)(OK)(KO)(OK).KK.  |
32546     -  -        KK(KO).(OK)(KO).(OK)K  |A
43265  1              KK.K(KO)(OK)K          |
26354           1     KK(KO)(OK)K.K          |
32465        A                               |B
24365        B                             
Repeat.
Contains 3,968 Kent and 1,152 Oxford, with 72 changes of method,
all 24 each 56s and 65s, and is especially suitable for handbells.
Combines the Ilkeston, Liversedge and Hampole variations.
Rung in hand at Aldershot (12, Highfield Avenut) on 17 April 2013, conducted by W John Couperthwaite.

Added June 2017

5040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal by David G Maynard
23456   M   W   H
42356           -
43526       -   2
54326       3   -
56423   2       -
24365   -   -   3
53462   -       -
65432       -    
23456   -   -   -
76 little bell runs at the back
37 little bell runs at the front (inc 6x 4567)
15 56s, 19 65s
First rung at 155 Magdalen Road, Exeter on 10th April 2017,
conducted by David G Maynard.


5040 Cambridge S Royal by CUG Collective (arr. David G Maynard)
23456   M   4½   W   H
25436       ss   s
42365   s        s   -
34265       ss       -
23465       ss       -
Repeat
18 each 56 and 65, 6 near misses and 50 little bell runs.
3-4 ring 3-4 and 9-10 positions only.
5-6 ring 5-6 and 3-4 positions only.
First rung at 155 Magdalen Road, Exeter on 27th March 2017,
conducted by David G Maynard.


5040 Cambridge S Royal by David G Maynard 5040 (no. 4)
2345678   M   4½   W   H
64523                 2x
56342     3            x
35264              3   x
2345687        S       x
Repeat, omitting both blocks of 3 4ths place bobs in part 2
x = 16
120 little bell runs 
3-4 ring 8 course in 3-4, 4 courses in 7-8, 2 courses in 9-10 positions.
5-6 ring 10 courses in 9-10, 2 courses in 5-6, 2 courses in 3-4 poitions.
First rung at 155 Magdalen Road, Exeter, on 27th February 2017,
conducted by David G Maynard.

Added March 2017

5120 Kent Treble Bob Major by Donald F Morrison (no. 4059)
23456   M   B   W   H
34562       2   1   1
62345       -   2
56423   2   5   1   2
25634   1   2        
Repeat.
Also true to Oxford.
First rung at Whitton (3 Kneller Road) on handbells on 11th February 2013,
conducted by Michael J Trimm.


5088 Kent Treble Bob Major by Donald F Morrison (no. 7502)
23456   M     B     W   H
32465   2    F,In   1
25463   1               2
56423               2
34256        3          
Repeat twice. 
Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and 64 little bell rollups at the back.
Also true to Oxford Treble Bob, containing 18 56s and 12 65s, and Bristol Surprise.
First rung at Aldershot (12 Highfield Avenue) on handbells on 11th August 2016,
conducted by W John Couperthwaite.
Rung to Oxford at Fleet (20 Burnside) on handbells on 7th September 2016,
conducted by W John Couperthwaite.


5088 Oxford Treble Bob Major by Donald F Morrison and W John Couperthwaite (no. 7502a)
23456   M     B     W   H
32465   2    F,In   1
35264   2               1
56234               2
42356         3                  
Repeat twice. 
Contains 18 each 56s and 65s.
Also true to Kent, with all 24 each 56s and 65s.
First rung at Aldershot (12 Highfield Avenue) on handbells on 2nd March 2017,
conducted by W John Couperthwaite.

Added February 2017

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal by James Clatworthy (arr. Bernard H Taylor)
23456  M  W  H
53426     s
23465  s  s  3
63425     s
42356  s  s  -
54326     -
34625  -  3
23456  2  2  2
First Rung at Hobart on 18th February 2011
conducted by Bernard H Taylor.


5040 Ashbourne College Bob Major by P Jonathan Franklin
23456   W   M   H 
42635   -   -
65234   3   s   -
46352   -   2  (3)   (a)
36254       -  (ss)  (b)
23465   -   -   3    (c)
4 part.            
(a) 3H in parts 2 & 3
(b) Call ssH in part 4 only
(c) Call bsb instead of 3H in parts 2 & 4
First rung at Warnham Parish Room, 6th February 2017.

Music:-
Back:  20 x 5678, 60 x lb4
Front: 16 x 8765, 52 x lb4

Leads in each handbell position for each pair:-
    \Posn. 34   56   78   Total
Pair\
34         93   40   182   315
56         38   93   184   315
78                   315   315

Added October 2016

5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal by Samuel M Austin (No. 1)
23456  M  W  H
42356        1
43526     1  2
24536     1   
65432  1     1
36452     1   
52643  1  2  2
53246  2     1
34625  1  2   
56423  1     1
25463     1   
64352  1  1   
23456  1     1
Contains 20 x 56s
61% coursing for 3-4
76% coursing for 5-6


5000 Kent Treble Bob Royal by Samuel M Austin (No. 2)
23456  M  W  H
34256        2
62453  1     1
56423     1   
34625  1     1
23645     1   
56342  1     1
45362     1   
42563  2     1
53624  1  1  2
26354     2  2
43652  1     1
23456  2      
Contains 18 x 56s
64% coursing for 3-4
54% coursing for 5-6


5000 2-Spliced Kent Treble Bob Royal (Granta Variation) by Samuel M Austin (No. 1)
23456  M  B  W  H
56234  2     1    |
63425  2  x       | A
32654     x       |
54326  2     1   
42635  2  x      
23645  1  x      
32546       A    
45236  2     1    | B
23564  2  x  2    |
32465       A    
23456       B    
x = 16
Ring Kent and change to Bastow when 7-10 are in the slow work.
Ring Kent for the entirety of the first course of one part only.
Also true to Kent (7160)


5000 2-Spliced Kent Treble Bob Royal (Granta Variation) by Samuel M Austin (No. 2)
23456  M  B  W  H
54632  1     1   
43265     2     
45362     x  1  
34256     4      
65243  1     1  1  |
25463        2  1  | A
42356     4        |
23456      A          
All Befores are pn: 16. 
Ring Bastow when bells 7-10 are 2nds place bell. 
7-10 never ring the slow work in Kent and 9-10 never ring the Kent places in 3-4. 
4680 Kent Treble Bob; 320 Bastow Little Bob: 40 com. 
Contains 24 x 567890 and 12 x 657890 off the back.
51% coursing for 3-4
71% coursing for 5-6
First rung at Aldenham School 18th September 2016


5000 2-Spliced Royal by Samuel M Austin
23456  M  W  H
42356        1
43526     1  2
24536     1   
35642  1  1     |
52643  1     2  |
45623     1     | A
26354  1  1     |
53462  1  1     |
24365  1     1  |
23645     1  2
23456    A    
Ring one lead of Crayford when the 8th becomes 2nds place bell, bypassing the slow work for bells 8-0. 
4880 Kent Treble Bob and 120 Crayford Differential Little Bob (10ths place Little Bob Royal)
Contains: 20 x 56s; 16 x 65s
51% coursing for 3-4
54% coursing for 5-6


5016 Plain Bob Maximus by Samuel M Austin
23456  W  M  H
42635  -  -   
56234  6  -  -
35264  -  6   
23456  -  -  6
For handbells
Blocks of 6 on 234
Contains 22 x 56s
63% coursing for 3-4
64% coursing for 5-6


5016 2-Spliced Treble Bob Maximus by Samuel M Austin
23456  M  W  H
43526     2  1
53246     2  1
34625  1  2   
56423  1     1
25463     1   
36452  1  1  1
32654  2     1
23456  2     2
Call Bastow for one lead each time between double calls. 
4992 Kent Treble Bob; 24 of Bastow Little Bob.
Contains 16 x 56s
72% coursing for 3-4 and 70% coursing for 5-6
5-6 always coursing or home between M and W. 

Added November 2015

5600 (5056) (5024) 4-Spliced Surprise Major by Robert D S Brown
23456    M  W  H  Methods  
43652    -        CSC.NCCC
56234    -  -     NNS.S.SNN
23564       -  -  NCSN.CSN.
52364          -  SCNCNCS.
35264          -  UUUUUUU. 
5 part. 
Contains 1600 Cambridge (C), Lincolnshire (N); 1280 Superlative (S); 1120 Uxbridge (U);
with 58 combination rollups, 109 changes of method, all the work.
For 5056 call B for 2M 2W in one part, and omit associated leads
(replace first three courses by CS.SN.) to give
1408 Cambridge, 1376 Lincolnshire, 1152 Superlative, 1120 Uxbridge, 98 com, atw.
For 5024 call first course CSC.CU and last course USU. in first three parts.
5056, starting with 2H to give more coursing for 3-4, rung on handbells 
at Guy’s Hospital on 16th November 2015 conducted by David G Maynard.

Added October 2015

5024 Cornwall Surprise Major by James A Smith
23456  M  B  W  H
54632  1     1  3
43265     2     1
32465     5     2
35264     -  1  1
42356     4     1
34256     5     1
23456     5     1
4ths place bobs
First rung at 4 Liberia Road, Islington on Monday 19th October 2015 (handbells).

Added September 2015

5056 Plain Bob Major by James A Smith
23456   W   5/4   B   M   H
42356                     - 
25463       2x        3
34526   3*   x
23465   3         1       2*
4 part, calling 2* SB in alternate parts.
3*=BBS
A simple basic quarter-peal (3'x' and Before, padded out with four blocks of 3),
doubled by calling singles on 5-6 in each part and then doubled again by
calling singles on 3-4 in alternate parts to give the peal length.
3-4 and 5-6 always course the same way round between the singles that affect them;
3-4 never do the 5-6 course and 5-6 only do it in the 'home' position;
7-8 are parted, but only by a single lead in the 'opposites' position.
First rung in Hammerfest, Norway on 7 June 2002 (handbells).

Added August 2015

5040 Kent Treble Bob Royal by David G Maynard (5040 No. 4)
234567890   M   B   W   H
435267089       -   2   1
45236               1   2
45362       2       2   1
64352               1
23456       1           1
452367890       6   1   1
23456               1   1
All calls at B: 9 and 10 run in and out.
All calls at M, W and H relate to bells 2-6.
124 little bell runs at the back, including 48 5678s, including 16 345678s.
14 567890s.
9 leads each of: 
098765432 
098723456 
098754326.
First rung at Little Creed Cottage, Green Lane, Bosham on 29 July 2015 (handbells).


5120 Bristol Surprise Royal by John M Jelley (No. 114)
23456   W   B   M   H
42356               -  
32546       x   2   s
32465   2   x       2
Repeat
x = 16
s = 123456
Contains 23 each 5-6s and 6-5s.
3-4 and 5-6 both get only their home position and coursing.


5072 2-Spliced Fourteen by Donald F Morrison (No. 1616) (arranged by David G Maynard)
Kent Treble Bob Fourteen in the Granta variation
23456   M   W   H
42356           1
35426       1   1
26354   2   1
53462   1   1    
24365   1       1
Repeat.
Ring Bastow for Kent in middle four leads of each of first three full courses in each part AND
Ring Bastow for kent in middle six leads of last course in each part.
4928 Kent Treble Bob, 144 Bastow Little Bob, 16 changes of method.
11-12 and 13-14 never ring 2nds place bell Kent.
Between Middle and Wrong 3-4 are always coursing and
5-6 are always either coursing or home.
First rung at Aldenham School on Sunday, 12th July 2015 (handbells).