Don Morrison's Peal Compositions of London Surprise Major

Roger Baldwin and Donald F Morrison

23456  M    B    W  H 
35426  -    -          
52364  -  sT,sV     -  
35264  -    -    -  -  
36452    I,F,B,V       
32654       -    -  -  
25634  -    -         |
53246  -  sT,sV     - | 
25346  -    -    -  - |A
32546  -    -    -  - | 
32465       A
26435  -    -          
63254  -  sT,sV     -  
26354  -    -    -  -  
35642     sT,sV  -     
54326  -  sT,sV     -  
25463  -  sT,sV        
23564       -    -  -  
23456      2A

Contains 128 combination rollups including 21 each 56s, 65s, 45s and 46s, and is all the work.
Rung at Whilton on 18th December 2003, conducted by Roger Baldwin.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 10)

23456    M     B     W  H   
25346         I,V    -  -  
53462        sT,sV   -  -  
43265    -    I,V       -  
23645    -     -        -  
524736   -  sF,sB,V  -     
234756   -    I,V             
734652   -    B,V    -     
342567      I,F,F,B  -     
Repeat twice.

Contains 24 each 5678s, 6578s and 7568s with no backstroke 87s.
Rung at Hendersonville on 9th December 1999, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.
Published in A Collection of Compositions in Popular Major Methods (2001, page 40) and The Ringing World (2000, page 424).

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 14)

234567  M  B  W  H 
35264      -  3  3  
56342      -        
64523   2     2     
42635      -  3  3  
234756     In    3  
372546     -        
234567  3  F,B   3

True to all BDKcdfZ.
Rung at Hickling, Notts on 28th July 2002, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.
Rung, rotated to start with 2 Homes, at Burnley on 8th May 2008, conducted by Peter C Randall.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 17)

234567  M  B  W  H 
56234      -  2  3  
35264         -     
25463   -        3  
34562   -        -  
63542         -     
34625   3  -     3  
234756     In    2  
426357     V     -  
42356      -     -  
23456         3  2

True to all BDcdfZ.
Rung at Willesden on 20th January 2003, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison and Roger Baldwin (no. 14a)

234567  M  B  W  H  
34256            2  
45362      -  3  3  
56423   3  -        
62534   2     2     
42635      -  -     
234756     In    3  
372546     -        
236457  3  F  2     
23456      -     -

True to all BDKcdfZ.
Rung at Hughenden on 17th March 2010, conducted by Roger Baldwin.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 29)

23456  M    B    W  H  
45236            -  -  
24536  -    -    -  -  
32465  -  sT,sV        
26543     sT,sV     -  
34562  -         -  -  
34625       -       -  
62453     sT,sV  -     
32654       -    -     
42356       -    -     
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 9 8765s off the front, and back rounds.
Rung, rotated, at St Kea on 21st September 2004, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.
Rung at Broadclyst on 19th April 2006, conducted by Matthew J Hilling.
Rung, reversed at Thorverton on 14th July 2008, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 27)

234567  M  B  W  H  
35426   -  -        
56423   -        2  
42563         -  -  
42635      -     -  
234756     In       
372546     -        
423567    F,B    -  
Repeat twice.

Some bands may prefer the rearrangement:
234567  M  B  W  H  
35426   -  -        
56423   -        2  
42563         -  -  
42635      -     -  
234756    (In    3   
372546     -        
423567  3 F),B   -  
Repeat twice, omitting parenthesized calls.

Contains 21 56s, 15 65s, 9 each 8765s and 7568s, 27 678s off the front and 24 876s.
Rung at Bledlow on 17th November 2005, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.
Alternate version rung at Chelsfield on 22nd October 2010, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 204)

23456  M     B     W  H 
35264        -           
53462     I/F/O/V  -     
36524        -           
62345  -   sT/sV      -  
36245  -     -     -  -  
26435  -     -        -  
32654  -   sT/sV         
32546        -        -  
43265  -   sT/sV         
46325       I/V    -  -  
24653  -   sT/sV         
34256        -     -     
42563      sT/sV   -  -  
32465        -     -     
Repeat.

Contains 112 crus, including all 24 each 56s and 65s, and is all the work.
Rung at Bushey Heath on 30th June 2001, conducted by Roger Baldwin.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 205)

23456  M    B    W  H 
63254       -    -     
32654      I/V         
32546       -       -  
53246  -    -    -  -  
25346  -    -    -  -  
35426  -    -       -  
25463  -   I/V   -     
35264       -    -     
53462    I/F/B/V -     
34562      I/V         
24365       -    -     
42563    I/F/B/V -     
32465       -    -     
Repeat.

Contains 116 combination rollups, believed to be more than any other bobs only composition yet published.
Rung at Bushey on 5th July 2001, conducted by Roger Baldwin.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 379)

234567   M         W  H 
45236              -  -  
53462    -  sT,sV     -  
32465    -   I,V         
324756   -   B,sV  -     
426357   -   B,sV     -  
236745   -    I       
523746   s  sT,V   s     
423567   -    a    -      
Repeat twice. a = sB,sF,F,sF,B.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 21 7568s, 15 8765s, and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.
Rung at London (St Lawrence, Jewry) on 11th May 2002, conducted by Paul Needham.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 380)

234567   M         W  H 
534762   -   B,V   -     
437256   -    I       -  
475362   -   I,F         
637452   -  sT,sV  -    |  
657423   -   F,B      - |A  
264357   -    a         | 
64352       sT,sV  -  -  
42356    -   I,V         
Repeat twice. a = I,F,sB,sF,B.

Variant A block:
475362   M    B   W  H 
657342   -           -  
243657   -    a   -      
26435        I,V  -  -

As given, contains all 24 56s, 18 8765s, 15 each 65s and 5678s off the front, 9 7568s, ande 8 7468s, with no backstroke 87s.
If the A block is replaced by the variant version, contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 15 8765s, 12 5678s off the front, and 9 7568s, with no backstroke 87s.
The same version of the A block must be used in all three parts.
Rung, using the variant A block, at Clifton, Nottinghamshire (St Mary the Virgin) on 7th October 2009, conducted by Ian Butters.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 510)

234567  M  B  V  W  H 
273564     a  -        
542736     -  -  s     
243756  -  In -     -  
347256  -  -        -  
423657     In          
32564      sT s  s  s  
23645      -        s  
34256      -           
Repeat twice. a = F,sF,sF,B.

Contains all 24 each 56s, 65s and 7568s, 15 8765s, 12 8765s off the front including back rounds, and 9 each 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, with no backstroke 87s.
Rung at Great Waltham on 27th July 2002, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 713)

234567  M   B   W  H 
23564       -      -  
52364   -   -   -  -  
243756  -  I,sV       
432657     I,sV       
23645   -   -      -  
43652   -  I,V  -     
35426       -         
52436   -   -         
42356   -   -      -  
Repeat twice.

Contains 82 combination rollups including all 24 each 56s and 65s.
Rung at Barton Seagrave on 25th October 2003, conducted by Ian Butters.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 809)

23456  M    B    W  H 
34562     sT,sV  -  -  
46325       -          
25634     sT,sV        
53624  -    -          
32465     sT,sV    [-]
Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s.
For a related version that is all the work see no. 810.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 810)

23456  M    B    W  H 
34562     sT,sV  -  -  
46325       -          
25634     sT,sV        
54632  -   I,V 
43265     sT,sV    [-]   
Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and is all the work.
Rung at Terling on 15th April 2007, conducted by Alan P Mayle.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1197)

23456  M    B    W  H 
35426  -    -         | 
52364  -  sT,sV     - | 
35264  -    -    -  - |A 
23564  -    -    -  - | 
56342  -   I,V   -  - | 
54632      I,V   -  - | 
43265     sT,sV     - |B 
24365  -    -    -  - | 
32465  -    -    -  - | 
32546      2A   
23645       B   
34625  -    -          
62453  -   I,V   -  -  
42356  -   I,V      -  
34256  -    -    -  -  
23456  -    -    -  -

Contains 117 combination rollups including 22 56s and 21 65s, and is all the work.
Rung at Shoreditch on 4th October 2003, conducted by John P Loveless.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1198)

23456  M    B    W  H 
35426  -    -          
25463  -   I,V   -     
25634       -       -  
53246  -  sT,sV     -  
25346  -    -    -  -  
53462     sT,sV  -  -  
52364       -    -  -  
26354  -    -          
35642     sT,sV  -     
32546       -    -  -  
24536  -    -          
43265  -  sT,sV     -  
24365  -    -    -  -  
32465  -    -    -  -  
Repeat.

Contains 126 combination rollups including 21 each 56s and 65s and 22 each 45s and 46s, and is all the work.
Rung at East Farleigh on 14th October 2003, conducted by John B Keeler.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1238)

234567   M   B   W   H 
574362   -  B,V  s      
326754  [-]  a   -   s  
623457       V   -   -  
32465    -   -       -  
Repeat five times, omitting [-] from alternate parts.
a = sB,F,B,sV.

Contains 114 combination rollups with no backstroke 87s, and is all the work

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1590)

23456  M    B    W  H 
56342     sT,sV        
26543       -    -     
26435       -       -  
23645  2  sT,sV  -     
34256       -          
45623     sT,sV     -  
52364     sT,sV     -  
32654  -    -       -  
32546       -       -  
43265  -  sT,sV        
36245  -    -          
62453     sT,sV  -  -  
25634       -          
53462     sT,sV     - | 
43652  -    -       - | 
43526       -       - | 
24365  -  sT,sV       |A
34625  -    -       - | 
42356       -         | 
56234     sT,sV        
35642  -  sT,sV        
23456       A

Contains all 24 56s and 65s, and is all the work.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1591)

234567  M    B    W  H 
42356                -  
34256   -    -    -  -  
65432   -  sT,sV  -     
43526      sT,sV  -     
243756  -  sT,V         
432756      I,V         
324756      I,V         
352647      B,sV  -  -  
23564   -    -    -  -  
53624   -    -       -  
32654   -    -          
62534   -    -       -  
23645        -          
54326   -    2    -     
42635      sT,sV     -  
352746     sT,V         
523746      I,V         
235746      I,V         
243657      B,sV  -  -  
63542   -         -     
32465   -  sT,sV  -  -  
25634   -  sT,sV  -  -  
25346        -       -  
32546   -    -    -  -  
53246   -    -    -  -  
23456   -    -       -

Rung at Limehouse on 7th February 2004, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1592)

23456  M    B    W  H 
35426  -    -          
52364  -  sT,sV     -  
35264  -    -    -  -  
36452    I,F,B,V       
32654       -    -  -  
26543  -    -       x  
26435       -       -  
63254  -  sT,sV     -  
23564  -    -       -  
Repeat twice. x = 123456.

Contains 126 combination rollups including 22 56s.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1593)

234567  M         W  H 
534762  -   B,V   -     
437256  -    I       -  
657423  -    a       -  
634257  -    b    2     
56324   -  sT,sV  s     
63254   s  sT,sV  -  -  
34256   -   I,V         
Repeat twice.
a = I,F,F,B,V;
b = I,F,sB,sF,B.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, 15 5678s off the front, 9 7568s and 8 7468s.
Rung at Clifton, Nottinghamshire (St Mary) on 24th February 2010, conducted by Ian Butters.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2089)

23456  M  B  W  H  
64352  -        -  
34562  -  -     -  
34265  s  -  -     
52643  s     -  2  
34625  -     -  -  
35426     -  -  -  
42356        -  -  
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s and 18 65s.
Rung at Newcastle under Lyme (St Luke) on 29th December 2005, conducted by Kristopher King.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2090)

23456  M   B   W  H  
35426  -   -         
56423  -  I,V        
62534      -         
63254     I,V  -  -  
23564  -   -      -  
43265      -   -     
46325     I,V  -  -  
34625  -   -   -  -  
42356      -         
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s.
Rung at Henlow on 18th September 2006, conducted by Michael J Trimm.

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5,184 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2250)

23456  M    B    W  H
56342  -         s  s
26543  -  sT,sV  s  s
54263            -  -
53462       -    -  -
35264       -    -  2
45362       -    -
45623       -       -
52436       -
34256  -    -       2
24536  -    -       -
54326  -    -       -
Repeat.

Based on a 5,312 by Stephen J Ivin.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2251)

23456  M    B    W  H
46352  -            s
54632  s  sT,sV
36245  -         -
54263  -         -  -
53462       -    -  - |
35264       -    -  2 |
45362       -    -    |
45623       -       - |
52436       -         |A
34256  -    -       2 |
24536  -    -       - |
54326  -    -       - |
23564  -  sF,sB  -  -
23456       A

Based on a 5,312 by Stephen J Ivin.
Rung at Islip, Oxfordshire on 15th December 2005, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2252)

23456  M    B    W  H
56342  -         s  s
36245     sT,sV  s  s
26543     sT,sV  s  s
54263            -  -
53462       -    -  - |
35264       -    -  2 |
45362       -    -    |
45623       -       - |
52436       -         |A
34256  -    -       2 |
24536  -    -       - |
54326  -    -       - |
23564  -  sF,sB  -  -
23456       A

Based on a 5,312 by Stephen J Ivin.
Rung at Clitheroe on 23rd July 2005, conducted by John P Loveless.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2280)

23456  M  B  W  H  
23564     -     -  
46532  -  5  -  -  
26543     4  -  -  
54263        -  -  
54632     -     -  
35264  -  3     -  
42635  3  3  3     
23456     -     3

Contains all 24 56s, and 14 8765s off the front including back rounds.
Rung (rotated) at Walkden on 24th February 2006, conducted by Peter C Randall.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2281)

23456  M  B  W  H  
52436        -     
56234  2        -  
56342     -     -  
34562        -  -  
32465     -  -  -  
43265  -  -  -  -  
23645  -  -     -  
34625  -  -        
56423  -        -  
25463        -     
63254     -  2     
43652     -  -     
42356     -  -  -  
62453     -  -    | 
32654     -  -    | 
25346     -       |A 
54326  -  -       | 
34256  -  -     - | 
23456     A

Contains 86 combination rollups including all 24 56s and 17 65s.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2282)

23456  M  B  W  H  
43526  -  -     -  
24536        -     
56342  -     -  2  
45362        -     
26354  -     -  -  
35264        -  -  
62453  -     -     
32654     -  -     
25346     -        
54326  -  -        
26543  2     -     
26435     -     -  
23564  2     -  -  
52364  -  -  -  -  
43265  -        -  
24365  -  -  -  -  
32465  -  -  -  -  
42635  -  -     -  
34256     -     2  
23456  -  -  -  -

Contains 93 combination rollups including 21 56s and 20 65s, back rounds and tittums.
Rung at Texarkana on 7th December 2005, conducted by John P Loveless.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2283)

 234567   M  sT/sV  W  H     
 36254    -    x    s  -     
 62534    s    x    -  -     
 25364    s    x    -  -     
 53264    s    x    s  -     
 34562    -    x    s  -     
 467253   s    a    -  s     
 632457   s  sT,V   -  -     
 542736   -    b    s  s     
 527364   s    c    s  -     
 245367   s  sT,V   s  -     
 45236    s    x    s  -     
 65342    -    x    -  s     
 52643    -    x    s  -     
 32546    -    x    s  s     
Repeat.
a = I,sF,sB,F,B,sV; 
b = I,sF,sB,sF,B,sV;
c = I,sF,B,sV.

Contains a call at every lead, and is all the work.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2538)

23456  M  B  W  H
42356  -  -  -  -
53246        s  s
42635  -     -
36524  -     -
25463  -     -
56342     2     -
23645  -        -
Repeat twice.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2539)

23456  M  B  W  H
42356  -  -  -  -
53246        s  s
34625  -     2
25463  -     s  s
56342     2     -
23645  -        -
Repeat twice.

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5,184 (5,026) London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2540)

23456  M   B   W  H
43652  -  I,V     -
54326  -   2
43526     I,V
52364  -  I,V  -  -
24365  -  I,V
62453  -   2
42356  -  I,V     -
Repeat twice.

For 5,026 replace the last course by one called sM, coming round at the snap two blows after the single.
Rung at Wandsworth (Holy Trinity) on 10th September 2007, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3094)

23456  M     B     W  H  
42356                 -  
32546  -     -        -  
65243  -              -  
25346  -    I,V       -  
34562  -    I,V    -  -  
24365        -     -     
26435       I,V    -  -  
43652  -    I,V    -  -  
35426        -           
42563  -    I,V    -  -  
32465        -     -     
36245       I,V    -  -  
46253  -    I,V    -     
36452     I,F,B,V  -  -  
26354     I,F,B,V  -  -  
62453     I,F,B,V  -     
34256  -              -  
45236  -     -           
23564  -    I,V    -  -  
43265        -     -     
46325       I,V    -  -  
32654  -    I,V    -  -  
63254  -     -     -  -  
64352        -     -  -  
23456  -              -

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and back rounds.

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5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3161)

23456  M    B    H  
26543  -    3       
64352     sT,sV  -  
34256  -    5       
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s, 9 8765s off the front and 6 5678s off the front.
True to all BabcdYZ.
Warning: not all the work.
Rung at Chalfont St Giles on 16th April 2010, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,152 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3162)

  2345678
  4263857
  6482735
- 7864523
  6758342
  5637284
  3526478
  2345867
  4283756
- 7842635
  4768523
  6457382
  5634278
  3526847
  2385764
  8273456
- 4782635
  8467523
- 5684372
- 3856247
  5328764
- 7253486
  5742638
  4567823
Repeat six times.

Contains no backstroke 87s.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3163)

23456  M  B  W  
62354  -  2  s  
54326  s     -  
42635  2  -     
Repeat four times.

True to all BcfXYZ.

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5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3164)

23456  M  B  W  H  
35426  -  -        
54236  -  -     s  
32465  s     s  s  
34625  -  -  s  s  
64523  -           
Repeat four times.

(printable version)

5,120 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3165)

23456  B  W  H  
52436     -     
36245  sT,sV      
56342  -  -  3  
Repeat four times.

True to all BacZ.

(printable version)

5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3166)

234567  M       B      W  H  
342765        In,sV          
637452     In,sF,B,V      -  
674352  -       -      s  s  
657423  -     F,B,V       -  
634257  -    In,F,F    -     
327465         sT         -  
342567  s  In,F,F,F,B  -     
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 each 56s and 5678s off the front, and 18 each 7658s and 876s, with no backstroke 87s.

(printable version)

5,088 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3167)

234567  M              W  H   
437265  -     B,sV        -   
567423  -  In,sF,F,B,V    s   
627354  s      V       -      
326754       In,V      -      
254736       sT,V      2  -   
234765       sB,sV            
342567       In,sV            
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 each 56s and 5678s off the front, 9 8765s, and 30 876s, with no backstroke 87s.

(printable version)

5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3168)

23456  M     B     W  H  
35426  -     -          | 
52364  -   sT,sV      - | 
24365  -   In,V         |A
46325  -     -          | 
62453  -   sT,sV      - | 
42356  -
64352        A
45623  -   sT,sV      -  
65243  2   sT,sV      2  
65432  -   sT,sV      2  
53624  -   sT,sV      -  
25634              -     
53246  -   sT,sV      -  
34256  -     -           
63254        A
23456  -

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and back rounds.
Rung at Maidstone (St Michael and All Angels) on 27th November 2007, conducted by John B Keeler.

(printable version)

5,024 London Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4803)

23456  M    B    W  H  
35426  -    -          
56423  -   In,V        
53624       -    -  -  
25634            -     
46532  -            -  
56234  -               
26435  -   In,V     -  
46325  -    -       -  
52364  -         -  -  
24365  -   In,V        
34625  -    -       -  |
62453  -   In,V  -  -  |A
42356  -    *          |
43265       A*
34256       A
32465       A*
23456       A        
A* = A, adding In,V at *.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 65s, and back rounds.

(printable version)

London Surprise Major

see also:
    5,184 Atomic Delight Major by Donald F Morrison
    5,088 Londinium Delight Major by Donald F Morrison
    5,184 Londinium Delight Major by Donald F Morrison

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