Yorkshire Surprise Major

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 157)

23456  B  M  W
54632     -  -
64235     -  ss
35642     2  -
46253     -  -
65432  -
34256     -  -
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s and 18 65s.
True to all BcXYZ.
Also true to Jerusalem Surprise Major, with 67 combination rollups including all 24 56s and 18 65s.

Published in Composition 2000 (1999, page 58).

Published in The Ringing World (2000, page 5).

Rung (reversed) on handbells at Cheltenham on 22 June 1999, conducted by Graham A C John.

Rung on handbells at Teddington on 1 September 1999, conducted by Graham A C John.

Rung at Stand on 27 July 2002, conducted by Gordon R Birks.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 165)

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
54326        -  3
32546        -  -
52643     -
24536  -
53246        -  -
62345     s     s
42365        s  3
25364     -  ss 2
32564     3     -
63245     2  s  s
25346     s     -
23456        -  2

Contains 98 combination rollups, including 21 each 56s and 65s.
True to all BLbcXYZ.

Published in The Ringing World (2000, page 5).

Rung on handbells at Somerville (Massachusetts) on 17 August 1990, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

Rung at Wokingham (St Paul) on 10 May 2008, conducted by Kenneth R Davenport.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 409)

23456  B  M  W  H
34256           2
32546        -  2
53246        3  -
62345     s     s
34265        s  -
52463     -     -
26534  -
35462     -  -
24563     -     -
23465     2     -
53264     2     3
42365     -     -
63245        s  s
23456     s  2  -

Contains 99 combination rollups including 21 each 56s and 65s.
True to all BLXYZ.

Rung at Boston, Massachusetts (Advent) on 30 March 1997, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

Rung in hand at Londonthorpe (Woodcote House) on 24 May 2011, conducted by William S Croft.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 410)

234567  B  M  W  H
42356            -
32546         2  -
472536        3  sT
462537  sV 3
53246   sV 3  sF -
62345      s     s
23465         s  2
42365         ss -
63245         s  s
25346      s     -
34256         -  -
24653      -
45236   -
23456         -  -

Contains 85 combination rollups including all 24 56s and 18 65s, all 24 8765s, and 12 5678s off the front.
True to all BcYZ.

Rung at Englefield on 29 May 2004, conducted by John R Martin.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 456)

234567  V  B  M  W  H
45236            -  -
472536  -  s
246537  s           -
24536      -        -
34265         2  s
65243         s  -
42356         -  -   
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s, 18 each 65s, 8765s and 8765s off the front including backrounds, and 12 5678s off the front.
Also true to Whitwick Surprise with all 24 56s, 18 each 65s and 8765s, 15 8765s off the front, 9 5678s off the front, 43 little bell rollups at the back, 40 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.

Rung at Highbridge on 16 October 2002, conducted by William Butler.

Reverse rung at Lower Beeding on 24 July 2019, conducted by Stephen J Beckingham.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 456 reversed)

234567  B  M  W  H
54632      -  -
34265      -  s
24653      s  2  -
24536   -        -
374526       sT
624537     sW,F  -
42356      -      
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s, 18 each 65s, 8765s and 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 6 8756s off the front, 158 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (87) or at the front (71), all 7 near misses, and, in the last course, back rounds.
Also true to Aldenham Surprise, Griffin Surprise, Portishead Surprise, Whitwick Surprise, Xerxes Surprise, Whitwick Surprise and Wychwood Surprise.

Rung at Dordrecht on 25 October 2013, conducted by Trevor W Marchbank.

Rung in hand at Bridstow (4 Bannutree Cottages) on 30 August 2016, conducted by Frederick Shallcross.

Rung to Wychwood at Kirtlington on 16 March 2015, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

Rung to Griffin at Portsmouth (St Agatha) on 11 February 2016, conducted by James W G Twiney.

Rung to Aldenham Surprise at Aldenham on 23 June 2017, conducted by Roger Baldwin.

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5,152 (5,022) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 486)

23456  M  W  H
34256        2
62453  s     s
24563    [s  2
52463     ss -
64253     s] s
25346  s  -  -
Repeat twice. Omit bracketed calls from the first part.
Reduce to 5,022 by starting with rounds as the
treble's backstroke snap and calling
(32456) M  W  H
 43256        -
 62354  s     s
 23564    [s  2
 52364     ss -
 63254     s] s
 42536  s  -  2
Repeat twice. In the last part omit bracketed calls
and call a single for the final bob Home.

The 5,152 contains 97 combination rollups with no 82s.
The reduction to 5,022 contains 93 combination rollups with no 82s.
True to all BLcXYZ, although the reduction to 5,022 is only applicable to lead head b methods that start with place notation x3.

Rung at Boston, Massachusetts (Old North) on 3 April 1988, conducted by Maurice W Southworth.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 487)

23456  B  M  W  H
35264  -        ss
62534        2  2
42635     2     ss
42356  -        -
Repeat twice. Omit 2 ss.

True to all BacXYZ.

Rung on handbells at Cambridge, Massachusetts on 9 September 1992, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

Rung at Chalfont St Giles on 18 June 2010, conducted by Jonathan H Potter.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 488)

23456  B  M  W  H
54632     -  -
34265     -  s
24653     s  2  -
24536  -        -
35642     -  -  ss
35426  -        -
42356        -  -
Repeat twice. Omit ss from two parts.

Contains all 24 56s and 18 65s.

Rung on handbells at Poynton on 30 August 2005, conducted by Peter C Randall.

Rung on tower bells at Yor (All Saints, Huntinton) on 14 August 2015, conducted by Peter D Hughes.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 489)

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
32546        2  -
45623     -  -
25364     -  s  3
45263     2  ss
65324  2        s
24536  2
54632     -
43526  -
26534     s  -
62345  -        s
42365        s  3
63245        s  s
25346     s     -
23456        -  2

Contains 90 combination rollups including 21 each 56s and 65s.
True to all BcXYZ.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 490)

234567  B  M  W  H
42356            -
32654      -
32546   -        -
43526         -
25634      s  -  s
36452      -  -
26354      2
65432   2        -
65324   -        -
374526  2     sT
245367     3  sF
53246         -  -
62345      s     s
42365         s  3
63245         s  s
25346      s     -
23456         -  2

Contains 86 combination rollups including all 24 56s and 18 65s, all 24 8765s, and 12 5678s off the front.

Rung at Milton, Oxfordshire on 14 January 2006, conducted by Robin O Hall.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 847)

234567    B  M  W  H
42356              -
56324        s  -
43625        -     -
25634        s  -
36452        -  -
46253        -
65432     -
45236        -
54362     -        s
42365        -     2
34265        3     -
62543        -  -
432756   B,I       3
374526    -
273546       2
652437  sV,B
23456        -  -  2

Contains 20 56s, 19 65s, 18 each 7568s and 8765s, 9 8765s off the front including back rounds and 8 5678s off the front.

Rung at Chalfont St Giles on 2 May 2008, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 860)

234567  B  M  W  H
36542      -  s  2
357246     s  F
632547  In    s  s
42356      -     -
54326         -
36425      s     -
23465         -  3
43625         2  -
324756  In       3
273546  -
643257     3  F  -
23456      s  2  2

Contains 18 each 56s, 8765s and 7568s, 19 65s, Queens and back rounds.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Heywood on 17 July 2005, conducted by Peter C Randall.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 861)

234567  V  B  M  W  H
43652         -
35426      -
62453         -  -  -
32654         2
25346      -
237465        s  s  F
342567           3  In
372546  s  s  3
364257     s  -     F
23465            -  3
56342         -  s  -
64523      -
357246           -  F
532647     In       s
63254            s
23456         -

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 8765s and 7568s, 11 8765s off the front including back rounds, 9 2468s including Queens, and tittums.

Rung at Brewood on 5 March 2005, conducted by Stuart C W Hutchieson.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1619)

23456  B   M   W   H
43652      -
54326  -           2
35426      3       -
42356      ss  -   -
Repeat twice.

For handbells.
True to all BabcXYZ.

Rung in hand at Exeter (Harrison Building, Exeter University) on 12 February 2008, conducted by Matthew J Hilling.

Rung at Brecon on 1 January 2010, conducted by Ashley C Fortey.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1620)

23456  B   M   W   H
42356              -
34256          3   -
45236          2
26534      -       s
32564          -
52463      -
25634  -           s
65243      -   A    
45263          s     ╮
63524      -   s   s │A
65324      ss      s ╯
65432          A
23456      -   -   -

For handbells.
True to all BLcXYZ.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1644)

234567  B  M  W  H
42356            -
63254      -     -
42635   4        -
62534      -
423756  -    In  2
735246     -  -  3
325746        2  3
342756     2     -
473526  -
623457     3  F  -
62453   -        -
23456      -     2

Contains 49 876s, 20 each 7468s and 2468s, 19 7568s, 18 each 56s and 8765s, 34 678s off the front, queens, Whittingtons and back rounds.

Rung at Amersham on 1 October 2005, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1645)

234567  B   M   W        H
42356                    -
34256           ss       -
54623       -   s
423756      s   -   In   2
735246      -   -        3
325746          2        3
342756      2            -
473526  -
623457      3       F    -
36245             sT,sF  -
23456   -   -            -

Contains 49 876s, 21 2468s, 20 7468s, 19 7568s, 18 each 56s and 8765s, 36 678s off the front, queens, kings, Whittingtons and back rounds.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Amblecote on 11 March 2006, conducted by Catherine R Taylor.

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5,152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1646)

234567      B  M  W       H
34256                     2
56243          -  -       s
35264   sV  s  s     F    -
53642       -             s
423756         s     In   2
735246         -  -       3
325746            2       3
342756         2          -
473526      -
623457         3     F    -
36245              sT,sF  -
23456       -  -          -

Contains 49 876s, 21 2468s, 20 7468s, 19 7568s, 18 each 56s and 8765s, 34 678s off the front, queens, kings, Whittingtons, tittums and back rounds.

Rung at Whitstable (St Alphege) on 2 January 2004, conducted by Stephen A Wheeler.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1747)

 234567   B  M  W      H
 42356                 -
 53624       s  -      s
 243756      s  2  In  3
 472536   -
 326457      3     F
 36425          -      2
 357246      -  s  F   3
(523647)  ss       In
 42365       s         3
 62354       s  s
 23456       s         2

Contains 20 65s, 19 2468s, 18 each 56s, 8765s and 7568s, 8 7468s, and queens.

Rung at Maidstone (St Michael and All Angels) on 8 February 2005, conducted by John B Keeler.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1799)

 234567   V  B  M  W  I  H
 42356                   -
(235746)        -  s  -
 432756         2
(523746)  -  2        -
 324756         -
 234657   -        -     3
 63542          -  s
 32546          -        2
Repeat.

Contains 19 each 56s, 65s and 46s, and 12 each 7568s and 7468s.

Rung at Amersham on 6 March 2004, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 1947)

23456  B  M  W  H
54632     -  -
34265     -  s
24653     s  2  -
45236  -        3
34256        -   
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s, 18 65s, 12 8765s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, 93 678s, and all 7 near misses.

Rung on handbells at Wilmslow on 7 June 2005, conducted by Peter C Randall.

Rung at Hinton on the Green on 27 May 2008, conducted by Geoffrey M Brewin.

Rung to Wychwood at Hatfield Broad Oak on 23 May 2011, conducted by Adrian C Malton.

Rung to Pope Benedict XVI Surprise at Birstwith on 19 January 2023, conducted by C Barrie Dove.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2383)

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
56324     s  -
65243  -        s
45263       [s  3
62543        s] s
25346     s     2
Repeat twice.
Omit bracketed calls from first part only.

Contains 95 combination rollups including 20 each 56s and 46s and 19 65s, 12 8765s off the front including back rounds, tittums, and all 7 near misses with no 82s.
True to all BGLcXYZ.

Rung at Liverpool (St Michael, Garston) on 31 May 2006, conducted by Martin J Bright.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2392)

23456  B   M   W
54632      -   -
64235      -   ss
35642      2   -
54326  -
42356          2
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 56s, 19 46s, 18 65s, 12 6 in 6ths course heads, and all 7 near misses.
True to all BcXYZ.

Rung at Sullivan's Island on 9 September 2005, conducted by Michael F Schulte.

Rung in hand at Watford (15 Harford Drive) on 1 February 2012, conducted by Michael G Purday.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2460)

234567  B   M   W   H
42356               -
43526           -   2
273546         sT
543267      3  sF   -
32546           -   -
52643       -
24536   -
53246           -   -
62345       s       s
42365           s   3
32564       -       3
63245       2   s   s
25346       s       -
23456           -   2

Contains 95 combination rollups including 21 56s, 20 46s and 19 65s, 21 8765s, 12 8765s off the front, 9 5678s off the front, back rounds and tittums.
True to all BcYZ.

Rung at Boston, Massachusetts (Advent) on 6 October 1990, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2691)

23456  B   M   W   H
42356              -
32546          2   -
65243      -       -
46253          -
63254      -       2
26354          ss  -
43652      -       -
43526  -           -
34265      2   s   2
23465      ss      -
63425          s
53246      -   2   -
25346      ss      -
23456          -   2

Contains 99 combination rollups, including all 24 56s, 19 46s and 18 65s, and 16 8765s off the front.
True to all BbcXYZ.

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5,125 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2846)

(3145276)  B  M  W  H
 1452367         2*
  65324    2        2
  65243    -        -
  54632    -
  34265       -  s  3
  64235          s
  43652    -
  26354       -     -
  43526   sV  3    sF
  273546         3 sT
  326547  sV  3     -
  25346    -
  42356          -
  63254       -     -
  23456       -      
Start at backstroke with rounds the 28th
row of a lead, and the 3 the hunt bell. The
initial t at Wrong occurs 5 blows later.
2* = t -.
t = 5678.

Contains 17 56,18 65s, all 24 8765s, 12 5678s off the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds in the last course.
Especially suitable for a 125th anniversary or similar occasion.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2920)

234567  V  B  M  W  F  H
36452   s        s  -  -
65324  ss  -
43526         -        -
24653   -     -     -  -
23465   s     -     -
247563        s     -
342567  -           In  
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 8765s, 18 each 56s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 12 each 65s and 7568s, and back rounds in the last course.

Rung at Honiton on 1 January 2007, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 2921)

 234567   V  B  M  W  F  H
 56423    -  s        -  s
 23465          s  -
 24536    s  s  s     -
 25634    -  s  s     -
 24653    -     s  s  s  s
 23546    -  s  -  s  -  s
 26354    -     -     s
(476523)  -     s  -  In
 423567         -  s  -   
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 5678s off the front, 18 8765s off the front, 12 each 65s, 8756s and 6578s off the front, 6 each 56s, 8765s and 8756s off the front, kings and back rounds.

Rung at Colston Bassett on 12 October 2013, conducted by Christopher C P Woodcock.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3095)

234567  V  B  M  W  F  H
674253              -  s
635724  -     -  -  s  s
273645  -  -       sT
256437  s  -           -
42365   -     -     -  -
Repeat five times.

Contains 18 each 56s and 65s, and 12 each 8765s, 8756s, 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and back rounds.

Rung at Donwham Market on 13 May 2006, conducted by Peter J Waterfield.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3096)

23456  B   M   W   H
42356              -
63254      -       -
26354          ss  -
24653      2       -
24536  -           -
53246          -   -
32546      ss      2
43526          -
65324      -       -
32654          -   -
52463      -   s
42365      -       3
62534      -   s
35426      -   -
62453      -   -   -
23456      -       2

Contains 99 combination rollups including all 24 56s, 20 46s and 18 65s, 17 8765s off the front, and all 7 near misses.
True to all BXYZ.

Rung at Hollesley on 24 November 2012, conducted by Michael G Whitby.

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5,150 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3551)

32456  B   M   W   H
25436          2
63452      -   -   -
24356      -       -
52346          -   3
34526      ss  -   -
54623      -
42536  -
35624      -   -
26453      -   -
36254      2       3
52463      -   -
32465      s       3
65423      s   -
23456      -   -   s
Start at the treble's backstroke snap.
Note that the first bob Wrong comes nearly
an entire course after the start.

Contains 91 combination rollups including 21 each 56s and 46s and 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, and back rounds.
Especially suitable for the celebration of a 150th anniversary.

Rung at Ranmore on 1 November 2009, conducted by P Quentin Armitage.

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5,376 (5,058) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3561)

23456  M  W  H
54632  -  -
34265  -  s
24653  s  2  -
34256  2  3   
Repeat twice.

Reduce to 5,058 by calling sW instead of the last two Wrongs at the end of the last part, bringing up rounds two blows later at the treble's backstroke snap.

Rung at Stoke Poges on 8 April 2010, conducted by Jonathan H Potter.

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5,060 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3561a)

(243156)  M   W   H
 143526   2*  2   -
  23465   2   s    ╮
  65432   s   -    │A
  34256   -   -    ╯
  24536   3   2   -
  42356       A
  32546   3   2   -
  23456       A    
2* = t -.
t = 34.
Start with rounds the 29th row of a lead, with the 2 the
hunt bell, and call the t Middle four blows later, putting
the treble into the hunt.

Contains 19 56s, 18 65s, 14 8765s off the front and back rounds.

Rung at Brinklow on 15 December 2014, conducted by Michael Chester.

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5,376 (5,152, 5,058) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3562)

234567  V   M   W   H
54632       -   -
64235       -   ss
472536      -   -  sT
532467  ss     sF   -
34256           2    
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 8765s, 21 56s, 18 65s and 9 5678s off the front.
True to all BcYZ.

Reduce to 5,058 by calling sW instead of the 2W at the end of the last part, bringing up rounds two blows later at the treble's backstroke snap. This reduction contains all 24 8765s, 18 each 56s and 65s, and 9 5678s off the front, and is true to all BcYZ for lead end b methods that start with place notation x3.

Reduce to 5,152 by omitting either ss from any one part.

5,058 rung at Amersham on 20 June 2009, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3602)

234567   B   M   W   H
42356                -
65324        -   -   -
52643    -
472536       2   3  sT
462537  sV   3
32546   sV   3      sF
64523        -   -   -
357246           -   F
257346           s   ss
523647           s   In
43652    V           F
35426    -
62453        -   -   -
23456        -       2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 14 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 2468s, queens, Whittingtons, tittums and back rounds.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Plumtree on 15 December 2012, conducted by Christopher C P Woodcock.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 3741)

234567  V  B  M  W  H
234576     s        3
246375  -           s
532764  s  -
462573     F        -
436725  -  -        -
374526    In  3
245376  -  F
425673  -        -
265473  3        2
256374  -        -  2
264375  s        3  s
234567  2  s

For half-muffled ringing, open at hand and muffled at back: contains 22 8765s, all at hand; 19 56s, 13 at hand; 18 65s, all at hand; 13 8765s off the front, 11 at hand; 11 5678s off the front, all at hand; queens at hand; back rounds in the last course; and all 7 near misses, 3 at hand.
Also true to I Can't Believe It's Not Yorkshire Surprise, Lyme Surprise, Pope Benedict XVI Surprise and Wildebeest Surprise.

Rung at South Shields on 9 November 2008, conducted by Alan M Barber.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4062)

234567  V   B   M   W   F   H
52643   s       -       s   -
24536       -
32654   -       -       -   -
25346       -
63425   -   ss          -
42365               s       -
453672              s   s   -
423567  -   s                
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 8765s, 18 each 56s, 65s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 12 8756s off the front, and back rounds in the last course.
Also contains 12 backstroke 87s.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4169)

234567  V   B   M   W   H
42356                   -
25346               2
46253           2   -
52364   ss      -   -   ss
43526       4           -
273546              3  sT
364527  s       -
54263   ss      -   -
34265           s       3
65243           s   -
23456           -   -   2

Contains 23 56s, 20 8765s, 18 65s, 14 8765s off the front, 11 5678s off the front, tittums, back rounds, and all 7 near misses.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Portsmouth (St Agatha) on 1 October 2013, conducted by Benjamin J Carey.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4170)

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
32546        2  -
65243     s     s
24563        s  -
54362     -     3
34265     -     3
52463     -     -
26534  -
32564        -  3
45263     -     -
25346  V  3  sF 2
23456        -  2

True to all BcYZ.

Rung at Wolborough on 23 November 2015, conducted by John R Martin.

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5,120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4231)

23456  B  H
53642  2  s
35624  7  s
25643  5  s
24365  6  s
Repeat.
- = 14; s = 1234; x = 1456.
7 = - x x x x x -; 5 = - x x x -; 6 = - x x x x -.

Note: not all the work (but it does still contain back rounds).
Also true to Quedgeley Surprise and Wye Surprise.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4353)

234567    B   M   W   H
36452         -       2
24536    sV          sF
374526               sT
263547   sV   2
752436  sV,B
325467            -  sF
43526             -
53624         -
472536    -          sT
273546        -
247563   sV   -   -   F
452367               In
53462     -
23465         s       3
43652         s   2   -
35426     -
23456             -   3

Contains all 24 56s, 22 8765s, 19 2345s, 18 65s, 13 8765s off the front, 12 each 5678s off the front and 7654s, 11 5432s, 10 each 3456s and 6543s, and 8 4321s, every course containing some of these attractive rows.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Chalfont St Giles on 21 September 2012, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4354)

234567   B   M   W   H
43652        -
35426    -
24356            -   s
456723       s       In
574263   -
643527           F
54326        s   s
42563    -
357624           -   F
237546   In      F   ss
573246           s   s
234756       s   -   s
243756       ss      s
472536   -
342657   V   In,F
463752       In
352647   2   In  s   In
64523    2
23456        -   s   s

Contains 18 each 2345s, 5432s. 3456s and 7654s, 16 6543s, 12 each 56s and 4567s, 10 each 8765s and 7568s, 8 4321s, 7 65s, 28 468s including 8 2468s, and queens, every course containing some of these attractive rows.
True to all Bc.

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5,152 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4365)

23456  H
23456  23
23 = - - x - x - x x - - x x - x - - x x x x - - x.
x = 16.

Contains 20 56s, 64 little bell rollups, tittums and back rounds.
Also true to Lessness Surprise, Pudsey Surprise, Rutland Surprise and Uxbridge Surprise.
True to all seconds place methods with false course heads BabcdefXYZ.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4570)

234567    M   W     
53426         s
324756    -       In
234657    V   -
64532     -   -
625374    -   s   sF
342567    ss      sT
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 each 56s and 8765s, 18 each 65s and 7568s, 13 468s, 9 each 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, and back rounds.
Warning to those with allergies: also contains 36 backstroke 87s, and 3 of the 56 rollups come at handstroke.

Rung at Weymouth (St Andrew) on 10 July 2015, conducted by Paul F Curtis.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4571)

234567  B   M   W   H
42356               -
65324       -   -   -
26354           -
24653       2       -
45236   -
32654       -   -
52346       2   s
243756      -   In  3
472536  -
632457      3   F   -
34265           2   3
62543       -   -
23456       -   s   2

Contains 21 56s, 20 8765s, 18 each 65s and 7568s, 16 468s, 13 8765s off the front, 9 5678s off the front, and back rounds.

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5,472 (5,024) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 4890)

23456  B   M   W   H
54632      -   -   3
34265      -   s
64235      ss  s
35426  2
42356          -   -
Repeat twice.

Reduce to 5,024 either by omitting 3 from one part, or by omitting ss from two parts.
True to all BcXYZ.

Rung in hand at Coed-Y-Paen (Oak Ridge) on 3 April 2012, conducted by John E Harrold.

Rung at Swaffham Bulbeck on 20 May 2012, conducted by Michael G Purday.

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5,060 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6021)

(243156)  M   W   H
 124536   2*  -   2
  52436       3   -
  42356       2   -
  46253   2       -
  52364   -   -
  42365   s       3
  26354   s   2
  62453   2       2
  23456   -   3   2
Start from rounds the twenty-ninth row of
a lead, with the 2 the hunt bell, the initial
t at Middle taking effect four blows later,
putting the treble into the hunt.
t = 34.
2* = t -.

Contains 22 56s, 18 65s, 17 8765s off the front, 11 8756s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 5678s off the front, tittums, back rounds, and all 7 near misses.

Rung at Newhey on 9 October 2013, conducted by James E Andrews.

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5,060 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6022)

(2431567)   B   M   W   H
 142356         2*      -
  43526             -   2
  472536            2  sT
  523647   sV   -   -
  26543     -
  357246            F
  423657    In  s       3
  26354         s   2
  46253         2
  32546    sV   3  sF
  54326             -   -
  23456             2   2
Start from rounds the twenty-ninth row of
a lead, with the 2 the hunt bell, the initial
t at Middle taking effect four blows later,
putting the treble into the hunt.
t = 34.
2* = t -.

Contains all 24 8765s, 22 56s, 18 65s, 14 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 8 8756s off the front, 6 2468s including queens, tittums, back rounds, and all 7 near misses.

Rung at Ashtead on 4 June 2012, conducted by P Quentin Armitage.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6064)

 234567     B   M   W   H
 34256                  2
 34562      -           -
 43625      -           s
 467523         s       F
 36452      In      -
 46253          -
 32546     sV   3      sF
 472536                sT
 247563    sV   2   -   F
 245367     In          -
 53462          s   s   -
 65432          ss  -
 756243    V,B
 463725                 F
 456723     V       -   In
 574263     -
 643527                 F
 23456          -       -

Contains 86 little bell rollups at the back, 53 little bell rollups at the front, 22 8765s, 21 56s, 14 8765s off the front, 11 5678s off the front, 8 65s, and back rounds.

Rung at Holybourne on 2 September 2017, conducted by Edward P D Colliss.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6079)

23456  M  W  H
36425  V,sF  -
24563  -  -
34265  2      
Repeat five times.

Contains 66 combination rollups, 12 each 56s, 65s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 43 little bell rollups at the back, and back rounds in the last course.

Rung at Danbury on 10 September 2013, conducted by Fred Bone.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6080)

23456    M   W   H
43652    -
53642   V,sB,sF  s
34265    -   2    
Repeat five times.

Contains 18 each 56s and 65s.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6109)

234567  V  B  M  W  I  F  H
325764              -     s
674253           s  -  s
264753           -
234657  -
24536   -  s  s  s     -
32654   s     -        s  -
34256   s     -  s     -   
Repeat twice.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s and 5678s off the front, 15 8765s off the front, 9 each 8765s and 8756s off the front, 6 each 7568s abnd 6578s off the front, queens and back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6110)

234567  V  B  M  W  F  H
674253              -  s
342657        s   sT,In
432756  -        -
374526     -
247563  s        -  -
325467  -  s  -  -  s  -
43652   s     -     s  -
42356   s     -  s  -   
Repeat twice.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 7568s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 13 5432s, 12 each 8765s and 8756s off the front, 6 6578s off the front, and back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6381)

23456  V   B   M   W   H
54632          -   -
64235          -   ss
43526      2           -
46253  -       -   F
65432  ss  -
34256          -   -    
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 8765s, 18 each 56s, 65s and 5678s off the front, and 12 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front.
True to all BcZ.

Rung at Warwick (St Nicholas) on 19 September 2015, conducted by Michael Chester.

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5,152 (5,080) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6642)

234567  V   B   M   W   H
42356                   -
25346               2
52643           2       2
36245           -       -
43652       -           2
43526       -           -
34265           2   s   2
54263           s
54632       -           -
273546      -  sT
472536  ss      2
246537  s               -
24536       -           -
32546               -
65243           -       -
23456           -   -   2

Contains all 24 56s, 19 8765s, 17 8765s off the front, 12 each 65s and 5678s off the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,080 by replacing the first three leads by one lead of Horam Little Surprise; contains all the claimed music, plus an additional 65.
Capey Little Surprise may be rung instead of Horam.

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5,152 (5,080) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6643)

234567  V   M   W   H
42356               -
53246           2   2
52436           -   2
35426           -
24653       -   -
43652       -       2
26354       -       -
472536  s   2
435267  ss  -      sF
273546             sT
326547  s           -
53624           -
34265       -   s   2
65243       s   -
23456       -   -   2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 8765s off the front, 12 each 65s and 5678s off the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,080 by replacing the first three leads by one lead of Horam Little Surprise; contains all the claimed music, plus an additional 65.
Capey Little Surprise may be rung instead of Horam.

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5,152 (5,080) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6644)

234567  V   M   W   H
42356               -
25346           2
52643       2       2
62345       -   ss
24536       -   2
64235       2   ss
472536      -   -  sT
325467  ss  3      sF
65243       -   3   -
23456       -   -   2

Contains 22 each 56s and 8765s, 12 each 65s and 8765s off the front, 10 5678s off the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,080 by replacing the first three leads by one lead of Capey Little Surprise; contains all the claimed music, plus an additional 65.
Horam Little Surprise may be rung instead of Capey.
The unreduced version is true to all Bc.

5,080 rung at Chalfont St Giles on 17 January 2014, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,700 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6773)

(243156)  B   M   W   H
 142356       2*      -
  35426       3   -   -
  24653       -   -
  36452       -       -
  65243   2           -
  46253           -
  64352       2       2
  64523   -           -
  26543           -
  56342       -
  45623   -           2
  52436   -           3
  54326           -   2
  25346           -   3
  23456           -   2
t = 34.
2* = t -.
Start with rounds the 29th row of a lead, with the 2 the
hunt bell, and call the t Middle four blows later, putting
the treble into the hunt.

Contains 22 each 56s and 46s, 18 8765s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 5678s off the front, 60 little bell rollups at the back, 37 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.

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5,700 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6774)

(243156)  B  M  W  H
 126354      t     -
  64352      -     2
  36452      3     -
  24536   3
  35642      -  -
  54326   -        3
  25346         -  3
  54263   -
  46253         2
  32654      -     -
  25634      3  2
  63254      3  -  -
  23456      -      
t = 34.
Start with rounds the 29th row of a lead, with the 2 the
hunt bell, and call the t Middle four blows later, putting
the treble into the hunt.

Contains 22 56s, 18 8765s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 5678s off the front, 62 little bell rollups at the back, 40 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds in the last course.

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5,700 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6775)

(2431567)  B  M  W  H
 126354       t     -
  43652       -     -
  65432          -  -
  34256       -  -
  327546      s  -  F
  573246         -  s
  326547  sV     s  -
  54326       2  -
  36425       s     -
  23465          -  3
  43625          2  -
  324756        In  3
  273546   -
  643257      3  F  -
  42356       s  2
  63254       -     -
  23456       -      
t = 34.
Start with rounds the 29th row of a lead, with the 2 the
hunt bell, and call the t Middle four blows later, putting
the treble into the hunt.

Contains 19 each 65s and 8765s, 18 each 56s and 7568s, 10 8765s off the front, 8 5678s off the front, 39 little bell rollups at the back, 42 little bell rollups at the front, queens, and back rounds in the last course.

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5,100 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6780)

(615234)  B   M   W   H
 165243               2*
  46253           -
  63254       -   3   2
  43526       -   2   -
  23465       2   s   3
  64235           -   s
  43652   -           3
  65432           -   -
  24536       -       -
  54326           2   -
  23456           2   2
2* = t s.
t = 3456.
Start with rounds the 21st row of a lead,
the 6 the hunt bell, and call the t at Home
at the second lead end putting the treble
into the hunt.

Contains 18 65s, 17 56s, 15 8765s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, tittums and back rounds.

Rung at Amersham on 21 June 2014, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,100 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6781)

(6152347)  B   M   W   H
 165243                2*
  46253            -
  36452        2
  53624    -           2
  23465        -   s   3
  63425            s
  374526       -   -  sT
  245367       3      sF
  32546            -   3
  43526            -
  32654        -   2
  23456        2       2
2* = t s.
t = 3456.
Start with rounds the 21st row of a lead,
the 6 the hunt bell, and call the t at Home
at the second lead end putting the treble
into the hunt.

Contains all 24 8765s, 18 65s, 17 56s, and 12 each 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6933)

23456  B  M  W  H
34256     3     2
24653     -  3
24536  -        -
Repeat twice.

Also true to Pudsey Surprise.
True to all BabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Philadelphia (St Martin-in-the-Fields) on 15 November 2014, conducted by Donald F Morrison.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6934)

23456  B  M  W  H
45236        -  -
24536        3  -
43526        2
23465     2  s
36452     s  2
24653     -     -
52643        -
42365     -  s
32654     s  2  -
25346  -
54632     -  2
34265     -  s
65243     s  -
35426     -  2  -
23456        -

Contains all 24 56s, 18 each 65s and 46s, 17 8765s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, 3 8765s, both 876543s, all 7 near misses, 55 little bell rollups at the back, 42 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.
Also true to Pudsey Surprise.

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5,120 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6974)

23456  B  M  H
56342  2     ss
64523  -     3
34526     s   
Repeat three times.

True to all BcfXYZ.

Rung at Brancepeth on 16 June 2018, conducted by J James G Morgan.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 6975)

23456  B  M  W  H
54632     -  - (3)
64235     -
35426  2        3
42356        -  -
Repeat twice, omitting (3)
from any one part.

Also true to Pudsey Surprise.
True to all BabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Birstwith on 16 August 2015, conducted by Nicholas J Green.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7126)

234567   B   M   W   H
42356                -
35426            -   -
24653        -   -
45236    -
53624        -   2
23465        -   s   3
64325            s   s
32546        s   -   -
472536           3  sT
462537  sV   3
25346   sV   3  sF   2
23456            -   2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 20 46s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 42 little bell rollups at the back, 43 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

Rung at Dordrecht on 6 July 2015, conducted by Trevor W Marchbank.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7127)

234567   V  B  M  W  H
42356                -
32654          -
32546       -        -
472536            3 sT
462537   s     3
53246    s     3 sF  -
45236             -
53462       -
547623         s  s  F
536247      In s  s  -
23465          -  s  3
65432          s  -
674532   -  s
234567   s     -     2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 9 8756s off the front, 56 little bell rollups at the back, 46 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7351)

234567   B   M   W   H
54632        -   -
273546   -      sT
435267          sF
24653    V   -   F   -
53462    2
65432        ss  -
34256        -   -    
Three part.

Contains 21 8765s, 18 each 56s, 65s and 5678s off the front, 12 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 6 6578s off the front, 46 little bell rollups at the back, 40 little bell rollups at the front, and tittums.
True to all BcZ.

Rung at Yarkhill on 7 May 2016, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7352)

234567  V  B  M  W  F  H
43526            2     -
273546  s  s  -  s
326547     s  -  s  s  -
54632   s           s  -
34265         -  s
65243         s  -
42356         -  -      
Three part.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 12 8765s, 6 each 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, 43 little bell rollups at the back, 31 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7353)

 234567   V  B  M  W  F  H
 42563    s           x  w
 237645         x  s     -
(732546)  -  x       xIn
 437625   z  z  s  w  s  -
(253647)        w  s zT
 374562               z  x
 324657      x        z [w]
Six part, calling z for [w]
in alternate parts
w = 1456;
x = 6;
z = 1256.

Contains all 24 each 56s, 65s, 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 12 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and 6 each 8765s and 8756s, with no backstroke 87s.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7363)

234567  B  M  W     H
56342      -  s     s
42365      s  -
32564      -
32645   -           -
243756           In
472536  -
643527     -  s  F  -
34256      -         
Repeat twice.

Contains 21 65s, 18 each 56s, 8765s and 7568s, 12 8765s off the front, 9 8756s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, and back rounds in the last course.
True to all Bc.

Rung at Oxford (St Thomas) on 22 October 2018, conducted by Alan M Eyles.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7364)

23456  V   B   M   W   F   H
24653  -   s   s   ss  -
24563  -   s   -       s   s
46235      -
34265              -
56423          -   s       -
42356              -  F,In  
Repeat twice.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 8765s and 7568s, 15 87654s off the front, 12 8756s off the front, 9 5678s off the front, 6 6578s off the front, and back rounds in the last course.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7365)

234567  V  B  I  M  W  F  T  I  H
52643   -        -     -        -
374526     -              s
356742  s  -  -  s  s  -        -
423657     -              s  -  -
Repeat five times.

Contains 18 each 56s and 65s, 12 each 8765s, 8756s, 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, 6 each 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, and back rounds.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7366)

 234567   V   B   M   W   F   I   H
(745263)      a   -
 325647   x   s   -   -   s       s
 34265        2*              x    
Repeat five times.
s = 1256;
x = 16.
a = sB,sV,sV,sB.
2* = - x.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 8765s off the front and 8756s off the front, 15 each 8765s and 8756s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 6578s off the front, and back rounds in the last course.

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5,090 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7369)

 23456   B  M  W  H
 42356            -
 25346         2
 64352      -  -  -
 45236      -  2
 56324      -  2  s
 23465      -  -  3
 65432      s  -
 34256      -  -
 36452      2     -
 43652      3     -
 43526   -        -
 32546         2
 45623      -  -
 52436   -
(32456)        s   
Round at the trebles backstroke snap
two blows after the final single.

Contains 21 56s, 20 46, 18 each 65s and 8765s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, 5 8765s, 56 little bell rollups at the back, 41 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.

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5,090 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7370)

 234567  B  M  W  H
 42356            -
 25346         2
 64352      -  -  -
 56342      3  -
 36245      -
 36452   -        -
 43652      3     -
 43526   -        -
 32546         2
 26543      -     2
 357246        3  F
 365247  In    -  -
 45623      -     -
 52436   -
(32456)        s   
Round at the trebles backstroke snap
two blows after the final single.

Contains 21 56s, 18 8765s off the fornt, 16 46s, 6 each 2468s and 5678s off the front, 56 little bell rollups at the back, 35 little bell rollups at the front, back rounds and queens.

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10,080 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7788)

234567   V   B   M   W   F   H
54632            -   -
273546      B,sT
274635  ss               3*
436527     sT,In     2
52364        2
437562           ss      -
647325       In          -
423567       In  2           -
Repeat twice.
3* = s - s.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 each 65s, 8756s and 8765s off the front, 12 each 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front, 7 468s, 6 6578s off the front, 80 little bell rollups at the back, 69 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, tittums and back rounds.
True to all Bc.
These forty-five courses can be rearranged for other lead end orders.

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10,080 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7789)

 234567    B    M   W   F   H
 63254          2
 35642     -
 46253          -   -
 32546    sV            s
 273546             -      sT
 437526   sV        s   -
 547326             -
(564327)   V        -       In
 34265          -   -
 372645         s   -   -   s
 367425  sT,In      -   -
 357426   sV                ss
 34256   sV,In  -            
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 each 65s and 8756s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 50 little bell rollups at the back, 59 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, in the last part queens and Whittingtons, and in the last course back rounds.

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10,080 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7790)

234567  V   B   M   W   H
35426               2
52643           -   2
62345           -   ss
45623           2   -
437625          -   F   ss
364527  ss          In
65324   ss  -
42356           -   -   -
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 each 65s, 8756s and 8765s off the front, 12 each 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front, 6 6578s off the front, 68 little bell rollups at the back, 62 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.
True to all Bc.
These forty-five courses can be rearranged for other lead end orders.

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10,080 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 7791)

234567  V   B   M   W   F
54632           -   -
43526       -
657234              -   -
372645              ss  s
456237    sT,In     -
26354           -   -
52364   ss          -
65324           ss  -
24653           2   -
34256           2        
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 each 65s, 8756s and 8765s off the front, 12 each 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front, 6 6578s off the front, 74 little bell rollups at the back, 66 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, tittums and, in the last course, back rounds.
True to all Bc.
These forty-five courses can be rearranged for other lead end orders.

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5,152 (5,056, 5,040) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8106)

234567   B  M  W  H
42356             -
35426          -  -
24653       -  -
45236    -
32654       -  -
54632    3        -
34265       -  s  3
26543       s  -  -
43526    3        -
374526         - sT
364527  sV  3
24536   sV  3    sF
32546          -
65243       -     -
23456       -  -  2

Contains all 24 56s, 23 8765s, 18 each 65s and 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 44 little bell rollups at the back, 46 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.
Reduce to 5,040 by replacing the first four leads by one lead of Plain Bob. Contains 5,024 Yorkshire Surprise and 16 Plain Bob, with one change of method, 23 8765s, 22 56s, 18 65s, 17 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 41 little bell rollups at the back, 46 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.
Especially suitable for a fortieth anniversary or similar occasion.

Can also be reduced to 5,056 by replacing the first two bobs by V,M,W,V,B. Contains 23 8765s, 18 65s, 16 56s, 14 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 34 little bell rollups at the back, and 42 little bell rollups at the front.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8107)

234567   B  M  W  H
42356             -
32654       -
25346    -
43652       -  -
35426    -
24653       -  -
53624    3        -
32546    -
374526         2 sT
364527  sV  3
24536   sV  3    sF
34265       2  s  3
65243       s  -
23456       -  -  2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 43 little bell rollups at the back, 47 little bell rollups at the front, and back rounds.

Rung at Pinhoe on 23 December 2019, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8108)

234567   B  M  W  H
42356             -
35426          -  -
24653       -  -
35642       -  -  -
43652          -
43526    -        -
374526         - sT
364527  sV  3
24536   sV  3    sF
34265       2  s  3
64235          s
54326       -  2  -
23456          2  2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 50 little bell rollups at the back, 44 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.
True to all BcY.

Rung at Marden on 5 January 2019, conducted by Neil W Jones.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8108a)

234567   B  M  W  H
42356             -
35426          -  -
52643       -  2
374526   -       sT
364527  sV  3
52436   sV  3 sF  -
43526          -  -
23465       2  s  3
65432       s  -
24536       -     -
54326          2  -
23456          2  2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 8 8756s off the front, 50 little bell rollups at the back, 47 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

Rung at Kingsteignton on 13 August 2019, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8109)

 234567    B   M   W   H
 42356                 -
(65432)        -   -  F,In
 24536         -       -
 374526            3  sT
 364527   sV   3
 52436    sV   3  sF   -
 64352        V,F
 45236     2           -
 53624     2           -
 23465         -   s   3
 65432         s   -
 674532   V,sB
 234567   sV   -       2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 13 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 5 8756s off the front, 60 little bell rollups at the back, 48 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds, with no backstroke 87s.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8110)

234567    B  M  W   H
42356               -
35426           -   -
24653        -  -
24536     -         -
374526          3  sT
364527   sV  3
52436    sV  3 sF   -
64352       V,F
35642           -   -
54632           2
34265        -  s   3
65243        s  -
23456        -  -   2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 7 8756s off the front, 5 little bell rollups at the back, 50 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8111)

234567   B  M  W  H
42356             -
53624       -  -
23465       -  s  3
24536       s  a  -
374526         3 sT
364527  sV  3
52436   sV  3 sF  -
43652          -  a
35426    -
62453       -  -  -
23456       -     2
a = F,In.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 7 8756s off the front, 62 little bell rollups at the back, 46 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

Rung at Dunedin on 19 February 2020, conducted by Michael E C Mears.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8123)

234567   B   M   W   H
54632        -   -
34265        -   s   3
65243        s   -
42356        -   -
32654        -
32546    -           -
374526           2  sT
364527  sV   3
24536   sV   3      sF
53246            -   -
25346            3   -
43652        -   -
23456        2

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 14 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 8 8756s off the front, 39 little bell rollups at the back, 40 little bell rollups at the front, all 7 near misses, and, in the last course, back rounds.
True to all BcY.

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8124)

234567   B   M   W   H
64352        -       -
24653        2
53624    3           -
32546    -
43526            -
65324        -       -
374526   2          sT
364527  sV   3
24536   sV   3      sF
34265        2   s   3
65243        s   -
42356        -   -
63254        -       -
23456        -

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 12 each 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 6 8756s off the front, 39 little bell rollups at the back, 47 little bell rollups at the front, and, in the last course, back rounds.
True to all BcZ.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8290)

23456  M  W  H
36452     a  -
24536     b
43652     c  -
52643     d  -
42365  -  s
42356  s  e   
Repeat twice.
a = sV,sW,F;
b = sV,sF;
c = sT,sV;
d = V,F;
e = F,sH,sV.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 65s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 3 8756s off the front, 145 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (81) or at the front (64), all 7 near misses, and, in the last course, back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8343)

23456  B  M  W  H
35642     -  2
24653     -  -  -
24536  -        -
25346        -  2
64352     -  -  -
34256     -      
Repeat twice.

Contains all 24 56s, 18 8765s off the front, 6 5678s off the front, 3 8765s, 138 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (77) or at the front (61), and, in the last course, back rounds.
True to all BabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Awbridge on 31 July 2019, conducted by Frank R Morton.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8344)

23456     B  M  W  H
45236           -  -
32654        -  -
45623        -  -  -
26354        -  -
43526  a
65243  b  -
42356        -  -   
Repeat twice.
a = sV,sF;
b = sT,sV.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 15 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 162 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (96) or at the front (66), and back rounds.
True to all BabcdXY.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8345)

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
35426        -  -
26354     2  -
24653     2     -
25346     2  -  -
43652     -  -
54326  -        2
32546        -  -
Repeat.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 46s, 18 8765s off the front, 6 each 5678s off the front and 8756s off the front, 5 8765s, 142 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (81) or at the front (61), and back rounds.
True to all BabcdefXYZ.

Rung at Awbridge (Clock House Bells) on 4 July 2023, conducted by Frank R Morton.

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5,184 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8630)

234567  V  B  M  W  F  H
54632         -  -
34265         -  s
26543         s  -     -
43526   s           s  -
273546  s  s  -  s
326547     s  -  s  s  -
42356         2         
Repeat twice.

Contains 18 each 56s, 65s, 5678s off the front and 8765s off the front, 12 8765s, 6 each 6578s off the front and 8756s off the front, 139 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (73) or at the front (66), kings and back rounds.

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5,281 (5,275) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8646)

32546    B  M  W  H
25346          3  2
43652       -  -
26354       -     -
65432       -  2
36452       3  -
32654       2     -
53624          -
23465       -  s  3
63425          s
63254    -        -
23456       -  3  3
Start at backstroke
with a 1678 single.

Reduce to 5,275 by replacing the second lead, only, with one lead of the as yet unnamed alliance method x3x4x5x6x1x2.7,2 lh b.
Especially suitable for a 275th anniversary.
Contains 22 56s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 6 each 8765s and 5678s off the front, 150 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (86) or at the front (64), all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

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5,281 (5,275) Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8647)

 32546    B   M   W   H
(46253)           3  sT,sV
 46253        3
 25346   sV   3  sF   2
 54632    2           -
 64235        -
 35426    2
 24653        -   -
 53624    3           -
 23465        -   s   3
 63425            s
 63254    -           -
 23456        -       3
Start at backstroke
with a 1678 single.

Reduce to 5,275 by replacing the second lead, only, with one lead of the as yet unnamed alliance method x3x4x5x6x1x2.7,2 lh b.
Especially suitable for a 275th anniversary.
Contains all 24 8765s, 22 56s, 18 65s, 16 8765s off the front, 12 5678s off the front, 10 8756s off the front, 167 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (91) or at the front (76), all 7 near misses, and back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8669)

23456     M     H
43652     -
32546     a     -
46253   sT,sV
53246   sV,sF   -
62453    V,F
42356     -      
Repeat twice.
a = V,sB,M,sT,In.

Contains all 24 each 56s and 8765s, 18 8765s off the front, 15 5678s off the front, 159 runs of four or more consecutive bells either at the back (92) or at the front (67), and back rounds.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8699)

23456  B   M   W   H
45236          -   -
45362  -           -
34562      ss      -
54632          2   -
26435      -       -
53462      -   -   -
Repeat twice.

For handbells, 3-4 coursing in 66% of the leads.
Contains 17 56s, 5 65s, 11 8765s off the front, tittums and back rounds.
True to all BacXYZ.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8700)

23456  B  M  W  H
23564  -        -
45362     -     -
32654     -  -  2
34256     2     -
54236        s
63425     -  s  -
Repeat twice.

For handbells, 3-4 coursing in 66% of the leads.
Contains 17 56s, 5 65s, 11 8765s off the front, tittums and back rounds.
True to all BacXYZ.

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8701)

23456  B  M  W  T  H
52346  z           -
53642           z  s
64532  z  s  -  z  s
43625  -
65423     -     z  s
25463  z     2     -
42356     -     z  z
Repeat twice.
- = 14;
s = 1234;
z = 1256.

For handbells, 5-6 coursing in 72% of the leads (tenors coursing throughout).

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8702)

23456  B  M  W  T  H
54263  z     -     2*
63245     s  -
34652  -
65324     s  s  z  -
36524     ss       -
53462     -     z  z
Repeat twice.
- = 14;
s = 1234;
z = 1256.
2* = - z.

For handbells, 3-4 coursing in 68% of the leads (tenors coursing throughout).

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8703)

23456  B  M  W  T  H
23546  z
32465  -           s
64532     -  -     z
56423           z  x
45623              -
34526     2        s
53462           z  x
Repeat twice.
- = 14;
x = 16;
s = 1234;
z = 1256.

For handbells, 3-4 coursing in 75% of the leads (tenors coursing throughout).

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5,088 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Donald F Morrison (no. 8704)

 23456   V  B  I  M  W  T  H
 52634      z     -     z  z
 23546      -
 35264      x              z
 56324      -              z
(32465)     z     -  -
 64532   x        -  s  z  s
 65342      -  x  -     z  s
 36452      z        -
 34256      x  x           x
Repeat twice.
- = 14;
x = 16;
s = 1234;
z = 1256.

For handbells, 5-6 coursing in 79% of the leads (tenors coursing throughout).

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5,024 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Nathan J Pitstow and Donald F Morrison (no. 6704)

23456  B  W  H
42356        -
54326     -
54263  -     -
54632  -     -
43526  -
52436     -  -
23564  -     3
62534     -  3  ╮
36524     -  3  │A
23645  -     2  ╯
23456     A

Also true to Pudsey Surprise.
Not true to Superlative.

Rung at Chalfont St Giles on 29 May 2014, conducted by J Alan Ainsworth.

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5,056 Yorkshire Surprise Major

Christopher P Starbuck and Donald F Morrison

23456  B  M  W  H
52436        -    ╮
42365     s  2  - ╯A
45263     2     -
43562     2     -
64532        -
64325  -        -
34256     s  2  -
23456      4A

Rung at Barnsley, Yorkshire on 15 July 2006, conducted by Brian A Sanders.

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Yorkshire Surprise Major