Quarter Peal Compositions of 1776s

336 (1,776) Cambridge Surprise Minor

2345  F  W  H
2345  -  2  2
Repeat.

For 1776 call two extents (or a 1440) and a 336.

336 (1,776) Plain Bob Minor

2345  F  I  H
4235        -
5324  -
3245     1  s
Repeat.

For 1776 call two extents (or a 1440) and a 336.

1,888 (1,776) Cambridge Surprise Major

23456  B  M  W  H
42356           -
54326        -
42635  2        -
56234     -     -
63425  2        -
25346  2
23456        -  2

Reduce to 1,776 by replacing the first four leads by one lead of Plain Bob.
Either length is also true if Cambridge is replaced throughout by Yorkshire Surprise, Superlative Surprise or Pudsey Surprise.

1,776 Plain Bob Major

23456  W   B   M   H
43652          -
34265  -   2       s
25463          s   -
42356  -       -   ss
Repeat twice.

1,776 Plain Bob Major

23456  W  B  M  H
45623  -  4
43265  -  2  -  6
52364        -  -
35426  -     -
23456  -        6
6 = s - - s - -.

1,776 Spliced Major (8 methods)

23456  W  H
45236  -  -  LC.W.
24536     -  EDCS.
52436     -  DBWDS.
42356  2  -  LDYDE.B.YSY.
Repeat twice.

Contains 288 each Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise, 240 Double Norwich Court Bob and 192 each Bristol Surprise, Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise (W), Lessness Surprise (E) and London Surprise, with 62 changes of method.

1,904 (1,776) Spliced Major (8 methods)

    2345678  Superlative Surprise
 -  3578264  Cambridge Surprise
(s  8564327  Bristol Surprise
 s) 8654327  London Surprise
    5836742  Cornwall Surprise
    7325486  Double Norwich Court Bob
    6482573  Yorkshire Surprise
 -  4273658  Bristol Surprise
    7462835  Lessness Surprise
 -  8674523

Contains 448 Bristol Surprise, 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 112 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 62 changes of method.
Reduce to 1,776 by omitting the parenthesized singles and associated lead of Bristol from any four parts; contains 320 Bristol Surprise, 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 112 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 58 changes of method.
Either length contains all the work of every method for every bell, with no backstroke 87s.

1,904 (1,776) Spliced Major (8 methods)

    2345678  Cambridge Surprise
(s  5378264  Bristol Surprise
 s) 5738264  London Surprise
    3527486  Cornwall Surprise
    4263857  Double Norwich Court Bob
 -  7864523  Lessness Surprise
    6758342  Yorkshire Surprise
 -  7842635  Bristol Surprise
    4768523  Superlative Surprise
 -  7823456
Repeat six times.

Contains 448 Bristol Surprise, 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 112 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 62 changes of method.
Reduce to 1,776 by omitting the parenthesized singles and associated lead of Bristol from any four parts; contains 320 Bristol Surprise, 224 each Cambridge Surprise, Cornwall Surprise, Lessness Surprise, London Surprise, Superlative Surprise and Yorkshire Surprise and 112 Double Norwich Court Bob, with 58 changes of method.
Either length contains all the work of every method for every bell, with no backstroke 87s.

1,800 (1,776) Plain Bob Royal

23456  W  H
24356     s
43256  3  2
Repeat.

Reduce to 1,776 by replacing the second and third leads of the first part only by one lead of Kingsbury Little Surprise.

1,776 Spliced Plain Royal

23456  W  M  H
62435  -  s
36425  -     *
42365  -     -
Repeat eleven times, calling single for
bob half-way and end, and adding ssH
at * in one part.
All courses called PLP.

Contains 1,480 Plain Bob and 296 Little Bob, with 74 changes of method.

1,776 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

23456  M  W  H
32465     1  8
23456  1     5
8 = - - x x x x - -;
5 = - - x - -.
x = 16.

Also true to Oxford Treble Bob, Avon Delight and Orion Surprise.

1,776 Kent Treble Bob Maximus

23456  M  B  W  H
52436        1
23645  2  x
23456     x     1
x = 18.

Also true to Oxford Treble Bob, Avon Delight and Orion Surprise.

1,776 Plain Bob Maximus

23456  W  B  M
25436  s  4  2
32456  -      
Repeat.
Bobs Before are 18.