5152 Spliced Surprise Major
Composed by Norman Smith
23 methods: 224 each Yorkshire, Uxbridge, Cornwall, Double Dublin, Bristol, Whalley, Watford, London, Tavistock, Glasgow, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lindum, Superlative, Wembley, Rutland, Jersey, Preston, Ipswich, Cray, Ashtead, Lincolnshire, Pudsey. 160 changes of method, all the work.
  2345678   Yorkshire
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- 3578264   Uxbridge
  7325486   Cornwall
  4267835   Double Dublin
  6482573   Bristol
  8654327   Whalley
- 3586742   Watford
  8375264   London 
  7823456   Tavistock
  5634827   Glasgow
  6452378   Cambridge
  2748635   Cassiobury
- 8356742   Lindum
  5873264   Superlative
  3684527   Wembley
- 5836742   Rutland
- 7358264   Jersey
  8634725   Preston
  4265873   Ipswich
  3876542   Cray
  5723486   Ashtead
  6482357   Lincolnshire
  2547638   Pudsey
- 5738264
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7-part 

The series:
12 methods: Y.UEBBU.OLARLO.RSU.R.CCYPNNP.
13 methods: Y.UEBBU.OLAMLO.RSM.R.CCYPNNP.
14 methods: Y.UEBBU.OLAYILO.RSM.R.CCINNP.
15 methods: Y.UEBBU.NAYILO.RSM.R.CCIKANP.
16 methods: Y.UEDBU.NAYILO.RSM.R.CCIKANP.
17 methods: Y.UEDBV.NAYILO.RSM.R.CCIKANP.
18 methods: Y.UEDBV.RLKRNO.MSX.R.CCIKANP.
19 methods: Y.UEDBV.RLOGNO.MSX.R.CCIKANP.
20 methods: Y.UEDBV.RLTGNO.MSX.R.CCIKANP.
21 methods: Y.UEDBV.WLTGNO.MSX.R.CCIKANP.
22 methods: Y.UEDBV.WLTGNO.MSX.R.CHIKANP.
23 methods: Y.UEDBV.WLTGCO.MSX.R.JHIKANP. 
Ashtead, Bristol, Cambridge, Double Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Jersey,
Cray (K), London, Lindum (M), Lincolnshire (N), Cassiobury (O), Pudsey,
Rutland, Superlative, Tavistock, Uxbridge, Whalley (V), Watford,
Wembley (X), Yorkshire, Cornwall (E), Preston (H).
All arrangements are all the work.

12m: Composed by N. Smith, Abridged by A.L. Mainwaring.

23m: 160 changes of method, all the work and no lead of any method repeated.

This composition was rung on Saturday, 13 December 1997 at Bristol, Whitehall.