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Single Oxford is often thought of as ’mostly Plain Bob Minimus’. It is a good exercise for ringing ’by the treble’ - bells below the treble plain hunt, and when you cross the treble you do a piece of work straight away.

Double Oxford is the same work above the treble as Single Oxford, and that work is done upside-down below the treble as well. The line has lots of dodges and places and not much plain hunting. It includes ’Yorkshire places’ in 3-4, a piece of work that returns in many Surprise methods. Be careful that you know the place bell starts, or the work at calls can be confusing.

Resources

• Ed Col 2.4: Double Oxford and Kent
• Learning Curve 4.10: Double Oxford (Minor)
• Learning Curve 1.12: Something a little different (Minor)
• Pages on Single Oxford and Double Oxford from Bill Butler’s Doubles and Minor for Beginners (with thanks to CC Publications)
• Single and Double Oxford handout from the Alresford School of Bell Ringing website