The Church of the Ascension, Bitterne Park
Sunday, 8 February 2009 in 2h 26 (3 cwt)
5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
Composed by R. Bailey (5040 no. 3)
1 D Paul Mason
2 Edward P D Colliss
3 Roy LeMarechal
4 Ian O Partridge
5 Mark B Place
6 Jonathan C Hetherington (C)
Rung on bells 5 to 8 of the ring of twelve, incorporating the flat 6th and flat 7th; this is the first time these bells have been rung to a peal.
First peal ringing a bell hung with a metal wheel, counter-balanced clapper, slow-swinging headstock, and rope that drops out of the ringing circle, behind the other ropes and in a corner: 5.
This is believed to be the first peal to be rung on a chromatic ring of bells hung for full-circle change ringing or in a church.