St Francis Xavier
Monday, 26 December 1927 in 3h 18 (16–1–6 in E)
5056 Cambridge Surprise Major
Composed by C Middleton
1 Thomas R Butler
2 Ernest Jones
3 John Wilkinson
4 Thomas Hammond
5 George R Newton (C)
6 Thomas W Gilmour
7 Thomas C Larkey
8 Edward Caunce
First peal of Cambridge Surprise Major 2 . Also the first peal of Surprise on the bells .The band would like to thank the rector , Father Magee for permission to ring the peal ,also Mr.W Bond the tower-keeper who is now retiring from the position after 51 years service .