Cathedral Church of Christ
Saturday, 17 August 1968 in 4h 37 (82–0–11 in A♭)
5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (40m)
40 methods: 144 each Albanian, Aldenham, Bedford, Belgrave, Brigstow, Cambridge, Deansgate, Feering, Gartree, Halifax, Lambeth, Langley, Lincolnshire, Lindsey, Manitoba, Newgate, Oldham, Pontefract, Prittlewell, Pudsey, Redfield, Rochester, Solihull, Southwark, Stoneygate, Superlative, Wembley, Wycombe, York, Yorkshire, 96 each Ashton, Belvoir, Londinium, Saskatchewan, Westminster, 48 each Conisbrough, Eldon, Kidderminster, Quex, Wigston, 104 changes of method
Composed by Neil Bennett
1 Basil Jones
2 Richard S Starkie
3 Alan McFall
4 Neil Bennett (C)
5 C Kenneth Lewis
6 Derek Butterworth
7 Bernard F L Groves
8 Cyril Crossthwaite
9 F John Nelson
10 Robert B Smith
11 John H Fielden
12 Jeffrey Brannan
  Fredrick Shallcross
This is the greatest number of methods yet rung in a 12-bell peal.
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