St John the Baptist
Saturday, 29 April 1961 in 5h 20 (7–0–26 in B♭)
10080 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)
14 extents in 41 methods, as follows: (1) 192 of Whitley, 144 each of Carlisle, Cunecastre and Wooler, and 96 Northumberland; (2) 288 Northumberland and 144 each of Carlisle, Cunecastre and Sandiacre; (3) 288 Newcastle, 192 Munden, 168 Chester and 72 Alnwick ; (4) 432 Canterbury and 288 Morpeth; (5) 360 Cunecastre, 288 London and 72 Wells; (6) 384 Lincoln and 336 Coldstream; (7) 216 Lightfoot, 120 each of Annable’s London, Netherseale and Rossendale, 96 Stamford and 48 Wearmouth; (8) 432 Bacup and 288 Bamborough; (9) 432 Westminster and 288 Allendale; (10) 216 Cambridge, 144 each of Ipswich and Norfolk, and 72 each of Bourne, Hull and Primrose; (11) 288 Durham. 144 Surfleet, 120 Beverley, 72 York, and 48 each of Berwick and Hexham; (12) Kelso; (13) Warkworth; (14) Norwich. 195 changes of method.
1 Peter T Hurcombe
2 Brian Bladon
3 Victor Griffin
4 Ronald A Wright
5 Anthony R Peake
6 John R Mayne (C)
This is the greatest number of Surprise Minor methods rung to a peal.
RW 1961.0314.