St Bartholomew
Thursday, 6 September 1973 in 2h 43 (11–1–17 in G)
5088 London Surprise Major
Composed by Stephen J Ivin
1 Robert P Wood
2 Martin Major
3 Anthony H Smith
4 Stephen J Ivin (C)
5 Robert L Piron
6 George E Fearn
7 Martyn J Marriott
8 John R Mayne
Bedfordshire takes London Surprise Major to Leicestershire - 8 of 10 consecutive peals of London Surprise Major conducted by Stephen J Ivin using ten different compositions. This was believed to be a record which was broken a few weeks later. George E Fearn and Stephen J Ivin rang in all attempts.
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