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Hertford County Association

Benington, Hertfordshire

St Peter

Saturday, 11 February 2023 in 3h 1 (12 in F♯)

5600 Cambridge Surprise Major

Composed by C Middleton

1 Ian K Bushell

2 Emily J Crowder

3 Graham R D Lay

4 Adrian P Sweeting

5 Richard Sales

6 Russell A Brown

7 Peter G C Ellis (C)

8 Andrew B Mills

On the 150th anniversary of the first known-to-be-true peal of Cambridge Surprise Major, in the tower where it was first rung (by the local band) and using the same composition (2H, 2M, 2W, H repeated 4 times).

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The 1873 peal board: Cambridge Surprise Major is the lower peal. (Image: Peter G C Ellis)

The band in front of the 1873 peal board. (Image: Peter G C Ellis)

Last updated Sunday, 12 February 2023 at 14:34:55. First submitted Saturday, 11 February 2023 at 18:28:05 by Peter G C Ellis.

Sent for publication in The Ringing World on Saturday, 18 February 2023 at 17:52:08, and printed in issue 5836, page 193.

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