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Saturday, 8 November 1969 in 3h 43 (42–2–25 in B)

5040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (75m)

75 m: 144 Albanian, Aldenham, Cambridge, Langley, Lindsey, Newgate, Prittlewell, Yorkshire; 96 Belgrave, Deansgate, Gartree, Halifax, Lincolnshire, Manitoba, Pontefract, Redfield, Saskatchewan, Southwark, Stoneygate. Superlative, Wembley, York; 48 Apsley, Ashton, Bedford, Belfast, Belvoir, Birmingham, Brigstow, Buckinghamshire, Cirencester, Clerkenwell, Clifton, Conisbrough, Dodford, Double Doublin, Dorking, Ealing, Eldon, Fearing, Goscote, Hampshire, Indiana, Jersey, Kidderminster, Lambeth, Leicestershire, Londinium, Lutterworth, Manchester, Metropolis Moorgate, New Durham, Oldham, Oxfordshire, Painswick, Pennine, Pudsey, Quex, Reading, Rochester, Solihull, Southwell, Strathclyde, Stoodley, Timaru. Utah, Warwickshire, Westminster, Wigston, Winchester, Worcestershire, Worsley, Wycombe, Yarmouth; 104 com.

Composed by Neil Bennett and John H Fielden

1 Michael Fishwick

2 Richard S Starkie

3 Neil Bennett (C)

4 John H Fielden

5 C Kenneth Lewis

6 Bernard F L Groves

7 Basil Jones

8 Cyril Crossthwaite

9 Derek Butterworth

10 Robert B Smith

11 Brian Harris

12 Jeffrey Brannan

The greatest number of methods yet rung to a peal on 12 bells.

Methods rung for the first time:—

(A) — Extended from Major method:

Oxfordshire -5T-16-127T-38-149T-50-16-70-78-9T-18-ET,12 19E7

Hampshire -5T-14-56-36-78-58-90-7T.14-14.9T-14-1T,1T 1426

Double Dublin -56-14-78-36.14.90.34.58.90.34.9T.70-56-9T-78-1T,1T 1426

Manchester 5T-5T.14-5T-36.14-14.58.14-14.70.14-14.9T-14-ET,12 1352

Jersey -5T-16-12-18-14-10-16-10-18-9T-70-9T,12 1573

Dorking -3T-14-5T-16-7T-18-9T-10-78-7T-78-9T,12 19E7

Clerkenwell 34-5T.14-5T-3T.14-14.5T.36-16.7T.58-18.9T.70-10.9T,12 1573

Lutterworth -5T-14-56-36-12-3T-14-5T-16-7T-18-ET,12 19E7

(B) — Extended from Royal method:

Clifton -56-14-78-36.14.9T.14.58.9T.14.9T.70-56-9T-78-1T,1T 1426

Dodford -5T-16-7T-18-9T-10-12-3T.14-14.3T.14-14.ET,12 1573

Moorgate 3T-3T.14-12-3T-14-5T-16-7T-1458-349T-16-9T,12 1426

Cirencester 70.36-1450.78.9T-16-129T-10-90-7T-78-167T-1690-1T,12 1573

Yarmouth -38-1458-9T-18-129T-10-90-7T-78-167T-1690-1T,12 1573

Strathclyde 36-56.14.5T-5T.36-14-3T.16-16.3T.16-16.3T.16-16.3T,1T 1860

Note: Strathclyde is a member of the “Glasgow” family — Glasgow S Major and Clyde S Royal — but cannot be named Glasgow because the half-lead bell is different from the Major.

This peal is believed to have been false. False. Retracted by NB and JHF John H Fielden RW 3082.0394. See also Mark Jacot's article RW2024..