Shropshire Association

Shrewsbury, Shropshire - at the Church of St Chad

On Saturday, 9th October 1999, in 2 hours and 55 minutes

A Peal of 5056 Spliced Surprise Major

Four methods: 1344 changes of Lincolnshire; 1280 changes each of Cambridge and Yorkshire;
1152 changes of Rutland; 74 changes of method; all the work

Composed by John S Warboys

Tenor 11-2-6 in G

Martin D Fellows Treble Richard D Blagrove 5
Andrew W Gordon 2 Brian S B Kear 6
Edric W Broom 3 Nicholas J Green 7
Pamela M Rabbetts 4 Mark Adams Tenor

Conducted by Nicholas J Green.

First peal of Spliced Surprise - 5, 6.

This is the last peal on the light ring of eight bells prior to the removal of the sharp second
and addition of a flat sixth and extra treble to form a new light ring of ten bells.

925. RW4617.1019 22.x.1999