Handbells - Standard Methods
First Performances and Progressive Longest Lengths
(Performances shown in italics have been superseded)
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Plain Bob
| Doubles | 5040 | Accrington | 30 Jul 1944 | RW1944-0334 | ||
| Minor | 5040 | Burton-on-Trent | 7 Dec 1911 | RW Vol1-0647 | ||
| 10080 | Wisbech | 1 Oct 1913 | BN1913-0370 RW Vol5-238 |
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| 15840 | Putney | 20 Feb 1963 | RW1963-0181 | |||
| 18000 | Cheltenham | 6 May 1973 | RW1973-0459 | |||
| 18720 | Whiteparish | 11 Feb 1978 | RW1978-0253 | |||
| Triples | 5040 | St Albans | 18 Jan 1889 | BN Vol7-0547 | ||
| Major | 6000 | Norwich | 4 Nov 1826 | H&A 442 | ||
| 11200 | Norwich | 26 Apr 1894 | BN Vol12-619 | |||
| 13440 | Pudsey | 5 Jun 1911 | BN 1911-201 | |||
| 15904 | Marple | 22 Dec 1962 | RW1963-0029 | |||
| 25088 | Southampton | 2 Apr 1977 | RW1977-0355 | |||
| 40320 | Farnham | 27 Dec 1977 | RW1978-0097 | |||
| Caters | ||||||
| Royal | Abingdon | 18 Feb 1777 | ||||
| 15840 | Bournemouth | 17 Oct 1953 | RW1954-0706 | |||
| 19620 | Norbury | 23 Dec 1967 | RW1968-0047 | |||
| Cinques | 5060 | Bournemouth | 12 Nov 1977 | RW1977-1069 | ||
| Maximus | 5016 | Ipswich | 12 Mar 1888 | BN Vol6-617 | ||
| 10032 | Marple | 24 Dec 1966 | RW1967-0053 | |||
| Fourteen | 5096 | Enfield | 27 Aug 1944 | RW1944-0371 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Grandsire
| Doubles | 5040 | Hinton-on-the-Green | 5 Aug 1912 | RW Vol3-0089 | ||
| Minor | 5040 | Solihull | 30 Mar 1948 | RW1948-0169 | ||
| Triples | 5040 | Poplar | 1 Aug 1828 | |||
| Major | 6720 | Birmingham | 19 May 1880 | H&A 451 | ||
| 10176 | Birmingham | 16 Oct 1883 | BN Vol2-343 | |||
| Caters | 5057 | York | 12 Mar 1877 | |||
| 13139 | Bournemouth | 31 Jan 1953 | RW1953-0102 | |||
| 15047 | Brandon Parva, Norfolk | 29 Oct 1989 | RW1989-1153 | |||
| Royal | 5080 | Birmingham | 9 Mar 1886 | BN Vol4-0401 | ||
| Cinques | 5037 | Birmingham | 2 Jul 1886 | BN Vol5-116 | ||
| Sextuples | 5122 | Glenfield | 18 Apr 1972 | RW1972-0384 | ||
| Septuples | 5040 | Brandon Parva | 18 Aug 1995 | RW1995-0962 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Stedman
| Doubles | 5040 | Bicester | 21 Oct 1926 | RW1926-0677 | ||
| Triples | 5040 | Clerkenwell | 19 Dec 1853 | |||
| Caters | 5000 | London, Strand | 4 Jan 1855 | |||
| 14031 | Guildford | 1 Jun 1912 | RW Vol2-0383 BN Vol31-186 |
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| 19738 | Guildford | 31 Aug 1912 | RW Vol3-0155 | |||
| Cinques | 5014 | Bethnal Green | 10 Feb 1854 | H&A 451 | ||
| 11111 | Leicester | 12 Dec 1970 | RW1971-0059 | |||
| 12345 | Langley | 12 Jun 1977 | RW1977-0641 | |||
| Sextuples | 5055 | Birmingham | 24 Jun 1922 | RW1922-0405 | ||
| Septuples | 5019 | Langley | Jul 27 1977 | RW1977-0779 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Erin
| Triples | 5040 | Sydney | 15 Jul 1997 | RW1997-0781 | ||
| Caters | 5128 | Great Hampton | 22 Aug 1927 | RW1927-0549 | ||
| Cinques | 5009 | Washington D.C. | 26 Mar 1975 | RW1975-0362 | ||
| Sextuples | 5059 | Cambridge | 15 Feb 1998 | RW1998-0213 | ||
| Septuples | 5033 | Cambridge | 9 May 1999 | RW1999-0508 | ||
| Octuples | 5100 | Cambridge | 8 Aug 2004 | RW2004-0828 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Double Norwich Court Bob
| Major | 5184 | Cambridge | 23 Feb 1891 | BN Vol9-0588 | ||
| 13664 | Bushey | 29 Feb 1948 | RW1948-0129 | |||
| Caters | 5040 | Rugby | 6 Jan 2000 | RW2000-0173 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Little Bob
| Major | 5040 | Sheffield | 15 Feb 1912 | RW Vol2-0130 | ||
| Royal | 5184 | Cambridge | 11 Jun 1912 | RW Vol2-0423 | ||
| Maximus | 5016 | Prestbury, Ches | 21 Mar 1968 | RW1968-0291 | ||
| Fourteen | 5096 | Watford | 13 Apr 1970 | RW1970-0339 | ||
| Sixteen | 5040 | Watford | 27 Oct 1969 | RW1969-0938 | ||
| Eighteen | 5032 | Ealing | 19 Feb 1978 | RW1978-0252 | ||
| Twenty | 5168 | Bray | 28 May 1978 | RW1978-0568 | ||
| Twenty-Two | 5040 | Bray | 9 Jul 1978 | RW1978-0598 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Oxford Treble Bob
| Minor | 5040 | Sible Hedingham | 31 Dec 1930 | RW1931-0023 | ||
| 10800 | Marston Bigot, Piglet-in-the-Wilde | 8 Dec 1999 | RW2000-0763 | |||
| Major | 5088 | Sheffield | 30 Oct 1811 | H&A 440 | ||
| 10784 | Leverstock Green | 5 May 1968 | RW1968-0391 | |||
| Royal | 5000 | Sheffield | 3 Dec 1811 | H&A 441 | ||
| 15160 | Marple | 21 Dec 1968 | RW1969-0051 | |||
| Maximus | 5280 | Sheffield | 24 Nov 1816 | H&A 441 | ||
| Fourteen | 5040 | Crowthorne | 28 Apr 1971 | RW1971-0474 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Kent Treble Bob
| Minor | 5040 | Sible Hedingham | 24 Feb 1931 | RW1931-0150 | ||
| 10800 | Marston Bigot, Piglet-in-the-Wilde | 3 Aug 1988 | RW1998-0919 | |||
| Major | 5120 | Liverpool | 15 Mar 1866 | H&A 451 | ||
| 17824 | Leverstock Green | 26 May 1968 | RW1968-0511 | |||
| Royal | 5000 | Liverpool | 17 Jan 1866 | H&A 451 | ||
| 21680 | Leicester | 1 Feb 1975 | RW1975-0200 | |||
| Maximus | 5040 | Diss | 28 Apr 1889 | BN Vol8-0052 | ||
| Fourteen | 5040 | Leicester | 17 Apr 1951 | RW1951-0279 | ||
| Sixteen | 5056 | Watford | 25 Apr 1969 | RW1969-0611 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Cambridge Surprise
| Minor | 5040 | Sible Hedingham | 22 Dec 1931 | RW1932-0007 | ||
| Major | 5056 | Oxhey | 22 Mar 1933 | RW1933-0198 | ||
| Royal | 5040 | Leicester | 30 Mar 1947 | RW1947-0160 | ||
| 10440 | Leicester | 3 Mar 1963 | RW1963-0203 | |||
| 14040 | Barrow-on-Soar | 26 Aug 1998 | RW1999-0165 | |||
| Maximus | 5280 | Leicester | 28 Sep 1947 | RW1947-0496 | ||
| 10560 | Langley Marish | 9 Apr 1975 | RW1975-0431 | |||
| Fourteen | 5096 | Langley Marish | 26 May 1976 | RW1976-0602 | ||
| Sixteen | 5246 | Fowlmere | 14 Nov 1990 | RW1990-1195 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Superlative Surprise
| Major | 5056 | Southwark | 26 Jun 1901 | |||
| Royal (No.2) | 5040 | Calcot | 1 Oct 1975 | RW1975-0933 | ||
| 11880 | Barrow-on-Soar | 20 Aug 1987 | RW1987-0954 | |||
| Maximus | 5042 | Langley | 20 Nov 1974 | RW1974-1029 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
London Surprise
| Minor | 5040 | Felstead | 11 Dec 1945 | RW1945-0526 | ||
| Major | 5088 | Romford | 26 Jan 1904 | BN Vol22-551 | ||
| 14144 | Cuffley | 27 Nov 1977 | RW1978-0104 | |||
| Royal (No.3) | 5040 | Harrow | 4 Sep 1967 | RW1967-0704 | ||
| 15120 | Barrow-on-Soar | 18 Aug 1985 | RW1985-0876 | |||
| 25560 | Worcester | 23 Nov 2002 | RW2003-0025 | |||
| Maximus (Londinium) | 5280 | Watford | 13 Dec 1971 | RW1972-0039 | ||
| Fourteen (No.3) | 5096 | Aston Rowant | 9 Mar 1994 | RW1994-0407 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Bristol Surprise
| Major | 5024 | Romford | 1 Oct 1907 | |||
| 12000 | Aston Rowant | 28 Dec 2002 | RW2003-0104 | |||
| Royal | 5040 | Watford | 15 Nov 1971 | RW1971-1082 | ||
| 10440 | Barrow-on-Soar | 22 Jul 1984 | RW1984-0941 | |||
| Maximus | 5232 | Cox Green | 29 Mar 1972 | RW1972-0323 | ||
| 15312 | Royston | 7 Feb 1993 | RW1993-0517 | |||
| Fourteen | 5264 | Maidenhead | 14 Jul 1982 | RW1982-0680 | ||
| Sixteen | 5122 | Holyport | 18 Mar 1981 | RW1981-0347 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Yorkshire Surprise
| Major | 5024 | Bushey | 15 Nov 1946 | RW1946-0564 | ||
| 13664 | Offerton | 17 Apr 1976 | RW1976-0190 | |||
| Royal | 5040 | Leicester | 14 Nov 1950 | RW1950-0759 | ||
| 15120 | Barrow-on-Soar | 8 Jun 1989 | RW1989-0713 | |||
| Maximus | 5280 | Leicester | 13 Feb 1962 | RW1962-0148 | ||
| Fourteen | 5490 | Barrow-on-Soar | 14 Jan 1991 | RW1991-0198 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Lincolnshire Surprise
| Major | 5152 | Leicester | 8 Oct 1963 | RW1963-0740 | ||
| Royal | 5040 | High Wycombe | 8 May 1975 | RW1975-0471 | ||
| 13680 | Barrow-on-Soar | 8 Aug 1990 | RW1990-0981 | |||
| Maximus | 5042 | Langley | 23 Oct 1974 | RW1974-1008 | ||
| 12144 | Barrow-on-Soar | 23 Jun 1993 | RW1993-0767 | |||
| Fourteen | 5096 | Gerrards Cross | 20 Jan 1999 | RW1999-0195 | ||
| Sixteen | 5312 | Newmarket | 12 Apr 1991 | RW1991-0422 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Pudsey Surprise
| Major | 5056 | Bushey Heath | 5 May 1963 | RW1963-0372 | ||
| Royal | 5040 | High Wycombe | 22 May 1975 | RW1975-0550 | ||
| 13680 | Barrow-on-Soar | 11 Sep 1991 | RW1991-1185 | |||
| Maximus | 5042 | Langley | 6 Nov 1974 | RW1974-1008 | ||
| Fourteen | 5096 | Maidenhead | 3 Nov 2004 | RW2004-1258 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Rutland Surprise
| Major | 5056 | Bushey | 3 Sep 1963 | RW1963-0653 | ||
| Royal | 5040 | Richmond | 29 Jan 1976 | RW1976-0185 | ||
| 13680 | Barrow-on-Soar | 12 Aug 1992 | RW1992-1107 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl
Spliced
| Spliced Surprise Major (100 methods) | 5056 | Rochdale | 28 Jul 1977 | RW1977-0779 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Royal (42 methods) | 5040 | Long Eaton | 7 Jul 1988 | RW1988-0754 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Maximus (110 methods) | 5280 | Slough | 7 Jan 1980 | RW1980-0143 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Fourteen (7 methods) | 5040 | Watford | 10 Mar 1971 | RW1971-0495 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Sixteen (9 methods) | 5056 | Melbourne | 13 Nov 1995 | RW1995-1309 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Eighteen (3 methods) | 5040 | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1994 | RW1994-0210 | ||
| Spliced Surprise Twenty (3 methods) | 5040 | Melbourne | 11 Apr 1994 | RW1994-0562 |
Top | Plain Bob | Grandsire | Stedman | Erin | DNCB | Little | Ox | Kent | C | S | Lo | B | Y | Li | P | R | Spl