WARMINSTER, Wiltshire
On Saturday January 1st 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Five Minutes
At the Church of St Denys
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAJOR 
5120 Changes - 8 methods
Tenor 24 3/4 cwt
Performers
Melvyn J Hiller Treble William T Perrins 5
Andrew W R Wilby 2 Anthony R Carter 6
David G Massey 3 George E Thoday 7
George E Bonham 4 Robert E J Dennis Tenor
Composed by Norman Smith 
READING, Berkshire
On Saturday January 8th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Laurence
A Peal of
CORNHILL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5280 Changes
Tenor 23 cwt
Performers
David P Hilling Treble D John Hunt 7
James R Taylor 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
John N Diserens 3 Michael P Moreton 9
Brian Bladon 4 John M Jelley 10
Noel J Diserens 5 David E House 11
Martin C Faulkes 6 Robert C Kippin Tenor
Conducted by David P Hilling
SHOREDITCH, Middlesex
On Saturday February 19th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Leonard
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5040 Changes - 8 methods
Tenor 28 1/4 cwt
Performers
David E House Treble Alan J Frost 7
David P Hilling 2 James R Taylor 8
Brian Bladon 3 D John Hunt 9
Andrew N Stubbs 4 Robert C Kippin 10
John M Jelley 5 Noel J Diserens 11
John N Diserens 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday February 19th 1972
in Three Hours
At the Church of St Lawrence,Jewry
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 24 3/4 cwt
Performers
Roger F Overington Treble Michael V Chilcott 5
Brooke K Lunn 2 A James Phillips 6
Raymond G Cousins 3 John H Crampion 7
Dennis Randall 4 John E Chilcott Tenor
Composed by Thomas Thurstans 
Conducted by Michael V Chilcott
UPPER CLATFORD, Hampshire
On Saturday February 19th 1972
in Two Hours and Thirty Two Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
MINOR 
5040 Changes - 7 methods
Tenor 9 cwt
Performers
Michael S Holbrook Treble Robert J Crocker 4
Philip G Taylor 2 Geoffrey K Dodd 5
Peter L Furniss 3 A Patrick Cannon Tenor
Conducted by A Patrick Cannon
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday February 26th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5088 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
David E House Treble Christopher H Rogers 7
George W Pipe 2 Andrew W R Wilby 8
Richard J W Tibbetts 3 D Paul Smith 9
Andrew N Stubbs 4 Stephen J Ivin 10
David P Hilling 5 J Alan Ainsworth 11
G William Critchley 6 Alan R Patterson Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
BANWELL, Avon
On Saturday March 4th 1972
in Three Hours and Five Minutes
At the Church of St Andrew
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE MAJOR
5056 Changes
Tenor 23 cwt
Performers
Peter J W Hardwick Treble Michael J Horseman 5
Walter S Rice 2 Michael G Bartlett 6
Roy W Rice 3 Peter J England 7
George J Hawkins 4 David G Massey Tenor
Composed by Michael S Bruce 
Conducted by David G Massey
SOHAM, Cambridgeshire
On Saturday March 11th 1972
in Three Hours and Six Minutes
At the Church of St Andrew
A Peal of
LONDON NO.3 SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 20 3/4 cwt
Performers
Graham W Elmes Treble Barry J Fry 6
Timothy F Collins 2 Anthony H Smith 7
John W Blackwood 3 George E Bonham 8
Melvyn J Hiller 4 Andrew W R Wilby 9
Alan M Barber 5 George E Thoday Tenor
Composed by J Henry Fielden 
Conducted by George E Thoday
DEWSBURY, West Yorkshire
On Saturday March 11th 1972
in Two Hours and Fifty Eight Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
ROCKWOOD DELIGHT MAJOR
5152 Changes
Tenor 13 1/4 cwt
Performers
Frederick A Munday Treble William E Court 5
W Eric Critchley 2 J Henry Fielden 6
Stephen R Munday 3 Alexander E Marsh 7
Jeffrey Kershaw 4 Wilfrid F Moreton Tenor
Composed by John Reeves 
Conducted by W Eric Critchley
SPEEN, Berkshire
On Wednesday March 15th 1972
in Two Hours and Forty Five Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
COLLEGE YOUTHS PLEASURE TREBLE BOB MINOR
5040 Changes
Tenor 12 1/2 cwt
Performers
Philip G Murduck Treble Philip G Taylor 4
Bernard F L Groves 2 Robert J Crocker 5
Peter L Furniss 3 Geoffrey K Dodd Tenor
Conducted by Geoffrey K Dodd
CAMBRIDGE
On Monday April 3rd 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Two Minutes
At the University Church of St Mary the Great
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5086 Changes
Tenor 27 cwt
Performers
James R Taylor Treble Alan J Frost 7
Brian Bladon 2 D John Hunt 8
David P Hilling 3 David E House 9
Martin C Faulkes 4 Robert C Kippin 10
John M Jelley 5 Noel J Diserens 11
Christopher H Rogers 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CAMBRIDGE
On Monday April 3rd 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Five Minutes
At the Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs
A Peal of
LONDON SURPRISE MAJOR
5088 Changes
Tenor 31 1/2 cwt
Performers
Alan J Frost Treble James R Taylor 5
John Armstrong 2 Michael P Moreton 6
Brian Bladon 3 John M Jelley 7
Noel J Diserens 4 David E House Tenor
Composed by Stephen J Ivin 
Conducted by David E House
INVERARAY, Strathclyde
On Thursday April 6th 1972
in Four Hours and One Minute
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
LONDON NO.3 SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 41 1/2 cwt
Performers
John G Gipson Treble John H Fielden 6
Tudor P Edwards 2 Geoffrey W Randall 7
Ian C Maycock 3 Philip J Rothera 8
Alan M Barber 4 Timothy F Collins 9
Kenneth J Hesketh 5 Peter Border Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Peter Border 
APPLETON, Oxfordshire
On Saturday April 22nd 1972
in Two Hours and Fifty Minutes
At the Church of St Laurence
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5050 Changes
Tenor 13 cwt
Performers
Brooke K Lunn Treble John W T Hibbert 6
John E Chilcott 2 Roger F Overington 7
William Hibbert 3 Michael V Chilcott 8
David C Woodward 4 Brian R White 9
Raymond G Cousins 5 Francis A White Tenor
Composed and Conducted by John E Chilcott 
READING, Berkshire
On Sunday April 23rd 1972
in Three Hours and Fourteen Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 25 1/2 cwt
Performers
Brian Bladon Treble Christopher H Rogers 5
David C Brown 2 D John Hunt 6
James R Taylor 3 David P Hilling 7
William BirminghamJnr 4 Alan M E Bagworth Tenor
Composed by John Carter 
Conducted by David P Hilling
KING'S LYNN, Norfolk
On Sunday April 30th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Four Minutes
At the Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5079 Changes
Tenor 29 1/2 cwt
Performers
George W Pipe Treble David Cubitt 6
Martin Cubitt 2 David E House 7
Cecil W Pipe 3 Peter S Muchlinski 8
Norman V Harding 4 Alan R Patterson 9
A John Illingworth 5 Martin L Howe Tenor
Composed by Richard A G Inglis 
Conducted by David E House
WALTHAM ABBEY, Essex
On Saturday May 6th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Nine Minutes
At the Church of the Holy Cross and St Lawrence
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 38 3/4 cwt
Performers
John Armstrong Treble Terry Earle 7
Edward P Duffield 2 Ian L Dear 8
Keith W Brown 3 John H Crampion 9
Robert J Chapman 4 Peter G Brown 10
David E Rothera 5 Philip J Rothera 11
Donald E Cobb 6 Philip A F Chalk Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David E Rothera
HAZELBEECH, Northamptonshire
On Saturday May 20th 1972
in Two Hours and Forty Seven Minutes
At the Church of St Michael
A Peal of
ZUIDER ZEE SURPRISE MAJOR
5088 Changes
Tenor 15 cwt
Performers
Alan M Barber Treble Brian J Willett 5
Donald F Murfet 2 Jack S Dear 6
R Ian West 3 David R Saunderson 7
Allen Twyman 4 George E Thoday Tenor
Conducted by Alan M Barber
MELDRETH, Cambridgeshire
On Friday June 9th 1972
in Two Hours and Thirty Three Minutes
At the Church of the Holy Trinity
A Peal of
GLASGOW SURPRISE MAJOR
5021 Changes
Tenor 10 1/4 cwt
Performers
R Ian West Treble David R Saunderson 5
Donald F Murfet 2 George E Thoday 6
Alan M Barber 3 John G Gipson 7
Allen Twyman 4 D John Hunt Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by Alan M Barber
LOUGHBOROUGH, Leicestershire
On Saturday June 24th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Seven Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5079 Changes
Tenor 30 1/4 cwt
Performers
Leslie Evans Treble Wilfrid F Moreton 6
Martin Major 2 Trevor Tarbatt 7
Frederick R Harris 3 Michael P Moreton 8
Alan J Frost 4 John H Crampion 9
William T Cook 5 Austin T Wingate Tenor
Composed by Charles W Roberts 
Conducted by Wilfrid F Moreton
BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands
On Saturday July 8th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Three Minutes
At Cathedral Church of St Philip
A Peal of
PRITTLEWELL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 31 cwt
Performers
Robert C Kippin Treble David C Brown 7
David P Hilling 2 John N Diserens 8
Peter H Mackie 3 D John Hunt 9
Alan J Frost 4 John M Jelley 10
Brian D Threlfall 5 David E House 11
Martin C Faulkes 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Conducted by David E House
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 15th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5021 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
A James Phillips Treble David Woodward 7
David C Brown 2 David R Saunderson 8
W Eric Critchley 3 Michael J Uphill 9
John E Chilcott 4 Philip A F Chalk 10
Michael P Moreton 5 John H Crampion 11
David E Rothera 6 Robert E J Dennis Tenor
Composed by John Carter 
Conducted by John E Chilcott
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 15th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Mary-le-Bow,Cheapside
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 41 3/4 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Alan M E Bagworth 7
George W Pipe 2 George E Thoday 8
G William Critchley 3 Philip J Rothera 9
Alan M Barber 4 Stewart F W Kimber 10
Christopher H Rogers 5 Martin C Faulkes 11
Andrew J Corby 6 David E House Tenor
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 15th 1972
in Three Hours and Six Minutes
At the Church of St Lawrence,Jewry
A Peal of
LONDON SURPRISE MAJOR
5088 Changes
Tenor 24 3/4 cwt
Performers
David P Hilling Treble David E Parsons 5
Stephen J Ivin 2 Philip A Corby 6
Andrew N Stubbs 3 John Armstrong 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 4 Alan R Patterson Tenor
Conducted by David P Hilling
PUTNEY, Surrey
On Saturday July 29th 1972
in Two Hours and Forty Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
GRANDSIRE TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 11 3/4 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Christopher H Rogers 5
Alan R Patterson 2 Robert E J Dennis 6
Michael J Uphill 3 Stephen J Ivin 7
John S Mason 4 A Patrick Cannon Tenor
Composed by John Holt 
Conducted by Stephen J Ivin
LAMBETH, Surrey
On Thursday August 10th 1972
in Two Hours and Fifty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAJOR
5184 Changes
Tenor 16 3/4 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Christopher H Rogers 5
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 Peter H Mackie 6
Alan R Patterson 3 Nicholas W H Simon 7
David A Town 4 Robert E J Dennis Tenor
Composed by Stanley Jenner 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
EAST COKER, Somerset
On Thursday August 24th 1972
in Two Hours and Forty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Michael and All Angels
A Peal of
CUMBERLAND ALLIANCE MAJOR
5040 Changes
Tenor 12 3/4 cwt
Performers
John R Ketteringham Treble Timothy Wylie 5
David G Massey 2 Christopher Forster 6
Peter J W Hardwick 3 George W Massey 7
Graham G Firman 4 David C Brown Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Christopher Forster 
LANCASTER
On Friday August 25th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Seven Minutes
At Priory Church of St Mary
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAJOR
5184 Changes
Tenor 30 1/2 cwt
Performers
John G Gipson Treble David E Rothera 5
Wilfred Williams 2 George E Thoday 6
Tudor P Edwards 3 Robert E J Dennis 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 4 Ralph G Edwards Tenor
Composed by Stanley Jenner 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
BRISTOL
On Saturday August 26th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Stephen the Martyr
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5040 Changes - 6 methods
Tenor 19 1/4 cwt
Performers
Noel J Diserens Treble Martin C Faulkes 7
Andrew N Stubbs 2 Michael P Moreton 8
Alan J Frost 3 John N Diserens 9
David P Hilling 4 Robert C Kippin 10
David C Brown 5 John M Jelley 11
Christopher H Rogers 6 David E House Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by David P Hilling
BRISTOL
On Sunday August 27th 1972
in Three Hours and Twelve Minutes
At the Church of SS Philip & Jacob
A Peal of
LONDON SURPRISE MAJOR
5280 Changes
Tenor 19 cwt
Performers
Michael P Moreton Treble David E House 5
D John Hunt 2 Alan J Frost 6
David C Brown 3 David P Hilling 7
Robert C Kippin 4 Noel J Diserens Tenor
Composed by Roger Baldwin 
Conducted by Robert C Kippin
CIRENCESTER, Gloucestershire
On Monday August 28th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St John the Baptist
A Peal of
LINCOLNSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 27 1/4 cwt
Performers
Alan J Frost Treble John N Diserens 7
Brian Bladon 2 James R Taylor 8
John M Jelley 3 Robert C Kippin 9
D John Hunt 4 David E House 10
David C Brown 5 Noel J Diserens 11
David P Hilling 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Conducted by David P Hilling
NORTHAM, Devon
On Saturday September 16th 1972
in Two Hours and Fifty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 14 cwt
Performers
Brian V Mountjoy Treble John W T Hibbert 5
Derek Jewell 2 Andrew N Stubbs 6
Brynley A Shackleton 3 Brian R White 7
Frederick A H Wilkins 4 David T Darby Tenor
Composed by James W Washbrook 
Conducted by Brian R White
SWINDON, Wiltshire
On Saturday September 16th 1972
in Three Hours and Eighteen Minutes
At Christ Church
A Peal of
LITTLEPORT LITTLE SURPRISE ROYAL
5088 Changes
Tenor 22 cwt
Performers
Brian Bladon Treble James R Taylor 6
David P Hilling 2 Timothy G Pett 7
Michael P Moreton 3 Noel J Diserens 8
David E House 4 D John Hunt 9
Richard J W Tibbetts 5 Robert C Kippin Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David P Hilling
HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire
On Saturday September 23rd 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Three Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5040 Changes - 10 methods
Tenor 29 3/4 cwt
Performers
Michael P Moreton Treble Philip J Rothera 7
Noel J Diserens 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
John N Diserens 3 Alan J Frost 9
David P Hilling 4 D John Hunt 10
Brian Bladon 5 John M Jelley 11
David C Brown 6 David E House Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by David P Hilling
BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands
On Saturday October 7th 1972
in Three Hours and Nineteen Minutes
At the Cathedral Church of St Philip
A Peal of
LONDON NO.3 SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 31 1/4 cwt
Performers
Alan R Patterson Treble Norman J Goodman 6
Arthur V Pearson 2 Nigel Thomson 7
Graham G Firman 3 George E Fearn 8
Alan D Flood 4 Christopher H Rogers 9
Roderick W Pipe 5 R Kingsley Mason Tenor
Conducted by Alan R Patterson
LEICESTER
On Saturday October 21st 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Minutes
At the Prebendal Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5019 Changes
Tenor 32 3/4 cwt
Performers
Brooke K Lunn Treble Andrew W R Wilby 7
John E Chilcott 2 Dennis Randall 8
Raymond G Cousins 3 John M Jelley 9
John W T Hibbert 4 Brian R White 10
Roger F Overington 5 Michael V Chilcott 11
John H Napper 6 A James Phillips Tenor
Composed by David E Parsons 
Conducted by John E Chilcott
ISLEWORTH, Middlesex
On Saturday November 4th 1972
in Two Hours and Fifty Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE ROYAL
5041 Changes
Tenor 16 cwt
Performers
John S Hopwood Treble Richard J W Tibbetts 6
Wilfred Williams 2 Nigel Thomson 7
David F Moore 3 Robert E J Dennis 8
Roderick W Pipe 4 Stephen W Barton 9
Graham W Elmes 5 Timothy F Collins Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Roderick W Pipe 
HAYES, Middlesex
On Saturday November 4th 1972
in Two Hours and Forty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 16 cwt
Performers
Conducted by John N Longridge
GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk
On Saturday November 18th 1972
in Three Hours and Forty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Nicholas
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5040 Changes - 12 methods
Tenor 30 1/2 cwt
Performers
Brian Bladon Treble Alan J Frost 7
James R Taylor 2 David C Brown 8
David P Hilling 3 John N Diserens 9
Andrew N Stubbs 4 Noel J Diserens 10
David E House 5 Michael P Moreton 11
John M Jelley 6 D John Hunt Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by David P Hilling
WYMONDHAM, Norfolk
On Sunday November 19th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Four Minutes
At Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Thomas a Becket
A Peal of
LONDON NO.3 SURPRISE ROYAL
5002 Changes
Tenor 26 1/2 cwt
Performers
Brian Bladon Treble John N Diserens 6
David C Brown 2 Alan J Frost 7
Andrew N Stubbs 3 George W Pipe 8
Michael P Moreton 4 David P Hilling 9
Martin Cubitt 5 Noel J Diserens Tenor
Composed by Colin C Monson 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CITY OF LONDON
On Monday November 20th 1972
in Three Hours and Thirty Seven Minutes
At Cathedral Church of St Paul
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5007 Changes
Tenor 61 3/4 cwt
Performers
Raymond G Cousins Treble James G A Prior 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 Martin C Faulkes 8
John E Chilcott 3 Andrew W R Wilby 9
Roger F Overington 4 Alan R Patterson 10
Christopher H Rogers 5 Michael V Chilcott 11
Michael P Moreton 6 Philip A F Chalk Tenor
Composed by Charles W Roberts 
Conducted by John E Chilcott
WESTMINSTER, Middlesex
On Monday November 20th 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Seven Minutes
At the Abbey and Collegiate Church of St Peter
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5025 Changes
Tenor 30 1/4 cwt
Performers
G William Critchley Treble George W Cecil 6
John Armstrong 2 Alan J Frost 7
Harold N Pitstow 3 Michael P Moreton 8
Raymond G Cousins 4 John H Crampion 9
William T Cook 5 Rodney B Meadows Tenor
Composed by David E Parsons 
Conducted by G William Critchley
LINCOLN
On Saturday December 2nd 1972
in Three Hours and Twenty Seven Minutes
At Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 23 3/4 cwt
Performers
David A Town Treble Graham G Firman 7
Martin Green 2 David R Saunderson 8
David F Moore 3 Michael P Moreton 9
Andrew J Slade 4 R Kingsley Mason 10
Christopher H Rogers 5 Stephen J Ivin 11
Andrew W R Wilby 6 Alan R Patterson Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by Alan R Patterson
SHERBORNE, Dorset
On Saturday December 16th 1972
in Four Hours
At Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
RUTLAND SURPRISE MAJOR
5088 Changes
Tenor 46 cwt
Performers
Christopher H Rogers Treble Bernard F L Groves 5
David P Hilling 2 Philip J Rothera 6
John N Diserens 3 Timothy F Collins 7
David E Rothera 4 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by Norman Smith 
Conducted by David P Hilling