HEREFORD
On Saturday January 12th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Four Minutes
At Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Ethelbert
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5079 Changes
Tenor 33 3/4 cwt
Performers
David P Hilling Treble Frederick R Harris 6
Leslie Evans 2 John C Eisel 7
Brooke K Lunn 3 Michael P Moreton 8
Michael J Uphill 4 John H Crampion 9
Peter L Hughes 5 Robert C Kippin Tenor
Composed by Richard A G Inglis 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday January 19th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
SUPERLATIVE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
John N Diserens Treble Andrew W R Wilby 7
David F Moore 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
David C Brown 3 David P Hilling 9
John Armstrong 4 Michael P Moreton 10
Bernard F L Groves 5 John M Jelley 11
Michael J Uphill 6 Noel J Diserens Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by David P Hilling
WORSLEY, Greater Manchester
On Saturday January 19th 1974
in Three Hours and Twelve Minutes
At the Church of St Mark
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 24 cwt
Performers
Joseph Thornley Treble A John Illingworth 6
Cyril Crossthwaite 2 John Ashcroft 7
John M Preston 3 Jeffrey Kershaw 8
J Colin Ashworth 4 J Martin Thorley 9
James E Andrews 5 Geoffrey Fothergill Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by Cyril Crossthwaite
BRISTOL
On Saturday February 9th 1974
in Four Hours
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin,Redcliffe
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 50 1/2 cwt
Performers
D John Hunt Treble Christopher H Rogers 7
Brian Bladon 2 David C Brown 8
David P Hilling 3 James R Taylor 9
Alan J Frost 4 Michael P Moreton 10
John N Diserens 5 Robert C Kippin 11
Andrew N Stubbs 6 David E House Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David P Hilling
BISHOP'S STORTFORD, Hertfordshire
On Tuesday February 19th 1974
in Three Hours and Four Minutes
At the Church of St Michael
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5067 Changes
Tenor 16 3/4 cwt
Performers
Raymond G Cousins Treble Leonard Luck 6
David G F Chalk 2 Christopher H Rogers 7
Brooke K Lunn 3 John H Crampion 8
John W Stephenson 4 Philip A F Chalk 9
Christopher M P Johnson 5 Richard F Prime Tenor
Composed by J E Groves 
Conducted by Philip A F Chalk
BRIDGERULE, Devon
On Saturday March 9th 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Three Minutes
At the Church of St Bridget
A Peal of
GRANDSIRE TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 10 1/4 cwt
Performers
Brian V Mountjoy Treble Alan N Frost 5
Charles E Taylor 2 Frank D Mack 6
Derek Jewell 3 John N Longridge 7
Philip H D Jones 4 Frederick Sangwin Tenor
Composed by Joseph J Parker 
Conducted by Brian V Mountjoy
BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands
On Thursday March 14th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Seven Minutes
At Cathedral Church of St Philip
A Peal of
STRATHCLYDE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5040 Changes
Tenor 31 cwt
Performers
George E Fearn Treble Vernon Green 7
Norman J Goodman 2 Terry R Hampton 8
Wilfred Williams 3 Robert E J Dennis 9
J Edward Cawser 4 Peter G Brown 10
Roderick W Pipe 5 Bryan D A Woolley 11
James Insley 6 Peter Border Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Peter Border 
EVESHAM, Worcestershire
On Sunday April 14th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Eight Minutes
At the Church of All Saints & St Laurence
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5019 Changes
Tenor 35 3/4 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble David E Rothera 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 Anthony R Carter 8
Tudor P Edwards 3 R Kingsley Mason 9
Nigel Thomson 4 Alan R Patterson 10
Andrew W R Wilby 5 J Alan Ainsworth 11
Geoffrey J Hemming 6 Robert E J Dennis Tenor
Composed by Robert E J Dennis 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
KINGSTON UPON THAMES, Surrey
On Monday April 15th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5088 Changes
Tenor 18 3/4 cwt
Performers
David C Brown Treble Martin C Faulkes 7
David P Hilling 2 Alan J Frost 8
Brian Bladon 3 D John Hunt 9
Robert C Kippin 4 David W Friend 10
John N Diserens 5 Noel J Diserens 11
James R Taylor 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David P Hilling
BECKENHAM, Kent
On Monday April 15th 1974
in Three Hours and Three Minutes
At the Church of St George
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5038 Changes
Tenor 14 1/2 cwt
Performers
Brooke K Lunn Treble Bernard J Stone 6
William T Cook 2 Dennis Randall 7
Ronald E Stillwell 3 Peter T Hurcombe 8
David Woodward 4 John H Crampion 9
David E House 5 Martin L Howe Tenor
Composed and Conducted by David E House 
OLDHAM, Greater Manchester
On Tuesday April 16th 1974
in Three Hours and Seventeen Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 35 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Anthony R Carter 7
Tudor P Edwards 2 Basil Jones 8
Robert E J Dennis 3 Nigel Thomson 9
Richard J W Tibbetts 4 Andrew W R Wilby 10
David E Rothera 5 Jeffrey Brannan 11
Graham G Firman 6 J Alan Ainsworth Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by J Alan Ainsworth
ASHTON UNDER LYNE, Greater Manchester
On Wednesday April 17th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Michael and All Angels
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5088 Changes
Tenor 25 1/2 cwt
Performers
Tudor P Edwards Treble David E Rothera 7
Wilfred Williams 2 Nigel Thomson 8
Richard J W Tibbetts 3 J Alan Ainsworth 9
Graham G Firman 4 Robert E J Dennis 10
Anthony R Carter 5 Andrew W R Wilby 11
Basil Jones 6 R Kingsley Mason Tenor
Conducted by Richard J W Tibbetts
MACCLESFIELD, Cheshire
On Thursday April 18th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Three Minutes
At the Church of St Michael
A Peal of
SUPERLATIVE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 26 cwt
Performers
Basil Jones Treble David E Rothera 7
Wilfred Williams 2 Anthony R Carter 8
Robert E J Dennis 3 J Alan Ainsworth 9
Graham G Firman 4 Nigel Thomson 10
Tudor P Edwards 5 R Kingsley Mason 11
Richard J W Tibbetts 6 Andrew W R Wilby Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Robert E J Dennis 
HALIFAX, West Yorkshire
On Friday April 19th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Seven Minutes
At the Church of St John the Baptist 
A Peal of
LINCOLNSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 28 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble David E Rothera 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 Anthony R Carter 8
Tudor P Edwards 3 J Alan Ainsworth 9
Graham G Firman 4 Richard S Starkie 10
Nigel Thomson 5 R Kingsley Mason 11
Andrew W R Wilby 6 Robert E J Dennis Tenor
Conducted by Andrew W R Wilby
TAWSTOCK, Devon
On Monday April 22nd 1974
in Three Hours and Three Minutes
At the Church of St Peter
A Peal of
GRANDSIRE TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 16 3/4 cwt
Performers
A James Phillips Treble Brian Pidgeon 5
Derek Jewell 2 Dennis Randall 6
Brooke K Lunn 3 Brian V Mountjoy 7
Philip H D Jones 4 John N Longridge Tenor
Composed by Joseph J Parker 
Conducted by John N Longridge
ASHTON UNDER LYNE, Greater Manchester
On Friday April 26th 1974
in Three Hours and Fifteen Minutes
At the Church of St Michael and All Angels
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 25 1/2 cwt
Performers
Alan F Scholfield Treble A John Illingworth 7
James E Andrews 2 Geoffrey Fothergill 8
J Henry Fielden 3 Cyril Crossthwaite 9
C Kenneth Lewis 4 Marcus C W Sherwood 10
J Martin Thorley 5 Jeffrey Brannan 11
Basil Jones 6 Richard E Price Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by C Kenneth Lewis
CHELMSFORD, Essex
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty One Minutes
At Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin,St Peter & St Cedd
A Peal of
LINCOLNSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 34 1/2 cwt
Performers
Alan M Barber Treble Martin L Howe 7
George W Pipe 2 Cecil W Pipe 8
John Armstrong 3 George E Thoday 9
David E Rothera 4 Richard H Youdale 10
Terry Earle 5 Brian D Threlfall 11
Martin Cubitt 6 Philip J Rothera Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by David E Rothera
SOLIHULL, West Midlands
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Alphege
A Peal of
STRATHCLYDE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5280 Changes
Tenor 21 1/4 cwt
Performers
John S Hopwood Treble Maurice F Edwards 7
Roderick W Pipe 2 Terry R Hampton 8
Norman J Goodman 3 George E Fearn 9
J Edward Cawser 4 Peter G Brown 10
Vernon Green 5 Peter Border 11
James Insley 6 Bryan D A Woolley Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Roderick W Pipe 
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
NEWGATE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5280 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
George E Bonham Treble James Clatworthy 7
Alan R Patterson 2 Anthony R Carter 8
Jonathan S N Porter 3 D Paul Smith 9
Bernard F L Groves 4 Gerald Penney 10
Martin C Faulkes 5 David R Saunderson 11
Stephen D Chandler 6 J Alan Ainsworth Tenor
Conducted by Alan R Patterson
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Six Minutes
At the Church of St Michael,Cornhill
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5040 Changes
Tenor 42 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Richard J W Tibbetts 7
Brooke K Lunn 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
Nicholas W H Simon 3 Robert E J Dennis 9
Graham G Firman 4 Nigel Thomson 10
Christopher Forster 5 Philip A F Chalk 11
Michael V Chilcott 6 David E House Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David E House
LEICESTER
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Five Minutes
At the Prebendal Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
BELVOIR SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5088 Changes
Tenor 32 3/4 cwt
Performers
A James Poynor Treble David G Adams 7
Robert M Chambers 2 Martin Green 8
C Mark G Ockelton 3 David F Moore 9
J Roderick N Lebon 4 David W Friend 10
Jonathan R B Speed 5 Andrew W R Wilby 11
Peter J Staniforth 6 R Kingsley Mason Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Andrew W R Wilby 
SOUTHWARK, Surrey
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Fifty Minutes
At Cathedral Church of St Saviour
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 48 cwt
Performers
John S Mason Treble Angus G Ogilvie 7
David E Parsons 2 David Woodward 8
Michael J Uphill 3 S Clarke Walters 9
Andrew J Corby 4 Stewart F W Kimber 10
William T Cook 5 James G A Prior 11
Anthony J Cox 6 Philip A Corby Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by Philip A Corby
HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire
On Saturday April 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Two Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5136 Changes
Tenor 29 3/4 cwt
Performers
Alan J Frost Treble Michael P Moreton 7
Brian Bladon 2 David C Brown 8
Andrew N Stubbs 3 James R Taylor 9
John N Diserens 4 Noel J Diserens 10
D John Hunt 5 John M Jelley 11
David P Hilling 6 Robert C Kippin Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David P Hilling
PAINSWICK, Gloucestershire
On Saturday May 18th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Four Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5088 Changes - 4 methods
Tenor 25 1/2 cwt
Performers
Noel J Diserens Treble David P Hilling 7
David C Brown 2 Alan J Frost 8
Brian Bladon 3 D John Hunt 9
John N Diserens 4 Robert C Kippin 10
James R Taylor 5 David E House 11
John M Jelley 6 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by Richard G Crosland 
Conducted by David P Hilling
EGHAM, Surrey
On Saturday June 15th 1974
in Three Hours and Seven Minutes
At the Church of St John the Baptist
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5067 Changes
Tenor 17 cwt
Performers
David E Parsons Treble John W T Hibbert 6
Alan D Flood 2 John E Chilcott 7
Brooke K Lunn 3 Michael V Chilcott 8
Raymond G Cousins 4 George W Pipe 9
Robert E J Dennis 5 Frank C Price Tenor
Conducted by John E Chilcott
ST ALBANS, Hertfordshire
On Saturday June 29th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Five Minutes
At Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5001 Changes
Tenor 23 1/2 cwt
Performers
Brooke K Lunn Treble Roy Bettley-Cooke 7
Christopher Forster 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
Alan D Flood 3 Robert C Kippin 9
Martin C Faulkes 4 Richard H Youdale 10
David E House 5 Michael P Moreton 11
Peter T Hurcombe 6 Philip J Rothera Tenor
Composed by Robert E J Dennis 
Conducted by David E House
BOCKING, Essex
On Saturday June 29th 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Five Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
STEDMAN CATERS
5055 Changes
Tenor 18 1/4 cwt
Performers
Richard J W Tibbetts Treble Frank Udall 6
Timothy F Collins 2 John S Mason 7
Wilfred Williams 3 David E Rothera 8
Graham G Firman 4 Alan R Patterson 9
Terry Earle 5 Philip A F Chalk Tenor
Composed by Charles W Roberts 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Somerset
On Thursday July 4th 1974
in Two Hours and Thirty Three Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
MINOR 
5040 Changes - 5 methods
Tenor 8 cwt
Performers
William E Turner Treble Gordon W Rendell 4
Raymond P Selway 2 Frederick G Sandy 5
Gilbert W Rendell 3 Timothy F Collins Tenor
Conducted by Timothy F Collins
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 6th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Nine Minutes
At the Church of St Michael,Cornhill
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5000 Changes
Tenor 42 cwt
Performers
Andrew N Stubbs Treble Paul N Mounsey 7
John E Chilcott 2 Andrew J Corby 8
Robert E J Dennis 3 Rodney B Meadows 9
Stewart F W Kimber 4 Philip A Corby 10
David Woodward 5 David P Hilling 11
David C Brown 6 A James Phillips Tenor
Composed by John E Chilcott 
Conducted by Robert E J Dennis
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 6th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Five Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5009 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
Raymond G Cousins Treble Terry Earle 7
William T Cook 2 David E Rothera 8
Nicholas W H Simon 3 Martin C Faulkes 9
Michael V Chilcott 4 Christopher H Rogers 10
John S Mason 5 R Kingsley Mason 11
Alan D Flood 6 James G A Prior Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Michael V Chilcott 
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday July 6th 1974
in Three Hours and Fifty Minutes
At the Church of St Mary-le-Bow,Cheapside
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5040 Changes
Tenor 41 3/4 cwt
Performers
Richard J W Tibbetts Treble James Clatworthy 7
David F Moore 2 Andrew W R Wilby 8
David E House 3 Timothy F Collins 9
Wilfred Williams 4 Philip A F Chalk 10
Alan R Patterson 5 Bryan D A Woolley 11
Graham G Firman 6 Peter Border Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
HUGHENDEN, Buckinghamshire
On Saturday July 13th 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Michael and All Angels
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 14 3/4 cwt
Performers
Frank C Price Treble Robert H Newton 5
Arthur Newton 2 Roland Biggs 6
John S Mason 3 Noel J Diserens 7
Roger W Powell 4 Percy Newton Tenor
Composed by Thomas Thurstans 
Conducted by Noel J Diserens
MELDRETH, Cambridgeshire
On Friday July 19th 1974
in Two Hours and Forty Seven Minutes
At the Church of the Holy Trinity
A Peal of
LONDON SURPRISE MAJOR
5088 Changes
Tenor 10 1/4 cwt
Performers
John G Gipson Treble R Ian West 5
David G F Chalk 2 A P John Limbach 6
Donald F Murfet 3 David R Saunderson 7
Alan M Barber 4 Philip A F Chalk Tenor
Composed by Roger Baldwin 
Conducted by Alan M Barber
PHILLACK, Cornwall
On Monday July 22nd 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Seven Minutes
At the Church of St Felicitas,Matron & Martyr
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAJOR 
5024 Changes - 8 methods
Tenor 14 1/4 cwt
Performers
John S Croft Treble William T Perrins 5
William S Croft 2 David R Dewar 6
Barry J Fry 3 George E Bonham 7
Roy LeMarechal 4 Timothy F Collins Tenor
Composed by Noel J Diserens 
Conducted by Timothy F Collins
LANHYDROCK, Cornwall
On Tuesday July 23rd 1974
in Three Hours and Nine Minutes
At the Church of St Hyderock
A Peal of
SPLICED MAJOR 
5088 Changes - 4 methods
Tenor 14 1/4 cwt
Performers
William S Croft Treble Graham W Elmes 5
Barry J Fry 2 Roy LeMarechal 6
John S Croft 3 Ronald N Marlow 7
William T Perrins 4 Timothy F Collins Tenor
Composed by Richard G Crosland 
Conducted by William T Perrins
STRATTON, Cornwall
On Thursday July 25th 1974
in Three Hours and Eleven Minutes
At the Church of St Andrew
A Peal of
PUDSEY SURPRISE MAJOR
5056 Changes
Tenor 21 3/4 cwt
Performers
A Patrick Cannon Treble George E Bonham 5
Barry J Fry 2 Graham Nabb 6
George E Thoday 3 David R Dewar 7
John S Croft 4 John N Longridge Tenor
Composed by W Eric Critchley 
Conducted by John N Longridge
PORTSMOUTH, Hampshire
On Monday July 29th 1974
in Three Hours and Twelve Minutes
At the Church of St Mary,Portsea
A Peal of
GLASGOW SURPRISE MAJOR
5118 Changes
Tenor 16 cwt
Performers
Conducted by Peter Border
YATTON, Avon
On Saturday August 17th 1974
in Three Hours and One Minute
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAJOR
5024 Changes
Tenor 24 1/4 cwt
Performers
John R Ketteringham Treble Peter J W Hardwick 5
David C Brown 2 Timothy Wylie 6
George W Massey 3 Michael J Uphill 7
David Woodward 4 Christopher Forster Tenor
Composed by Thomas B Worsley 
Conducted by George W Massey
NEWTON ST CYRES, Devon
On Friday August 23rd 1974
in Two Hours and Forty One Minutes
At the Church of SS Cyr & Juletta
A Peal of
GLASGOW SURPRISE MAJOR
5024 Changes
Tenor 12 3/4 cwt
Performers
John G Gipson Treble Alan R Patterson 5
Wilfred Williams 2 Richard J W Tibbetts 6
Robert E J Dennis 3 Alan D Flood 7
Timothy F Collins 4 George E Thoday Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by Robert E J Dennis
MANCHESTER
On Saturday August 24th 1974
in Four Hours
At the Town Hall
A Peal of
STRATHCLYDE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5280 Changes
Tenor 42 1/2 cwt
Performers
David P Hilling Treble Martin C Faulkes 7
David F Moore 2 David W Friend 8
David C Brown 3 Michael P Moreton 9
Christopher H Rogers 4 David E House 10
Andrew N Stubbs 5 John M Jelley 11
John N Diserens 6 Noel J Diserens Tenor
Conducted by David P Hilling
OLDHAM, Greater Manchester
On Sunday August 25th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Seven Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
YORKSHIRE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 35 cwt
Performers
John M Jelley Treble Christopher H Rogers 7
Noel J Diserens 2 David C Brown 8
David P Hilling 3 David W Friend 9
David F Moore 4 Martin C Faulkes 10
John N Diserens 5 Robert C Kippin 11
Andrew N Stubbs 6 David E House Tenor
Conducted by David E House
BEVERLEY, Humberside
On Monday August 26th 1974
in Three Hours and Fifty Minutes
At the Minster Church of St John the Evangelist
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE ROYAL
5000 Changes
Tenor 41 1/4 cwt
Performers
David E House Treble Christopher H Rogers 6
Andrew N Stubbs 2 John M Jelley 7
David P Hilling 3 Robert C Kippin 8
John N Diserens 4 Noel J Diserens 9
David W Friend 5 Michael P Moreton Tenor
Composed by Alan M Barber 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday September 7th 1974
in Three Hours and Forty Two Minutes
At the Church of St Michael,Cornhill
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5090 Changes
Tenor 42 cwt
Performers
Andrew N Stubbs Treble James G A Prior 7
William T Cook 2 Michael P Moreton 8
Edward P Duffield 3 Christopher H Rogers 9
Antony R Kench 4 Alan J Frost 10
Rodney B Meadows 5 Philip A F Chalk 11
Michael V Chilcott 6 Alan R Patterson Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Michael V Chilcott 
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Somerset
On Tuesday September 24th 1974
in Two Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
STEDMAN TRIPLES
5040 Changes
Tenor 8 cwt
Performers
Gilbert W Rendell Treble Frederick G Sandy 5
Gordon W Rendell 2 Roger Keeley 6
Raymond P Selway 3 Timothy F Collins 7
Roger J Fox 4 William E Turner Tenor
Composed by Frederick H Dexter 
Conducted by Roger Keeley
WESTMINSTER, Middlesex
On Friday September 27th 1974
in Three Hours and Sixteen Minutes
At the Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
LONDON NO.3 SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 26 cwt
Performers
Robert E J Dennis Treble Graham G Firman 6
Wilfred Williams 2 Nigel Thomson 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 3 Alan R Patterson 8
Alan D Flood 4 J Alan Ainsworth 9
David E Rothera 5 David E House Tenor
Composed by C Kenneth Lewis 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
ST ALBANS, Hertfordshire
On Saturday September 28th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty One Minutes
At the Church of St Peter
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE ROYAL
5041 Changes
Tenor 22 1/2 cwt
Performers
Robert E J Dennis Treble Anthony R Carter 6
Graham G Firman 2 Nigel Thomson 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 3 Christopher Forster 8
Angus G Ogilvie 4 James Clatworthy 9
Gerald Penney 5 Alan R Patterson Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by Robert E J Dennis
BRISTOL
On Sunday September 29th 1974
in Three Hours and Fourteen Minutes
At the Church of St Stephen the Martyr
A Peal of
SUPERLATIVE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 19 1/4 cwt
Performers
Wilfred Williams Treble Nigel Thomson 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 David E Rothera 8
Tudor P Edwards 3 Anthony R Carter 9
Robert E J Dennis 4 Timothy F Collins 10
Alan D Flood 5 Alan R Patterson 11
Christopher Forster 6 J Alan Ainsworth Tenor
Composed by Robert E J Dennis 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
KINGSTON UPON THAMES, Surrey
On Sunday October 6th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Four Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 18 3/4 cwt
Performers
Tudor P Edwards Treble John S Mason 7
Richard J W Tibbetts 2 Alan R Patterson 8
Robert E J Dennis 3 George E Thoday 9
Alan D Flood 4 George W Pipe 10
David E Rothera 5 R Kingsley Mason 11
Kenneth J Hesketh 6 Wilfred Williams Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by Wilfred Williams
HARDINGTON MANDEVILLE, Somerset
On Sunday October 6th 1974
in Two Hours and Forty Seven Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
KENT TREBLE BOB MAJOR
5024 Changes
Tenor 8 cwt
Performers
Gordon W Rendell Treble Michael J Medley 5
Gilbert W Rendell 2 Timothy F Collins 6
Raymond P Selway 3 Frederick G Sandy 7
H Dennis W Bishop 4 William E Turner Tenor
Conducted by Timothy F Collins
WOLVERHAMPTON, West Midlands
On Saturday October 12th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Six Minutes
At the Collegiate Church of St Peter
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAXIMUS 
5040 Changes - 8 methods - 720 Cambridge, Londinium, Lyddington ; 576 Bristol, Lincolnshire, Prittlewell, Wembley, Yorkshire; 104 com
Tenor 33 cwt
Performers
John C Eisel Treble Christopher H Rogers 7
Alan J Frost 2 James R Taylor 8
David F Moore 3 David W Friend 9
Andrew N Stubbs 4 Noel J Diserens 10
Brian Bladon 5 Michael P Moreton 11
David P Hilling 6 John M Jelley Tenor
Composed by John H Fielden 
Conducted by David P Hilling
SOUTHWARK, Surrey
On Wednesday October 23rd 1974
in Four Hours
At Cathedral Church of St Saviour
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5042 Changes
Tenor 48 cwt
Performers
Christopher H Rogers Treble Michael J Uphill 7
Andrew N Stubbs 2 Martin C Faulkes 8
Brian Bladon 3 Alan J Frost 9
John N Diserens 4 Noel J Diserens 10
James R Taylor 5 David E House 11
David P Hilling 6 Robert C Kippin Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David P Hilling
CROYDON, Surrey
On Saturday November 2nd 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St John the Baptist
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5007 Changes
Tenor 36 3/4 cwt
Performers
Peter C Randall Treble Charles P Quartley 7
David C Brown 2 Geoffrey K Dodd 8
Paul N Mounsey 3 A Patrick Cannon 9
Martyn G Reed 4 Geoffrey W Randall 10
Anthony J Cox 5 Christopher J Pickford 11
Graham A C John 6 Peter L Furniss Tenor
Composed by Robert E J Dennis 
Conducted by Peter C Randall
RICKMANSWORTH, Hertfordshire
On Saturday November 2nd 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Mary the Virgin
A Peal of
CLYDE SURPRISE ROYAL
5080 Changes
Tenor 20 cwt
Performers
Stephen J Ivin Treble George H Campling 6
John R Mayne 2 Maurice A New 7
Robert E J Dennis 3 Brian Bladon 8
Roderick W Pipe 4 Alan R Patterson 9
Alan J Frost 5 Peter Border Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Roderick W Pipe 
DAGENHAM, Essex
On Saturday November 2nd 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Nine Minutes
At the Church of SS Peter and Paul
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAJOR 
5184 Changes - 8 methods
Tenor 14 3/4 cwt
Performers
John Armstrong Treble Geoffrey H Walker 5
Colin G Wright 2 Christopher C M Pain 6
Dennis G Blows 3 John W Stephenson 7
Paul J Bloomfield 4 Leonard Luck Tenor
Conducted by John Armstrong
KINGSTON UPON THAMES, Surrey
On Saturday November 2nd 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Nine Minutes
At the Church of All Saints
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5134 Changes
Tenor 18 3/4 cwt
Performers
S Clarke Walters Treble Andrew W R Wilby 7
David F Moore 2 Christopher H Rogers 8
David P Hilling 3 Philip J Rothera 9
Graham G Firman 4 Nigel Thomson 10
Christopher Forster 5 Michael V Chilcott 11
David E House 6 Philip A F Chalk Tenor
Composed by Peter Border 
Conducted by David E House
IPSWICH, Suffolk
On Sunday November 3rd 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Five Minutes
At the Church of St Mary-le-Tower
A Peal of
LONDINIUM SURPRISE MAXIMUS
5040 Changes
Tenor 34 3/4 cwt
Performers
John G Gipson Treble Peter G Brown 7
Tudor P Edwards 2 John H Fielden 8
Kenneth J Hesketh 3 James Clatworthy 9
Alan M Barber 4 Philip J Rothera 10
Richard J W Tibbetts 5 George W Pipe 11
Richard H Youdale 6 Peter Border Tenor
Composed and Conducted by Peter Border 
LEICESTER
On Saturday November 9th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Eight Minutes
At the Prebendal Church of St Margaret
A Peal of
CAMBRIDGE SURPRISE MAJOR
5056 Changes
Tenor 32 3/4 cwt
Performers
D Robert Pettifor Treble Andrew W R Wilby 5
Christopher J Pickford 2 John M Jelley 6
Robert E J Dennis 3 R Kingsley Mason 7
William A Lacey 4 A Patrick Cannon Tenor
Composed by Charles Middleton 
Conducted by Robert E J Dennis
SUNBURY ON THAMES, Middlesex
On Saturday November 16th 1974
in Two Hours and Fifty Three Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAJOR 
5088 Changes - 8 methods - 736 Superlative; 704 each London, Rutland; 608 Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Pudsey; 576 Bristol; 544 Yorkshire; 120 changes of method, all the work
Tenor 14 1/2 cwt
Performers
Robert E J Dennis Treble John N Diserens 5
David F Moore 2 David C Brown 6
David E House 3 Michael P Moreton 7
Christopher H Rogers 4 Noel J Diserens Tenor
Composed by Noel J Diserens 
Conducted by David C Brown
HENDON, Middlesex
On Saturday November 16th 1974
in Two Hours and Forty Eight Minutes
At the Church of St Mary
A Peal of
SPLICED SURPRISE MAJOR 
5024 Changes - 2 methods
Tenor 15 3/4 cwt
Performers
Richard J W Tibbetts Treble Ian L Dear 5
Kevin A Hughes 2 Alan D Flood 6
Jonathan S N Porter 3 Philip J Rothera 7
Colin G Wright 4 David E Rothera Tenor
Composed by J W Parker 
Conducted by Jonathan S N Porter
PRITTLEWELL, Essex
On Sunday November 17th 1974
in Three Hours and Three Minutes
At the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A Peal of
MAPLIN SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 17 3/4 cwt
Performers
Jack S Dear Treble George E Bonham 6
Mervyn G Brown 2 Kenneth J Hesketh 7
Richard F Prime 3 John G Gipson 8
Donald F Murfet 4 Philip J Rothera 9
Alan M Barber 5 George E Thoday Tenor
Composed by John R Mayne 
Conducted by Alan M Barber
CITY OF LONDON
On Saturday November 30th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Four Minutes
At the Church of St Giles,Cripplegate
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5007 Changes
Tenor 34 cwt
Performers
Nicholas W H Simon Treble Angus G Ogilvie 7
Richard L Underwood 2 Peter S Bennett 8
David J Llewellyn 3 Charles P Quartley 9
John C Baldwin 4 Peter C Randall 10
Anthony J Cox 5 James Clatworthy 11
Trevor T Lewis 6 S Clarke Walters Tenor
Composed by Robert E J Dennis 
Conducted by Nicholas W H Simon
GLOUCESTER
On Saturday November 30th 1974
in Three Hours and Thirty Two Minutes
At Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity
A Peal of
PLAIN BOB ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 23 3/4 cwt
Performers
Leslie Barry Treble Laurence E Hitchins 6
Peter Baker 2 Harold E Raxter 7
Arthur C Berry 3 Alan N Frost 8
Brynley A Shackleton 4 Anthony W Gibbs 9
D Roy Bould 5 A Patrick Cannon Tenor
Composed by H J Tucker 
Conducted by A Patrick Cannon
TOTTENHAM, Middlesex
On Saturday November 30th 1974
in Two Hours and Forty One Minutes
At the Church of All Hallows
A Peal of
GLASGOW SURPRISE MAJOR
5021 Changes
Tenor 13 1/4 cwt
Performers
Michael P Moreton Treble Ian L Dear 5
Alan D Flood 2 Richard J W Tibbetts 6
Donald E Cobb 3 Andrew J Slade 7
David J Bennett 4 Jonathan S N Porter Tenor
Composed by Roderick W Pipe 
Conducted by Jonathan S N Porter
STRATFORD ON AVON, Warwickshire
On Saturday December 21st 1974
in Three Hours and Five Minutes
At the Church of the Holy Trinity
A Peal of
BRISTOL SURPRISE ROYAL
5040 Changes
Tenor 19 cwt
Performers
Geoffrey W Randall Treble Martyn G Reed 6
Anthony J Cox 2 David E Rothera 7
Peter C Randall 3 John H Fielden 8
Graham G Firman 4 Peter G Brown 9
Nigel Thomson 5 Peter Border Tenor
Conducted by Peter Border
TOTTENHAM, Middlesex
On Saturday December 21st 1974
in Two Hours and Forty Five Minutes
At the Church of All Hallows
A Peal of
GLASGOW SURPRISE MAJOR
5184 Changes
Tenor 13 1/4 cwt
Performers
Ian L Dear Treble Julian C Parker 5
Donald E Cobb 2 Colin G Wright 6
Kevin A Hughes 3 David Woodward 7
David R Dewar 4 Andrew J Slade Tenor
Composed by John R Mayne 
Conducted by Ian L Dear
CAMBRIDGE
On Thursday December 26th 1974
in Three Hours and Twenty Three Minutes
At the University Church of St Mary the Great
A Peal of
STEDMAN CINQUES
5019 Changes
Tenor 27 cwt
Performers
Raymond G Cousins Treble R Ian West 7
David G F Chalk 2 David E Rothera 8
A P John Limbach 3 John G Gipson 9
John W Stephenson 4 Christopher M P Johnson 10
Kevin A Hughes 5 Philip A F Chalk 11
Brian D Threlfall 6 Philip J Rothera Tenor
Composed by John Carter 
Conducted by Philip A F Chalk
Handbell Peal
SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire
On Friday December 27th 1974
in Two Hours and Nine Minutes
At 29 Hanley Road
A Peal of
LONDON SURPRISE MINOR
5040 Changes
Tenor Size 20
Performers
Conducted by William S Croft