Anthony P. Smith Collection of Plain methods

© Anthony P. Smith, October 2025

**Single-hunt Caters methods**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	Handbells	RW ref
Waterloo Bob	3.1.5.3.7.5.9.7.	9	129	p	18. 3.1985	Rotherham, All Saints		85/349
New Bob	3.1.9.3.9.3.9.3.	9	129	p	25.10.1990	Nottingham, St Mary		90/1226
Jura Bob	3.149.5.1.7.145.9.147.	9	129	p1	24.11.2023	Knottingley		22/449 23/1259
Shipway Place	3.149.5.169.7.189.9.1.	9	129	q	20.11.1802	Shoreditch		59/202
Chilcompton Bob	345.1.5.1.7.145.9.347.	9	129	p	24. 4.2004	Lyme Regis		04/493
Awbridge Bob	345.1.5.3.147.5.9.147.	9	129	p	30.11.2000	Bishopstoke		01/11
He Dog Place	3456789.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	q	Touch			09/182 18/1135
New Place	3456789.1.9.123.9.123.9.123.	9	129	p	Touch
American Horse Bob	34569.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	142637958	Touch			08/996 18/1009
They-Fear-Even-His-Horses Bob	34789.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	142583697	Touch			09/361 18/986
Canterbury Pleasure Bob	349.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	142573968	23. 3.1895	Chesterfield		BN V13/544
Evercreech Bob	349.1.9.123.9.3.569.347.	9	129	p	31. 5.1997	Evercreech		97/657
St Agatha Bob	349.1.9.3.129.3.9.3.	9	129	136248597	5. 5.2012	West Ham		12/550
St Nicholas Bob	349.1.9.3.9.3.9.3.	9	129	136248597	19. 3.1996	Bishopstoke		96/420
Orgreave Bob	5.1.5.3.9.3.9.1.	9	129	q1	4. 2.1985	Rotherham, All Saints		85/220
Big Ben Bob	5.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	125	137294856	Touch			17/945
Sitting Bull Bob	56789.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	136248597	Touch			08/820
Hunslet Bob	569.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	136247958	1. 7.1982	Basingstoke, All Saints		82/637
Middlesex Bob	7.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	127	135294867	20. 7.2018	Westminster, St Margaret		88/733 17/234 18/745
Mythering Bob	789.1.129.123.9.3.9.3.	9	129	142637958	Touch			19/1257
Nempnett Bob	789.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	135284697	18. 5.1967	Leeds, St Peter		67/442
Plain Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	9	129	p	2.11.1751	Leeds (Kent)	3. 3.1976	59/202 76/311
No Morrells Bob	9.1.9.1.9.145.9.145.	9	129	q1	14.12.1998	Oxford, St Thomas the Martyr		99/46
St Martin's Bob	9.1.9.123.9.123.9.123.	9	129	q	30.12.2023	Evesham		90/800 24/59
St Thomas the Apostle Bob	9.1.9.123.9.123.9.3.	9	129	q	Touch			19/39
St Andrew Bob	9.1.9.123.9.3.9.3.	9	129	q	Touch			79/16 24/193
St Mary's Cheltenham Bob	9.1.9.3.129.123.9.3.	9	129	q	Touch			23/752
Pebworth Bob	9.1.9.3.129.3.129.3.	9	129	q	Touch			17/923
Julie McDonnell New Bob	9.1.9.3.9.123.9.123.	9	127	142638975	Touch			16/1270
Blockley Bob	9.1.9.3.9.3.129.3.	9	129	q	Touch			24/953
St Simon's Bob	9.1.9.3.9.3.9.3.	9	129	q	15. 4.1968	Westminster, St Clement Danes	9. 4.1977	68/349 77/385

**Single-hunt Little Caters methods (treble to 3rds)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Stanwell Little Bob	3.1.	3	129	p	19.11.1976	Isleworth	77/30
Ashford Little Bob	9.1.	3	129	q	1.12.1998	Bishopstoke	98/1243

**Single-hunt Little Caters methods (treble to 5ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Octopod Little Bob	345.1.5.3.	5	129	p	Touch		16/657
Century Little Bob	5.1.5.1.	5	129	p	17. 3.2023	Grundisburgh	89/846 23/289
Strike Back Little Bob	5.167.5.167.	5	129	p	Touch		16/795
Twerton Little Bob	9.1.9.1.	5	129	q1	13. 4.2001	Nottingham, St Mary	01/515

**Single-hunt Little Caters methods (treble to 7ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	RW ref
New Music Wells 78-18 Little Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.	7	129	p1	Touch	20/564

**Single-hunt Little Caters methods (treble to 8ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Little Little Little Penultimus Little Place	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.	189	1	r	17. 6.2001	Grundisburgh	01/687

**Double-hunt Caters methods (a)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Tower bells	Place	Handbells	RW ref
Wrington Bob	3.1.5.1.7.1.349.1.349.	5	a	Spliced			73/233
Beretun Bob	3.1.5.1.7.1.349.1.9.	5	a	Spliced			73/189
Single Oxford Bob	3.1.5.1.7.1.9.1.9.	1	c	29. 8.1966	Westminster, St Clement Danes		66/659
Cheltenham Bob	3.1.5.1.7.3.149.5.149.	7	f	Spliced			73/189
Hereward Bob	3.1.5.1.7.3.9.5.9.	1	e	21. 4.2000	Nottingham, St Mary		73/189 00/550
Double Oxford Bob	3.1.5.1.7.3.9.5.9.	7	f	5. 5.1980	Wymondham (Norfolk)		73/189 80/488
Bebington Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.129.3.149.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Colville Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.149.5.149.	5	f	Spliced			73/189
Daresbury Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.9.1.569.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Winchester Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.9.1.9.	1	c	12.12.1965	Prittlewell		65/885
Marlborough Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.9.1.9.	7	d	14. 1.1984	Wednesbury, St Bartholomew		73/189 84/170
Accrington Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.9.145.369.	7	d	Spliced			73/233
Cholmondeley Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.9.3.169.	3	e	Spliced			73/189 87/558
Single Mancroft Bob	3.1.5.169.7.1.9.1.9.	1	d	Spliced			73/189
Newbury Bob	3.1.5.169.7.1.9.3.569.	1	b	Spliced			73/233
Double Mancroft Bob	3.1.5.169.7.3.149.5.9.	7	a	Spliced			73/189
Llandaff Bob	3.1.7.1.7.3.129.3.149.	5	a	Spliced			73/233
Gadebridge Bob	3.1.7.1.7.3.9.1.349.	5	a	Spliced			73/189
Longney Bob	3.1.7.1.7.3.9.1.9.	5	a	Spliced			73/189
Warnham Bob	3.1.9.1.7.1.349.5.149.	3	c	Spliced			73/189
Richmond Bob	3.1.9.1.7.1.9.1.9.	3	b	Spliced			73/189
Hampton Bob	3.1.9.1.7.1.9.5.129.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Edmonton Bob	3.1.9.1.7.1.9.5.9.	1	c	Spliced			73/189
Chesterfield Bob	3.1.9.1.7.1.9.5.9.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Malpas Bob	3.1.9.1.7.3.129.5.149.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Nelson Bob	3.1.9.1.7.3.149.3.169.	7	d	Spliced			73/189
Fulbeck Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.349.	7	b	Spliced			73/189
Hackington Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.569.	7	b	Spliced			73/189
Grandsire	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.	1	a	11. 1.1717	London, St Bride, Fleet Street	12. 3.1877	59/202
Double Grandsire	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.	7	b	1. 3.1733	London, St Bride, Fleet Street		59/202
Regina Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.145.369.	7	b	Spliced			73/189
Wymondham Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.3.169.	3	c	Spliced			73/189
Warminster Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.5.129.	5	d	Spliced			73/189
Ashbourne College Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.5.9.	5	d	Spliced			73/189
Ipswich Bob	3.1.9.1.9.3.129.5.149.	5	d	Spliced			73/233
St Clement's College Bob	3.1.9.1.9.3.9.3.9.	3	f	19.11.1949	Saffron Walden		49/578
Ripon Bob	3.1.9.167.9.1.9.1.369.	5	f	Spliced			73/233 310
Avebury Bob	3.1.9.167.9.1.9.1.569.	3	f	Spliced			73/233 310
Swindon Bob	3.1.9.167.9.3.9.1.9.	1	b	Spliced			73/233
Earlham Bob	3.147.5.1.7.3.9.5.9.	5	a	Spliced			73/189 87/558
Thatcham Bob	3.147.9.1.7.1.9.1.569.	1	a	Spliced			73/233
Stratton Bob	3.147.9.1.7.3.9.5.369.	5	a	Spliced			73/233
Elmore Imperial Bob	3.147.9.167.9.3.9.3.169.	3	b	Spliced			73/233
Nuneaton Bob	3.149.5.1.7.3.149.3.149.	5	c	Spliced			73/189
Tenterden Bob	3.149.5.167.9.3.149.5.169.	7	e	Spliced			73/189
Chepstow Bob	3.149.5.169.7.1.9.5.9.	7	c	Spliced			73/233
Stanton Bob	3.149.7.1.7.3.9.3.149.	5	c	Spliced			73/189
Cross Stone Bob	3.167.5.1.7.3.9.5.149.	5	a	Spliced			73/189
Windsor Bob	3.169.7.1.9.1.349.1.369.	7	b	Spliced			73/189
Single Darlaston Bob	5.1.5.1.9.1.9.1.9.	1	127894653	8.12.1894	Birmingham, St Philip		BN V13/355
Single Norwich Court Bob	9.1.5.1.7.1.9.1.9.	1	h	Spliced			73/189
Dublin Court Bob	9.1.5.1.7.3.149.3.169.	3	m	Spliced			73/189
Leamington Bob	9.1.5.1.7.3.149.5.149.	7	l	Spliced			73/189
Cambridge Court Bob	9.1.5.1.7.3.9.1.9.	3	j	Spliced			73/189
Double Norwich Court Bob	9.1.5.1.7.3.9.5.9.	1	k	22. 9.1894	Bristol, St Stephen	6. 1.2000	BN V13/224 RW 00/173
Pershore Bob	9.1.5.1.7.3.9.5.9.	7	l	Spliced			73/189
Shipway's Court Bob	9.1.5.1.9.3.9.1.9.	1	h	Spliced			73/189
Highbury Bob	9.1.5.1.9.3.9.1.9.	7	j	Spliced			73/189 87/558
Snettisham Bob	9.1.5.1.9.3.9.145.369.	7	j	Spliced			73/189
Taunton Court Bob	9.1.5.1.9.3.9.3.169.	3	k	Spliced			73/189
Hereford Bob	9.1.5.169.7.1.9.3.569.	1	g	Spliced			73/233
Double Coslany Court Bob	9.1.5.169.7.3.149.5.9.	1	m	9. 8.1997	Saltby		97/954
Alburgh Bob	9.1.7.1.7.3.149.5.369.	1	m	Spliced			73/189 87/558
Avalon Court Bob	9.1.7.1.9.3.9.3.9.	5	l	Spliced			73/189
Banbury Bob	9.1.9.1.7.1.349.5.149.	3	h	Spliced			73/233 310
New London Court Bob	9.1.9.1.7.1.9.1.9.	3	g	Spliced			73/189
Lavenham Court Bob	9.1.9.1.7.1.9.5.9.	1	h	Spliced			73/189
Maidstone Bob	9.1.9.1.7.1.9.5.9.	7	j	Spliced			73/189
St Alphege Bob	9.1.9.1.7.3.129.3.9.	1	m	Spliced			73/189
Edington Bob	9.1.9.1.7.3.129.5.149.	7	j	Spliced			73/233
Appleton Bob	9.1.9.1.7.3.149.3.169.	7	j	Spliced			73/233
Epsom Bob	9.1.9.1.7.3.9.145.9.	3	h	Spliced			73/233
Gloucester Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.349.5.169.	3	h	Spliced			73/233
Cleatham Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.349.	7	g	Spliced			73/189
Canterbury Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.569.	7	g	Spliced			73/189
Reverse Grandsire	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.	7	g	10. 9.1769	Shoreditch		59/202
Rutherford Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.145.369.	7	g	Spliced			73/233
Debenham Court Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.3.169.	3	h	Spliced			73/189
Spalding College Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.5.9.	5	j	Spliced			73/189
Crayford College Bob	9.1.9.1.9.3.9.3.9.	3	l	Spliced			73/189
Minehead Bob	9.1.9.167.9.3.9.1.9.	1	g	Spliced			73/233
Eynsham Bob	9.145.7.1.7.123.9.125.9.	1	g	Spliced			73/233
Stroud Bob	9.145.7.1.7.3.9.5.9.	1	g	3. 7.1976	Stroud		73/233 76/654
Malvern Imperial Bob	9.145.9.1.7.1.9.3.169.	5	k	Spliced			73/189
Oldham Bob	9.147.9.167.9.3.9.3.169.	3	g	Spliced			73/233
Preston Bob	9.167.9.1.9.1.349.1.9.	7	g	Spliced			73/233
Salisbury Bob	9.167.9.1.9.3.149.3.9.	7	g	Spliced			73/233

**Double-hunt Caters methods (b)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Bromyard Downs Slow Course	349.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	789	129	124573968	Touch		19/849
Candlesby Slow Course	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.	789	129	125374968	11. 4.1980	Moulton (Northants)	80/426

**Double-hunt Little Caters methods (a) (hunt bells to 3rds)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Handbells	RW ref
Bastow Little Bob	9.1.3.	1	m	14. 6.2006	73/189 06/646

**Double-hunt Little Caters methods (a) (hunt bells to 4ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Tower bells	RW ref
Reading Little Bob	9.1.7.149.	7	l	Spliced	73/233

**Double-hunt Little Caters methods (a) (hunt bells to 5ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Little Grandsire	3.1.9.1.5.	1	e	5. 4.1985	Nottingham, St Mary	85/481
Crayford Little Bob	9.1.9.1.5.	1	k	Spliced		73/189

**Double-hunt Little Caters methods (a) (hunt bells to 6ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Tower bells	RW ref
Newport Little Bob	9.1.9.1.7.169.	7	j	Spliced	73/233

**Double-hunt Little Caters methods (a) (hunt bells to 7ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Oxford Little Bob	3.1.5.1.9.3.7.	1	e	Spliced		73/189
Tiverton Little Bob	3.1.7.1.9.1.7.	3	d	Spliced		73/189
Montgomery Little Bob	3.1.9.1.7.3.147.	3	e	Spliced		73/189
Gainsborough Little Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.7.	1	c	Spliced		60/474 531 87/558
Sedghill Little Bob	3.149.5.1.7.3.147.	3	b	Spliced		73/233
Yeovil Little Bob	3.169.7.1.7.3.147.	5	b	Spliced		73/233
Victoria Little Bob	9.1.5.1.9.3.7.	1	k	9. 4.2002	Nottingham, St Mary	73/189 02/485
Hastings Little Bob	9.1.7.1.9.1.7.	3	j	Spliced		73/189
Ellesmere Little Bob	9.1.9.1.7.3.147.	3	k	Spliced		73/189
Wellington Little Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.7.	1	h	Spliced		73/189

**Non-palindromic single-hunt Caters methods**
Name	Notation	lh	Tower bells	RW ref
St Hugh Bob	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.123	152374968	Touch	19/209
Holy Orders Bob	9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.3.123	135274968	Touch	19/262

**Non-palindromic double-hunt Caters methods**
Name	Notation	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Union	3.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.9.1.5.1	125973846	26.12.1786	Shoreditch	59/202
Sound of Wells 2021 Bob	3.1.9.1.9.123.9.123.9.123.9.123.9.3.9.1.9.1	124638597	Touch		21/989
Sound of Wells 2023 Bob	3.1.9.1.9.123.9.3.9.123.9.3.9.3.9.1.9.1	124638597	Touch