Anthony P. Smith Collection of Surprise methods

© Anthony P. Smith, November 2025

**Surprise Major methods cont'd**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	fch	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Pemba	78 - 5678.14.78.56.78.36 - 1234 - 58 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Perho	78 - 5678.14.78.56.78.36.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Obeh	78 - 5678.14.78.56.78.36.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Neiva	78 - 5678.14.78.56.78.36.12 - 1234.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Paan	78 - 5678.14.78.56.78.36.12.34.12.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Viru	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 123678 - 12 - 3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Lajes	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 123678 - 12 - 58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Ocos	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 3678 - 12 - 123458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Birq	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 3678 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Sami	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 3678.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Gwa	78 - 78.14 - 78 - 3678.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Vilna	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.1236 - 12 - 3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Ladiz	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.1236 - 12 - 58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Obo	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.36 - 12 - 123458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Bic	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.36 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Salta	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.36.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Guna	78 - 78.14.78 - 78.36.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	B/a	Spliced		83/907
Xero	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 123678 - 12 - 3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Mamu	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 123678 - 12 - 58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Paks	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 3678 - 12 - 123458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Darb	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 3678 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Tambo	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 3678.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Indur	78 - 78.1456 - 5678 - 3678.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Xanxere	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.1236 - 12 - 3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Maku	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.1236 - 12 - 58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Paiho	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.36 - 12 - 123458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Dana	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.36 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Tali	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.36.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Imi	78 - 78.1456.78.56.78.36.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Wistaston	78.36 - 1478 - 58 - 36 - 14 - 1258 - 36.12.	78	12	b	E/ad	17.12.1994	Bowdon	95/89
Superlative (Burton)	78.36.78.14 - 58 - 36 - 14 - 58.12.36.12.	78	12	b	cps/ad	29. 4.1886	Burton-upon-Trent, St Paul	BN V5/44
Qafal	78.56.78.14 - 5678 - 3678 - 12 - 123458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Aalst	78.56.78.14 - 5678 - 3678 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Tus	78.56.78.14 - 5678 - 3678.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Forsa	78.56.78.14 - 5678 - 3678.12 - 12.58.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Pugal	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.1236 - 12 - 123458 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Olpe	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.1236 - 12 - 1258.34.12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Olst	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.1236 - 12.34.1258 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Pusan	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.1236 - 1234 - 1258 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Paxoi	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36 - 12 - 3458 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Nurri	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36 - 12 - 58.34.12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Nyda	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36 - 12.34.58 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Peixe	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36 - 1234 - 58 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Owo	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36.12 - 12.3458.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Nazca	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36.12 - 12.58.1234 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Ndeni	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36.12 - 1234.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Ozd	78.56.78.14.5678 - 78.36.12.34.12.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Tygda	78.56.78.14.78.56.78.1236 - 12 - 3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Fogo	78.56.78.14.78.56.78.36 - 12 - 1258.34 - 34.	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Qamr	78.56.78.14.78.56.78.36.12 - 12.3458 - 34 -	78	12	f	BD/a	Spliced		83/907
Fez	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.1236 - 12 - 123458 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Casco	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.1236 - 12 - 1258.34.12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Cauto	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.1236 - 12.34.1258 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Fiq	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.1236 - 1234 - 1258 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Dyle	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36 - 12 - 3458 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Baud	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36 - 12 - 58.34.12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Bayir	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36 - 12.34.58 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Earn	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36 - 1234 - 58 - 12.34.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Crans	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36.12 - 12.3458.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Ahar	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36.12 - 12.58.1234 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Ajib	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36.12 - 1234.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907
Cura	78.56.78.1456.78 - 78.36.12.34.12.58.12 - 1234.	78	12	f	BD	Spliced		83/907

**Little Surprise Major methods (treble to 4ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	fch	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Lizzicles Little	- 38 - 14 - 12 -	34	12	e	BD	Spliced		02/550
Dordrecht Little	- 38 - 1456 - 1256 -	34	12	e	B	20. 9.2019	Dordrecht, 't Klockhuys	19/994
Maynard's Little	- 56 - 14.56.12.56.	14	18	m	E/a	Spliced		23/1123
Ruxley Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 56.	34	18	13462857		19.12.1970	Bexley	71/77
Little Shambles Little	- 58 - 14.58.12 -	14	18	m	BT/c	Spliced		99/1166
Kingsbury Little	38 - 58.14 - 58 -	14	12	b	B/c	20. 4.1982	Kingsbury (Warks)	82/424

**Little Surprise Major methods (treble to 6ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	fch	Tower bells	Place	Handbells	RW ref
Spacehopper Little	- 34 - 14 - 12 - 1236 - 1234 -	16	18	m	BDF	17.12.2010	Walworth		11/35
Richard Harris's Cat Little	- 34 - 14 - 12 - 16 - 12 -	16	18	15236847		7. 3.1982	Cubitt Town		82/277
Strawberry Fields Little	- 34 - 14 - 12 - 36 - 14 -	36	18	15634827		Spliced			17/276
Little Russian Little	- 34 - 14 - 12 - 36 - 34 -	16	18	m	BD			4.11.1987	87/1099
Annable's London Little	- 34 - 14 - 12 - 38 - 14 -	36	18	k	BD/d	19. 7.1996	Haselbech		96/857
Eddington Little	- 34 - 14 - 58 - 36 - 14 -	36	12	e	DN/c	Spliced			80/468
Trafalgar Little	- 34 - 1458 - 12 - 38 - 34 -	16	18	m	BD	Spliced			05/1136
Barry Peachey's Dog Little	- 34 - 16 - 12 - 16 - 12 -	16	18	m	BD	26. 9.1983	Bow (Middx)		83/885
Gainford Little	- 34 - 16 - 56 - 36 - 12 -	16	18	m	BD/a	Spliced			86/168
Inglesham Little	- 34 - 16 - 58 - 16 - 12 -	16	12	b	D/ae	Spliced			80/468
Rougham Rose Little	- 3458 - 14 - 56 - 38 - 14 -	56	12	f	BD/c	Spliced			23/1050
Glanfield Little	- 36 - 14 - 12 - 1236 - 12 -	16	18	m	DE	19.11.1988	Babbacombe		88/1218
York Little	- 38 - 14 - 12 - 38.14 - 14.	36	12	c	BDK	2. 1.1996	West Bridgford		96/199
Durham Little	- 38 - 14 - 12 - 38.14 - 34.	16	12	c	BDK/a	29. 3.1974	West Bridgford		74/331
Dowager Little	- 38 - 14 - 12.58.16 - 12 -	16	18	m	BD	30. 1.1993	Bishopstoke		93/253
Horam Little	- 38 - 14 - 56 - 38 - 14 -	56	12	f	BK/a	11.10.1970	Waldron		70/879
Capey Little	- 38 - 14 - 56 - 38 - 1478 -	56	12	f	B/a	11. 7.2014	Whitley Bay		14/211 766
Garsington Manor Little	- 38 - 14 - 56 - 38.14 - 34.	56	12	f	BK/a	19. 2.1998	Leicester, St Mary de Castro		98/288
Inkpen Little	- 38 - 1458 - 12.58.36 - 34 -	36	12	e	BD	Spliced			80/468
Ashdown Little	- 38 - 16 - 12 - 38 - 14 -	36	12	a	BDE	6. 2.1971	Coleman's Hatch		71/316
Spitalfields Festival Little	- 56 - 14 - 56 - 1238 - 12 -	16	18	k	B/a	3. 6.1999	Spitalfields		99/577
New Year's Eve Little	- 56 - 14 - 56 - 38 - 14 -	56	12	13624785		31.12.2014	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, St John Bapt.		15/305
Heywood Little	- 56 - 14.56 - 56.38.14 - 34.	56	12	a	cps/ac	30.11.1990	Heywood		91/84
Little Blakenham Little	- 56 - 14.56 - 58.1236 - 14 -	36	12	b	cps/acd	29. 8.1998	Henley		98/946
Greenham Little	- 56 - 14.56 - 58.1236 - 14 -	36	18	g	cps/acd	11. 4.1985	Hughenden		80/468 85/416
Little Redisham Little	- 56 - 1456 - 56 - 38 - 14 -	56	12	a	cps/ac	1.11.1998	Grundisburgh		98/1159
Little Finborough Little	- 56 - 1456 - 56 - 38.14 - 12.	56	12	a	B/ac	27. 2.1999	Stowmarket		99/270
Little Glemham Little	- 56 - 1456 - 58 - 1238 - 34 -	16	18	m	cps/ac	30. 5.1998	Ipswich, St Mary-le-Tower		98/629
Foggathorpe Little	- 56 - 16 - 56 - 1238 - 14 -	56	12	a	cps/ac	11. 6.1980	Barrow Gurney		80/600
Little Smeaton Little	- 58 - 14 - 12 - 38 - 34 -	16	18	m	B/ac	10. 7.1976	Penistone		76/719
Little Linstead Little	- 58 - 14 - 12 - 38.14 - 12.	36	18	m	BD/ce	3. 1.1999	Grundisburgh		99/121 447
Oare Little	- 58 - 14 - 56 - 38 - 12 -	56	12	f	B/c	3. 6.1994	Meldreth		80/468 94/974
Buckledown Little	- 58 - 14 - 56 - 38.14 - 14.	56	12	f	B/c	13. 8.1985	Trumpington		85/830
Notlob Little	- 58 - 14 - 58 - 16 - 34 -	36	18	m	cps/ac	2.11.1974	Deane (Lancs)		74/1006
Offton Little	- 58 - 14 - 58 - 38 - 14 -	36	12	b	N/c	12. 4.1986	Offton		80/468 86/498
Little Cornard Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 12.36 - 34 -	16	18	m	B/ac	28. 6.1998	Sudbury, St Gregory		98/747
Milston Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 12.36.14 - 12.	36	18	m	BDK/c	16. 7.1993	Meldreth		86/168 93/926
Little Chef Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 12.38 - 12 -	16	12	e	B/c	20.10.1995	Meldreth		95/1202
Frilsham Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 12.38 - 12 -	16	18	k	B/c	7. 1.1994	Meldreth		80/468 94/230
Heptonstall Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 56.38 - 14 -	56	12	a	cps/ac	24. 8.1963	Heptonstall		63/619
Rags Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 56.38.14 - 12.	56	12	a	B/ac	14.11.1990	Moorside		90/1225
Nickel Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 56.38.14 - 34.	56	12	a	cps/ac	23. 1.1985	Barrow Gurney		85/197
Roxbourne Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 58.1236 - 14 -	36	12	b	cps/cd	26.10.1957	Harrow Weald		57/731
Wealdstone Little	- 58 - 14.58 - 58.1236 - 14 -	36	18	g	cps/cd	7.10.1958	Harrow Weald		58/684
Sunderland Little	- 58 - 16 - 12 - 1238 - 14 -	16	12	c	B/c	27. 8.1996	Kingsbury (Warks)		96/1150
Newtown Little	- 58 - 16 - 1258 - 36 - 14 -	56	12	c	EK/c	Spliced			80/468
Test Little	- 58 - 16 - 56 - 38 - 12 -	16	18	m	B/ac	2. 8.1980	Cranleigh		80/468 771
Herefordshire Little	- 58 - 16 - 58 - 38 - 12 -	36	12	f	BN/c	26.12.1949	Burghill		50/21 192
Cunning Little Vixen Little	34 - 34.16 - 12 - 16 - 12 -	16	18	m	BD			23. 9.1982	82/906
Trimley Little	34 - 38.14 - 58 - 36.14 - 14.	36	18	m	DKN	30. 7.1993	Meldreth		80/468 93/926
Peal Pixie Little	34 - 38.16 - 12.56.38.14 - 12.	36	18	m	BCDK/d	Spliced			98/258
Meon Little	34 - 38.16 - 56 - 38 - 12.34.	16	18	m	BDFK	Spliced			80/468
Aeons Little	34 - 58.14 - 12 - 38 - 34 -	16	18	m	BD/ac	17. 4.1998	Meldreth		98/554
Nihonium Little	34 - 58.14 - 12 - 38.12 - 14.	36	18	13462857		16. 9.2016	Barrow Gurney		16/1020
Belfast Little	34 - 58.14 - 12 - 38.14 - 12.	36	18	m	BDK/c	3. 9.1976	Cuckfield		76/840
Little Bealings Little	34 - 58.14 - 58 - 1236 - 34 -	16	18	m	BD/c	2. 8.1998	Grundisburgh		98/849
Little Bricett Little	34 - 58.14 - 58 - 16 - 34 -	36	18	m	D/c	27. 3.1999	Offton		99/388
Little Welnetham Little	34 - 58.14 - 58 - 36.12 - 14.	36	18	m	BD/cd	30. 1.1999	Wilby (Suffolk)		99/193
Penwood Little	34 - 58.14.58 - 58.16.34 - 14.	36	12	e	D/ace	Spliced			80/468
Headingley Little	34 - 58.16 - 56 - 38 - 12 -	16	18	m	BD/ac	20. 5.1972	Guiseley		72/523
Shepperton Little	34.56.38.16.58 - 12.38.12 - 34.	56	12	f	BN/ad	6. 5.1994	Fulbourn		80/468 94/656
Colthrop Little	36 - 56.14.58 - 58.16.34 - 14.	36	12	d	BEK/ac	Spliced			80/468
Glazgow Little	36 - 56.14.58 - 58.36 - 14 -	36	18	j	BE/cd	30. 5.1980	High Bickington		80/607
Itchen Little	36 - 56.14.58.12 - 1238 - 12 -	16	18	m	BET	Spliced			80/468
Fairlea Little	36 - 58.14 - 58 - 36 - 12 -	16	18	m	BE/d	10. 1.1987	Moulton (Northants)		87/177
Liberia Little	38 - 38.14 - 12 - 16 - 14 -	36	12	d	BDK	Spliced			20/166
Lincoln Little	38 - 38.14 - 12 - 38 - 12 -	36	12	b	BD	13. 8.1993	Meldreth		80/468 942 93/1000
Ham Little	38 - 38.14 - 58 - 38 - 14 -	16	12	e	BFN	26. 3.1993	Meldreth		80/468 93/447
Durley Little	38 - 38.16 - 12 - 38 - 14 -	16	12	a	BD/e	13. 5.1994	Meldreth		80/468 94/656
Mortimer Little	38 - 38.16 - 12.58.36 - 14 -	56	12	c	BDK/d	Spliced			80/468
Kintbury Little	38 - 38.16 - 56 - 38 - 34 -	36	12	b	BD	19. 1.2007	Meldreth		80/468 07/164
Baydon Little	38 - 38.16 - 56 - 38 - 34.12.	36	12	b	BDP	Spliced			90/1057
Joey Little	38 - 58.14 - 56 - 1238 - 12 -	36	12	a	B/c	3. 6.1993	Thorverton		93/746
Leckhampstead Little	38 - 58.14.56 - 56.38 - 34 -	16	12	b	B/c	24. 9.1993	Meldreth		80/468 93/1094
Johnstown Little	38 - 58.16 - 12.56.38 - 12 -	16	12	b	BK/c	Spliced			80/468

**Little Surprise Major methods (hunt bell from 3rds to 6ths)**
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Double Bishopstoke Little	- 56 - 36 - 34 -	16	38	24361857	16. 5.1983	Bishopstoke	83/471

**Little Surprise Major methods**
(hunt bell's path	8 7 8 7 6 5 6 5 5)
Name	Notation	hl	le	lh	Tower bells	RW ref
Inverse Lizzicles Little	- 16 - 58 - 78 -	56	78	46271538	Spliced	13/1078

**Non-palindromic Surprise Major methods**
Name	Notation	lh	Tower bells	Place	RW ref
Floccinaucinihilipilification	- 38 - 14 - 1258 - 16 - 14 - 38 - 1234 - 3478 - 12 - 38 - 14 - 16 - 1258 - 14 - 38 - 12	b	2. 8.2018	Huntsham	18/841
Mosman Park	- 38 - 14 - 1258 - 16 - 14 - 38 - 34 - 5678 - 3456 - 38 - 14 - 16 - 1258 - 14 - 38 - 12	b	Touch		16/876
Scilly	- 38 - 14 - 1258 - 16 - 14 - 38 - 3456 - 3478 - 56 - 38 - 14 - 16 - 1258 - 14 - 38 - 12	b	23. 3.2019	Redruth	18/558 19/356
Maryborough	- 38 - 14 - 1258 - 16 - 14 - 38 - 3456 - 5678 - 34 - 38 - 14 - 16 - 1258 - 14 - 38 - 12	b	Touch		16/652
David Smith	- 38 - 14 - 1258 - 16 - 14 - 38 - 56 - 1278 - 1256 - 38 - 14 - 16 - 1258 - 14 - 38 - 12	b	10.12.2024	Uffculme, The Piglet Ring	20/586