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METHOD DIAGRAMS

TWO-BELL-WORK DIAGRAMS (BELOW THE TREBLE)

Two-bell work is where the bells work in two pairs - the two bells that pass the treble first work together until the treble returns- This leaves the remaining two bells to work together before they pass the treble again.

ST SIMONS GROUP (BELOW THE TREBLE)

In this group - the ST SIMONS group - both of these pairs of bells cross over as the treble lies-

StSimons
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
3 2 5 4 1
2 3 5 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
StMartins
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
2 3 5 4 1
2 3 5 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
StRemegius
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
2 3 5 4 1
3 2 5 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Eynesbury
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
3 2 5 4 1
3 2 5 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
 

LONG3 GROUP (BELOW THE TREBLE)

In this group - the LONG3 Group - the two bells that pass the treble first work together in the same patterns as the St Simons group above but the other pair of bells make their places as the treble lies-

StSimonsLong3
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
3 2 4 5 1
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
StMartinsLong3
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
2 3 4 5 1
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
StRemegiusLong3
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
2 3 4 5 1
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
EynesburyLong3
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
3 2 4 5 1
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 1 - -
3 1 - - -
1 - - - -
 

RUGBY GROUP (BELOW THE TREBLE)

In this group - the RUGBY group - the two bells that pass the treble first make their place as the treble lies and the other pair of bells cross, as they do in the St Simons group above- These therefore make slow course methods - if seconds place is made at the treble's lead, then the same bell makes it in successive leads-

Rugby
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
2 3 5 4 1
3 2 5 1 -
2 3 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Merton
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
3 2 5 4 1
2 3 5 1 -
2 3 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Slapton
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
3 2 5 4 1
3 2 5 1 -
2 3 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Caunton
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
2 3 5 4 1
2 3 5 1 -
2 3 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -

 

Note that there are no two-bell-works in which both pairs of bells make their place as the treble lies, because all five bells would then be making their place and the complete row would then be repeated-

 

3/4-BELL-WORK DIAGRAMS (BELOW THE TREBLE)

THREE-BELL-WORK (BELOW THE TREBLE)

Three-bell work is where the bells work in a group of three - the first three bells that pass the treble work together until the treble returns- The other bell makes its place immediately on passing the treble and passes it again.

PLAIN BOB GROUP (BELOW THE TREBLE)

In this group - the PLAINBOB Group - the three bells after working together pass the treble again in the same order as Plain Bob:

PlainBob
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 4 2 5 1
3 2 4 5 1
3 4 2 1 -
4 3 1 - -
4 1 - - -
1 - - - -
RevCantebury
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
3 4 2 5 1
3 4 2 1 -
4 3 1 - -
4 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Shipways
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
3 2 4 5 1
3 4 2 5 1
4 3 2 1 -
4 3 1 - -
4 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Wainfleet
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 4 3 5 1
4 2 3 5 1
4 3 2 1 -
4 3 1 - -
4 1 - - -
1 - - - -
 

EXTREME GROUP (BELOW THE TREBLE)

 

In this group - the EXTREME Group - the three bells after working together pass the treble again in the same order as an Extreme (itself named after the old-style Grandsire Extreme)-

Extreme
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
2 4 3 5 1
4 2 3 1 -
2 4 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Old
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 4 2 5 1
4 3 2 5 1
4 2 3 1 -
2 4 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Lancashire
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 4 3 5 1
2 3 4 5 1
2 4 3 1 -
2 4 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Suffolk
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 3 4 5 1
2 4 3 5 1
2 4 3 1 -
2 4 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -

 

FOUR-BELL-WORK (BELOW THE TREBLE)

Four-bell work is where all the working bells work together - neither separating into two pairs (two-bell work) or as groups of three and one (three-bell-work).

All the four-bell-works have different orders of the treble passing the bells - they are different from each other and from all the groups in the two-bells-work and the three-bell-work-

PlainBobBob
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 4 2 5 1
3 4 5 2 1
3 5 4 1 -
5 3 1 - -
5 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Dorset
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 4 3 5 1
2 4 5 3 1
2 5 4 1 -
2 5 1 - -
2 1 - - -
1 - - - -
PlainHunt
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
3 2 4 1 -
3 4 2 5 1
4 3 5 2 1
4 5 3 1 -
5 4 1 - -
5 1 - - -
1 - - - -
Irnham
1 - - - -
2 1 - - -
2 3 1 - -
2 3 4 1 -
2 4 3 5 1
4 2 5 3 1
4 5 2 1 -
4 5 1 - -
4 1 - - -
1 - - - -

 

 

TWO-BELL-WORK DIAGRAMS (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

Two-bell work is where the bells work in two pairs - the two bells that pass the treble first work together until the treble returns- This leaves the remaining two bells to work together before they pass the treble again.

ST SIMONS GROUP (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

In this group - the ST SIMONS group - both of these pairs of bells cross over as the treble lies-

StSimons
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
1 4 5 2 3
- 1 5 3 2
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
StMartins
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 2 3
1 4 5 3 2
- 1 5 3 2
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
StRemegius
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
1 4 5 3 2
- 1 5 2 3
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
Eynesbury
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 3 2
1 4 5 2 3
- 1 5 2 3
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
 

LONG3 GROUP (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

In this group - the LONG3 Group - the two bells that pass the treble first work together in the same patterns as the St Simons group above but the other pair of bells make their places as the treble lies-

StSimonsLong3
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
- 1 4 3 2
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
StMartinsLong3
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
StRemegiusLong3
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
EynesburyLong3
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
- 1 4 2 3
- - 1 2 3
- - - 1 3
- - - - 1
 

RUGBY GROUP (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

In this group - the RUGBY group - the two bells that pass the treble first make their place as the treble lies and the other pair of bells cross, as they do in the St Simons group above- These therefore make slow course methods - if seconds place is made at the treble's lead, then the same bell makes it in successive leads-

Rugby
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
1 4 5 3 2
- 1 5 2 3
- - 1 3 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Merton
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
1 4 5 2 3
- 1 5 3 2
- - 1 3 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Slapton
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 2 3
1 4 5 2 3
- 1 5 2 3
- - 1 3 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Caunton
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 3 2
1 4 5 3 2
- 1 5 3 2
- - 1 3 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1

 

Note that there are no two-bell-works in which both pairs of bells make their place as the treble lies, because all five bells would then be making their place and the complete row would then be repeated-

 

3/4-BELL-WORK DIAGRAMS (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

THREE-BELL-WORK (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

Three-bell work is where the bells work in a group of three - the first three bells that pass the treble work together until the treble returns- The other bell makes its place immediately on passing the treble and passes it again.

PLAIN BOB GROUP (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

In this group - the PLAINBOB Group - the three bells after working together pass the treble again in the same order as Plain Bob:

PlainBob
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
1 5 4 2 3
- 1 2 4 3
- - 1 3 4
- - - 1 4
- - - - 1
RevCantebury
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
- 1 2 4 3
- - 1 3 4
- - - 1 4
- - - - 1
Shipways
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
- 1 2 3 4
- - 1 3 4
- - - 1 4
- - - - 1
Wainfleet
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
1 5 3 2 4
- 1 2 3 4
- - 1 3 4
- - - 1 4
- - - - 1
 

EXTREME GROUP (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

In this group - the EXTREME Group - the three bells after working together pass the treble again in the same order as an Extreme (itself named after the old-style Grandsire Extreme)-

Extreme
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
- 1 3 2 4
- - 1 4 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Old
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
1 5 2 3 4
- 1 3 2 4
- - 1 4 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Lancashire
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
1 5 4 3 2
- 1 3 4 2
- - 1 4 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
Suffolk
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
- 1 3 4 2
- - 1 4 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1

 

FOUR-BELL-WORK (ABOVE THE TREBLE)

Four-bell work is where all the working bells work together - neither separating into two pairs (two-bell work) or as groups of three and one (three-bell-work).

All the four-bell-works have different orders of the treble passing the bells - they are different from each other and from all the groups in the two-bells-work and the three-bell-work-

PlainBobBob
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
1 2 5 4 3
- 1 4 5 3
- - 1 3 5
- - - 1 5
- - - - 1
Dorset
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
1 3 5 4 2
- 1 4 5 2
- - 1 5 2
- - - 1 2
- - - - 1
PlainHunt
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 2 3
1 5 2 4 3
1 2 5 3 4
- 1 3 5 4
- - 1 4 5
- - - 1 5
- - - - 1
Irnham
- - - - 1
- - - 1 2
- - 1 3 2
- 1 4 3 2
1 5 3 4 2
1 3 5 2 4
- 1 2 5 4
- - 1 5 4
- - - 1 4
- - - - 1