Date Touches 1805

1805 Battle of Trafalgar Bicentenary

The year 2005 saw the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson KB, Duke of Bronte and Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean.

There was ringing on and around the 21st October to mark this event and two suggestions and compositions from Maurice Thurmott for suitable methods and lengths are below.

Two further suggestions for minor methods are also shown.

1805 Trafalgar Surprise Major

Maurice J Thurmott

Place notation: -34-1458-56-16-14-38-16-58 Le 12. FCE BD/d

Method:

Start at the 19th row of a lead at backstroke to give the 13 rows with place notation: 38-14-16-3456-1458-34-12 to give middle lead-end 13752846. (The start is 12345678 at hand and 21354768 at back -38). The "34" in 3456 is a single to reverse 17.

H 12345678

B 38 21354768

H - 12537486

B 14 15234768

H - 51327486

B 16 53172468

H - 35714286

B 3456 53714268

H - 35172486

B 1458 31572846

H - 13758264

B 34 31752846

H - 13578264

B LE12 13752846

5 B M W 4 H 3752846

S - 3427568

- 3624578

- - 5243678

- - 5236478

- 3526478

- 6325478

- - 4235678

- 3425678

- 2345678

1805 Grandsire Triples and Bob Major

Maurice J Thurmott

Start at backstroke with 13 rows of Grandsire Triples ending with the row 15273648 as follows:

H 12345678

B 21354768

H 23145678

B 32416578

H 34261758

B 43627158

H 46372518

B 64735218

H 67453128

B 76541328

H 75614238

B 57162438

H 51726348

B 15273648

Then from 15273648 ring Bob Major starting the conventional way at Handstroke

W 5/4 B In M H 5273648

S - - | 523647

- (3) | 32465

- S | - A 45263

X | 32645

- - 3 | 3245678

Repeat "A" once calling the first course of the second part: W B H and omitting the bracketted (3) Homes in the second part.

Note: The bracketted (3) Homes must be omitted in the second part to prevent falseness occuring.

Nelson Treble Bob Minor

Method Notation: - 36 - 16 - 12 - 16 - 12 - 36 Le: 16 Lh: g

Nelson's Victory Treble Bob Minor

Method Notation: - 36 - 16 - 12 - 16 - 34 - 16 Le: 16 Lh: 146532

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