The ringing 5,042 changes of "Yorkshire Surprise Maximus" took around four-and-a-half hours of continuous ringing by the band of 12 ringers.

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The peal marks the fact that on 17th November 1951, HRH Princess Elizabeth, on her return by ship from a Royal visit to Canada, commanded the new bells of the Cathedral  to be rung for the first time. Later the same day the bells were blessed, or "hallowed" at a special service by the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr Clifford Martin.

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