Doubles Calls

This list shows all the named Doubles calls used in the Variations Library, arranged in order of their code letters. A single letter code indicates a symmetrical call, while double letter codes indicate asymmetrical ones. An asterisk after the code shows that the call is made below the treble; these calls are the reverse of the corresponding code without an asterisk.

Note that some calls are known by more than one name. Where both names are still current, both are shown in the table.

To search for calls by name or by other criteria, use the Search function linked from the top of the page.

Code	Name	Diagram	Ringing World	Performances	Notes
a	Reverse Canterbury Bob
a*	Anaconda Single		2001/78	Tuckingmill, 8 Jan 2001
ab	Barrington Single		2019/38	Barrington, 24 Dec 2018
ab	New Newark Plain		1966/135
ab*	Reverse New Newark Plain
ao	Talacharn Bob		2010/1112	Laugharne, 16 Oct 2010
ar	Golden Bob		1994/52 and 1995/1215	Lichfield (St Michael), 18 Nov 1993	Rung as 'au' in 1993. Also named as Dragon Bob (RW 1966 p. 263).
as	Roman Bob		1992/343 and 1992/438	Lichfield (St Michael), 15 Mar 1992
as*	Fremantle Single		2012/953	Claremont (WA), 24 Aug 2012
at	Demvihja Extreme		1989/375	Sedgley, 1 Apr 1989
b	Plain Bob Bob
b	Reverse Denmark Hill Single
b*	Denmark Hill Single		1969/171 and 1969/260
ba	Shepherds Pie Bob		1966/135 and 2014/471	Llandeilo, 12 Apr 2014
ba	Newark Plain		1966/135
ba*	Reverse Newark Plain
bo	Robert Bob		2014/1093	Cardigan, 11 Oct 2014
br	Burton Bob		1993/920 and 1995/1215	Church Gresley, 25 Jul 1993	Rung as 'bu' in 1993.
bs	Antelope Plain
bs*	Reverse Antelope Plain
bt	British Bob		1993/1134	Church Gresley, 21 Aug 1993
c	Grandsire Single
c*	Fruitbat Bob		2002/148	Tuckingmill, 14 Jan 2002
c*	Reverse Grandsire Single
cd	Thurlby Single		1964/497 and 1968/595		Given as Thurlby Bob in 1964.
d	Old Single
dc	London Single		1964/497 and 1968/595
df	P-Single		1968/652
dn	Kit Kat Single		1997/743	Long Buckby, 12 Jun 1997
e	Grandsire Extreme
e*	Fruitbat Extreme		2002/1145	Lelant, 17 Oct 2002
ej	Ready Money Single		1964/497 and 1968/595		Given as Ready Money Bob in 1964.
ek	Wadkin Extreme		1988/415	Kibworth Beauchamp, 2 Mar 1988
em	St Michael's Extreme		1991/159	Lichfield (St Michael), 6 Jan 1991
eq	Extraterrestrial Extreme		1993/163 and 1995/1215	Lichfield (St Michael), 10 Jan 1993	Rung as 'et' in 1993.
f	Wallflower Single
f*	Anaconda Bob		2002/148	Tuckingmill, 14 Jan 2002
f*	Reverse Wallflower Single
fd	Gresley Single		1986/1107	Church Gresley, 2 Dec 1986
g	Antelope Single
g*	Tuckingmill Bob		2002/148	Tuckingmill, 14 Jan 2002
g*	Reverse Antelope Single
gn	Lichfield Single		1986/1001, 1986/1044, 1987/4 and 1987/37	Lichfield (St Michael), 25 Oct 1986
h	Pink's Single		1965/512 and 1966/125
h*	New Roskear Bob		2002/148	Tuckingmill, 14 Jan 2002
h*	Reverse Pink's Single
hd	Talacharn Single		2010/1112	Laugharne, 16 Oct 2010
hn	Hebridean Single		1991/803	Church Gresley, 21 Jul 1991
hn*	Patagonian Single		1993/942	Church Gresley, 7 Sep 1993
j	Plain Bob Plain
j*	Reverse Bob Plain
je	Old Hudibras Single		1964/497 and 1968/595		Given as Old Hudibras Bob in 1964.
jp	Gloster Extreme		1987/397	Minsterworth, 27 Mar 1987
k	Reverse Canterbury Plain
k*	Anaconda Extreme		2002/1145	Lelant, 17 Oct 2002
ke	Corvine Extreme		1988/1108	Upper Slaughter, 15 Oct 1988
km	Melvin Plain
kq	Glevum Extreme		1987/1016, 1988/37 and 1988/83	Haresfield, 25 Oct 1987
m	Shipway Plain
m*	Reverse Shipway Plain
me	Egocentric Single		1988/593 and 1988/647	Whittlesford, 5 Jun 1988
mk	Nowell Plain
mp	That'll Do Nicely Bob		1989/472	Widcombe, 27 Apr 1989
mq	Otto Extreme		1988/37	Brockworth, 29 Nov 1987
n	Wainfleet Plain
n*	Reverse Wainfleet Plain
nd	Oldfield Single		1991/188	Church Gresley, 13 Jan 1991
ng	Pelsall Single		1987/4 and 1987/37	Lichfield (St Michael), 29 Oct 1986
nh	Shatter Single		1989/629	Birchington, 6 Jun 1989
o	Wainfleet Bob
oa	Satisfactory Bob		1993/118 and 1995/1215	Lichfield (St Michael), 31 Dec 1992	Rung as 'ok' in 1993.
ob	Bob Bob		2014/1093	Cardigan, 11 Oct 2014
or	Supercalifragilisticexpialedocious Single		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 18 Dec 1988
os	Ossian Bob		1996/187	Church Gresley, 16 Apr 1995	Rung as Omega Bob, 'om' in 1995.
ot	Cotwall End Single		1988/521 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 11 Apr 1988
p	Wainfleet Extreme
pj	Whittlesford Extreme		1987/695	Whittlesford, 12 Jul 1987
pm	Chicken Extreme		1988/990	Enderby, 3 Oct 1988
q	Minster Extreme
qe	Hampshire Extreme		2019/563	Overton, 12 Apr 2019
qk	Sawston Extreme		1988/346	Sawston, 15 Mar 1988
qm	Marson Extreme		1991/71	Lichfield (St Michael), 30 Dec 1990
r	New Bob Bob
r*	Fruitbat Single		2001/78	Tuckingmill, 8 Jan 2001
ra	Silver Bob		2010/295	Hascombe, 7 March 2010	Used as call for Great Gidding Place in 1977, but not named
rb	Barbara Bob		2014/471	Llandeilo, 12 Apr 2014
ro	Demvihja Bob		1989/375	Sedgley, 1 Apr 1989
rs	Supercallifragilisticexpialedocious Bob		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 18 Dec 1988
rt	Julian Bob		1992/401	Lichfield (St Michael), 22 Mar 1992
rt*	Loch Street Single		2012/1073	Claremont (WA), 28 Sep 2012
s	Shipway Bob
s*	Tuckingmill Single		2001/388	Tuckingmill, 29 Jan 2001
sa	Antonine Bob		1992/401	Lichfield (St Michael), 22 Mar 1992
sa*	North Fremantle Single		2012/953	Claremont (WA), 24 Aug 2012
sb	New Antelope Plain
sb*	Reverse New Antelope Plain
so	Belgian Bob		2021/1096	Wootton St Lawrence, 16 Nov 2021
sr	Demvihja Single		1989/375	Sedgley, 1 Apr 1989
st	Simon Templar Bob		1993/530	Lichfield (St Michael), 25 Apr 1993
t	Minster Bob
t*	New Roskear Single		2001/388	Tuckingmill, 29 Jan 2001
ta	Demvihja Omit		1989/375	Sedgley, 1 Apr 1989
to	Rosegarth Bob		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 25 Sep 1988
tr	Old Tom Single		2004/11	Camborne, 12 Jan 2004
tr*	Dalglish Single		2012/1073	Claremont (WA), 28 Sep 2012
ts	Cotwall End Bob		1988/521 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 11 Apr 1988
u	Grandsire Bob
u*	Reverse Grandsire Bob
uv	New Grandsire Plain
uv*	Burghclere Bob		1968/699
uv*dvu*	Evening Bob
uv*evu*	Blunderbus Bob		1964/495
uv*pvu*	Long Bow Bob		2012/1025	Speen, 1 Sep 2012
uv*qvu*	Longsword Bob		2018/652	Crawley, 23 Jun 2018
uw	Jingle Knockers Single		2004/114	Camborne, 12 Jan 2004
uw*	Claremont Single		2012/928	Claremont (WA), 17 Aug 2012
ux	Unexploded Bob		1993/163	Lichfield (St Michael), 3 Jan 1993
ux*	Grant Street Single		2012/928	Claremont (WA), 17 Aug 2012
uy	Amy Omit		1993/266 and 1995/1215	Lichfield (St Michael), 14 Feb 1993	Rung as 'ut' in 1993.
uz	W & P Omit		2020/147	Hannington, 21 Jan 2020
v	Plain Hunt
v*	Plain Hunt Below
vu	Grandsire Plain
vu*	Ascension Bob		1964/495
vw	Reverse Barons Court Single
vw*	Barons Court Single		1969/260
vx	Vermilion Omit		1993/1112 and 1995/1215	Church Gresley, 18 Sep 1993	Rung as 'vm' in 1993.
vy	Wollaton Plain		1966/135
vy*	Reverse Wollaton Plain
vz	Reverse Stithians Single
vz*	Stithians Single		1969/171, 1969/260 and 1969/325
w	Wallflower Bob
w*	Reverse Wallflower Bob
wu	Trajan Omit		1993/186	Lichfield (St Michael), 24 Jan 1993
wu*	Showgrounds Single		2012/928	Claremont (WA), 17 Aug 2012
wv	Reverse Earls Court Single
wv*	Earl's Court Single		1969/171, 1969/260 and 1969/325
wx	Triple Bypass Bob		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 27 Dec 1988
wy	Wye Omit		1995/889 and 1996/83	Church Gresley, 28 May 1995
wy*	Mosman Park Single		2012/953	Claremont (WA), 24 Aug 2012
wz	Red Nose Bob		1989/316	Widcombe, 9 Mar 1989
x	Antelope Bob
x*	Reverse Antelope Bob
xu	Hardmead Bob		1966/125
xu*	Swanbourne Single		2012/928	Claremont (WA), 17 Aug 2012
xw	Dr Who Omit		1993/1252 and 1995/1215	Brailsford, 5 Nov 1993	Rung as 'xk' in 1993.
xy	Owd Roger Single		2004/114	Camborne, 12 Jan 2004
xy*	Karrakatta Single		2012/1073	Claremont (WA), 28 Sep 2012
xz	YCG Bob			York (St Wilfrid), 7 Feb 2024
y	Pink's Bob		1966/125
y*	Reverse Pink's Bob
yu	Astronomical Omit		1993/852	Lichfield (St Michael), 1 Aug 1993
yv	New Wollaton Plain		1966/135
yv*	Reverse New Wollaton Plain
yw	Paradise Ale Single		2004/114	Camborne, 12 Jan 2004
yw*	Cottesloe Single		2012/953	Claremont (WA), 24 Aug 2012
yx	Old Thumper Single		2004/114	Camborne, 12 Jan 2004
yx*	Shenton Park Single		2012/1073	Claremont (WA), 28 Sep 2012
yz	Hebridean Omit		1996/83	Church Gresley, 27 Aug 1995
z	Wainfleet Omit
zu	Zulu Omit		1995/647	Church Gresley, 5 Mar 1995
zv	Reverse Gwendroc Single
zv*	Gwendroc Single		1969/171 and 1969/260
zw	Triple Bypass Single		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 27 Dec 1988
zx	Red Fort Single		1989/243 and 1989/380	Sedgley, 1 Jan 1989
zy	Yuletide Omit		1995/455	Church Gresley, 18 Dec 1994
	Dragon Single		1966/263 and 1966/556		NB this call includes repeated rows
	Plain Bob Single				NB this call includes repeated rows

The named calls in the database can be downloaded in .csv format: calls.csv

The first row contains the titles of the fields:
Call ID: Unique number used in Varlib for the call
Call Code: CC letter code for call, as described above
Call Name: Name of call
Call Type: Position of call - Above the treble, Below the treble or Mixed
Place Notation: Place notation for call - usually 5 changes centred on lead end or half lead
Number of Changes: Length of place notation segment
Start Position: The number of the change within the lead at which the call starts to take effect