The Loughborough Bell Foundry
The 12cwt ring of six at this church was last rehung by Gillett & Johnston in 1926, when four of the bells were recast and all new fittings and a cast iron and steel bell frame was installed. Steel is very susceptible to rusting in the salty air of the coast if it is not […]
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Although not one of our largest contracts we have now supplied and installed a new school bell at Rosalie, Western Australia. The bell has been hung on a bracket with an electro-magnetic hammer, and is programmed to chime throughout the day to mark lesson changes etc at this primary school.
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The new twelve installed at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore have rung out for the first time and the first quarter peal has been rung. Timescales have been tight, but all is now ready for the dedication of the bells on Sunday. Well Done to all involved.
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The post of Town Crier was recently re-introduced by the City of York, but the Crier lacked a bell. Taylor’s kindly stepped into the breach and cast a new bell which was handed over on Yorkshire Day (1st August) by Director David Potter. The bell has been inscribed “PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF YORK BY […]
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We are regularly asked to cast single bells for temples and churches in Sri Lanka. These are usually supplied with horse shoe shaped headstocks and counterbalanced clappers for slow swinging, together with a lowside bellframe for hanging the bell in. Local custom dictates that the bells are finished gold rather than our traditional finish of […]
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Major orders for carillon installations/renovations will be being processed for the rest of this year, and Girdar and the rest of the team will have their work cut out manufacturing the many components needed. These new clappers and crown staples are for The Loughborough War Memorial Carillon, but more than a hundred more are needed […]
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Every week groups arrange to visit the Bellfoundry to enjoy a guided tour, and they often send us a “thank you” note afterwards. After a recent visit Barbara Harrington wrote on behalf of a group from Ruddington and said, “Just a quick note to reiterate our thanks for such an interesting and entertaining visit to […]
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Work to install Grappenhall’s new ring of ten bells has begun with the delivery of the new galvanised steel bell frame to the church. This is now being lifted into the tower and set in place. The new bells and their fittings, together with the four Bagley bells which are to be hung dead, will […]
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