The Loughborough Bell Foundry
Many followers of this website will be aware that, following Government advice, most of the workforce at the Foundry was furloughed during the worst of the Covid19 epidemic. Work will resume tomorrow (26th May) in line with Government guidelines to allow safe working, and following the C of E announcements enabling contractors to work on […]
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Although it rarely appears in photographs we do have a small foundry behind the main foundry. The small foundry is in use weekly with castings of the many small bells and fittings that are in constant demand. Handbells, longcase clock bells and town crier type bells are regularly cast here, together with the numerous small […]
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Using steam at high pressure to prepare hardwood for being bent into unnatural shapes has long been practiced, and is a regular occurrence in our wood craft workshops. New bell wheels are being manufactured constantly, and old bell wheels come in for re-soling and re-shrouding. After steaming for several hours the wood is clamped into […]
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The use of cast iron components, especially for ringing peals, forms a major part of our business, and our Foundry is kept busy with new casts every week. Bell frames, headstocks, clappers, bearing housings, ceiling bosses, and carillon and clock hammers are constantly in demand. All have to be moulded from wooden patterns, be cast, […]
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The Directors & Staff at Taylor’s send their best wishes to all customers and friends. We wish everyone a Very Happy Christmas and Joy in the New Year. Please Note:- The Foundry will close for business at 5 p.m. on Monday 23rd December 2019, and will re-open at 9 a.m. on Thursday 2nd January 2020.
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The craftsmen in our hardwood department are very skilled at manufacturing all manner of orders. New and refurbished bell wheels form a regular part of their work, but they also manufacture beautiful claviers for carillons, wooden louvre screens for church towers, hardwood bell frames, doors for ringing chambers and even the occasional cupolas – in […]
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Every week guided tours of the Bellfoundry take place so we are well used to visitors. On Monday this week children from Wymeswold School were invited to pilot a “Museum Takeover Day” led by our Education Officer, Chrissie Van Mierlo, and Museum Director, Mary Barrass. The day proved a great success with Emma Compson of […]
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Over the past century and a quarter the use of cast iron and steel for bell frames has become the norm. If designed with sufficient strength these materials give the absolute rigidity that it is so important to the smooth handling of change ringing bells. Taylor’s has produced hundreds of such frames, and we are […]
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