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Museum Opening After Deep Clean!

Covid19 has closed museums throughout the land, but the Government is keen to see them re-open. Taylor’s Museum has secured a grant of £93k to allow it to be reconfigured, cleaned and re-opened at the beginning of 2021 once approved alterations to allow safe access have been completed. Work is in hand right now! Photo: […]

The Church Bells of Nottinghamshire – Volume IV.

Taylor’s archivist, George Dawson, has finally completed Volume IV of his Church Bells of Nottinghamshire. Volumes I – III were written and published between 1996 & 1998, so 22 years has elapsed before his publication of this final volume which deals with the Nottingham Bellfoundry and its many offshoots. George is passionate about his voluntary […]

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Classic Taylor Eights

Click “Read More” to access the link. This Wordsearch lists more than 50 of our classic rings of eight – rings of bells that bring a smile to the face for the ringers that ring them and the listening public outside alike. There are so many of them that space limits the number that can […]

A Part Of Our History!

Taylor’s first moved to Loughborough in 1839 when they were contracted to provide a heavy peal of eight bells for the Parish Church. For the first 20 years in the town they cast bells at their foundry in Pack Horse Lane, before setting up the present foundry in the Cherry Orchard area of Loughborough in […]

Conservation of Taylor’s Archives

George Dawson has made it a lifetime’s project to protect and conserve the Taylor Archive. He works with a team of volunteers and professional binders to keep our books and documents in good order. We owe him a debt of gratitude!

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Copy Books

Back from the Binders, Copy Books 42-65.

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The new Blue Plaque mounted on the tower wall.

Remembering John William Taylor I

After planning permission is granted the Blue Plaque has finally been mounted on the tower wall.

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The John Taylor Bell Foundry flag atop the bell tower.

Centenary Memorial Peals

A peal of Grandsire Triples was rung on the Foundry bells on 15th September 2016 by former and present employees to mark the centenary, this day, of the death of Private John William III Taylor. Private Taylor died in the Somme offensive and was one of three Taylor boys to be killed in World War […]

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