The Loughborough Bell Foundry
Just dug up from underground, this photograph by Paul Grover shows our Foundry Master Anthony Stone with a replica Liberty Bell for export to the USA. The bell is a full sized replica, and weighs approximately 18 cwts. It was ordered by a private customer and will be shipped once fettling and tuning has been […]
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More emergency repair works are to be carried out on parts of the Foundry, including the tuning shop office which no one has ventured into for a number of years – this office is to have a new roof and new valley guttering before being converted into our relocated hand bell department. Before any work […]
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The carillon tower, which was built in the back garden of Foundry House adjoining the works in 1905, housed the worlds first harmonically tuned carillon to be cast and tuned to equal temperament. a total of 40 bells were cast and hung between 1905 & 1912 – the bass bell at this time was less […]
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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: […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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