The Loughborough Bell Foundry
After more than 30 years of continuous ringing since being rehung in a new frame and with new fittings by Taylor’s, an order has been placed to carry out a full service of the ancient ring of six in this church, five of which were the trebles of the world’s first ring of twelve that […]
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The 13 cwt ring of four at this tower is to undergo a complete restoration and augmentation. The existing bell frame is to be extended with a new treble pit, and an existing Warner bell will be relocated to Church Stowe to make a ring of five. The existing second bell (third of five) will […]
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Holy Trinity houses a magnificent Taylor 17 cwt ring of ten. An order has now been received from this church to manufacture and install a new dumb bell with all new fittings and framework for teaching purposes.
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This church has placed an order to augment their 1985 Taylor ring of five (tenor 4 cwts) with a new treble bell. The bell frame and fittings all date from 1985, and at that date a six bell frame was installed. New ringing fittings will be manufactured and installed with the bell. We hear from […]
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An order has been placed to remove this 14 cwt ring of eight and its fittings from the tower and bring it to Loughborough for restoration. The bells will be checked for cracks and weaknesses and will be strengthened by bronze welding to their crowns and soundbows as necessary. After conservation work, new ringing fittings […]
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This cathedral houses a Taylor chime of eight (Tenor 28 cwts) cast at Loughborough in 1888. The bells will be removed during November 2018 and be shipped to Loughborough. The largest six bells will be retained and reused after cleaning and re-tuning as the tenors of a new ring of twelve bells with new bells […]
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An order has been placed to cast a new ring of ten bells (tenor 5-0-15 cwts) for this church. This will be the first ring of change ringing bells in France. The bells will be supplied with all new ringing fittings and a new galvanised steel bell frame. This project is the brainchild of Jeff […]
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An order has been placed by the PCC of this church for their ring of eight bells (tenor 11 cwts) to be removed from the tower, together with its bell frame and all fittings. A new ring of ten bells, with a similar weight tenor bell, will be cast, tuned and hung in a newly […]
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