The Loughborough Bell Foundry
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 6 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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An order has been placed to remove the single bell from this church tower and to bring it to Loughborough for conservation. A new hardwood headstock will be manufactured for the bells, together with all necessary stainless steel supporting work. A new trigger action clapper, pulley and chiming rope will also be manufactured before the […]
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A new ring of eight, with a tenor bell weighing 19 cwts 3 qrs 8 lbs in the key of E, has been cast and installed in this church. Entirely new ringing fittings were manufactured for the bells, and they were rehung in the existing 1911 Harry Stokes cast iron bell frame which was restored.
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An order has been received to cast a new 18″ diameter bell for this church in Eritrea – the first Taylor bell ever supplied to this country. New fittings will be manufactured for the bell before it is dispatched.
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