The Loughborough Bell Foundry
Working with White’s of Appleton as the main contractor, an order has been placed for the casting of three replacement bells for this 10 cwt eight. The ring is made up of six nineteen century Taylor bells and two 18th century Whitechapel bells. Bells 3, 4 & 5 will be recast and supplied to White’s […]
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Charnwood Borough Council has decided that a Westminster chime with a 25 cwt hour bell should be cast as a lasting memorial to all those in Charnwood who have lost their lives in the Covid 19 pandemic and as a tribute to NHS and key workers. It will also be a beacon of hope for […]
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This church has placed an order for the casting of a small sanctuary bell with a diameter of 150mm. Despite being small, the bell is to be fully tuned, and supplied with a chiming hammer.
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An order has been placed for the casting of a 46″ diameter bell for this temple. The cast bell will weigh towards one ton, and will be supplied with an arched headstock for slow swinging. Other fittings will include a counterbalanced clapper and a galvanised bell wheel. A new galvanised steel bell frame will be […]
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The church has placed an order for the casting of a 24″ bell to be hung for stationary chiming. The bell will be hung on a galvanised steel bracket which will be manufactured at our works. The bell will be supplied with an Angelus Programmable Chiming Unit and electro-magnetic chiming hammer.
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This church has placed an order for a new bell with a diameter of 25.5″, weighing a little under 4 cwts it will sound note D. The bell will be supplied with a stainless steel headstock, wall hanging brackets and an electro-magnetic hammer with controller unit. The installation will be carried out locally.
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A major scheme was carried out here in 2019 when, working with local ringers and the Keltek Trust, a “new” 14 cwt eight replaced an unringable four. At that time Taylor’s designed a new ten bell frame and this was built and installed locally by a team lead by Geoff Wells. An order has now […]
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This church houses a 15cwt ring of six which were last restored in 1952 by Gillett & Johnston. The ring dates between 1632 & 1995 when Whitechapel recast the 3rd. The frame and fittings all date from 1952. The whole installation is to be restored, and two new trebles will be cast to augment the […]
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