The Loughborough Bell Foundry
An order has been placed for a major restoration of this 16 cwt eight. The back six were cast by Taylors in 1843, and the trebles by James Barwell in 1889. The 5th bell is cracked. The bells, frame and fittings will be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough, where the cracked […]
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A major restoration and augmentation project is to take place at this unringable 9 cwt four. The project has been conceived by the local Guild who will work with Taylors to bring about its completion.The present treble bell will be retired from the ring and will be hung as a service bell, and the existing […]
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A major restoration of the tower and bells is taking place in time for the centenary of the end of the First World War. The restoration of the carillon will be carried out sensitively to retain the instrument and its components as far as possible as that installed originally. The clavier will be rebuilt, the […]
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This 19th Century Taylor bell weighs over a ton. The bell, its frame and fittings were removed for a complete conservation restoration. The bell was cleaned by sand blasting, and its hardwood headstock conserved and re-used with new box gudgeons and ball bearings. The iron strapwork was replaced, and the clapper and crown staple restored. […]
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The single bell from this church will be brought to Loughborough for cleaning by sand blasting, conservation and the drilling out of its cast-in iron crown staple. A new hardwood headstock carved to accommodate the canons will be provided, together with plate gudgeons and bearings. Other new fittings will be manufactured including a clapper and […]
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An order has been placed for the single bell at this church to be removed back to Loughborough for conservation work, and for new fittings for swing chiming to be manufactured before the bell is rehung.
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This 15 cwt ring of six is to be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough. The bells will all be conserved, removing their cast-in iron crown staples, and filling the indentations in their sound bows and weaknesses in their crowns with bronze welding. The bells will be tuned, and all new ringing […]
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St Paul’s tenor bell after cleaningThis world famous ring of twelve bells with a 62 cwt tenor is to be restored 140 years after Taylor’s cast and hung them in the cathedral’s north-western tower. A substantial lifting structure will be constructed above the bells, and they will be lifted out of the tower using a […]
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