The Loughborough Bell Foundry
The Taylor 12 cwt six at this church dates from 1882, and the bearings are now worn out. In 2015 the 2nd & 6th headstocks were taken to the Foundry for the fitting of new gudgeons and bearings. Ron East and ringers from the Carlisle Diocesan Guild will remove the headstocks of 1, 3, 4 […]
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This church houses a classic Taylor 12cwt eight -known locally as the music box of Evesham” – that date from 1948. The cast iron and steel bell frame and all metal fittings will be cleaned and re-painted.
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This fine looking tower houses a 24 cwt eight that were last restored and augmented by Taylor’s in 1921 – the back six bells date between circa 1400 & 1741. That major restoration saw all the bells conserved and tuned, and all new fittings and a cast iron and steel bell frame manufactured and installed. […]
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The 16 cwt eight in this tower is the work of Gillett & Johnston and dates from 1950, when all the bells were recast and a new cast iron and steel bellframe and all new fittings were provided. One of the gudgeons of the second bell has fractured and will need replacing. The bell frame […]
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Major maintenance work is to be undertaken on this 8 cwt ring of eight. The ring is largely the work of James Barwell of Birmingham, with two older William Evans of Chepstow bells also included. The last major rehung took place in 1892, with an augmentation in 1911 when the ring was increased from six […]
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The PCC of this church has placed an order for work to their 16 cwt ring of six bells. The bells were rehung in 1897, the work being undertaken by Mears & Stainbank who also supplied and fitted new gudgeons & bearings in 1965. Bells 5 & 6 will have new cast iron headstocks manufactured […]
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The clappers and crown staples from this 10 cwt ring of six have been removed and are at Loughborough for complete refurbishment, including the re-profiling of their shafts to allow the bells to “sing” more while being rung. Work to restore the rope roller boxes will be undertaken to complete this maintenance work before the […]
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Maintenance and improvement work will be undertaken on this 12 cwt ring of eight which dates between 1629 & 2005. The re-roping of the back four bells to improve the rope circle will remove a number of rope diverting pulleys in the clock chamber, reducing the rope friction as these bells are rung. The seventh […]
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