The Loughborough Bell Foundry
This church houses a fine Taylor ring of ten with a 13 cwt tenor bell. The back eight date from 1907, and the trebles from 1946. All hang with modern Taylor fittings in a cast iron and steel Taylor bell frame. Maintenance work will be carried out to keep the ring in first class order. […]
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This tower houses a 7 cwt ring of six that are the work of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, with bells and fittings dating from 1865, 1923 & 1976. The clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes are to be removed to Loughborough for complete restoration before being re-fitted by our bell hangers.
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The 16 cwt ring of six at this church was last rehung by Taylor’s in 1910. Maintenance work to the clappers and crown staples is to be undertaken, with a full restoration of the crown staples, joint pins, bushes etc and the refacing of the clapper balls.
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Maintenance work is being carried out to this 15 cwt ring of ten. The last rehang was carried out by Taylor’s in 1931, and two trebles were added by this company in 1985. The rope roller boxes and the intermediate chamber ground pulleys of the 5th & 7th are to be returned to Loughborough for […]
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This church houses a beautiful Gillett & Johnston 24 cwt ring of eight which are famed for the beauty of their tone. Maintenance work will be carried out to keep the bells in good ringing order. Three new bell pads will be manufactured and their bells lowered into their pits to allow them to be […]
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This church houses a ground floor ring of six with a tenor bell weighing 7 cwts. The bells were last rehung by Taylor’s in 1995, with a treble cast and added to complete the six in 2000. The clappers are to be re-profiled, re-bushed and crown staples are to be refurbished before being returned to […]
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The fine 10 cwt ring of six at this church is the work of Gillett & Johnston and dates from 1946. Major maintenance work will be carried out to keep the installation in first class condition. Each of the bells will be lifted from its pit and its bearings will be cleaned/examined/replaced as necessary. The […]
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The 9 cwt ring of five at this church date between 1380 & 1905, and was rehung in a new bell frame and with new fittings by Warner’s in 1905. In 1971 Taylor’s again rehung the bells, but the old Warner bell wheels were re-used to save cost. The tenor bell wheel has now disintegrated, […]
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