The Loughborough Bell Foundry
This church houses a 21 cwt ring of eight. The fourth bell’s headstock gudgeon pins had come loose so the headstock was returned to Loughborough for restoration and the fitting of new gudgeons and bearings.
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This cathedral houses a Taylor ring of twelve, tenor 21 cwts in Eb, that were cast and installed in 1999/2000. With the development of spheroidal graphite clapper technology it has been decided that all the clappers and their crown staples will be returned to Loughborough to enable the clappers to be re-profiled and the crown […]
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This 26 cwt ring of five is unique, being rung in full circle by hand without bell wheels. A new fourth clapper and crown staple has been ordered for this heavy ring of five and will be fitted once complete to allow their unique sound to sound across the Suffolk countryside once more.
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The 25 cwt eight at this church is mainly the work of Thomas Osborn and dates from 1799. The entire ring was rehung in a new cast iron and steel bell frame with all new fittings in 1934 – the work being carried out by Gillett & Johnson. In 1953 the 4th & 7th bells, […]
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The 10 cwt ring of six at this church is to be removed from the tower and rehung on new fittings. The last major rehang occurred in 1946 when Mears & Stainbank installed a new cast iron and steel bell frame – this is in basically sound condition and will be restored and retained.
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Following an accident involving an Ellacombe chiming hammer, the bell wheels from this ring of three will be removed to Loughborough for restoration. The Ellacombe hammers will also be returned for modification and restoration. All the fittings will then be returned to the tower and the installation restored to working order.
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This bell tower houses a single 28 cwt bell that was cast by Hugh Watts on 10th July 1633. Last year Taylor’s supplied and fitted an electro-magnetic hammer and controller unit to sound the hours and the evening curfew. An order has now been placed for Phase II of the restoration by supplying and installing […]
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This 15 cwt., 1937 Gillett & Johnston eight will have major maintenance work carried out to bring them back into good order. The clappers and crown staples will be brought back to Loughborough for complete restoration, including the replacing of their nylotron bushes which have caused the clappers to seize – new phosphor bronze bushes […]
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