The Loughborough Bell Foundry
This church houses a complete Taylor 17 cwt eight, dating from 1962. The local ringers removed all the clappers and crown staples, together with two of the roller boxes, and transported them to Loughborough. These components have been completely restored and will be delivered back to Bodmin for the local ringers to re-fit.
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An order has been received from this church for the 2nd bell wheel, clappers, crown staples and roller boxes to be removed to Loughborough for restoration. The lubricant levels of the bearings will be examined and maintained as necessary, and the roping down of the treble bell will be adjusted to complete the maintenance work.
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This tower houses a 13 cwt ring of six, the work of Thomas II Bilbie. A major restoration of the installation was carried out by Taylor’s in 1937, when a new cast iron bell frame and all new fittings were supplied and the bells rehung. The parish has now placed an order for the treble […]
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The front three clappers and crown staples from this 17 cwt ring of six are to be brought to Loughborough for complete restoration, new joint pins and re-profiling before being returned to the bells.
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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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