The Loughborough Bell Foundry
This church houses a 14 cwt ring of eight dating from 1910 & 1928. The entire installation is the work of Messrs Mears & Stainbank of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Major maintenance will be undertaken to bring the ring back into first class condition. The bells will be lifted from their pits and their bearings […]
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This church houses a mid 18th century ring of six cast by Abel & Thomas Rudhall – tenor 14 cwts. The bells were last rehung with new fittings in the existing 1750 bell frame by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1950. The baldrick type clappers are to be completely restored before being returned to the […]
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The tower of this fine church houses a 16 cwt ring of six which are the work of four different founders dating between 1622 & 1858. The bells were last restored in 1946 when Gillett & Johnston tuned them and rehung them with all new fittings in a new cast iron and steel bell frame. […]
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This church houses a light Taylor ring of six dating from 1980. The crown staples will be restored, and the clappers will be re-profiled , re-bushed and refurbished before being returned to the bells.
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Major maintenance and improvement work will be carried out on this 4 cwt ring of eight. Bells 3, 4, & 5 were cast by Taylor’s in 1987, and were augmented with five Eijsbout bells in 1992. New clappers, crown staples and roller boxes will be manufactured and installed, and the main headstock bearings will be […]
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Major maintenance work is to be carried out at this church which houses a 9 cwt Taylor ring of six dating from 1920. A new bell wheel for the 3rd bell will be manufactured and fitted. New nylon ceiling bosses will be supplied and fitted to the floor of the bell chamber, and new cast […]
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The single Warner bell at this church, which hangs in an arched niche in the gable of the west wall has had major maintenance work completed to bring it back into commission.
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The 13 cwt eight at this church is the work of Mears & Stainbank and date between 1907 & 1912. All eight clappers are to be re-profiled and completely restored, and their crown staples completely renovated. The clappers will be removed by local ringers and be replaced by them.
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