The Loughborough Bell Foundry
This church houses a Taylor eight dating from 1936 with a tenor bell weighing 9 cwts. The parish has ordered a dumb bell, together with extension bell frame and all new fittings to be manufactured and installed to aid the teaching on new ringers.
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This magnificent Taylor twelve which date from 1909 & 2011 hang in a two tier cast iron and steel bell frame. Recently a request for advice for help from local ringers for help to improve the timing of the twelve and acoustics resulted in telephone consultations. Taylor’s supplied various parts and much advice, with Hayley […]
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This church houses a complete Taylor 8 with a 14 cwt tenor bell – all dating from 1904. The entire installation has suffered badly from constant wetting over more than a century, and has to be dismantled and restored. Work to rebuild the cast iron and steel bell frame is being undertaken by local ringers […]
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An unusual contract but this happens from time to time. On order has been placed for the casting of new brake cast iron pads for the steam locomotives of The Bala Lake Railway. From time to time they also order fire grate bars, and we cast and supply them also.
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This church houses an unringable three with a tenor weighing 6 cwts. The bells date between 1683 & 1857. They will be removed from the tower and brought back to the Foundry where conservation work will be undertaken and all new ringing fittings will be manufactured. The bells will then be rehung for full circle […]
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The PCC of this church has placed an order for a major restoration and augmentation of their 17 cwt eight. The bells will be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough for conservation work, including specialist bronze strengthening welding to their crowns and soundbows. The bells will be tuned to match the 1930 […]
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This 10 cwt ring of six has been out of action following an accident when one of the gudgeons of the 2nd bell sheared and the bell was cracked as a result. The bells were last rehung by The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1978, and so the fittings are generally in good order. The second […]
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This Minster Church houses a magnificent Taylor twelve with a 40 cwts tenor bell. One of the main spokes of the eight bell wheel was recently found to be fractured and a new wheel has been ordered to be manufactured. The Leeds ringers will fit the new wheel themselves.
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