The Loughborough Bell Foundry
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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This church houses an ancient 12 cwt ring of six that were rehung in a new cast iron and steel bell frame on new fittings by Taylor’s in 1952. It also houses a 46 cwt Bourdon bell, cast and hung by Taylor’s in 1892. An order has been placed for the manufacture of a new […]
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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 Australian Government has now expanded the major rebuilding work being undertaken on the National Carillon to include the casting and tuning of the largest semi-tone bell. This was omitted when the carillon was manufactured by Taylor’s in 1970 due to cost considerations, but will now be added to complete the instrument. The cast bell […]
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