The Loughborough Bell Foundry
Taylor’s Bell Foundry has probably cast more large bells than any other Foundry in the history of bell founding – unlike other founders we have never farmed out our casting to other foundries, and all the large bells with the Taylor name on them have been cast here. More than 200 bells weighing between 2 […]
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We are pleased to welcome Trevor Barnacle to our staff at Taylor’s. Trevor has been appointed as head of our wood engineering department. We hope his time with us is fulfilling and that he takes pleasure in the unique work undertaken.
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SUCCESS IN THE LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND HERITAGE AWARDS! The Awards featured projects completed in 2019 & 2020 and were open to all heritage related organisations in Leicestershire & Rutland. Hosted online by former BBC Radio Leicester broadcaster Dave Andrews, the event attracted a large Zoom crowd of representatives from across the county. Around 20 museums […]
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The recent phase of work using Emergency Repair Grants to restore parts of the Foundry Buildings nears completion, and we now move towards planning the main restoration which will begin late 2021 or early 2022. The photo shows the side elevation of the joiners’ shop which had a new roof in recent years and has […]
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Looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the Foundry in the not too distant future our viewing gallery in the casting hall has been enlarged to allow for the spacing between people to be increased in the short term and larger parties eventually when normality returns! The work has been paid for by a Government […]
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Every now and again we receive an order to cast a ship’s bell with a requirement for a highly polished surface that sailors continue to polish daily throughout its life. This one is in the final stages of preparation before being dispatched.
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Just dug up from underground, this photograph by Paul Grover shows our Foundry Master Anthony Stone with a replica Liberty Bell for export to the USA. The bell is a full sized replica, and weighs approximately 18 cwts. It was ordered by a private customer and will be shipped once fettling and tuning has been […]
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Taylor’s first carillon of 47 bells met a sad end during a period of financial hardship for the Foundry, with bells being either used in the furnace for their metal or being sold for use elsewhere. But every now and again original carillon bells come to light. The original 24 cwt bass bell was sold […]
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The flag of Historic England is flying from the Foundry tower as a gesture of thanks for a further large gift of emergency funding money which has enabled more work to be carried out on the buildings before the main scheme begins. This money, together with a significant grant from the government’s Cultural Recovery Fund, […]
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