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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The Gatehouse Tower at Auckland Castle housed a large early medieval bell previously unknown to conservationists, but with building restoration underway its secret is out. The bell dates from circa 1180 and was cast using the long abandoned “Cire Perdu” or lost wax method. The long waisted bell has a diameter of 28″ and weighs […]
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Paul has joined our staff and will work in the engineering section of the Foundry. With no background in the world of bells, Paul is learning fast, and as each new aspect is mastered his confidence shines through. We welcome him and hope he enjoys his time with us.
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If a bell has to be recast the original founder’s inscription can be reproduced on the new bell. Moulds of the inscription are made and lead is then melted and poured into them, producing an exact copy, together with the curvature of the bell. The lead patterns are then pressed into the wet clay as […]
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“This is a wonderful piece of kit” was Trevor Workman’s verdict after playing this new practice clavier that has been designed and manufactured in our workshops. Ordered as part of the major rebuilding of the Taylor Canberra Carillon, this practice clavier is touch sensitive and its action is silent. The bells at Canberra were digitally […]
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The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust has received a most welcome grant of up to £449,918.00 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The pot of £1.57 billion was set aside by the Government to protect a further 162 heritage sites across the nation to ensure that jobs and access to the arts, culture and heritage in local […]
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Our Archives at Taylor’s are quite extensive and extend well back into the Company’s history. Many hundreds of glass plate negatives have been passed down to us, and these are being digitalised to allow them to be available to the public. Our archivists recently came across this previously unknown photograph of the 11 ton Great […]
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Saying goodbye to valued employees is always sad, and during the present Covid19 restrictions we can’t even arrange a proper farewell. The same was true at the beginning of the lock down when Matt’s father, Roger, retired as our Master Founder after four decades of service, but we hope to arrange a proper farewell once […]
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It is rare nowadays to get an order for a really large bell, although we have cast one five tonner within the last year. Over the years many large bells have been cast, and we still retain the ability to cast more if orders are placed. The mould is built up from a base plate, […]
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