The Loughborough Bell Foundry
With modern computer profiling we can, and do, cast bells of the same shape as bells produced by any bell founder. So if you want a Gillett & Johnston bell, or one produced by Dobson of Downham Market or any other founder, just ask and we'll cast and tune it for you and it'll be a perfect match.
This church houses a very fine Taylor 22 cwt eight in the key of Eb. The entire installation is “modern” in bell terms, dating from 1959, and has a fine tradition in change ringing. The ring is to be augmented with two treble bells to create a ring of ten. To accomplish this the bells, […]
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The tower of this church houses a fine 13 cwt Taylor eight in the key of F#. The entire installation dates from 1892 and has had a great amount of ringing on it over the past 130 years. The P.C.C. has now placed an order for a major restoration to be undertaken to the bells, […]
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An ambitious scheme is to be undertaken at this church, and Phase 1 has now been ordered. The tower houses an 18 cwt unringable four dating between 1478 & 1662 that hang in an oak bell frame dating from circa 1600. The bells are to be removed from the tower and conserved at Loughborough where […]
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The 4 cwt ring of six at this church is the work of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry and the bells date between 1958 & 1973. The entire installation is to be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough. The bells will be cleaned, and all new ringing fittings will be manufactured for them. […]
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The tower of this church houses a ring of eight with a tenor bell weighing 16 cwts. The bells are the work of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the front seven having been cast by Thomas II Mears in 1821, and the tenor by Pack & Chapman in 1774. The last major work to the bells […]
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This church houses an 8 cwt ring of six -five cast by Rudhall in 1727 with a Mears & Stainbank tenor bell of 1865. The bells hang in a composite iron and hardwood bell frame made by James Barwell of Birmingham. The bells and their fittings will be removed to Loughborough for conservation and tuning. […]
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