The Loughborough Bell Foundry
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This 55 bell Taylor carillon, with a bass bell weighing over 6 tons, was the gift of the British Government to the people of Australia to mark the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of their National Capital in Canberra. The carillon was opened on 26th April 1970 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A major […]
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This parish has placed an order for the installation of a sound control system to allow their ring of eight bells (tenor 6 cwts) to be quietened for practicing.
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An order has been placed to remove the 11 cwt ring of eight, its frame and fittings from the tower and bring it to Loughborough. This ring of bells is the work of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and dates from 1792 & 1899. The Keltek Trust has donated a 1916 Taylor bell (ex Low Harrogate) […]
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This ancient 11 cwt ring of five dating from 1525 & 1656 is to be removed from the tower for a full restoration. The existing cast iron frame, which is the work of S G Soame and dates from 1905, is to be retained. New fittings will be manufactured for bells 1, 3, 4, & […]
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In 1928 Taylor’s cast and installed a 35 bell automatic carillon with a 28 cwt bass bell as a memorial to the men of Bathurst and District who had served in the First World War. Bathurst’s carillon has subsequently served as a memorial to all Australian soldiers killed in conflicts since that date. As originally […]
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An order has been received to cast a new 18″ diameter bell for this church in Eritrea – the first Taylor bell ever supplied to this country. New fittings will be manufactured for the bell before it is dispatched.
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An order has been placed for a major restoration of this 16 cwt eight. The back six were cast by Taylors in 1843, and the trebles by James Barwell in 1889. The 5th bell is cracked. The bells, frame and fittings will be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough, where the cracked […]
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Major maintenance work will be undertaken on this 72 cwt twelve, which also has two semi-tone bells. Extra strengthening will be manufactured and fitted under the pits of the 9th and tenor bells to make the frame more rigid. The “button tops” of the two treble bells will be removed and new seating pads will […]
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