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 or Whitechapel 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 cathedral houses a Taylor chime of eight (Tenor 28 cwts) cast at Loughborough in 1888. The bells will be removed during November and be shipped to Loughborough. The largest bells will be retained and reused after cleaning and re-tuning as the tenors of a new ring of twelve bells with new bells being cast […]
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An order has been placed to remove this 14 cwt ring of eight and its fittings from the tower and bring it to Loughborough for restoration. After conservation work new ringing fittings will be manufactured for the bells before they are rehung in their existing bell frame.
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This Church has placed an order to remove its 13 cwt Warner 1895 ring of eight and to recast it into a new 11 cwt eight. The bells were last rehung by Taylor’s in 1936 in a two tier cast iron and steel bell frame. This will be removed and will be rebuilt re-using some […]
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An order has been placed to cast a new ring of ten bells (tenor 6 cwts) for this church. This will be the first ring of change ringing bells in France. The bells will be supplied with all new ringing fittings and a new galvanised steel bell frame. This project is the brainchild of Jeff […]
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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 9 cwt ring of six will be removed from the tower to allow a major refurbishment to be undertaken after severe corrosion was found in the base beams of the 1905 William Aggett bell frame. A mainly new galvanised steel under grillage will be constructed and the 1905 cast iron frame sides will be […]
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