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.
The beautiful photograph of Winchester Cathedral was taken by Jack Pease – many thanks to him for sending it to us. The beautiful ring of twelve here is the work of Taylor’s, and dates from 1937. An order has been placed for new wooden shafted clappers to be manufactured and fitted to the two tenors, […]
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The fourth bell by Briant of Hertford and dating from 1803 from this 19 cwt ring of eight has cracked. The bell will be removed from the tower and brought to the Foundry for recasting. The existing inscription will be reproduced on the new bell.
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The PCC of this beautiful Suffolk church has placed an order for a major restoration, recasting and augmentation of their 15cwt ring of six. Four of the existing bells will be recast, and two new bells will be added to two of the former Prinknash Abbey bells which were cast by Taylor’s in 1910 & […]
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The PCC of this church has placed an order for a major restoration and augmentation of their 17 cwt eight. The bells will be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough for conservation work, including specialist bronze strengthening welding to their crowns and soundbows. The bells will be tuned to match the 1930 […]
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The P.C.C. of this Somerset church has placed an order for a major restoration of their bells’ installation. The tower houses a ring of six (Tenor 12 cwts.) which are the work of the Purdue Foundry (1608 & 1653) with a treble added by Mears & Stainbank in 1935. The bells hang in a composite […]
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Major maintenance and restoration work will be carried out on this 25cwt ring of ten. The complete installation is the work of Mears & Stainbank and dates from 1907. The work will include complete refurbishment to the clappers, crown staples, rope roller boxes, and bell wheels. The headstocks of the back four bells will be […]
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