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.
Having recently installed a new ring of eight at this church, the PCC has now asked Taylor’s to conserve and refurbish their two original ancient bells and to hang them on new fittings of traditional design for swing chiming.
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A major maintenance scheme is to be carried out on this classic Taylor 16 cwt ring of eight that date from 1902. All the bells will be lowered into their pits and their fittings will be removed. The headstocks will be returned to Loughborough for the replacement of their gudgeons and for the fitting of […]
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This church has a complete ring of six (tenor 9 cwt) that were cast by J III, C IV & W Pennington in 1773. The bells and their fittings will be removed from the tower and brought to Loughborough. New ringing fittings will be manufactured for all the bells, and they will then be rehung […]
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The under weight 17 cwt tenor bell from this ring of ten is to be retired and replaced with a modern harmonically tuned Taylor bell weighing a little under 22 cwts. The existing Hugh I Watts tenor will be retired. Its replacement was originally cast for Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire, and was sold when the […]
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This tower houses a complete 1938 Taylor ring of eight with a 16 cwt tenor bell. The PCC of the church has placed an order for all ladder access systems to be replaced with new galvanised steel ladders that conform to Health & Safety standards.
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This classic Taylor ten (Tenor 22 cwts) dates from 1901, with the trebles having been added in 1920. New headstocks, gudgeons & bearings will be manufactured for bells 3 & 4 to correct their timing as part of the ten, and their clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes will be refurbished as part of […]
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