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.
An order has been placed by the PCC of this church for their ring of eight bells (tenor 11 cwts) to be removed from the tower, together with its bell frame and all fittings. A new ring of ten bells, with a similar weight tenor bell, will be cast, tuned and hung in a newly […]
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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 received to cast a large single bell, diameter 47″, and weighing nearly one ton for a temple in Sri Lanka. The bell will be supplied with a cast iron “horse shoe” shaped head stock and other fittings, and be hung for slow swing chiming.
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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. The bells will be checked for cracks and weaknesses and will be strengthened by bronze welding to their crowns and soundbows as necessary. After conservation work, new ringing fittings […]
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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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