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 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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New ladders will be manufactured and installed to allow safe access to this 7 cwt ground floor ring of six.
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The seventh bell from this 13 cwt ring of eight has been cracked on its soundbow. The bell will be recast and its fittings restored before it is rehung.
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Having recently installed a chime of eight bells at this church, an order for a further four bells to augment the chime to twelve has been received. The new bells will be added and will be sounded by electro-magnetic hammers.
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An order has been received from Matthew Higby to manufacture new cast iron headstocks for this 21 cwt ring of six. The headstocks will be supplied with gudgeons and bearings.
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An order has been received to manufacture new cast iron headstocks, together with gudgeons and bearings for the 13 cwt eight at this church. This work is being carried out for Whites of Appleton who are the main contractors for this project.
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In 1920 Taylor’s cast three new treble bells, augmenting the existing five to a ring of eight. All the bells were rehung in a new cast iron two tier bell frame with all new fittings. The PCC has now placed an order to strip the fittings from the largest five bells and to remove the […]
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This 10 cwt eight was last rehung by Taylor’s in 1979, when five of the bells were also recast. The church has now placed an order for electro-magnetic chiming hammers to be manufactured and fitted to all eight bells. The hammers will be connected to a programmable Apollo control system, and this will allow tunes, […]
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