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 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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This boys school near Toronto has placed an order for the casting of a new school bell. The bell will have a diameter of 16″ and weigh approximately one cwt. It will be supplied with a headstock, electro-magnetic chiming hammer and programmable tolling unit.
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Following the disastrous fire at this church last year which completely gutted the tower, the 11cwt ring of eight was safely lowered to the floor and brought to the Foundry for safe keeping. The bells were a mixed ring, three by Thomas Lester dated 1739, three by Mears & Stainbank dated 1919, and two by […]
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An order has been placed for the casting of a new bell for the Hindu Temple at Sivakavi Ampal. The bell will be decorated and have an inscription in Tamil, and with a traditional gold finish. The bell will have a diameter of 42″ and will weigh approximately 15 cwts. The bell will be supplied […]
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Highworth Parish Church houses an 18 cwt ring of eight. The bells were last rehung by Taylor’s in 1951, when four of the bells were also recast. An order has been placed to clean down and repaint the cast iron and steel bell frame, and all the metal fittings.
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This church is to have a new purpose built extension with dedicated bell turret as part of the new build. The existing bell will be removed from its turret and be brought back to Loughborough for recasting. New fittings for stationery chiming will also be manufactured, together with an electro-magnetic tolling hammer and programmable Angelus […]
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