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The Restoration & Augmentation at Manchester Cathedral’s Bells !

The Restoration & Augmentation at Manchester Cathedral’s Bells !

by David Potter | Aug 6, 2026 | Bellfoundry News

Our engineers removed the bells from Manchester Cathedral yesterday and transported them to the Foundry. This is the start of a major restoration that will see the bells rehung in a new bell frame and three additional bells cast to augment the peal to a ring of twelve...
Manchester, Greater Manchester. The Cathedral & Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys & St George.

Manchester, Greater Manchester. The Cathedral & Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys & St George.

by David Potter | Aug 5, 2026 | 2026 Projects

The western tower of this cathedral houses a 27 cwt ring of ten that were cast and installed by Gillett & Johnston in 1925. New permanent lifting beams will be installed in the belfry. The bells, frame and fittings will be removed to allow a major restoration and...
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.

by David Potter | Aug 3, 2026 | 2026 Projects

The steeple of this church houses a 20 cwt ring of ten, the back eight of which were cast by London Founders between 1765 & 1964. Two trebles were added by Taylor’s in 1935. The bells were last rehung by Warner’s in 1913. A major recasting,...
Lytham, Lancashire. The Parish Church of St John the Divine.

Lytham, Lancashire. The Parish Church of St John the Divine.

by David Potter | Aug 1, 2026 | 2026 Projects

The 10 cwt ring of six in this steeple is the work of Mears & Stainbank and dates from1875. The bells were rehung on new fittings by Eayre & Smith in 1992 in their original two tier oak frame. An order has now been received to remove the entire installation...
Elton, Cambridgeshire. All Saints’ Parish Church.

Elton, Cambridgeshire. All Saints’ Parish Church.

by David Potter | Aug 1, 2026 | 2026 Projects

The tower of this church houses a 14 cwt ring of five by three different founders, and dating between 1631 and 1896. The bells hang in a six bell cast iron bell frame by Mears & Stainbank dating from 1936. A new treble bell is to be cast to complete the ring, and...
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