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Jan 81 min read
We Welcome Leanne Broad
Leanne Broad has joined our staff in a role of Reception/Administration Manager - so if you phone the Foundry it's likely to be her voice...
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Jan 51 min read
Welcome to 2025!
For Free Inspections and Quotations on the U K Mainland Please contact our office on 01509 212241.
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taylorbellswebsite
Dec 13, 20241 min read
FOUNDRY CHRISTMAS CLOSURE
Taylor's Foundry will be closed for the Christmas break from 24th December 2024 - 2nd January 2025.
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taylorbellswebsite
Dec 5, 20241 min read
"BELLS & BELLFOUNDING" BY MICHAEL J MILSOM
Looking for a Christmas Present for anyone interested in bells, bell founding or bell ringing - here's an interesting book you might like...
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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 27, 20241 min read
A Sad End For The Gazebo!
The heavy recent heavy snowfall in the Midlands saw the end of our gazebo. The sheer weight of the snow brought the entire structure down...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 19, 20241 min read
Taylor's First Female Bellhanger!
We welcome Eliza Lewis-Skeath to our team at Taylor's. At her own request she has set her heart on being a bell hanger and she's proving...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 13, 20241 min read
DONORS' OPEN DAY
SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. The Trustees of The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust invite the many hundreds from the bell ringing...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 5, 20241 min read
The Restored Bell Foundry Formally Opened!
Photo: Mrs Frances Johnson & Mrs Sarah Bassett - Daughters of the late Paul Taylor joined us at the Opening Event. Thursday 3rd October...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 21, 20241 min read
David V Stipetic, R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that we mark the death of David V Stipetic of Holy Trinity, Hull. David was a great supporter of Taylor's Bell...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Taylor's Ring Paralympic Success
Very late in the day the organisers of the Paris Paralympics asked if they could borrow a bell for the winners to ring after each...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 24, 20241 min read
The Central Council Library Has Been Relocated!
The Library of The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has finally found a permanent home in the new Archives at Taylor's Bell...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 21, 20241 min read
A First Picnic in the Gazebo
A party of visiting ringers from Rhyl had brought their picnic with them and after a tour of the Foundry found welcome shelter in our...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 6, 20241 min read
A Welcome Gazebo!
It is intended that a tearoom will eventually be built for weary guests to take the weight off their feet and sit with a cuppa and a bit...
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taylorbellswebsite
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Need Your Bell Frame Painting ?
It is important to keep metal bell frames well painted and our technicians at Taylor's regularly undertake the cleaning and painting work...
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taylorbellswebsite
Jul 16, 20241 min read
The Oil Paintings of Our Forebears have been Re-hung in the New Board Room
As work on the new Foundry Museum nears completion the portraits of members of the Taylor family have found a home in the new Board Room...
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taylorbellswebsite
Jun 7, 20241 min read
Foundry Restoration Nears Completion!
Work to restore and develop the Foundry nears completion with our main contractors, Messenger of Stamford, having now cleared site....
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taylorbellswebsite
May 15, 20241 min read
A Fraternal Visit to Eijsbouts Bell Foundry.
Director David Potter was invited to visit Eijsbout's Bell Foundry in Asten, Holland. The visit was conducted by owner, Joost Eijsbout...
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taylorbellswebsite
May 8, 20241 min read
A New Taylor Bell Heralds Helston's Floral Dance.
Helston's famous Floral Dance beings on 8th May each year as the Guildhall Bell strikes 7 a.m. But 2024 brought a crisis when, just over...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 12, 20241 min read
A NEW HOME FOR THE ARCHIVE
Another milestone has been reached at the Foundry with the completion of our new Archive. Museum type Roller Racking has been installed...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 1, 20241 min read
A Colin Banton - R.I.P.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of our former colleague A Colin Banton in France on 3rd March. Colin worked in our...
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