Burton Hastings, Warwickshire, St Botolph.
This church houses a 6 cwt ring of five which were last restored by Taylor's in 1937. The ring is to be augmented to six with the casting...
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Aug 1, 20230 min read
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, St Mary's Parish Church.
Having recast the tenor bell of this 19 cwt ring of twelve earlier this year working with White's of Appleton as the main contractor, the...
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Jul 18, 20231 min read
Stroud, Gloucestershire, St Laurence's Parish Church
The 20 cwt ring of ten in this church dates from the 18th & 19th centuries and is the work of the Rudhall & Whitechapel foundries. The...
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Jul 11, 20231 min read
Alan Berry, R.I.P.
Alan's Funeral will take place on Monday 14th August at 2.30 p.m. at The Loughborough Baptist Church, Baxter Gate, Loughborough, LE11...
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Jul 10, 20231 min read
Chickerel, Dorset, St Mary's Parish Church.
The western turret of this church houses two bells. The bells will be taken down and brought to Loughborough for conservation and the...
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Jul 7, 20231 min read
The Loughborough Carillon Centenary 1923 - 2023
John Taylor & Co is pleased to present "The Friends of the Loughborough Carillon" with an inscribed bell to mark the centenary of the...
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Jul 7, 20231 min read
Stoodleigh, Devon, St Margaret.
The 7 cwt six in this tower were last restored and rehung by another contractor in 2011. Sadly the treble bell has now cracked and will...
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Jul 7, 20231 min read
Hanmer, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales - St Chad.
The tower of this church houses 17cwt Taylor six dating from 1890. A major rehang and restoration will now be undertaken. The composite...
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Jul 5, 20231 min read
Horsham, West Sussex, St Mary the Virgin.
This tower houses a 22 cwt ring of ten, all of which were cast at The Whitechapel Bell Foundry between 1752 & 1972. The 4th bell, by...
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Jul 5, 20231 min read
Salter Street, West Midlands, St Patrick's Church.
The 8 cwt Warner five in this church date from 1861.Electro-magnetic hammers and an automated Apollo system will be manufactured and...
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Jul 1, 20231 min read
New Roofs - We'll Soon Be Waterproof!
Restoration work on the Foundry buildings proceeds apace and the new roofs are quickly being constructed. Things had deteriorated...
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Jun 24, 20231 min read
The New Entrance Courtyard !
Restoration work on the site continues apace with scaffolding everywhere and a great amount of disruption, but in less than a year from...
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Jun 20, 20231 min read
Caversham, Berkshire, St Peter's Parish Church.
This tower houses an 8 cwt ring of eight, and the P.C.C. has now placed an order for the manufacture and fitting of an adjustable sound...
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Jun 17, 20231 min read
New to us - a computer controlled lathe!
Recently purchased, we've been getting to grips with a computer controlled lathe. At present small precision components are being turned...
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Jun 8, 20231 min read
A New Voice When You Call Taylor's!
We welcome Dawn Sharman to our staff. Dawn has taken on the role of front office secretary and hers will be the voice you'll hear when...
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Jun 5, 20231 min read
A Carillon for a Private Customer, U.S.A.
A 25 bell carillon has been ordered by a private customer in America. With a bass bell weighing approximately 10 cwts, the new instrument...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read
We welcome back Ian Mitchell
Ian Mitchell is kindly helping out tuning bells while Girdar Vadukar recovers from surgery on his left shoulder. Ian was one of the bell...
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May 28, 20231 min read
Sefton, Merseyside, St Helen's Parish Church.
Major maintenance work is to be undertaken to this 11 cwt ring of eight. The bells will be lifted from their pits and their bearings will...
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May 28, 20231 min read
North Curry, Somerset, S.S. Peter & Paul.
An order has been placed to remove the present ring of bells, its framework and fittings from the tower and to recast the bells into a...
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