Powerstock, Dorset, St Mary the Virgin.
This tower houses Dorset's heaviest ring of six, with a tenor bell of 20 cwts in the key of Eb, the work of Thomas II Bilbie. The bells...
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Nov 81 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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Nov 71 min read
Bishop Auckland, County Durham. St Andrew's Parish Church.
This tower houses an 11 cwt ring of eight which were cast by Gillett & Johnston in 1912. An order has been placed to lower bells 1, 5 &...
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Oct 311 min read
Bideford, Devon, The Parish Church of St Mary.
The tower of this church houses a classic Taylor eight dating from 1929, with a tenor bell weighing 17 cwts. The clappers and crown...
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Oct 231 min read
Dymock, Gloucestershire, The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.
The tower of this church houses a 17 cwt ring of six from the Rudhall Foundry, with bells dating between 1707 & 1829. The bells were...
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Oct 211 min read
Lichfield, Staffordshire, St Mary's Church - The Hub.
The former church of St Mary in the City Centre is now and Arts & Heritage Centre called The Hub. Its tower houses an 18 cwt ring of...
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Oct 211 min read
Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire, St Helen's Parish Church
The 7 cwt ring of six in this tower is largely the work of Matthew Bagley III dating from 1771, and hang in a Barwell bell frame dating...
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Oct 211 min read
Panzance, Cornwall. The Roman Catholic Church of, the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady.
This church is being extended and this will include a new bell turret. An order has been placed for a new bell, and this was cast in...
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Oct 211 min read
Burleigh House, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
The three bells from this country house are to be removed for conservation and rehanging on all new fittings for chiming and swing...
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Oct 191 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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Oct 191 min read
Oundle, Northamptonshire, St Peter's Church.
The tower of this church houses a 25 cwt eight, the work of four founders dating between 1735 & 1868. The wrought iron clappers and their...
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Oct 181 min read
Loughborough, Leicestershire, The Hope Bell Project.
Charnwood Borough Council has commissioned the casting of a Westminster Chime of five bells - largest 25 cwts to be hung in an...
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Oct 181 min read
Newcastle Civic Centre Carillon
Newcastle's carillonneur, Johnathan Bradley, has written after the conclusion of the work on the carillon. He writes, "Chris has done a...
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Oct 181 min read
St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. St Mawgan's Parish Church.
The 9 cwt ring of eight in this tower is largely the work of Taylor's dating from 1958, with just the 7th bell having been cast by John...
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Oct 181 min read
Glasshouse College, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands.
The college bell needs to be recast, so an order has been placed for the casting of a 22" bell weighing 2.5 cwts. The bell will be tuned...
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Oct 171 min read
Newcastle upon Tyne, The Civic Centre.
The tower of Newcastle's Civic Centre houses a beautiful carillon of 25 Taylor bells, largest 71 cwts. Being located close to the North...
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Oct 141 min read
Lee, South London, St Margaret's Church.
Prior to 1963 the tower of this church housed a 14 cwt eight which were considered to be too heavy for the structure. In 1963 Mears &...
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Oct 131 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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Oct 111 min read
Lydney, Gloucestershire, The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
The tower of this church houses a ring of ten, tenor 13 cwts. The clappers, crown staples and bell wheels will be returned to...
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Oct 101 min read
Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire. The Parish Church of St Margaret of Antioch.
This parish has placed an order for a major rehang of their 8 cwt eight. The front six bells were cast by Mears & Stainbank in 1909 &...
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