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Nov 14, 20241 min read
Huntshaw, Devon,The Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene.
During 2023 Taylor's fulfilled a contract to rehang the 9 cwt three housed in this tower on new fittings. Due to stability concerns with...
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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 12, 20241 min read
U.S.A. Richmond, Virginia, The War Memorial Carillon.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has placed an order for the restoration of this First World War Memorial Carillon which was manufactured and...
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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 12, 20241 min read
Frampton, Dorset, The Parish Church of St. Mary.
The tower of this church houses a 16 cwt six in the key of E. The bells are the work of four different bellfounders and date between 1694...
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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 11, 20241 min read
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. All Saints' Parish Church.
The tower of this church houses a complete Taylor eight dating from 1958 with a tenor bell weighing 11 cwts. The clappers and crown...
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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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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taylorbellswebsite
Nov 7, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 31, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 21, 20241 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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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 19, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 18, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 18, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 17, 20241 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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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 11, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 10, 20241 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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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Hugglescote, Leicestershire, The Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
The tower of this church houses a classic Taylor eight dating from 1900, with a tenor bell weighing 16 cwts. Following an accident, the...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 9, 20241 min read
Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire. Ashby Hall.
An order has been received to cast a new bell for this Hall. The new bell will have a diameter of 18" and weigh a little under 2 cwts....
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 9, 20241 min read
Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, The Parish Church of S.S. Peter & Paul.
The 11 cwt eight in this tower is the work of three different founders dating between 1705 & 1902, when the last major restoration and...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 9, 20241 min read
Gedney, Lincolnshire. The Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene.
The tower of this church houses a 13cwt ring of six which were last restored by Taylor's in 1913. At that time the Thomas Osborn 1794...
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