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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
May 8, 20241 min read
Owthorne, East Yorkshire, St Matthews.
The single bell from this church has been stolen and Taylor's has been instructed to cast a new 21" bell to replace it. New fittings for...
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taylorbellswebsite
May 3, 20241 min read
Harrington, Northamptonshire, The Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul.
This church houses an unringable 8 cwt ring of six that is the work of Thomas II Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry dating from 1817....
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taylorbellswebsite
May 3, 20241 min read
Marsden, West Yorkshire, St Bartholomew's Parish Church.
This West Yorkshire Church houses a beautiful Taylor ring of ten, with a tenor bell weighing 26 cwts. The entire installation dates from...
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taylorbellswebsite
May 2, 20241 min read
Barnstaple, Devon - The Guildhall Bell.
The Guildhall bell dates from 1714 and originally hung in the Butchers' Market. It now hangs in a rounded domed octagonal cupola atop the...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Helston, Cornwall, The Guildhall.
The Guildhall is currently undergoing a major restoration, and the clock bell has been found to be shattered into pieces as a result of...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. The Church of St Saviour.
This church houses a lovely Taylor 22 cwt eight that were installed in 1898. To keep the installation in good order the parish has...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 18, 20241 min read
Ackworth, West Yorkshire, St Cuthbert's Parish Church.
The tower of this church houses a 14 cwt six by five different founders dating between 1499 &1880. The last major rehang on new fittings...
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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 9, 20241 min read
Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales. Christ Church.
The tower of this church houses a classic Taylor eight, with the entire installation dating from 1937. With a tenor bell weighing in a...
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taylorbellswebsite
Apr 4, 20241 min read
Blackawton, Devon, St Michael's Parish Church.
The 11 cwt ring of six in the church was last rehung in a new bell frame and with all new fittings by The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in...
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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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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Kirton in Holland, Lincolnshire, The Parish Church of S.S. Peter & Paul.
The tower of this beautiful mediaeval church houses an 18 cwt eight with six of the bells having been cast by Thomas Mears in 1807, and...
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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 27, 20241 min read
Collingham, West Yorkshire. St Oswald's Parish Church.
The tower of this church houses a 7 cwt eight that were cast and installed by Taylor's in 1907. To keep the installation in good...
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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Castor, Cambridgeshire. The Parish Church of St Kyneburgha.
The beautiful Norman central tower of this church houses a 10 cwt eight, the back six dating from 1700, the work of Henry II Bagley, with...
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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 25, 20242 min read
Hartpury, Gloucestershire, St Mary the Virgin.
The 14 cwt ring of six in this tower was last rehung in a cast iron bell frame by Gillett & Johnston in 1926. A major restoration and...
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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Clearing the Back Foundry Yard !
Most of our larger bell cases are stored in the back foundry yard, ready to be retrieved on the rare occasions a large bell is ordered -...
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taylorbellswebsite
Mar 21, 20241 min read
KIngsbury, Warwickshire, The Parish Church of S.S. Peter & Paul.
The tower of this church houses a lovely 17 cwt Taylor eight that date from 1969. The bells are very popular and over 500 full peals have...
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