We Welcome Anthony Roberts!
We are pleased to welcome Anthony Roberts who will help us in our Fabrication Department. Anthony worked at Taylor's before leaving for...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
Classic Taylor 21 Cwt Eight For Sale!
They were far too good to scrap, but we're looking for a home for them. If you've got a suitable tower to house them they're available...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, St Peter's Church in Eastgate.
The western turret of this church houses a 3 cwt Taylor bell dating from 1875. The bell's fittings are at the end of their safe useful...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Huntshaw, Devon, St Mary Magdalene.
The ancient 9 cwt ring of three in this tower is to be restored. The treble will be conserved and hung for full circle ringing in the...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands.
The village primary school at Bournville houses a 48 bell carillon with a bass bell weighing 64 cwts. The carillon was the gift of the...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Sedgley, West Midlands, All Saints' Parish Church.
This tower houses a complete Taylor 12 cwt. eight with the bells, cast iron frame and all fittings dating form 1975. All eight clappers...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Casting Bells Underground !
Traditionally bell moulds were made from clay and were buried before casting to protect the founder from the molten metal should the bell...
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taylorbellswebsite
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Sam Weaver Joins Our Design Team
We're pleased to welcome Sam Weaver who joins our design team at Taylor's. Sam is one of a number of young people who've joined us in the...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Lytham, Lancashire, St Peter's R C Church.
The Victorian ring of six at this church has had various maintenance issues over the past few years as it has aged and work has been...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, St Nicholas' Parish Church.
The tower of this church houses a 12 cwt ring of six that were last rehung in a cast iron "H" frame by Taylors in 1927. The bells will be...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 12, 20231 min read
St Anne's on the Sea, Lancashire, St Anne's Parish Church.
The tower of this church houses a 16 cwt Taylor ring of eight dating from 1890.The largest four bells will be cleaned and tuned and six...
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taylorbellswebsite
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Our Handbell Department's New Home!
As part of the Foundry restoration scheme our handbell department has been relocated to a new, purpose built building on the ground floor...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 30, 20231 min read
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Cathedral Church of St Macartin.
This cathedral church houses a 20 cwt ring of ten bells which underwent a major restoration by Taylor's in 1935 when the bells were...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 22, 20231 min read
University of Chicago, Illinois
The Mitchell tower of this university houses a 21cwt ring of ten which were cast and hung in 1908 by Mears & Stainbank of the Whitechapel...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Circular Rope Guides
Circular rope guides look neat and allow the bell ropes to be drawn into an almost perfect circle. We've had orders to manufacture and...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Guiseley, West Yorkshire, The Parish Church of St Oswald King & Martyr.
This church houses a fine Gillett & Johnston ring of eight dating from 1946, with a tenor bell weighing 16 cwts. Maintenance work will...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Penrith, St Catherine's R C Church.
The single bell from this church will be cleaned and conserved and all new fittings for swing chiming will be manufactured from stainless...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Walterstone, Herefordshire, St Mary's Parish Church.
This tiny parish Church in rural Herefordshire has two bells hung in its western turret. The larger of the two weighs approximately 4...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Trinity House, London.
Buoy bells are still used to warn ships of danger, and Trinity House orders new bells to be cast regularly. Two new bells have been cast...
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taylorbellswebsite
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, St Andrew's Parish Church.
This church's tower houses a 6 cwt ring of three with the bells dating circa 1400, 1671 & 1875. So that the bells can be rung when a team...
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