The Loughborough Bell Foundry
Emergency repair work to restore roofs and gutters starts next week. Funded jointly by Historic England and Taylor’s, £640k will be spent in this first phase of the restoration. The rare and extensive Foundry records have had to be relocated during the work so that they are protected. We are most grateful to a team […]
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It is with great sadness that we were told of the passing of Reverend Anthony E H Clayton on Sunday 8th May at the age of 80. Tony worked in management at the Foundry from 1968 until 1982 and remained a good friend and supporter of Taylor’s until his death. He will be sadly missed […]
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A major service and replacement of parts is underway for the Foundry Overhead Crane, and should be complete within a week.
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Finished in time to host the ART Conference in March 2016, the old Drawing Office had been abandoned for many years and needed a complete refurbishment, including a new ceiling. It looks splendid now and will provide another useful facility at the Foundry. The Ringing Chamber and the old Crook Room were refurbished at the […]
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George Dawson has been sourcing glass fronted wooden bookcases for both the archives and the museum, and a number have been collected and brought to Loughborough. These will help keep valuable material dust free – the Foundry is a very dusty environment.
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A plaque has been cast to honour the pioneering work of John William Taylor I, who did so much to create the wonderful Taylor bells that are so admired worldwide. Once planning permission has been obtained it will be fixed on the wall of the bell tower in Cobden Street.
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We will shortly be making an announcement about the start of major work to most of the roofs and valley gutters at the Loughborough Bell Foundry – a grant aided project costing between 500k & 600k. However, our architects have drawn our attention to the dangerous condition of one of the main roof trusses in […]
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