The Loughborough Bell Foundry
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This beautiful mediaeval Minster Church houses a magnificent Taylor twelve with a tenor bell weighing 34 cwts. The back ten were cast at Loughborough in 1924 and hung in a twelve bell cast iron and steel bell frame with all new fittings. In 1986 the two treble bells were cast at Taylor’s and hung to […]
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The tower of this church houses a ring of eight with a tenor bell weighing 16 cwts. The bells are the work of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the front seven having been cast by Thomas II Mears in 1821, and the tenor by Pack & Chapman in 1774. The last major work to the bells […]
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The PCC of this church has placed an order for a major restoration of their bells. Their 13 cwt ring of six dates from 1769 and is the work of J III, C IV & W Pennington & Co, and at present hangs in an oak bell frame dating from 1902. The bells, fittings and […]
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The 4 cwt ring of six at this church is the work of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry and the bells date between 1958 & 1973. The entire installation is to be removed from the tower and brought back to Loughborough. The bells will be cleaned, and all new ringing fittings will be manufactured for them. […]
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This tower contains a 15 cwt ring of eight in the key of E. The bells are the work of four different founders and date between 1702 & 1976. The Richard Phelps 4th, which was cast in 1712, has cracked and the parish has placed an order for it to be recast. The bell will […]
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The P.C.C. of this church has placed an order for the larger of their two bells to be conserved and rehung, and for the strengthening of their oak bell frame. The existing full circle ringing fittings will be removed after advice from their diocese about the fragility of the bell frame, and new fittings for […]
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