The Loughborough Bell Foundry
With modern computer profiling we can, and do, cast bells of the same shape as bells produced by any bell founder. So if you want a Gillett & Johnston bell, or one produced by Dobson of Downham Market or any other founder, just ask and we'll cast and tune it for you and it'll be a perfect match.
The detached campanile at Chester Cathedral is known as The Addleshaw Tower, and was named after Dean Addleshaw who oversaw its conception and construction. It houses a 1973 Taylor 25 cwt twelve plus flat 6th. The local band has made considerable progress in recent years and is now a vibrant ringing group. As a significant […]
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A major restoration and augmentation scheme is planned for this church. The present ring of four by four different founders, tenor 6 cwts, dates between 1596 & 1671. The 1596 third by Henry Oldfield will be replaced by a Keltek bell, and all the bells will be conserved and tuned. A new bell frame with […]
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This church houses a 10 cwt ring of six, four of which are the work of John III & Christopher IV Pennington and date from 1783, with two late 19th century Warner bells completing the ring. The bells and their fittings are to be removed from the tower to Loughborough for conservation work and re-tuning. […]
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The church has placed an order for the casting of a 24″ bell to be hung for stationary chiming. The bell will be hung on a galvanised steel bracket which will be manufactured at our works. The bell will be supplied with an Angelus Programmable Chiming Unit and electro-magnetic chiming hammer.
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This tower houses a ring of 6 bells, tenor 12 cwts., with bells dating between 1499 & 1905. The bells hang in a 2 tier bell frame dating from 1883 made by Thomas II Hooper & Harry Stokes. The parish has placed an order for the removal of the bells for conservation & tuning, and […]
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Having completed a major rehanging of the 11 cwt ring of six at this church last year, a further order has been placed to complete the restoration of the tower. The Warner Sanctus bell of 1885 is to be conserved and rehung on new fittings, and the wooden cupola which crowns the tower is to […]
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