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 P.C.C. of this parish church has placed an order for the bells to be removed from their tower for a full restoration. The 8 cwt ring of six last had a major restoration in 1905 when, as a ring of five, Taylor’s recast the two treble bells and White’s of Appleton provided a new […]
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Having completed the restoration of a ring of six at this church with all new ringing fittings in a new galvanised steel bell frame for eight bells in 2021, the parish has now placed an order for the two trebles to be cast to complete the peal. All new ringing fittings will be manufactured and […]
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This church houses an 8 cwt ring of six -five cast by Rudhall in 1727 with a Mears & Stainbank tenor bell of 1865. The bells hang in a composite iron and hardwood bell frame made by James Barwell of Birmingham. The bells and their fittings will be removed to Loughborough for conservation and tuning. […]
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The 13 cwt ring of eight at this church, with the exception of the 4th & 6th bells, is the work of Mears & Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and dates from 1907. The 4th bell was cast by Samuel I Smith of York in 1664, and the 6th bell in 1599 by an […]
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The single bell at this church hangs in a turret and is in a dangerous condition. The PCC has placed an order for the bell to be safely lowered and removed to Loughborough for storage, prior to the manufacture of new traditional fittings for swing chiming.
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The single bell at this church was cast in1856 by C & G Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. At present it is hung with full ringing fittings, although is not safe to be rung. The bell will be lowered by our bell hangers and be returned to Loughborough for conservation work and the removal […]
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