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.
This church houses a Taylor ring of three dating from 1873, with a tenor bell weighing 5 cwts. The bells hang in a two tier oak bell frame which will now be strengthened, and maintenance work will be carried out to the bell fittings.
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This building houses a 13 cwt ring of eight, and is now in the ownership of the City Council. The Council has instructed Taylor’s to remove the treble bell’s headstock to Loughborough for assessment. The existing bearings have collapsed and will be replaced. The bell wheel will be and restored and new soling and shrouding […]
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This church is to have a new purpose built extension with dedicated bell turret as part of the new build. A second hand bell was donated for hanging on the extension, but this was of poor quality and the parish decided to send it to Loughborough for recasting. New fittings for stationery chiming will be […]
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In 1904 Taylor’s produced the world’s first carillon ever to be harmonically tuned to equal temperament, and a carillon tower was built to house it as part of the Foundry buildings. This tower should not be confused with the campanile tower that houses the ring of twelve bells. Eventually the Foundry carillon was expanded to […]
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