Visiting Taylor's Bell Foundry & Museum
Visiting the Bellfoundry
Details of Tours of the Museum and Works can be accessed at https://loughboroughbellfoundry.org/visits
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A visit to Taylor's Bell Foundry makes a fascinating day out.
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Getting ready for a cast in the small back foundry.
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The bell moulds are buried under the ground to allow the bells to cool slowly.
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Making a new bell mould from loam, goats hair and horse manure is a dirty business.
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Bell Master, Roger Johns, surveys a finished mould prior to casting.
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Tuning the bells requires great skill and precision.
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New bell frames constructed from galvanised steel and cast iron are built in our works.
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Hardwood bell wheels are constructed in our wood shop.
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A new ring of bells ready for dispatch.