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

  • A visit to Taylor's Bell Foundry makes a fascinating day out.

    A visit to Taylor's Bell Foundry makes a fascinating day out.

  • Getting ready for a cast in the small back foundry.

    Getting ready for a cast in the small back foundry.

  • The bell moulds are buried under the ground to allow the bells to cool slowly.

    The bell moulds are buried under the ground to allow the bells to cool slowly.

  • Making a new bell mould from loam, goats hair and horse manure is a dirty business.

    Making a new bell mould from loam, goats hair and horse manure is a dirty business.

  • Bell Master, Roger Johns, surveys a finished mould prior to casting.

    Bell Master, Roger Johns, surveys a finished mould prior to casting.

  • Tuning the bells requires great skill and precision.

    Tuning the bells requires great skill and precision.

  • New bell frames constructed from galvanised steel and cast iron are built in our works.

    New bell frames constructed from galvanised steel and cast iron are built in our works.

  • Hardwood bell wheels are constructed in our wood shop.

    Hardwood bell wheels are constructed in our wood shop.

  • A new ring of bells ready for dispatch.

    A new ring of bells ready for dispatch.