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Church of St Paul, Salford, Greater Manchester
1 bells, 3 cwt
Fittings and frame overhauled
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Adam, Somerset
5 bells, 11-3-27 in F
Two tier oak frame repaired and strengthened, two headstocks replaced and the rest of the existing fittings repaired as necessary. New ringing gallery installed.
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All Saints Church, Wighill, North Yorkshire
3 bells, 6cwt in Bb
Two headstocks replace and wheels repaired
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St Francis's Church, Clifton, Nottingham
6 bells, 2-2-11 in E
Complete new six installed with all new fittings on a fabricated steel frame
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Church of the Holy Trinity, Messingham, Lincolnshire
6 bells, 9-1-26 in A
Clappers rebushed, Tenor quarter turned and 3rd hung on ball bearings
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St Helen’s Church, Willingham-by-Stow, Lincolnshire
6 bells, 12-0-4 in G
The peal of six bells rehung on ball bearings, clappers rebushed and pulleys replaced, the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted, the woodwork treated and sound control installed
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Church of the St Wilfrid, Metheringham, Lincolnshire
8 bells, 6-3-13 in G#
Bell bolts replaced on the 5th
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Islington, London
8 bells, 16-1-21 in E
Existing WI clappers modified to have wooden tops fitted
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All Saints’ Church, Theydon Garnon, Essex
6 bells 13-3-3 in F
The five bells rehung in a new frame lower in the tower and augmented with a new bell supplied by us to match the existing front four by Miles Graye of Colchester
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St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, ROI
12 + 3 bells 45-1-18 in C
The existing frame reordered and extended to accommodate all of the bells on one level and to improve the rope circle. The peal augmented with a new sharp 2nd bell. Bearings cleaned, all fittings overhauled and the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted
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St Anne’s Church, Moseley, West Midlands
6 bells 7-0-5 in Bb
The bellframe extended in timber to take one extra bell to make six. The old tenor replaced with a new bell provided by us to a Taylor profile. A second-hand bell supplied as a new treble. The old tenor rehung for stationary chiming
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All Saints’ Church, Lanchester, Durham
8 bells 9-1-6 in A
Our 2005 frame extended as planned and 2 new trebles cast by us to Mears and Stainbank profiles and hung with new fittings
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St Helena’s Church, Thoroton, Nottinghamshire
3 Bells 9-2-17 in G
The unringable peal of two were rehung with a second-hand tenor supplied by the Keltek Trust from Warrington. The bells were hung with all new fittings in a new frame designed to take 6 bells, installed lower in the tower
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St Swithun’s Church, Woodborough, Nottinghamshire
6 bells 9-0-2 in G
The peal of five retuned and rehung with new fittings in a new galvanised fabricated steel bellframe and augmented with a bell provided by us to a Taylor profile
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St Stephen’s Church, Sneinton, Nottingham
4 bells 7-1-21 in A#
The derelict ring of three augmented to four by the addition of a second-hand bell and all hung dead for chiming with electronic clappers and tolling unit
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Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid, Ripon, North Yorkshire
12 + 1 bells 23-0-24 in Eb
The existing frame reordered and extended to accommodate thirteen bells on one level and to improve the rope circle. The peal augmented with two matching trebles and a flat 6th. New rope guide installed
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Church of The Ascension, Bitterne Park, Southampton
12 + 1 bells 8-1-13 in G#
Peal of eight augmented with four trebles provided by us to a G&J profile. Old service bell tuned and hung as a flat 6th. A stock HMA bell hung as a replacement service bell
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St Radegund’s Church, Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire
3 bells 4-1-7 in B
The unringable peal of three bells and the bellframe removed from the tower. The 2nd bell replaced with a second-hand bell provided by the Southwell Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers to convert the bells into a major scale. The three bells rehung with new ringing fittings in a two-tier framework designed for extension for up to six bells
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St Mary’s Church, Charminster, Dorest
10 bells 14-3-8 in F
The peal of ten remodelled by the replacement of the old 6th and 8th with new bells. Arrangement of bells in the frame improved to give better internal acoustics and straight rope falls. The bells rehung with partly new fittings, existing fitting overhauled and modified for improved bell dynamics. New rope guide installed
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Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester
8 bells 15-3-3 in E
The existing frame reordered and extended to accommodate ten bells on one level and to improve the rope circle. All fittings overhauled and the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted
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