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Liverpool Hope University
A slight diversion from our normal work. The old bell tower, removed from one of the College buildings, refurbished and installed at The Life Bank, Quorn Street, Kensington, Liverpool.

Cathedral Church of St Saviour & St Mary Overie, Southwark
A new sharp 2nd bell cast and tuned by Hayward Mills Associates to a Samuel Knight profile to match the other bells. The bell hung with new ringing fittings in a new fabricated steel framework built into the central well of the existing bellframe. 13 bells, Tenor 48-0-9 in Bb.

All Saints's, Lanchester, Co. Durham
The 4th and tenor bells, by Thomas Mears, replaced with new bells cast and tuned by Hayward Mills Associates cast to Whitechapel 'Mark I' profiles to match the other four bells. The six bells rehung with new fittings in as new fabricated 'lowside' framework with grillage for eight bells. 6 bells, tenor 9-1-6 in A.

Barrington, Cambridgeshire.
The peal of six bells rehung with new fittings in a new bellframe lower in the tower.

Gorton Emmanuel Church, Brookfield
The bell installation thoroughly overhauled, a new floor built above the bells and a new sound control system installed. A new sound control system installed

All Saints' Church, Coddington, Herefordshire
The peal of six retuned and rehung with new fittings in a new galvanised fabricated steel bellframe.

St Wulfram's Parish Church, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Two lighter bells were added to provide a peal of eight with the current 6th bell as tenor. A new sound control system installed

St Andrew's Church, Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire
The peal of three bells were rehung with new fittings in the existing bellframe and three second hand bells, donated by the Keltek Trust, added to augment them to six.

St.Alkelda's Church, Giggleswick, West Yorkshire
The fine Gillett & Johnston eight were rehung with new fittings and the lower framework was entirely replaced.

St Mary's Parish Church, Beverley, East Yorkshire
The 10-bell bellframe has been reordered to provide an acceptable rope circle.

All Saints' Church, Langport, Somerset
The fittings have been thoroughly overhauled and the bellframe strengthened.

Heighington, Co. Durham
The peal of six bells rehung with new fittings in the existing bellframe and a new set of rope guides provided. Tenor 15-1-23 in F#.

St Salvator’s Chapel, University of St. Andrews, Fife
The two existing bells rehung with new fittings in a new frame which will allow for augmentation to six or eight. The heaviest is 6-1-15 in B

Holy Trinity Church, Horwich, Lancs
The frame has been rebuilt on a new double foundation grillage, the bells rehung on ball bearings and the fittings overhauled. 8 bells, Tenor 12-3-13 in G.

St Mary's Church, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs
Peal of six bells augmented to eight and hung with new fittings in a new galvanised fabricated steel lowside framework. Tenor 10-1-25 in G.

St Peter's Church, Saltby, Leics
The bells were augmented from 3 to 10, the bellframe being constructed from frame castings reclaimed from St. Matthew's, Newcastle; Plumtree, Notts.; and Banwell, Somerset mounted on new fabricated steel grillages. Tenor 12-1-11 in E.

St Mary's, Clifton, Nottingham
The heavy peal of six bells transferred to St. Mary's, Plumtree, Notts. and replaced with a lighter peal of 6 in 1991. The framework was extended and the bells augmented to 8 in 1997. The glass windows have since been removed and a sound control system installed. Tenor 8-0-7 in A#.

Holy Trinity Church, Clifton, Nottingham
The chime of eight bells from St. Paul's, West Smethwick, were hung for ringing with financial assistance from the Ringing in the Millennium¹ project. Tenor 3-1-18 in E, treble weight 0-2-8.

St Peter's Church, Farndon, Notts
The four bells were augmented to six and rehung with new fittings in a new galvanised fabricated steel framework. Tenor 9-0-18 in F#.

St Peter's Church, Nottingham
A new sharp 2nd bell, complete with fittings and framework, added to the peal of twelve (tenor 22-2-5 in Eb) to provide a light peal of eight, tenor 8-2-6 in Bb.