Bell details in italics indicate the details before work was carried out. Bell details in bold indicate the up to date details, after work has been carried out.

Orange, NSW
6  6-3-15  Bb
8  6-3-15  Bb

Two trebles have been cast and shipped to augment the six to eight.

Halifax, W Yorks
13 28-0-14 D
14 28-0-14 D

An extra treble has been cast to a Gillett and Johnson profile to provide a light 10 for the exisitng 1951 Gillett and Johnson peal.

Carlisle, Cumbria
12 21-0-6 Eb
13 21-0-6 Eb

A sharp second has been cast and tuned and hung in a galvanised fabricated steel frame that has been erected above the second of the twelve. This provides a light front eight (7-2-22)

Old Dalby
4 9-2-2 G

Major repairs have been made to the tower so now the bells can be rung. The four bells have been overhauled and provision has been made for two trebles.

Woolpit
6 8-1-4 A

A bell was cast to celebrate the village Millennium and tuned to be the treble of eight. It is to be used as a call bell until funding permits further augmentation.

Kingston upon Hull
Guildhall

Three extra bells have been cast and tuned to augment the chime to fifteen bells.

Cardington, Shropshire
6 7-0-5 G
8 7-0-5 G

Extension framework has been fitted and two trebles added to augment the ring to eight.

Ringing Roadshow
10th Sept 2005

We had a stand at the Ringing Roadshow and were pleased to see friends old and new. The winner of the Cathedrals quiz was Alan Reading with an impressive 40/40.

Merger update

The majority of the big machines from Melbourne are now in place at the Loughborough works.

Holkham
6 19-1-1 E

The ring of six were restored, the cracked treble and fifth bells were welded by Soundweld and complete new fittings were provided for the five treble bells which were tuned to accord with the Taylor tenor bell. The restored ring of six was tried out for the first time by members of the Norwich Diocesan Association on Thursday 26 May 2005 to great acclaim.

Irnham
5 9-3-22 G#
6 9-3-22 G#

The minor ring of five were augmented to make a major ring in an interesting way. Firstly, a new treble bell was cast and tuned and thena second hand bell was tuned to become the semi-tone fourth interval which is required to convert a minor ring into a major key. Extension frames were added for both bells. The result is the Church now retains its minor ring of five as well as having a major ring of six.

King’s Lynn, Norfolk
10 29-2-9 C
10  28-1-4 C

 

The poor toned 9th bell was recast, the bells tuned and rehung on new ringing fittings in a new low side cast iron frame, on a massive steel grillage lower in the tower. The work was made possible by a legacy from the late Norman Harding, Tower Captain for many years, with some additional funding from Heritage Lottery Funds.

McShane (Liberty bell)
1 17-1-24 E

Earlier in the year, Taylors were contacted by their American associate, McShane Bell Foundry in Glen Burnie, Baltimore, MD, enquiring whether a full-size replica of the Liberty Bell (originally cast by Pass and Stowe of Philadelphia in 1753), could be cast and tuned and despatched to them by the end of April.  The foundry agreed that it could meet this deadline and the bell left Loughborough on 20 April 2005. It is understood that the bell will be installed in Tennessee for the Colonel Robert McFarlandChapter/LibertyBellProject. The bell is the same dimensions, complete with canon head etc. as the original Liberty bell which is 3'10"

Bristol, St Stephen
12 19-1-17 E

A sharp second was cast and tuned and supplied to A Nicholson for fitting. The new bell weighs 3-0-10

Kingston upon Hull

Three extra small bells are to be added to extend the chime which was first completed by ourselves at the end of 2004.

Slaidburn, Lancs
6  15-1-6  F

The timber bellframe has been strengthened and repaired as a temporary measure to allow the bells to be rung occasionally.

Ringing Chamber

 

The foundry ringing chamber has been stripped down and repainted.

Australia Trip
17/4/05 - 16/5/05

Andrew Higson and Jennie Paul spent a month travelling round Australia and New Zealand, carrying out servicings, inspections, odd struckness testing and meetings for new projects. In total 34 towers were visited and 251 bells were looked at. They also attended the ANZAB annual dinner and gave a speech.

Waterfall, Staffs
3 6-3-8
3 6-3-4

The semi derelict ring of three has been restored. The bells were tuned and hung in the existing frame with all new fittings.

Bathurst, NSW
8 11-3-14 Ab

Two trebles of eight were cast and a replacement tenor.

Millom, Cumbria
6 13-1-9 F

The fittings of the bells were restored and all frictional parts were replaced.

Beddington, Gtr London
10 18-2-12 Eb

The ten bells were rehung using new fittings in a new cast iron frame.

Atcham, Shrops
6 10-2-21 G
6 9-2-25 G

The cracked tenor bell was welded and the bells were retuned and rehung with canon retaining headstocks.

Goulburn, NSW
10 21-3-8 Eb
12 21-3-8 Eb

Two trebles were cast and tuned to augment the peal to twelve.

Ludgvan, Cornwall
6 10-1-16 A

The fittings of the 6 bells were refurbished.

Madron, Cornwall
8 9-2-18 A

The previously unringable eight were rehung in a rebuilt and refurbished frame.

Discovery Documentary

		A film crew and presenter, Mark Williams AKA Mr Weasley, came to record various aspects of casting and tuning. The footage will be featured in a series about the Cornish tin mines to be shown sometime in the Autumn.

Padiham, Lancs
8 14-3-10 E

The ring of 8 were retuned and re-hung with all new ringing fittings.

Bluntisham
8 13-2-10 F

The original 5 bells were augmented to 8 in 1910 when Rev Henry Sayers was the Rector, since when they have been hung for stationary chiming. The 8 bells were removed from the tower and a replacement 7th bell was cast, a new cast iron bell frame on a steel grillage installed lower in the tower and the 8 bells rehung with all new ringing fittings. This work coincides with the 70th anniversary of the first publication of 'The Nine Taylors' written by Dorothy L Sayers, daughter of Rev Henry Sayers.

North Bradley, Wilts
8 13cwt F#

The 8 bells were removed from the tower and retuned. The back 6 have been provided with all new ringing fittings and will be rehung in the present frame. The Ellacombe chiming apparatus has also been refurbished.

Lundy, Bristol Channel
13-1-18 F#
10 13-1-18 F#

Two trebles were cast, to Carr profiles, and tuned to augment the ring of 8 by Carr's of Smethwick to 10.

Meare,
6 18cwt Eb
6 15-2-6 Eb

The heavy going ring of six cast by the Bilbies have been tuned and rehung on new ringing fittings in the existing bellframe. On arrival at the works, the tenor proved to weigh much less than it's previously estimated weight. The bells were installed and rung as a surprise to the village for Midnight Mass.

Fettes College, Edinburgh
2-1-3 G
2-1-3 G

A treble bell was cast and tuned and hung in the existing frame to augment this light ring to 6.

Leigh on Sea
8 14cwt

The eight bells, which are hung for swing chiming, have had external electromagnetic hammers and motors fitted to allow the bells to be rung mechanically.

Polesworth, Warks
11-2-11 F
8 11-2-11 F

A new bell was cast to Gillett & Johnston profile and a redundant bell by Gillett & Johnston was provided to augment the 6 bells to 8. New ringing fittings were provided for both bells and they were hung in the existing frame.