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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.

Major projects

Bok Tower Carillon, Lake Wales, Florida
60 bells

The 1920’s Taylor carillon received a major overhaul in 2000. The 30 smallest bells have been rehung on radial headstocks with new quadrant transmission. All the bells have had new clappers. 3 New bells, C#, D, D#, were donated by Taylors to complete the five chromatic octaves. Maintenance walkways were installed in the tower.

York Minster, York
6 60-1-17 Bb

Six new bells were cast to form the deepest tone clock chime in the UK, with Great Peter being utilised as the hour bell. The chime was commissioned by the Dean and Chapter to honour Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in her 100th year. The bells sound a specially composed set of quarter chimes based on the hymn tune ‘York’. The two largest bells should appear in the notable bells section of the Ringing World diary as they are both over 40cwt. (5 41-1-12)

Other work

Bubbenhall, Warks
3 7-0-5 Ab
6 5-1-13 Bb

The second of the original three unringable bells was retained as the tenor of a new ring of six with a redundant bell from Little Packington as the fifth. Four new trebles were cast and the bells hung in a new two-tier cast iron frame below the old timber frame. The project was featured by the BBC in its series on restoration projects called “Old Wrecks”.

Buckminster, Leics
6 9-3-10 A

The fourth was recast, the bells tuned and rehung with new fittings in a new cast iron frame on two levels.

Chilcompton, Somerset
6 20-0-0 Eb
10 19-1-6 Eb

A complete new ring of ten was cast and hung in a new cast iron frame to replace the old ring of six bells.

Cradley, Herefordshire
6 14-1-4 F#
8 13-2-20 F#

The existing six were retuned, two trebles were cast and the eight hung in a new frame.

Embleton, Northumbria
6 11-1-23 F#
6 11-1-0 F#

The six bells were retuned.

Hanbury, Worcs
8 12-1-15 F#

A new cast iron frame was built to replace the old timber Frame housing the fine 1939 Taylor octave. The fittings were replaced as necessary.

Kelvedon Hatch, Essex
1 5-0-12 C#
6 5-0-12 C#

5 new bells were cast and tuned to harmonise with the existing 15th Century bell to form a 6 bell chime.

Long Buckby, Northants
5 15-1-27 E
8 15 1 27 E

Three trebles were cast.

Martham, Norfolk
6 12-2-4 F

The treble and third were welded and all six bells were rehung on new fittings.

Orlingbury, Northants
6 10-2-16 F

The 4th was recast and the rest of the bells retuned and hung on new fittings.

Ponteland, Northumbria
1 7-1-12 B
6 6-3-4 B

Five trebles were cast to augment the existing 1883 Taylor bell, which was retuned, to a ring of six.

Randwick, NSW
8 19-0-0 F#
8 14-1-25 F#

A complete new ring of eight was cast to replace the former peal of steel bells Design drawings were supplied and a fabricated frame was made locally.

Singleton, NSW
8 9-3-26 G

A disparate collection of second hand Taylor bells were tuned to match the existing tenor and two new bells were cast to complete the ring of eight.

Steeple Bumpstead, Essex
5 15-0-5 F#
6 14-2-2 F#

A new treble and 4th were cast and the existing four bells retuned.

Stourbridge, Worcs
12 18-2-8 E

The remodelling of the ring of twelve was completed. The work involved replacement of the remaining 19th Century bells (7,9,10,11) and the casting of a flat sixth to provide a middle eight (8-2-3 A)

Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs
6 10-2-6 G
6 10-1-25 G

Two trebles were cast and the existing six were retuned.

Swanton Morley, Norfolk
5 8-3-21 F
6 8-2-22 F

A treble was cast and the existing six were retuned and Refurbished.

Thorpe on the Hill, Lincs
3 2-3-14 C

The three existing bells were rehung in a new six bell frame as the first part of a project, they are currently undergoing an augmentation scheme.

Wells Cathedral, Som
3 14-2-15 G

Three new memorial bells were cast and hung in the North West tower to provide an Angelus and automatic Swinging Service Tolling bells for daily use. The bells Sound a chord of G major.

 
     
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