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John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough) Limited, [1] trading as John Taylor & Co and commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry, Taylor's of Loughborough, or simply Taylor's, is the world's largest working bell foundry. It is located in Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. The business originated in the 14th century ...
In 1918, the 3rd bell cracked, and an estimate was obtained from John Taylor & Co for recasting the 3rd and augmenting the bells to eight with two new trebles. The estimate came to £772. [18] However, only a year later, the 4th bell also cracked, so the estimate was revised to recasting all six bells, and augmenting them to eight.
Centralised foundries became common when railways allowed easy transportation of bells, leading to the dominance of founders such as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and John Taylor & Co of Loughborough. Elsewhere in the world a number of foundries are still active, some using traditional methods, and some using the latest foundry techniques.
In 1881 under his management John Taylor & Co cast Great Paul, which hangs in the south-west tower of St Paul's Cathedral and which, at 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 long tons (16,800 kg) was the largest bell in the British Isles until the casting of the Olympic Bell for the 2012 London Olympics. [3]
As the American Revolution revs up on “Outlander,” a battle over a new lass may also have begun for two of the series’ most handsome bachelors — Ian (John Bell) and William Ransom (Charles
John Murphy (fl. 1837 – 1879) was an Irish bellfounder. His foundry, which started making bells in 1843, cast bells for many churches in Ireland and elsewhere, including several rings of bells hung for change ringing. Murphy's foundry, which carried on under his son, John J. Murphy (died 1948), continued to produce bells until 1900. [1]
Jan. 18—WILKES-BARRE — A Bear Creek Township man was arraigned on allegations he supplied fentanyl pills that resulted in the overdose death of a man last year. Evan John Taylor, 19, of Coach ...
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