List of founders
Name | Founding | Group | Location | Bells | Bells Dated | Rings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
'Burlingham type' | 4 | 1499–1599 | 4 | |||
(unidentified) | 630 | 1150–1949 | 559 | |||
Abbot and Co | 1833–1883 | Gateshead | 15 | 1833–1899 | 15 | |
Abbott & Co | 1876–1878 | West Country | Bideford | 1 | 1878 | 1 |
John Abrahams | Tavistock | 2 | 1807–1821 | 2 | ||
Adebert | 1 | 1742 | 1 | |||
Felix van Aerschodt | to 1905 | Non UK | Louvain | 9 | 1898–1907 | 3 |
Severin van Aerschodt | 1877–1889 | Non UK | Louvain | 52 | 1877–1885 | 5 |
G Ainsworth | 1806–1815 | Warrington | 3 | 1806–1815 | 3 | |
Albion Foundry | Leeds, Yorks | 1 | 1890 | 1 | ||
John Aleyn | 1521–1555 | Norwich | Norwich | 6 | 1525–1530 | 5 |
John Aleyn | 1300 | Southease | 1 | 1296 | 1 | |
R Anderson & Co | Liverpool | 1 | 1869 | 1 | ||
Thomas Andrew | 1598 | Bury St Edmunds | Bury St Edmunds | 5 | 1598 | 2 |
Appowell (generic) | Appowell | Buckinghamshire | 1 | 1578 | 1 | |
John Appowell | 1552–1577 | Buckingham | 7 | 1550–1599 | 7 | |
R Apsey & Thomas Bickham | 4 | 1670–1671 | 4 | |||
William Apsey | 1678–1687 | Nettlecombe, Som | 2 | 1681–1684 | 2 | |
W & G Armstrongs | Edinburgh | 1 | 1792 | 1 | ||
Edward Arnold | 1761–1799 | St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-) | 144 | 1772–1798 | 77 | |
Luke Ashton | 1714–1756 | Wigan | Wigan | 22 | 1721–1756 | 21 |
Ralph I Ashton | 1695–1720 | Wigan | Wigan | 12 | 1668–1721 | 10 |
Ralph II Ashton | to 1756 | Wigan | Wigan | 1 | 1756 | 1 |
James Atkinson | Cork | 1 | 1821 | 1 | ||
Robert Atton & Nathaniel Bolter | Buckingham | 1 | 1628 | 1 | ||
Bartholomew Atton | 1585–1613 | Buckingham | 19 | 1590–1613 | 19 | |
Bartholomew & Robert Atton | Buckingham | 3 | 1605–1624 | 2 | ||
Robert Atton | 1605–1633 | Buckingham | 44 | 1607–1633 | 33 | |
Robert II Austen & Thomas Bickham | 1669–1671 | West Country | 2 | 1670 | 2 | |
Robert I Austen | 1618–1648 | West Country | Compton Dundon | 27 | 1618–1648 | 25 |
Robert II Austen | 1649–1668 | West Country | Compton Dundon | 30 | 1649–1668 | 28 |
Bachert Bell Foundry | Bad Friedrichshall, Germany | 3 | 1 | |||
Joseph Badman | 1723–1725 | West Country | (Som) | 1 | 1723 | 1 |
Bagley (generic) | Bagley | 3 | 1681–1700 | 3 | ||
Henry I Bagley | 1631–1684 | Bagley | Chacombe | 161 | 1631–1684 | 95 |
Henry II Bagley | 1679–1703 | Bagley | Chacombe(-87), Ecton(87-) | 93 | 1669–1702 | 47 |
Henry III Bagley | 1706–1746 | Bagley | Chacombe(-06), Witney(10-),etc | 93 | 1700–1746 | 53 |
James Bagley | 1746 | Bagley | (NOT London) | 4 | 1710–1746 | 4 |
James (L) Bagley | 1710–1718 | Bagley | London | 2 | 1712 | 2 |
Matthew & James Bagley | Chacombe | 1 | 1747 | 1 | ||
Matthew & William Bagley | 1683–1689 | Bagley | Chacombe | 1 | 1689 | 1 |
Matthew I Bagley | 1679–1690 | Bagley | Chacombe(-87), Evesham(87-) | 32 | 1679–1689 | 18 |
Matthew I & Henry II Bagley | 1679–1687 | Bagley | Chacombe | 80 | 1680–1687 | 20 |
Matthew II Bagley | 1693–1716 | Bagley | Clerkenwell | 11 | 1708–1776 | 9 |
Matthew III Bagley | 1740–1782 | Bagley | Chacombe(-1782), Wolverhampton | 30 | 1748–1782 | 23 |
William Bagley | 1681–1712 | Bagley | Chacombe | 41 | 1685–1708 | 22 |
William & Henry III Bagley | 1703–1708 | Bagley | 17 | 1703–1708 | 5 | |
John Bailey & Co | Salford, Lancashire | 2 | 1860–1873 | 2 | ||
William Henry Bailey & Co | Salford | 1 | 1880 | 1 | ||
Baker (generic) | 1 | 1699 | 1 |