List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	414	1842–1999	209
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	206	1865–1967	114
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	203	1791–1919	115
(unidentified)				154	1260–1854	127
Thomas II Mears	1806–1844	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	134	1811–1843	72
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	130	1844–1860	72
Samuel I Smith	1662–1709	York	York	87	1663–1717	67
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	79	1582–1618	61
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	63	1620–1675	53
James III Harrison	1785–1833		Barrow and Barton	52	1785–1833	30
Unidentified (blank)				50	1150–1899	42
Brasyers of Norwich (generic)	1424–1513	Norwich		47	1480–1499	32
William Chamberlain	1426–1456	London	Aldgate, London	40	1440–1499	27
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	39	1581–1623	27
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	39	1895–1954	20
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	38	1615–1642	28
Exeter foundry	1399–1599			38	1399–1599	27
Daniel Hedderly	1703–1764	Nottingham	Hanbury, Bawtry, Lincoln	36	1704–1759	26
Samuel II Smith	1693–1731	York	York	33	1699–1731	23
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	33	1350–1599	29
William I Oldfield	1607–1652		Doncaster	32	1610–1650	29
William Brend	1582–1634	Norwich	Norwich	30	1593–1634	21
William Oldfield (of Bradford)	1600–1636		poss Bradford	29	1600–1635	28
Worcester foundry	1350–1440	Worcester	Worcester	27	1399–1649	21
Salisbury foundry	1380–1550	Salisbury	Salisbury	27	1399–1549	22
Naylor, Vickers & Co	1855–1874		Sheffield	27	1860–1899	9
Thomas I Hedderly	1741–1778	Nottingham	Nottingham	27	1741–1776	23
John Draper	1599–1644		Thetford	27	1599–1639	17
Mellours (generic)		Nottingham	Nottingham	26	1499–1530	23
Edward II Seller	1725–1763	York	York	25	1726–1763	19
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	25	1591–1616	20
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	25	1770–1780	18
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	24	1698–1718	19
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	24	1736–1759	18
William Noone	1678–1731	Nottingham	Nottingham	24	1679–1724	20
Wokingham foundry	1380–1499			23	1360–1499	19
R C	1450	Nottingham	Nottingham	23	1370–1550	16
Thomas Newman	1699–1745	Norwich	Cambridge, Norwich	23	1705–1743	17
James Keene	1612–1654		Bedford, Woodstock	23	1621–1641	19
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	23	1470–1499	17
William Clibury	1605–1642		Wellington, Salop	23	1605–1642	14
Thomas Norris	1626–1678		Stamford	22	1626–1673	19
Seliok (generic)	1499–1599	Nottingham	Nottingham	21	1500–1530	17
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	21	1794–1811	14
Abraham Smith	1637–1670	York	York	20	1637–1669	19
John II Martin	1661–1693	Worcester	Worcester	20	1661–1683	15
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	20	1754–1765	13
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	20	1876–1919	18
Tobias I Norris	1603–1626		Stamford	19	1606–1625	17
William Seller	1635–1688	York	York	18	1662–1687	16

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