List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	9878	1831–2022	2412
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	4537	1865–1968	1467
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	2553	1788–1921	865
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2147	1968–2017	687
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	1706	1890–1957	414
Thomas II Mears	1806–1844	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	1225	1810–1844	470
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	844	1982–2005	305
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	761	1843–1861	290
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	665	1700–1735	190
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	621	1684–1718	208
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	460	1736–1760	167
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	443	1978–1989	188
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	366	1861–1930	182
(unidentified)				334	1260–1900	272
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	324	1783–1835	159
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	308	1760–1783	118
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	306	1781–1825	120
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	303	1614–1642	170
Alfred Bowell	1896–1939		Ipswich	277	1896–1939	123
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	274	1752–1769	133
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	267	1769–1780	106
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (Holland)	245	1979–2022	73
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	239	1779–1802	83
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	234	1710–1766	73
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	233	1725–1768	87
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	224	1798–1832	83
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	218	1620–1677	159
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	214	1582–1620	147
J III, C IV & W Pennington & Co	1769–1781	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	207	1769–1781	56
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	188	1790–1805	84
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	187	1842–1858	71
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	178	1735–1772	90
Taylors, Eayre & Smith	2005–2009	Loughborough	Loughborough	167	2005–2009	60
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	167	1857–1865	69
Ellis I Knight	1623–1658	Reading	Reading	165	1623–1657	87
Thomas II Bilbie	1754–1780	West Country	Cullompton	162	1754–1780	54
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	160	1581–1623	107
Thomas Newman	1699–1745	Norwich	Cambridge, Norwich	154	1703–1745	81
Thomas Mears and Son	1805–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	146	1805–1810	60
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	146	1887–1926	49
Thomas Gardiner	1709–1760		Sudbury	145	1712–1760	92
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	145	1651–1686	74
Richard Phelps	1700–1738	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	144	1700–1737	66
W & J Taylor	1821–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	142	1822–1854	58
Henry I Bagley	1631–1684	Bagley	Chacombe	138	1631–1684	75
Miles I Graye	1598–1649		Colchester	134	1602–1646	82
Richard Keene	1654–1703		Woodstock, Royston	126	1656–1703	63
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	125	1826–1849	46
Daniel Hedderly	1703–1764	Nottingham	Hanbury, Bawtry, Lincoln	125	1704–1759	67
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	124	1772–1798	57

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