List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	309	1859–2020	134
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	198	1865–1965	97
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	153	1851–1916	78
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	65	1615–1641	30
Thomas Newman	1699–1745	Norwich	Cambridge, Norwich	49	1703–1745	18
Thomas II Mears	1806–1844	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	49	1811–1844	32
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	47	1906–1952	21
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	41	1719–1735	14
Henry I Bagley	1631–1684	Bagley	Chacombe	38	1632–1681	17
William & Alice Brend	1586–1634	Norwich	Norwich	37	1599–1633	17
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	37	1863–1925	23
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	36	1700–1717	13
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	35	1844–1858	17
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	34	1970–2014	19
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	34	1780–1799	15
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	33	1844–1856	13
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	31	1596–1620	19
(unidentified)				30	1350–1870	22
John Draper	1599–1644		Thetford	27	1606–1636	17
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	26	1754–1767	12
Thomas Gardiner	1709–1760		Sudbury	25	1714–1757	17
John II Brend	1634–1658	Norwich	Norwich	25	1635–1658	13
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	24	1660–1685	15
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	23	1832–1849	10
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	23	1620–1675	18
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	22	1858–1863	9
Thomas Purdue	1647–1709	Purdue	Closworth	21	1655–1694	16
Miles I Graye	1598–1649		Colchester	21	1610–1646	13
Matthew I & Henry II Bagley	1679–1687	Bagley	Chacombe	21	1682–1687	5
Henry III Bagley	1706–1746	Bagley	Chacombe(-06), Witney(10-),etc	21	1707–1746	12
Robert Taylor	1786–1830	Loughborough	St Neots, Oxford	20	1789–1829	11
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	20	1787–1831	11
Miles III Graye	1647–1686		it: Essex, Herts, Hunts	20	1647–1685	11
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	19	1743–1771	11
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	19	1798–1826	10
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	18	1990–2004	10
Richard Keene	1654–1703		Woodstock, Royston	18	1656–1700	9
William Brend	1582–1634	Norwich	Norwich	18	1596–1633	10
Hugh I Watts	1593–1615	Leicester	Leicester	17	1595–1612	9
Thomas Norris	1626–1678		Stamford	17	1629–1672	9
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	17	1862–1865	7
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	16	1570–1614	15
Thomas I Eayre	1717–1757		Kettering	16	1720–1752	10
John Hodson	1653–1693	London	London	16	1654–1675	7
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	16	1781–1817	12
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	15	1582–1623	10
William Chamberlain	1426–1456	London	Aldgate, London	15	1440–1499	8
James III Harrison	1785–1833		Barrow and Barton	15	1789–1827	6
Salisbury foundry	1380–1550	Salisbury	Salisbury	14	1380–1599	12
William and Robert Cor	1696–1724	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	14	1699–1719	4