List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	3036	1831–2022	1030
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1689	1865–1968	703
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	1093	1788–1921	417
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	661	1968–2017	302
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	534	1896–1956	173
Thomas II Mears	1806–1844	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	487	1810–1844	199
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	343	1700–1735	102
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	317	1684–1718	108
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	291	1843–1857	123
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	245	1989–2005	131
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	215	1736–1760	84
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	206	1861–1930	108
Alfred Bowell	1896–1939		Ipswich	179	1902–1939	76
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	174	1787–1835	88
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	169	1978–1989	86
J III, C IV & W Pennington & Co	1769–1781	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	169	1769–1781	42
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	145	1761–1783	57
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	138	1727–1766	41
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	135	1781–1825	57
(unidentified)				125	1325–1900	103
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	120	1728–1766	46
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	115	1780–1802	43
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	113	1617–1642	67
Thomas II Bilbie	1754–1780	West Country	Cullompton	110	1754–1778	36
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (Holland)	104	1982–2021	31
Thomas (Castleman) III Bilbie	1781–1814	West Country	Cullompton	94	1783–1811	39
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	91	1752–1769	46
W & J Taylor	1821–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	88	1823–1845	35
Thomas Gardiner	1709–1760		Sudbury	85	1712–1760	49
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	82	1657–1685	32
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	80	1790–1805	40
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	79	1581–1623	55
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	79	1844–1858	33
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	77	1807–1832	31
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	76	1620–1677	56
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	76	1735–1772	36
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	74	1350–1599	61
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	74	1769–1780	33
Richard Keene	1654–1703		Woodstock, Royston	73	1660–1701	35
Henry Penn	1703–1729		Peterborough	70	1704–1729	31
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	70	1590–1620	53
Ellis I Knight	1623–1658	Reading	Reading	67	1623–1657	38
Miles I Graye	1598–1649		Colchester	66	1605–1640	39
Roger I Purdue	1605–1641	Purdue	Bristol	66	1607–1641	36
James Wells	1793–1825	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	64	1801–1826	31
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	64	1772–1797	33
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	64	1887–1924	22
Thomas Mears and Son	1805–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	63	1805–1810	26
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	63	1858–1865	31
John III & Christopher IV Pennington	1781–1790	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	62	1781–1789	17

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