List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
Henry III Knight	1672–1682	Reading	Reading	7	1672–1681	6
Samuel Knight	1681–1739	Reading	Reading, London	128	1683–1739	64
Thomas & William Knight		West Country	Closworth	1	1709	1
Thomas Knight (of Closworth)	1692–1715	West Country	Closworth	11	1692–1712	10
Thomas Knight (of Reading)	1666–1700	Reading	Reading	1	1700	1
William Knight	1709–1747	West Country	Closworth	55	1570–1747	38
William II Knight	1536–1587	Reading	Reading	10	1560–1586	9
William Lambert			London	1	1638	1
W Land & T Draper	1574–1584		Thetford	4	1574–1584	4
William II Land	1612–1637	London	London	14	1613–1637	12
Roger Landen	1448–1484	Wokingham	Wokingham	23	1448–1480	20
John Langhorne	1379–1406	London	London	15	1380–1406	13
J & W Langshaw	1654–1673		Carlisle	3	1657–1673	2
Thomas Lawrence	1523–1545	Norwich	London, Norwich	9	1515–1540	9
Alfred Silva Lawson	1884–1904	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	3	1884	1
George Lee	1580–1618		Congleton	10	1590–1616	7
John Lee	1732–1775		Newcastle upon Tyne	11	1732–1775	11
Lees & Wright	1608		Carlisle	1	1608	1
Leicester foundry		Leicester	Leicester	34	1380–1616	31
John de Lenne			King's Lynn	1	1320	1
Thomas de Lenne			King's Lynn	1	1320	1
Lester, Pack & Chapman	1769–1776	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	12	1769–1771	6
Thomas Lester	1735–1752	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	78	1739–1752	54
Thomas C Lewis	1877–1888	London	Brixton	41	1878–1888	17
Local founder (generic)				8	1399–1971	7
London ('Balcombe shield')	1400–1599			32	1425–1499	27
London Bellmakers' Guild	1410–1420	London	London	3	1418	2
London foundry				52	1290–1550	45
Edward Lott	1711–1718	West Country	Warminster	1	1711	1
John I Lott	1624–1663	West Country	Warminster	38	1624–1662	28
John II Lott	1663–1691	West Country	Warminster	13	1667–1684	12
Richard Lott	1699–1707	West Country	Warminster	1	1703	1
Louison			Toulouse, France	1	1867	1
Joseph Ludlam	1750–1761		Rotherham	12	1755–1761	5
John Lulham	1649–1651		Chiddingly	1	1649	1
Lynn foundry		King's Lynn	King's Lynn	5	1350–1399	5
Edmund de Lynn	1353–1417	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	1	1330	1
John de Lynn	1299–1340	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	2	1299	2
Thomas de Lynn	1320–1335	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	4	1320–1380	3
John Magges	1437–1470	Norwich	Norwich	43	1430–1499	33
Thomas Mallaby & Sons	1914			2	1914	2
John Mallett			Dublin	1	1821	1
Joseph Mallows	1750–1760		East Dereham	26	1750–1760	13
Stephen March	1707–1710		unknown ? Closworth ?	2	1707–1710	2
Marquet	1828	Non UK	Villedieu	2	1828	2
Henry Marshall	from 1824		Newcastle upon Tyne	2	1824	2
C Martin	1843		Guernsey	1	1843	1
John Martin (generic)			Worcester	3	1672–1680	3
John I Martin	1644–1660	Worcester	Worcester	42	1638–1660	32
John II Martin	1661–1693	Worcester	Worcester	91	1661–1693	64