List of founders
| Name | Founding | Group | Location | Bells | Bells Dated | Rings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pyke | 1775–1792 | West Country | Bridgwater | 17 | 1776–1792 | 13 |
| Quernby & Oldfield | 1593 | Nottingham | Nottingham | 3 | 1593 | 2 |
| R (possibly R W) | 1360–1370 | Winchester (possibly) | 3 | 1350–1360 | 3 | |
| R B (Chesterfield) | 1500 | 1 | 1500 | 1 | ||
| R B (Nottingham) | 1560–1593 | 5 | 1570–1593 | 5 | ||
| R B (of Hants) | 1571–1624 | (Hants) | 3 | 1601–1611 | 2 | |
| R B (of York) | 1593 | York | York | 2 | 1593 | 1 |
| R C | 1450 | Nottingham | Nottingham | 39 | 1370–1550 | 30 |
| R G | 1579–1585 | Norwich | Norwich | 3 | 1579–1583 | 3 |
| R M | 1 | 1699 | 1 | |||
| S R | Wigan | 1 | 1790 | 1 | ||
| R, Unknown | 1 | 1350 | 1 | |||
| Ransomes & Sims | 1853 | Ipswich | 1 | 1853 | 1 | |
| Raskelf group | 3 | 1550 | 3 | |||
| As Raskelf | 1 | 1599 | 1 | |||
| Edward Read | 1751–1753 | Aldbourne | Aldbourne | 6 | 1751–1753 | 4 |
| Reading foundry | 18 | 1500–1699 | 16 | |||
| Giles Reve | 1584–1592 | Kent | Kent | 5 | 1588–1592 | 5 |
| Roger Reve | 1527–1533 | Bury St Edmunds | Bury St Edmunds | 14 | 1527–1533 | 10 |
| William Revel | 1350–1360 | London | London | 6 | 1350–1356 | 5 |
| George T Richardson | York | 1 | 1811 | 1 | ||
| Job Rider | 1807–1833 | Belfast | 1 | 1832 | 1 | |
| Robert Rider | 1351–1386 | Cornhill | 4 | 1360–1370 | 4 | |
| Alexander Rigby | 1679–1708 | Stamford | 29 | 1679–1707 | 16 | |
| John Riston | from 1299 | King's Lynn | King's Lynn | 1 | 1320 | 1 |
| Thomas Roberts | 1677–1700 | Shrewsbury | 32 | 1677–1700 | 23 | |
| I Robinson | from 1787 | Penrith | 1 | 1787 | 1 | |
| Richard Rock | 1753–1760 | Closworth | 1 | 1753 | 1 | |
| ROS | 1410–1499 | 8 | 1380–1499 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Roskelly | 1750–1768 | Closworth | 6 | 1750–1758 | 6 | |
| Alan Rous(e) | 1350–1361 | 3 | 1355 | 1 | ||
| Nicholas Rous | London | 3 | 1348–1350 | 2 | ||
| A Rouse | 1 | 1350 | 1 | |||
| Rudhall (generic) | Gloucester | 2 | 1799 | 2 | ||
| Abel Rudhall | 1736–1760 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 516 | 1734–1760 | 218 |
| Abraham I Rudhall | 1679–1718 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 707 | 1684–1718 | 277 |
| Abraham II Rudhall | 1718–1735 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 730 | 1700–1735 | 244 |
| Charles & John Rudhall | 1783–1787 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 36 | 1781–1787 | 19 |
| John Rudhall | 1783–1835 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 388 | 1773–1835 | 216 |
| Thomas Rudhall | 1760–1783 | Rudhall | Gloucester | 352 | 1760–1783 | 161 |
| Rufford predecessor | to 1350 | 1 | 1320 | 1 | ||
| John Rufford | 1350–1380 | Toddington | 26 | 1348–1399 | 24 | |
| William Rufford | 1380–1400 | Toddington | 11 | 1380–1400 | 10 | |
| Robert Russell | 1450–1500 | West Country | Exeter | 11 | 1470–1499 | 7 |
| Thomas Russell | 1712–1743 | Wootton | 39 | 1712–1743 | 28 | |
| Thomas & William Russell | 1 | 1736 | 1 | |||
| Thomas Safford | 1806–1828 | Cambridge | 2 | 1825–1828 | 2 | |
| Salisbury foundry | 1380–1550 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 121 | 1350–1599 | 102 |
| Richard Sanders | 1703–1738 | Bromsgrove, & it | 72 | 1703–1738 | 40 | |
| Sandre | 1320 | Gloucester | 2 | 1320–1350 | 2 |