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Listing all 1019 founders.
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NameFoundingGroupLocationBellsBells DatedRings
Thomas III Bilbie West Country 3 1790–1810 3
William Bilbie 1775–1790 West Country Chewstoke 68 1775–1790 44
Billington & Newton 1884 Longport 2 1884 2
John Bird 1408–1418 London London 19 1405–1420 15
John I Birdall 1572–1609 West Country Exeter 2 1570–1607 2
John II Birdall 1609–1624 West Country Exeter 4 1616–1624 4
Thomas Birdall 1570–1609 West Country Exeter 10 1590–1605 7
Francis W Birkett & Sons to 1922 Cleckheaton 1 1922 1
Thomas Blackbourn 1890–1905 Salisbury Salisbury 37 1899–1905 20
Richard Blakey 1501–1510 York York 1 1510 1
Gillett & Bland 1854–1879 Gillett Croydon 18 1877–1889 8
J Blaycock Carlisle 2 1847–1849 2
William Blews & Sons 1862–1891 Birmingham 161 1867–1891 73
Nicolas Blondel 1 1759 1
Walter Blowere 1300–1399 (Norf) 1 1350 1
Bodden / Perner Non UK Passau 6 2012 1
Léon Bollée Le Mans, France 4 1912 1
Nathaniel Bolter & Humphrey Keene 1629 Buckingham 2 1629 1
Nathaniel Bolter 1628–1657 Buckingham(-29), Salisbury(51- 5 1638–1655 4
Ralph Bolton & W A Wylde 1822–1835 Wigan Wigan 1 1824 1
John Bolton to 1816 Wigan 1 1797 1
Robert Bolton 1802–1821 Wigan Wigan 12 1790–1825 12
Henry I Bond & Son(s) 1851–1905 Burford Westcot(-61), Burford(62-) 25 1868–1904 18
Anthony Bond 1610–1636 (Hants & Dorset) 8 1610–1634 6
Henry Bond Burford 3 1907–1917 3
Henry I Bond 1851–1905 Burford Westcot(-61), Burford(62-) 9 1865–1900 8
Henry II & Thomas Bond Burford Burford 3 1906–1913 3
Thomas Bond 1905–1938 Burford Burford 27 1908–1938 19
Paul Bourdon 1680–1690 Guernsey 6 1680–1690 4
Bowditch & Higby 1989–2014 West Country Dulcote 387 1991–2013 55
Alfred Bowell 1896–1939 Ipswich 306 1896–1939 146
Henry Bowell 1896–1899 Ipswich 12 1897–1899 5
Robert Bowen 1846–1890 Clerkenwell 4 1851–1858 4
Richard Bowler & Richard Holdfield 1601 3 1601 2
Augustine Bowler 1623–1648 Hull 15 1626–1647 12
Richard Bowler 1587–1604 Colchester 23 1587–1604 21
Austen Bracker 1550–1560 King's Lynn King's Lynn 8 1550–1560 8
John Bradshaw 1682–1705 Wellington 6 1685–1700 5
Joseph Bradwell 1822–1828 Richmond 6 1822–1828 4
Brantingham group York York 3 1450 3
Brassfoundry 110 1780–1953 110
Robert Brasyer (or Fuller) 1377–1435 Norwich Norwich 1 1435 1
Richard I Brasyer 1424–1482 Norwich Norwich 25 1424–1499 20
Richard II Brasyer 1478–1513 Norwich Norwich 13 1478–1513 11
Brasyers of Norwich (generic) 1424–1513 Norwich 165 1450–1599 126
John II Brend & John Draper Norwich Norwich 5 1636–1637 2
Brend (generic) Norwich Norwich 9 1572–1665 8
Elias Brend 1658–1666 Norwich Norwich 7 1658–1665 7
John I Brend 1564–1582 Norwich Norwich 32 1564–1597 31
John II Brend 1634–1658 Norwich Norwich 115 1615–1658 74
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