List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
R & John I Brend		Norwich	Norwich	1	1564	1
Ralph Brend	from 1664	Norwich	Norwich	1	1634	1
Thomas Brend	from 1664	Norwich	Norwich	2	1660–1661	2
Thomas & Elias Brend		Norwich	Norwich	5	1659–1664	5
William Brend	1582–1634	Norwich	Norwich	129	1583–1634	94
William & Alice Brend	1586–1634	Norwich	Norwich	113	1589–1658	65
William & John II Brend		Norwich	Norwich	15	1612–1628	13
Briant & Taylor		Loughborough		1	1816	1
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	326	1781–1825	142
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	182	1350–1899	157
Jean Baptiste Brocard		Non UK		4	1736	2
William Brooke	1738–1750		Bromsgrove	10	1739–1750	8
Thomas Bullisdon	1495–1515	London	London	36	1499–1515	31
Robert Burford	1392–1418	London	London	28	1399–1418	24
William Burford	1371–1392	London	London	25	1375–1392	21
William & Robert Burford		London	London	1	1399	1
David Burges	1850–1853		Glasgow	2	1840–1853	2
Burgess & Hayton	1830–1833		Carlisle	3	1830–1833	3
Burgess & Insall	1826		Carlisle	1	1826	1
James Burrough	1738–1755	West Country	Devizes	17	1745–1754	10
Bury St Edmunds foundry				50	1280–1599	44
Michael Bushell	1701–1707		Evesham	4	1707	1
James Butler	1604–1633		? Bishop's Stortford	6	1613–1633	3
Thomas Buxton	1838		Malton	1	1838	1
Matthew Byrne	1840–1904	Non UK	Dublin	4	1892–1904	3
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	188	1875–1926	85
William Carter & Thomas Bartlet	1616	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2	1612–1616	2
Joseph Carter	1578–1609	Whitechapel	Reading(-06),Whitechapel(06-)	69	1578–1609	52
William Carter	1610–1616	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, London	9	1610–1615	9
William Cary	1830–1852		Bristol	1	1852	1
Robert Catlin	1738–1751	London	Holborn, London	87	1739–1751	36
Michael Cawood	to 1812		Leeds	2	1806–1812	2
Robert Chamberlain	1420–1426	London	Aldgate, London	7	1420–1499	6
William Chamberlain	1426–1456	London	Aldgate, London	121	1350–1499	86
Chandler (generic)			Drayton Parslow	16	1665–1708	15
Anthony Chandler	1650–1679		Drayton Parslow	72	1650–1678	42
George Chandler	1681–1726		Drayton Parslow	24	1681–1726	20
Richard I Chandler	1635–1638		Drayton Parslow	5	1635–1638	5
Richard II Chandler	1662–1673		Drayton Parslow	1	1664	1
Richard III Chandler	1674–1723		Drayton Parslow	58	1674–1723	49
Thomas Chandler	1723		Drayton Parslow	1	1723	1
Chapman & Mears	1781–1784	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	53	1781–1784	23
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	333	1765–1780	164
William Chapman	1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, London	16	1781	10
T Cheese & J Edbury		Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	2	1622–1623	2
Thomas Cheese	1603–1632	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	10	1603–1632	7
Chertsey foundry				2	1516–1604	2
Chesterfield foundry				4	1500–1550	4
Reginald Church	1470–1498	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	16	1475–1499	16
Thomas Church	1498–1527	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	9	1510–1527	6