List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
E D				1	1622	1
George Dalton	1750–1785	York	York	28	1753–1784	25
Robert Dalton	1785–1803	York	York	34	1785–1803	13
Henry Dand and George Lees	1586	Nottingham	Nottingham	2	1586–1590	2
Henry Dand	1558–1598	Nottingham	Nottingham	36	1560–1592	31
John Danks & Son	1927–1929	Non UK	Victoria & NSW, Australia	7	1927–1930	2
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	67	1456–1499	54
John Danyell	1456–1470	London	London	15	1455–1470	14
John Darbie's assistant				5	1672–1674	2
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	188	1651–1686	109
Michael Darbie	1650–1682		it: SE England	26	1650–1675	16
D Davies	1716		South Wales	1	1716	1
D & T Davies	1714–1722		S Wales	1	1722	1
George Davis	1782–1799	West Country	Bridgwater	25	1782–1799	20
William Dawe's predecessor	1350–1400	London	London	5	1370–1380	5
William Dawe	1381–1418	London	London	37	1380–1420	30
William Dawe's successor				2	1420	1
Richard Dawkes	1606–1633	Worcester	Worcester	1	1633	1
J S Dawson			Preston, Lancashire	1	1845	1
John Dawton & Richard Tuck		Salisbury	Salisbury	7	1624–1626	7
John Dawton	1624–1637	Salisbury	Salisbury	24	1626–1637	21
George Day & Sons			Eye, Suffolk	1	1915	1
Thomas Deacon (or Dekun)	1300–1399		E Yorkshire	5	1370–1399	5
Derby of King's Lynn (generic)			King's Lynn	3	1320–1350	2
(Henry?) Derby	1300–1399	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	2	1350–1399	2
Thomas Derby	1450	King's Lynn	King's Lynn	3	1450	2
Thomas Dicker	1733–1734	Reading	Reading	2	1734	2
John Dier & Robert Wickes	1577			1	1577	1
John Dier	1577–1602		Hitchin; it: Essex	24	1579–1600	21
Francis Dingey			Truro	1	1899	1
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	259	1786–1832	114
Robert Doddes	1567–1575	London	London	1	1575	1
Thomas Doo	1687		Gt Yarmouth	1	1687	1
Dorset foundry			Dorset	1	1499	1
John Draper & Andrew Gurney			Thetford	2	1621–1630	2
John Draper	1599–1644		Thetford	163	1599–1642	102
Thomas Draper	1574–1595	Bury St Edmunds	Thetford & Bury St Edmunds	14	1577–1593	14
J Driver & J Edbury		Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	1	1615	1
John Driver	1602–1615	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	6	1614–1618	5
William Dudley	1300–1399		Lincolnshire	1	1399	1
Dutch (generic)			Netherlands	1	1489	1
John Early			Winchester	1	1751	1
Walter de Easingwold	1335–1345			4	1327–1340	4
Eayre & Lewis		Non UK	Port Elizabeth, S Africa	5	1998–2002	3
Eayre & Smith			Melbourne, Derbys	1	1997	1
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	188	1735–1784	101
Thomas & John Eayre	1716–1718			3	1717–1718	3
Thomas I Eayre	1717–1757		Kettering	121	1718–1757	78
Thomas II Eayre	1757–1762		Kettering	28	1757–1762	14
James Edbury	1603–1623	Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds	10	1604–1612	9