List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	4477	1859–2023	835
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1924	1865–1968	479
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	938	1968–2017	251
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	906	1790–1921	224
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	772	1893–1956	161
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	443	1810–1844	141
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	306	1844–1861	87
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	292	1989–2005	96
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	192	1719–1735	44
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	189	1685–1718	54
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	169	1978–1989	65
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	148	1737–1759	49
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	134	1769–1780	47
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	107	1782–1819	36
Lester & Pack	1752–1769	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	104	1752–1769	55
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	100	1783–1835	40
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	99	1760–1782	35
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	98	1874–1923	30
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (The Netherlands)	91	1979–2025	31
William Dobson	1798–1832		Downham Market	91	1806–1832	30
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	79	1790–1804	27
Richard Phelps	1700–1738	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	77	1701–1737	31
Alfred Bowell	1896–1939		Ipswich	74	1906–1938	30
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	72	1725–1767	26
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	70	1779–1801	20
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	69	1614–1642	36
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	57	1858–1864	18
Ellis I Knight	1623–1658	Reading	Reading	54	1623–1657	25
Taylors, Eayre & Smith	2005–2009	Loughborough	Loughborough	53	2005–2009	19
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	52	1858–1865	21
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	48	1731–1764	13
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	47	1748–1770	19
Thomas Mears & Son	1794–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	45	1805–1810	17
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	44	1891–1926	10
James Barwell & Co	1889–1920		Birmingham	43	1901–1914	14
William Blews & Sons	1862–1891		Birmingham	40	1870–1879	9
Thomas Lester	1735–1752	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	40	1740–1751	18
Robert Catlin	1738–1751	London	Holborn, London	40	1739–1751	16
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	37	1829–1849	12
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	37	1620–1674	23
Thomas II Bilbie	1754–1780	West Country	Cullompton	36	1755–1780	11
Miles I Graye	1598–1649		Colchester	35	1602–1641	21
Samuel Knight	1681–1739	Reading	Reading, London	34	1689–1739	14
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	33	1589–1620	18
Henry II Bagley	1679–1703	Bagley	Chacombe(-87), Ecton(87-)	33	1681–1702	11
Matthew Higby & Co	from 2008	West Country	Holcombe	31	2017–2024	7
James Barwell	1870–1898		Birmingham	31	1874–1897	13
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	31	1774–1795	12
Thomas Newman	1699–1745	Norwich	Cambridge, Norwich	30	1703–1744	14
W & J Taylor	1821–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	29	1822–1843	11