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List of founders

Listing 419 founders who cast bells which are in full-circle rings which have 8 bells and no semitone bells.
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NameFoundingGroupLocationBellsBells DatedRings
John Taylor & Co from 1831 Loughborough Loughborough, Leics 4486 1859–2023 835
Mears & Stainbank 1865–1968 Whitechapel Whitechapel 1923 1865–1968 478
Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1968–2017 Whitechapel Whitechapel 931 1968–2017 249
John Warner & Sons 1786–1921 Warner Cripplegate 905 1790–1921 223
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
Thomas Rudhall 1760–1783 Rudhall Gloucester 99 1760–1782 35
Llewellins & James 1854–1940 Bristol C19th Bristol 98 1874–1923 30
John Rudhall 1783–1835 Rudhall Gloucester 94 1783–1835 39
William Dobson 1798–1832 Downham Market 91 1806–1832 30
Eijsbouts from 1947 Non UK Asten (Holland) 85 1979–2023 28
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 2014 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
Showing the first 50 of 419 founders (page 1 of 9)
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