List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	127	1861–2014	60
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	85	1857–1911	37
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	37	1867–1952	24
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	25	1591–1618	10
(unidentified)				23	1399–1699	17
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	22	1615–1641	12
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	21	1844–1857	9
James III Harrison	1785–1833		Barrow and Barton	21	1789–1822	7
Exeter foundry	1399–1599			18	1400–1599	10
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	15	1623–1668	11
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	15	1739–1770	9
Tobias I Norris	1603–1626		Stamford	12	1604–1626	10
Salisbury foundry	1380–1550	Salisbury	Salisbury	11	1399–1499	8
Thomas Norris	1626–1678		Stamford	11	1628–1674	10
John II Martin	1661–1693	Worcester	Worcester	11	1663–1676	5
Joseph Hatch	1601–1639	Kent	Ulcombe	11	1609–1633	4
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	11	1820–1844	8
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	11	1793–1815	5
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	10	1745–1753	4
William Noone	1678–1731	Nottingham	Nottingham	10	1684–1717	6
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	10	1564–1618	10
I T	1440–1450		Exeter	10	1450–1499	5
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	10	1738–1760	6
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	10	1847–1857	5
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	9	1865	3
Ellis I Knight	1623–1658	Reading	Reading	9	1624–1650	4
William Haulsey	1615–1629		St Ives, Cambridge	9	1622–1628	5
Miles III Graye	1647–1686		it: Essex, Herts, Hunts	9	1664–1681	3
John Draper	1599–1644		Thetford	9	1608–1631	7
James Barwell & Co	1889–1920		Birmingham	9	1889–1912	4
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	8	1588–1622	7
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	8	1770–1778	4
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	8	1350–1600	7
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	8	1885–1913	7
Hugh I Watts	1593–1615	Leicester	Leicester	7	1593–1612	6
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	7	1699–1717	4
James Keene	1612–1654		Bedford, Woodstock	7	1618–1640	5
Christopher Graye	1653–1683		(it), Ampthill, Haddenham, ...	7	1655–1675	5
William Chamberlain	1426–1456	London	Aldgate, London	7	1440–1470	3
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	7	1898–1914	4
William III Purdue	1633–1673	Purdue	Salisbury, Bristol, etc	6	1640–1663	6
Tobias III Norris	1662–1699		Stamford	6	1675–1697	6
Henry I Knight	1587–1622	Reading	Reading	6	1607–1621	4
Thomas I Eayre	1717–1757		Kettering	6	1718–1739	6
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	6	1486	3
Thomas II Clibury	1650–1673		Wellington, Salop	6	1651–1671	4
Joseph Carter	1578–1609	Whitechapel	Reading(-06),Whitechapel(06-)	6	1578–1603	3
Henry I Bagley	1631–1684	Bagley	Chacombe	6	1649–1682	4
James Barwell	1870–1898		Birmingham	6	1882–1887	3
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	5	1805–1824	2