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List of founders

Listing the 355 founders who cast bells which are in full-circle rings which have 6 bells, and have a tenor weighing between 12 cwt and 16 cwt.
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NameFoundingGroupLocationBellsBells DatedRings
John Taylor & Co from 1831 Loughborough Loughborough, Leics 692 1860–2017 230
Mears & Stainbank 1865–1968 Whitechapel Whitechapel 253 1865–1968 128
John Warner & Sons 1786–1921 Warner Cripplegate 200 1789–1921 85
Thomas II Mears 1806–1849 Whitechapel Whitechapel, Gloucester 129 1810–1844 49
Gillett & Johnston 1887–1955 Gillett Croydon 91 1907–1951 38
Abraham I Rudhall 1679–1718 Rudhall Gloucester 74 1687–1717 25
Abraham II Rudhall 1718–1735 Rudhall Gloucester 73 1718–1735 27
Llewellins & James 1854–1940 Bristol C19th Bristol 69 1863–1914 35
Charles & George Mears 1843–1861 Whitechapel Whitechapel 65 1844–1857 31
Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1968–2017 Whitechapel Whitechapel 59 1969–2017 41
Abel Rudhall 1736–1760 Rudhall Gloucester 54 1736–1760 26
Thomas Osborn 1779–1806 St Neots, Downham Market 50 1783–1802 16
John Rudhall 1783–1835 Rudhall Gloucester 48 1787–1835 21
John Briant 1779–1825 Hertford 44 1781–1820 18
Hugh II Watts 1615–1643 Bedford, Leicester 43 1617–1642 19
Thomas II Bilbie 1754–1780 West Country Cullompton 37 1754–1777 11
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 1989–2005 Loughborough Loughborough 33 1989–2005 22
IP & Co 1769–1781 Pennington Lezant; Stoke Climsland 32 1769–1781 11
Joseph Hatch 1601–1639 Kent Ulcombe 31 1605–1634 10
Thomas I Bilbie 1724–1768 West Country Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54) 31 1731–1766 13
Alfred Bowell 1896–1939 Ipswich 28 1907–1937 14
John Draper 1599–1644 Thetford 27 1609–1642 11
Henry II Oldfield 1590–1620 Nottingham Nottingham 25 1570–1620 16
Thomas (Castleman) III Bilbie 1781–1814 West Country Cullompton 25 1788–1809 10
Richard Keene 1654–1703 Woodstock, Royston 24 1660–1701 9
James Wells 1793–1825 Aldbourne Aldbourne 24 1802–1825 12
William Evans 1710–1770 Chepstow Chepstow 22 1739–1761 7
W & J Taylor 1821–1854 Loughborough Oxford 22 1823–1845 7
Roger I Purdue 1605–1641 Purdue Bristol 22 1612–1636 13
Ellis I Knight 1623–1658 Reading Reading 20 1625–1637 7
Robert Taylor 1786–1830 Loughborough St Neots, Oxford 19 1790–1821 6
Matthew I & Henry II Bagley 1679–1687 Bagley Chacombe 19 1682–1686 4
Henry I Bagley 1631–1684 Bagley Chacombe 19 1646–1679 10
Richard Phelps 1700–1738 Whitechapel Whitechapel 19 1701–1737 8
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd 1978–1989 Loughborough Loughborough 18 1978–1988 14
Thomas Rudhall 1760–1783 Rudhall Gloucester 18 1761–1779 12
Tobias III Norris 1662–1699 Stamford 18 1675–1695 7
Daniel Hedderly 1703–1764 Nottingham Hanbury, Bawtry, Lincoln 18 1722–1759 8
Thomas Gardiner 1709–1760 Sudbury 18 1714–1760 15
Chapman & Mears 1781–1784 Whitechapel Whitechapel 18 1782–1783 3
(unidentified) 18 1399–1700 14
Joseph Eayre 1735–1772 St Neots 17 1737–1771 10
Bristol foundry 1350–1500 Bristol Bristol 17 1400–1500 15
William Dobson 1798–1832 Downham Market 17 1816–1832 8
John Darbie 1651–1691 Ipswich 16 1660–1680 7
John Wallis 1580–1624 Salisbury Salisbury 15 1581–1621 10
Thomas II Pennington 1620–1642 Pennington Exeter 15 1625–1642 7
Thomas Mears & Son 1794–1810 Whitechapel Whitechapel 15 1805–1809 6
Lester & Pack 1752–1769 Whitechapel Whitechapel 15 1752–1766 10
John Taylor & Son 1844–1858 Loughborough Loughborough 15 1844–1857 8
Showing the first 50 of 355 founders (page 1 of 8)
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