List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
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