List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	210	1869–2018	34
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	37	1876–1923	10
IP & Co	1769–1781	Pennington	Lezant; Stoke Climsland	14	1775–1779	4
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	13	1980–2009	4
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	12	1924–1947	4
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	11	1721–1729	3
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	8	1753–1756	2
John IV Pennington	1790–1819	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	8	1808–1819	4
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	7	1881–1912	2
Thomas Mears & Son	1794–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	6	1808	1
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	5	1767	1
John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	1781–1789	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	5	1781–1787	3
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	4	1819–1825	2
John II [C] Pennington	1713–1739	Pennington	Lezant	4	1719–1735	2
Thomas Lester	1735–1752	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	3	1744	1
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	2	1984–1989	2
Robert Pennington	1608–1640	Pennington	Bodmin	2	1639	1
Christopher III Pennington	1722–1759	Pennington	Lezant	2	1755	1
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2	1851–1854	2
Thomas Bayley	1741–1773	West Country	Bridgwater	2	1761	1
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	1	1991	1
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	1	1842	1
Penningtons	1761–1765	Pennington	Lezant	1	1764	1
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	1	1863	1
John Langhorne	1379–1406	London	London	1	1405	1
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	1	1487	1
William Chamberlain	1426–1456	London	Aldgate, London	1	1456	1
John Beaskam	1641–1714	West Country	Cornwall	1	1700	1
(unidentified)				1	1714	1
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	1	1825	1
Gillett & Co	1883–1892	Gillett	Croydon	1	1891	1
Total				368	1405–2018	46