List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	452	1866–2024	130
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	286	1866–1966	116
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	191	1856–1914	68
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	150	1890–1952	51
IP & Co	1769–1781	Pennington	Lezant; Stoke Climsland	123	1769–1781	33
Thomas II Bilbie	1754–1780	West Country	Cullompton	103	1754–1780	35
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	88	1968–2016	30
Thomas (Castleman) III Bilbie	1781–1814	West Country	Cullompton	80	1783–1811	32
William Evans	1710–1770	Chepstow	Chepstow	79	1722–1756	23
Exeter foundry	1399–1599			72	1400–1599	53
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	68	1812–1843	24
John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	1781–1789	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	64	1781–1789	14
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	44	1746–1751	11
Thomas II Pennington	1620–1642	Pennington	Exeter	43	1620–1642	31
W & J Taylor	1821–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	43	1823–1833	10
Evan II & William Evans	1718–1727	Chepstow	Chepstow	39	1718–1724	11
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	36	1876–1923	14
Penningtons	1761–1765	Pennington	Lezant	32	1762–1768	9
John [E] Pennington	1635–1667	Pennington	Exeter	28	1648–1667	23
John IV Pennington	1790–1819	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	25	1799–1816	13
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	25	1844–1856	11
Thomas II Wroth	1721–1751	West Country	Wellington (Som)	24	1723–1750	16
Thomas III Pennington	1669–1720	Pennington	Exeter	23	1669–1713	16
I T	1440–1450		Exeter	21	1440–1450	19
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	19	1737–1757	5
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	18	1828–1835	7
Charles Pannell & Co	1820–1856	West Country	Cullompton	17	1847–1855	5
Thomas I Wroth	1684–1722	West Country	Wellington (Som)	15	1684–1719	9
John II [C] Pennington	1713–1739	Pennington	Lezant	15	1713–1739	7
John III [C] & Fitzantony II Pennington	1765–1767	Pennington	Lezant	14	1766–1767	5
Christopher IV & John IV Pennington	1790–1798	Pennington	Stoke Climsland	14	1790–1797	5
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	13	1989–2004	6
(unidentified)				13	1555–1709	11
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	12	1705–1716	3
Christopher III Pennington	1722–1759	Pennington	Lezant	12	1725–1758	7
William Blews & Sons	1862–1891		Birmingham	12	1870–1879	10
Fitzanthony II Pennington	1756–1768	Pennington	Lezant	11	1758–1761	3
Robert Norton	1435–1499	West Country	Exeter	11	1430	11
John Stadler	1693–1719	West Country	Chulmleigh	10	1693–1714	8
Thomas Birdall	1570–1609	West Country	Exeter	10	1590–1605	7
Christopher III & John II [C] Pennington	1722–1729	Pennington	Lezant	9	1722–1723	3
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	9	1861–1863	5
Christopher II & John II [C] Pennington	1717–1720	Pennington	Lezant	8	1717–1720	3
Ambrose Gooding	1713–1755	West Country	Plymouth	8	1731–1751	5
Charles Carr	1864–1926		Smethwick	8	1897	1
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	7	1979–1989	6
Thomas Purdue	1647–1709	Purdue	Closworth	7	1670–1693	3
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (The Netherlands)	7	1991–2020	3
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	7	1390–1599	7
John Taylor & Son	1844–1858	Loughborough	Loughborough	7	1852–1855	2