List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	233	1861–1976	42
Hugh II Watts	1615–1643		Bedford, Leicester	33	1618–1642	18
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	13	1762–1766	5
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	11	1911–1948	2
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	9	1822–1831	4
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	9	1809–1814	3
Bowditch & Higby	1989–2014	West Country	Dulcote	8	1995	1
Thomas I Eayre	1717–1757		Kettering	7	1732–1749	3
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	5	1620–1672	3
Newcombe (generic)		Leicester	Leicester	5	1595–1609	3
Thomas II Eayre	1757–1762		Kettering	5	1760–1761	1
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	4	1978–1979	2
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	4	1608–1620	3
William Noone	1678–1731	Nottingham	Nottingham	4	1701–1704	2
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (The Netherlands)	4	1987–2022	2
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	4	1785–1794	3
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	3	1994–1997	1
Edward Newcombe	1570–1616	Leicester	Bedford, Leicester	3	1607–1611	2
John Taylor	1825–1849	Loughborough	Buckland Brewer, Oxf'd, L'boro	2	1842	1
Thomas Norris	1626–1678		Stamford	2	1676	1
Thomas II Newcombe	1562–1580	Leicester	Leicester	2	1580	1
Johannes de York	1370–1425	Leicester	Leicester	2	1400	2
Thomas II Hedderly	1778–1784	Nottingham	Nottingham	2	1782	1
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2	2002	1
Alfred Bowell	1896–1939		Ipswich	2	1919	1
John Woolley	1520–1548	Nottingham	Nottingham	1	1525	1
Hugh I Watts	1593–1615	Leicester	Leicester	1	1614	1
Seliok (generic)	1499–1599	Nottingham	Nottingham	1	1500	1
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	1	1713	1
Alexander Rigby	1679–1708		Stamford	1	1705	1
Thomas I Newcombe	1506–1520	Leicester	Leicester	1	1580	1
Robert I Newcombe	1520–1560	Leicester	Leicester	1	1586	1
Michael de Lichfield	1280		Lichfield	1	1399	1
Leicester foundry		Leicester	Leicester	1	1399	1
Johannes de Stafford	1338–1371	Leicester	Leicester	1	1360	1
Daniel Hedderly	1703–1764	Nottingham	Hanbury, Bawtry, Lincoln	1	1714	1
Immanuel Halton	1712–1731		Wingfield, Derbys	1	1717	1
John Danyell succ'r ('Brede')	1470–1486	London	London	1	1486	1
Henry Dand	1558–1598	Nottingham	Nottingham	1	1580	1
Total				392	1360–2022	49