List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	135	1870–2016	40
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	119	1867–1966	48
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	84	1581–1623	55
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	79	1851–1915	36
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	53	1969–2016	22
Roger I Purdue	1605–1641	Purdue	Bristol	41	1606–1639	21
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	38	1718–1735	15
William Cockey	1693–1751	West Country	Frome	35	1713–1748	20
James Wells	1793–1825	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	35	1801–1826	19
Llewellins & James	1854–1940	Bristol C19th	Bristol	33	1876–1911	19
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	32	1703–1716	13
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	28	1843–1861	18
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	25	1923–1953	10
Robert I Wells	1763–1781	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	24	1765–1773	12
Robert II Wells	1781–1798	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	23	1782–1793	14
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	23	1736–1757	12
Salisbury foundry	1380–1550	Salisbury	Salisbury	22	1380–1549	18
William III Purdue	1633–1673	Purdue	Salisbury, Bristol, etc	19	1650–1667	15
John I Lott	1624–1663	West Country	Warminster	17	1625–1661	14
William III & Richard II Purdue	1649–1663	Purdue	Bristol	15	1652–1663	6
Thomas II Mears	1806–1849	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	15	1830–1844	10
Bristol foundry	1350–1500	Bristol	Bristol	14	1350–1520	12
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	13	1748–1764	4
G Mears & Co	1858–1873	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	12	1862–1864	6
John Dawton	1624–1637	Salisbury	Salisbury	12	1628–1637	10
William and Robert Cor	1696–1724	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	12	1696–1719	8
James Burrough	1738–1755	West Country	Devizes	12	1745–1754	6
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	11	1763–1779	5
Thomas Blackbourn	1890–1905	Salisbury	Salisbury	11	1899–1903	4
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	10	1989–2003	7
William III Purdue & Nathaniel Bolter	1656–1657	Purdue		8	1656–1657	4
John II Lott	1663–1691	West Country	Warminster	8	1667–1684	7
Gillett & Co	1883–1892	Gillett	Croydon	8	1883–1888	5
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	7	1858–1864	5
Richard I Purdue	1598–1640	Purdue	Glastonbury, Stoford, etc	6	1613–1620	6
Abraham Bilbie	1768–1773	West Country	Chewstoke	6	1769	1
R Beconsall (or Ralph Brooke?)	1571–1624		it: Sussex & Hants	6	1603–1624	4
William III & Roger II Purdue	1633–1673	Purdue	Salisbury,etc	5	1664	3
Henry II Knight	1651–1672	Reading	Reading	5	1670–1671	2
William Bilbie	1775–1790	West Country	Chewstoke	5	1781–1786	4
(unidentified)				5	1399–1636	4
Robert & James Wells	1792–1796	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	4	1793–1794	4
William III & Thomas Purdue	1652–1653	Purdue	Salisbury	4	1652–1653	3
Thomas Gefferies	1505–1545	Bristol	Bristol	4	1520–1545	4
John Dawton & Richard Tuck		Salisbury	Salisbury	4	1624–1625	4
Robert I Cor	1694–1715	Aldbourne	Aldbourne	4	1694–1701	4
Nathaniel Bolter	1628–1657		Buckingham(-29), Salisbury(51-	4	1638–1655	3
William Tosier	1718–1737	Salisbury	Salisbury	3	1721–1731	3
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	3	1982–1984	3
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	3	1787–1805	3