List of founders

Name	Founding	Group	Location	Bells	Bells Dated	Rings
John Taylor & Co	from 1831	Loughborough	Loughborough, Leics	785	1868–2021	81
Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1968–2017	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	243	1969–2017	42
Mears & Stainbank	1865–1968	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	160	1870–1965	24
Gillett & Johnston	1887–1955	Gillett	Croydon	139	1911–1957	16
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd	1989–2005	Loughborough	Loughborough	128	1982–2005	28
John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	1978–1989	Loughborough	Loughborough	62	1978–1988	21
Taylors, Eayre & Smith	2005–2009	Loughborough	Loughborough	50	2006–2009	13
John Warner & Sons	1786–1921	Warner	Cripplegate	33	1861–1920	7
Thomas II Mears	1806–1844	Whitechapel	Whitechapel, Gloucester	29	1813–1832	11
Bowditch & Higby	1997–2012	West Country	Dulcote	26	2004–2011	3
Abraham II Rudhall	1718–1735	Rudhall	Gloucester	25	1721–1732	5
Abel Rudhall	1736–1760	Rudhall	Gloucester	23	1736–1759	7
Eijsbouts	from 1947	Non UK	Asten (Holland)	21	1980–1996	4
Pack & Chapman	1769–1781	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	14	1771–1775	2
Thomas I Bilbie	1724–1768	West Country	Chewstoke(&Cullompton 1746-54)	13	1728–1768	4
Samuel Knight	1681–1739	Reading	Reading, London	13	1735–1739	2
James Barwell	1870–1898		Birmingham	12	1897	1
Thomas Osborn	1779–1806		St Neots, Downham Market	10	1785	1
Abraham I Rudhall	1679–1718	Rudhall	Gloucester	8	1692–1718	3
Thomas Rudhall	1760–1783	Rudhall	Gloucester	7	1773–1779	2
John Briant	1779–1825		Hertford	7	1797–1806	2
Bodden / Perner		Non UK	Passau	6	2012	1
Thomas Purdue	1647–1709	Purdue	Closworth	5	1662–1693	2
Thomas Mears and Son	1805–1810	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	5	1805–1808	3
Thomas I Mears	1787–1806	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	5	1793–1804	3
Joseph Eayre	1735–1772		St Neots	5	1762	1
Hayward Mills Associates	2000–2009		Nottingham	5	2005–2008	2
Westley Group	from 2017		Newcastle under Lyme	4	2017–2019	3
John Rudhall	1783–1835	Rudhall	Gloucester	4	1786–1810	3
Thomas II Pennington	1620–1642	Pennington	Exeter	4	1626–1630	2
Roger I Purdue	1605–1641	Purdue	Bristol	4	1622–1623	2
Robert Catlin	1738–1751	London	Holborn, London	4	1748	1
John Wallis	1580–1624	Salisbury	Salisbury	3	1603–1616	2
Wokingham foundry	1380–1499			2	1380–1420	1
John Rufford	1350–1380		Toddington	2	1367	1
George I Oldfield	1620–1678	Nottingham	Nottingham	2	1624–1636	2
Tobias I Norris	1603–1626		Stamford	2	1607–1618	2
Charles & George Mears	1843–1861	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2	1844–1849	2
William I Eldridge	1660–1716	Wokingham	Wokingham, Chertsey	2	1674–1675	1
John Darbie	1651–1691		Ipswich	2	1665	1
Robert Burford	1392–1418	London	London	2	1400	1
John Bird	1408–1418	London	London	2	1410	1
W & J Taylor	1821–1854	Loughborough	Oxford	2	1835	1
George Mears	1844–1865	Whitechapel	Whitechapel	2	1858–1864	2
Edward Arnold	1761–1799		St Neots(-85), Leicester(84-)	2	1795	1
Edward I Seller	1699–1723	York	York	1	1713	1
George & William II Purdue		Purdue		1	1615	1
John I Pennington ('IP')	1623–1665	Pennington	Monmouth	1	1626	1
John II Pennington	1648–1690	Pennington	Exeter	1	1658	1
Henry II Oldfield	1590–1620	Nottingham	Nottingham	1	1595	1