# | Tower | Description | Contractor | Source |
1 | Appleton le Moors, North Yorkshire, Christ Church | Fit replacement Ellacombe parts supplied by Whites of Appleton |
Local labour/guild/assn | |
2 | Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, S James | The entire installation is to be removed from the tower for a major restoration and augmentation project. The bells will be cleaned, conserved and tuned and two new trebles will be cast to augment the ring to ten. A new cast iron and galvanised steel bell frame for ten bells will be manufactured together with all new fittings for the bells. A new training bell will be manufactured and installed alongside the ring, and a new sound control system will be manufactured and installed |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
3 | Bath, Somerset, S Luke, Bloomfield | Installation of new chiming system |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
4 | Berrow, Worcestershire, S Faith | Bells to be restored and augmented to six. – Not started |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
5 | Bishop Auckland, Durham, S Andrew | Maintenance work. Bells 1, 5 & 7 to be lowered into their pits for the manufacture and fitting of new bell pads and bell bolts. Clappers and crown staples of bells 3 & 5 to be annealed and fully refurbished. Rope roller box of 6th to be refurbished. – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter, JT&Co |
6 | Boxley, Kent, S Mary V & All Saints | The six bells will be receiving an overhaul of the clappers with new fabricated steel adjustable staples, new sliders and existing runners sanded, new ceiling and floor bosses, and (faculty pending) new rope guide and SG clapper assembly in the tenor |
O'Shea Engineering | Isaac O'Shea |
7 | Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, Christ Church | Rerim the wheels, refurbish the clappers and replace the main axis bearings. This work is being undertaken by Matthew Higby assisted by local labour which will be brushing down and repainting the frame and headstocks |
Matthew Higby & Co | David Godwin |
8 | Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, S Peter, Upper Riccarton | Project to install the bells previously intended for Christchurch, Transitional Cathedral |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
9 | Clyro, Powys, Wales, S Michael | New treble cast by Westley Group to augment to six. Not yet hung |
| Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton |
10 | Compton Dundon, Somerset, S Andrew | It is hoped to remodel the lost ring of five into a full-circle ring of six by retiring the existing tenor and adding second-hand bells sourced by the Keltek Trust as the two trebles; the bell formerly the treble at Church Kirk, Lancs will become the treble of six; the bell formerly the third at Lindfield, Sussex will become the second of six – Not started |
| Dave Kelly |
11 | Coningsby, Lincolnshire, S Michael & All Angels | Clappers on bells 4 and 6 to be rebushed |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
12 | Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire, S Mary Magd | Cast in crown staples to be removed; bells to be rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
13 | Devizes, Wiltshire, S John | Fittings on all eight bells to be overhauled; clappers to be rebushed; chiming hammer on 4th bell to be overhauled |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
14 | Drinkstone, Suffolk, All Saints | This ring of six is to be recast and rehung slightly lower in the tower with all new fittings in a new galvanised steel bell frame for eight. A new belfry floor is to be installed, and a new sound control system manufactured and installed. New access ladders are to be manufactured and installed from the ringing chamber upwards in the tower |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
15 | Dymock, Gloucestershire, S Mary V | Bells to be rehung on new cast iron headstocks, gudgeons & bearings. Bell wheels to be modified to fit new headstocks. Rope roller boxes to be refurbished |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
16 | Eynsham, Oxfordshire, S Leonard | Bells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
17 | Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, S Leonard | Poor toned tenor to be replaced; ring to be augmented to six bells |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
18 | Findon, West Sussex, S John Bapt | Sanctus removed for rehanging |
Whites of Appleton | Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton |
19 | Frampton, Dorset, S Mary | Bells to be removed to Loughborough for cleaning, conservation, tuning, and the drilling out of their cast-in crown staples. 1694 oak bell frame to be strengthened. All new ringing fittings to be manufactured before the bells are rehung – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | |
20 | Gedney, Lincolnshire, S Mary Magd | bells to be lifted from their pits and their bearings cleaned/replaced as necessary. Clappers, crown staples, rope roller boxes and bell wheels to be fully restored. Cast iron bell frame to be cleaned and repainted |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
21 | Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, S Mary | Fittings on all six bells to be refurbished; gudgeons on 4th bell to be replaced |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
22 | Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, S Mary | Bells to be removed for tuning, replacement of 5th bell and rehanging on new fittings. Old 5th to be retained for chiming. March 2024 – Not started |
Whites of Appleton | Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton |
23 | Hamsterley nr Bishop Auckland, Durham, S James | Bells removed for future restoration. – On hold |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
24 | Hatherleigh, Devon, S John Bapt | Bells to be rehung in a new frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
25 | Heacham, Norfolk, S Mary | Ancient bell to be conserved and hung for display; newly cast bell to be provided as a replacement |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
26 | Hinton St George, Somerset, S George | Bells out for rehanging with all new fittings in the existing frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
27 | Holborn, Greater London, S Giles in the Fields | a new 26" diameter service bell weighing 4 cwt has been cast and will be hung for swing chiming in the tower's cupola. The bell will be hung with counter-balanced headstock and clapper and will be swung using an electric linear motor |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
28 | Ipswich, Suffolk, S Mary le Tower | Six training dumb-bells to be supplied and installed in the intermediate room |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
29 | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, S Canice (RC) | A new ring of five is to be created using two newly cast bells and three second-hand bells; to be supplied with new fittings for change ringing; frame to be built and bells to be hung locally |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
30 | Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, S Mary V | Gudgeons on 5th bell to be replaced |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
31 | Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire, S Peter | Rehang the 1620 bell with new fittings for swing chiming. The other bell to be overhauled – Not started |
Whites of Appleton | |
32 | Lee, Greater London, S Margaret of Antioch | recasting of 21" bell from chime of 16; replacement of all bell bolts |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
33 | Lichfield, Staffordshire, former ch of S Mary | Major maintenance work to be undertaken. All rope roller boxes to be fully refurbished, and new rope ground and ceiling pulleys to be manufactured and fitted to improve the rope circle. A new bell wheel for the 2nd bell and a wooden shafted tenor clapper/crown staple to be manufactured. The oak bell frame to be strengthened – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
34 | Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, S Teilo | Bells and frame to be restored; scheduled for 2024. – Not started |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
35 | Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern, Monmouthshire, Wales, S Michael | Bells removed into storage pending repairs to the turret and a decision on their future rehanging |
John Taylor & Co | Taylors website, current projects |
36 | Longworth, Oxfordshire, S Mary | To be augmented to 8 in a new clockwise frame. The Westley group will cast the new treble; a second-hand bell has been acquired via the Keltek Trust for the 2nd; and WBF cast the 3rd in 2017. – Not started |
Whites of Appleton | Michele Winter |
37 | Lydney, Gloucestershire, S Mary V | Clappers, crown staples & Bell wheels to be returned to Loughborough for restoration |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
38 | Manchester, Greater Manchester, Cath & Parish Ch of S Mary, S Denys, & S George | Maintenance work. Bells to be lifted from their pits for the cleaning/replacement of their bearings. 7th bell headstock to be returned to Foundry for checking/replacement of gudgeons. Various sliders to be replaced with new and a new timber shafted clapper to be manufactured for the tenor bell. The single Ellacombe Hammer on the 4th bell to be restored and re-fitted. – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter, JT&Co |
39 | Marksbury, Somerset, S Peter | Tune 6th; rehang mostly new fittings; new frame found'n,etc – On hold |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
40 | Marshchapel, Lincolnshire, S Mary V | Bells to be augmented to six using three second-hand bells sourced by Keltek Trust (bells #2,#3,#4 from Rochdale, S Chad) and rehung in a new frame |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
41 | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, All Saints | The two trebles to be rehung with new fittings; ringing continues on the back six |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
42 | Melksham, Wiltshire, S Michael & All Angels | Ring to be augmented to ten bells |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
43 | Nempnett Thrubwell, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary | Bells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in a new frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
44 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Civic Centre | The ten bells of the upper tier of the bell frame to be lowered and the upper frame removed. A new upper frame and ten new headstocks to be manufactured and the bells rehung with new seating pads, new bell bolts and restored clappers and crown staples |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
45 | North Tamerton, Cornwall, S Denis | Bells and fittings to be removed from the tower for conservation, cleaning and tuning. Entirely new ringing fittings to be manufactured and the bells then rehung in the existing bell frame. Bells are being removed to Loughborough |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
46 | Ombersley, Worcestershire, S Andrew | The tenor bell is to be recast by Taylors and supplied to Whites for tuning and rehanging. |
Whites of Appleton | David Potter |
47 | Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, S Mary V | Existing bells to be restored; existing 2nd bell to be recast; ring to be augmented to 10 using two newly cast bells; bells to be rehung in a new frame; scheduled for 2024 – Not started |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
48 | Penhurst, East Sussex, S Michael the Archangel | To be tuned and rehung for swing chiming |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
49 | Portishead, Somerset, S Peter | Cracked 6th bell to be replaced; replacement bell to be hung using existing fittings |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
50 | Powerstock, Dorset, S Mary V | Bells are being removed to Loughborough for conservation, cleaning and a little tuning. All new fittings to be manufactured before rehanging in a strengthened bell frame |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
51 | Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, S Mary V | Tenor gudgeons to be replaced |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
52 | Ropley, Hampshire, S Peter | Cracked 3rd bell to be welded; broken 5th bell to be recast; bells to be rehung with all new fittings in a new frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
53 | Rothwell, West Yorkshire, Holy Trinity | Minor maintenance. Fit replacement pulley units supplied by Whites of Appleton |
Local labour/guild/assn | |
54 | Scarborough, North Yorkshire, S Mary | Clappers, rollers, and sliders to be restored; gudgeons on bell 9 to be replaced |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
55 | St Hilary, Cornwall, S Hilary of Poitiers | Restoration – On hold |
John Taylor & Co | John Baldwin |
56 | Stillington, North Yorkshire, S Nicholas | bells to be removed to Loughborough for conservation and the manufacture of new fittings for full circle ringing. The existing oak bell frame dating from circa 1700 to be strengthened before the bells are rehung |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
57 | Stottesdon, Shropshire, S Mary | Rehang the treble bell on mainly new fittings and strengthen the treble's bell frame pit. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
58 | Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, S Margaret of Antioch | Bells are at Loughborough for conservation, tuning and the manufacture of mainly new ringing fittings. Bell frame to be cleaned and repainted. New ringing chamber ceiling to be installed higher in the tower. Whilst the bells are away a new ringing gallery is being installed |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter & Daniel Knight |
59 | Tawstock, Devon, S Peter | Refurbish wheels – Not started |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
60 | Teversal, Nottinghamshire, S Katherine | Bells to be lowered into their pits and their headstocks, clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes to be removed to Loughborough for restoration. New gudgeons and bearings to be manufactured. Clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes to be restored |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
61 | Three Bridges, West Sussex, S Richard | Bell to be hung on new wooden headstock in a new frame for stationary ringing – Not started |
Local labour/guild/assn | Kye Leaver |
62 | Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire, S Peter | The enire ring of six, frame and fittings are to be removed to Loughborough for the rebuilding of the bell frame on a new galvanised steel grillage. The modern bell fittings will be serviced before the peal is rehung in the tower. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
63 | Trull, Somerset, All Saints | The entire installation to be removed. Bells to be conserved, cleaned and some tuning. New ringing fittings to be manufactured. New cast iron and galvanised steel "H" frame to be manufactured and installed |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
64 | Turnastone, Herefordshire, S Mary Magd | Larger bell to be conserved, weld repaired, and rehung dead for electronic/automated chiming with all new fittings. |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
65 | Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, S Peter & S Paul | All bells to be lifted from their pits and their bearings and housings removed to Loughborough for cleaning and the machining of the bearing housings. The rope roller boxes will be fully refurbished and new sliders manufactured and fitted. Adjustments will be made to the garter holes and the rope drops improved. New floor and ceiling bosses will be supplied and fitted. All ironwork will be descaled and repainted – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
66 | Watlington, Oxfordshire, S Leonard | The 8 bells are being tuned and the 5th will be welded. The frame will be strengthened with foundation plates fitted to the top cills of the bell frame for bearing plates. The bells will be rehung on new fittings in the strengthened frame |
Whites of Appleton | Whites of Appleton website |
67 | Whitwell, Rutland, S Michael & All Angels | Bells removed for future restoration – On hold |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |