# | Completed | Tower | Description | Contractor | Source |
1 | 1 Jan 2022 | West Hanningfield, Essex, S Mary & S Edward | Strengthening work on frame completed and bells rehung |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
2 | 2022 | Abbeydale, South Yorkshire, S Peter | Church closed and bell transferred to St James, Woodhouse |
| David Sloman |
3 | 2022 | Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, S Michael | Transferred to Keltek |
Whites of Appleton | Dave Kelly |
4 | 2022 | Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, S Michael | Transferred to Keltek |
Whites of Appleton | Dave Kelly |
5 | 2022 | Canterbury, Kent, Cath & Metropolitical Ch of Christ | General maintenance |
Whites of Appleton | WOA web site, 2022 projects |
6 | 2022 | Chew Magna, Somerset, S Andrew | bells 3 and 4 rehung with new headstocks; all eight bells turned; new clappers and roller boxes throughout; bearings overhauled |
Matthew Higby & Co | |
7 | 2022 | Creeksea, Essex, All Saints | Bell was rehung for chiming on new fittings. |
Whites of Appleton | Whites of Appleton website, 2022 projects |
8 | 2022 | Ecchinswell, Hampshire, S Lawrence | Bells put into storage |
Matthew Higby & Co | |
9 | 2022 | Frensham, Surrey, S Mary V | Major refurbishment and rehang undertaken. Older bells conserved; cast-in crown staples removed. Bells tuned. Clappers, crown staples, rope roller boxes, bell wheels restored. Bearings cleaned/replaced. Bells 6, 7, 8 quarter turned. Bells rehung |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
10 | 2022 | Hagley, Worcestershire, S John Bapt | All eight clappers and crown staples were returned to Loughborough for re-profiling; complete restoration of the bushes, joint pins and crown staples |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
11 | 2022 | Hooe, East Sussex, S Oswald | Bells tuned, clappers replaced, and rehung in existing frame. In addition the frame has been underpinned and strengthened |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
12 | 2022 | Houghton St Giles, Norfolk, S Giles | Formerly hung for full circle ringing, bells hung dead with electro magnetic hammers with 2 & 3 tuned |
Whites of Appleton | Graham Clifton |
13 | 2022 | Lichfield, Staffordshire, Cath Ch of BVM & S Chad | Sanctus bell had its clapper indents welded to reduce risk of cracking) and rehung on new fittings in its original position in wooden frame between stone window mullions on the south side of the central tower. |
John Taylor & Co | Jon Townsend, Clerk of Works |
14 | 2022 | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, S Agnes | Church closed 2020 and demolished c2022. The crown came away and the bell was removed in pieces and scrapped. |
John Taylor & Co | John Arthur |
15 | 2022 | Sudbury, Suffolk, S Gregory | Bells tuned and corrosion removed; all new ringing fittings manufactured; bells rehung in existing frame. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
16 | 2022 | Troston, Suffolk, S Mary | Rehung for full circle ringing in new frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Neal Dodge |
17 | 2022 | Twyford, Hampshire, S Mary | Transferred to Keltek |
Whites of Appleton | |
18 | 2022 | Twyford, Hampshire, S Mary | Transferred to Keltek |
Whites of Appleton | |
19 | 2022 | Weeton, North Yorkshire, S Barnabas | recently installed second hand chiming bell |
Blyth & Co | |
20 | 21 Dec 2021 | Stoulton, Worcestershire, S Edmund K&M | Underwent restoration start of December: clappers, rollers and frame paint |
Blyth & Co | Tom Blyth |
21 | 20 Dec 2021 | Wheldrake, North Yorkshire, S Helen | Overhaul the ellacombe chime, new hammers & pulleys. 5th rehung and tenor hung "dead". The hanging of the 4th was corrected.. |
Whites of Appleton | John Arthur |
22 | 1 Dec 2021 | Lanteglos by Camelford, Cornwall, S Julitta | Removed from the tower to Loughborough for conservation work and retuning; new ringing fittings manufactured; new rope guides fitted; bells rehung in existing frame; teaching simulator supplied and installed on all six bells. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter, JT&Co |
23 | 1 Dec 2021 | Ramsbury, Wiltshire, Holy Cross | 5th welded, bells rehung |
Whites of Appleton | Mark Walker |
24 | 1 Dec 2021 | Warminster, Wiltshire, S Denys | Restored, tuned and rehung |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
25 | 1 Nov 2021 | Buxhall, Suffolk, S Mary | Augmented to eight bells (two newly cast bells); existing frame extended; existing installation restored |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
26 | 1 Nov 2021 | Chester, Cheshire, Cath Ch of Christ & BVM | Extra treble cast; installed with new fittings and frame extension to give light ten |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
27 | 1 Nov 2021 | Coleman's Hatch, East Sussex, Holy Trinity | Rehung the front 5 on ball bearings, refurbished the clappers, all new rollers and the framework has been repainted |
Blyth & Co | Tom Blyth |
28 | 1 Nov 2021 | Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, S Mary | Sanctus bell conserved and rehung on new fittings |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
29 | 1 Nov 2021 | Hawton, Nottinghamshire, All Saints | Taylors part of the project completed (designed a new ten bell frame). Augmented to ten bells (one newly cast bell; one bell from Keltek Trust) using local voluntary labour |
Local labour/guild/assn | David Potter |
30 | 1 Nov 2021 | Royston, Hertfordshire, S John Bapt | New 12 cwt 8; new fittings; rebuilt strengthened cast iron frame |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
31 | 1 Nov 2021 | Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, S Michael | Frame strengthening carried out. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
32 | 1 Nov 2021 | Sully, The Vale of Glamorgan, South Glamorgan, Wales, S John Bapt | Major overhaul that included installation of an electrically controlled sound control system and an electrically operated chiming system |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
33 | Nov 2021 | Ashendon, Buckinghamshire, S Mary | Ring of 3 retuned and rehung for chiming. |
Whites of Appleton | Brian White |
34 | 17 Oct 2021 | Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, S Nicholas | Augmentation to 6 in a new frame |
Whites of Appleton | Mark Walker |
35 | 1 Oct 2021 | Collaton, Devon, S Mary V | Clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes completely restored |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
36 | Oct 2021 | St Merryn, Cornwall, S Merryn | Overhaul including rebuilding the wheels; two bells quarter-turned |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
37 | 27 Sep 2021 | Oakham, Rutland, All Saints | 3 bells were lowered into their pits to allow newly manufactured bell pads to be fitted; 3 clappers and crown staples were renovated; 7 rope roller boxes were returned to Loughborough for complete restoration |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter, JT&Co |
38 | 20 Sep 2021 | Goathurst, Somerset, S Edward K&M | The cracked 5th was repaired by Soundweld, the older bells had their cast in crown staples extracted and the fittings were generally overhauled before being rehung |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
39 | 2 Sep 2021 | Edenham, Lincolnshire, S Michael | Restoration of rope roller boxes and the intermediate chamber ground pulleys of 5th and 7th |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
40 | 1 Sep 2021 | Chiselborough, Somerset, S Peter & S Paul | Tenor wheel replaced. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter, JT&Co |
41 | 1 Sep 2021 | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, S Wilfrid | Quarter turned, crown staple removed, new gudgeons,bearings, clapper and independent staple, rehung on existing headstock |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
42 | 1 Sep 2021 | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, S Wilfrid | Fitted with a new clapper and crown staple; the new clapper has a chiming lever fixed to its shaft as previously. |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
43 | 1 Sep 2021 | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, S Wilfrid | Two cracked tubular bells were weld repaired by Soundweld; limited tuning was undertaken; frame and fittings completely stripped and partially rebuilt/overhauled. |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
44 | 24 Aug 2021 | Bole, Nottinghamshire, S Martin | Bells rehung on new fittings in existing frame |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
45 | 18 Aug 2021 | Ulverston, Cumbria, S Mary V | The heavy overhaul and work to stabilise the bell frame was completed during 2021; frictional fittings renewed; bells 1/4 turned |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson |
46 | 14 Aug 2021 | Broadwell, Oxfordshire, S Peter & S Paul | Augmentation to eight by the addition of three trebles: the treble is a new bell; the second and third were previously at Camberley (Yorktown). The former second has been retired and replaced with a new bell. |
Nicholson Engineering Ltd | Andrew Nicholson & Tony Crabtree |
47 | 12 Aug 2021 | Alnwick, Northumberland, S Michael | New ten installed, consisting of the 6 ex-Newton Hall bells and 4 new bells. Existing Treble and 2nd being retained and put on display. |
Whites of Appleton | Colin Watson, church webmaster. |
48 | 1 Aug 2021 | Highworth, Wiltshire, S Michael | Frame cleaned down and repainted. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
49 | 24 Jul 2021 | Halford, Warwickshire, Our Blessed Lady | Restoration work to three clappers and crown staple assemblies |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
50 | 24 Jul 2021 | Mackworth, Derbyshire, All Saints | Bells removed from tower and now at Loughborough pending a decision about their future. |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |