# | Tower | Description | Contractor | Source |
1 | Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, S Helen | Maintenance work to include the fitting of rope flapper boards in the middle chamber, refurbishment of rope roller boxes & tightening of hardwood bell frame |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
2 | Worthing, West Sussex, S Botolph, Heene | Headstocks on bells 4 and 5 with defective gudgeons to be replaced with new fabricated steel hollow section headstocks by O'Shea Engineering! |
O'Shea Engineering | Isaac O'Shea |
3 | Misterton, Nottinghamshire, All Saints | Subject to fund raising, it is intended to augment the ring from three to six bells; the existing treble bell is to be retired from the ring; the new front four bells are to be sourced via the Keltek Trust. The contract has not yet been awarded – Not started |
| David Kelly |
4 | Harby, Leicestershire, S Mary V | The existing ring of five to be augmented to six with a Keltek treble. The bells to be conserved, cleaned and tuned and all new ringing fittings manufactured. An extension bell frame to be manufactured. A new rope guide to be manufactured and installed. Two new "dumb bells" to be manufactured and installed in the middle chamber – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
5 | Biddisham, Somerset, S John Bapt | Major overhaul; bells to be rehung with all new full-circle ringing fittings in the existing frame – Not started |
O'Shea Engineering | Isaac O'Shea |
6 | Braughing, Hertfordshire, S Mary V | the wrought iron clappers will be annealed, refaced, rebushed and new joint pins manufactured. The crown staples will be fully restored |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
7 | Swarby, Lincolnshire, S Mary & All Saints | New headstock straps are to be manufactured and fitted to the single bell in this tower which is hung for full circle ringing – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
8 | St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall, S Mawgan | Bells to be lowered for the replacement of bell pads and all new bell bolts. The clappers and crown staples to be fully refurbished – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
9 | Corby, Northamptonshire, S John Bapt | wheels to be refurbished; bells to be rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frame |
O'Shea Engineering | Isaac O'Shea |
10 | Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, S John Div | Subject to fund raising, it is intended to hang this ring of eight at Betws-y-Coed, St Mary. The contract has not yet been awarded – Not started |
| David Kelly, Keltek Trust |
11 | Ardleigh, Essex, S Mary V | Ring to be augmented to 10 with two new trebles cast by Taylors |
Blyth & Co | David Potter |
12 | Tonbridge, Kent, S Peter & S Paul | Bells to be removed for cleaning, conservation and tuning. All new fittings to be manufactured and the oak bell frame strengthened before the bells are rehung |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
13 | Clifford Chambers, Warwickshire, S Helen | Bells to be removed from the tower for the manufacture of new fittings for the back five. A new under grillage is to be manufactured and installed to strengthen the 1904 Barwell bell frame before the bells are rehung – Not started |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
14 | Three Bridges, West Sussex, S Richard | Bell to be hung on new wooden headstock in a new timber frame for stationary ringing |
Local labour/guild/assn | Kye Leaver |
15 | Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, S Mary V | Tenor gudgeons to be replaced |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
16 | Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, S Mary V | Gudgeons on 5th bell to be replaced |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
17 | 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 |
18 | Eynsham, Oxfordshire, S Leonard | Bells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
Whites of Appleton | Marika Haseldine |
19 | 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 |
20 | 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 |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
21 | 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 |
22 | Melksham, Wiltshire, S Michael & All Angels | Ring to be augmented to ten bells |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
23 | Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, S Leonard | Poor toned tenor to be replaced; ring to be augmented to six bells |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
24 | Hinton St George, Somerset, S George | Bells out for rehanging with all new fittings in the existing frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
25 | 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 |
26 | 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 |
27 | 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 |
28 | 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 |
John Taylor & Co | |
29 | 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 |
30 | 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 |
31 | 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 |
32 | 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 |
33 | 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 |
34 | 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 |
35 | 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 |
John Taylor & Co | David Potter |
36 | 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 |
37 | Rothwell, West Yorkshire, Holy Trinity | Minor maintenance. Fit replacement pulley units supplied by Whites of Appleton |
Local labour/guild/assn | |
38 | Appleton le Moors, North Yorkshire, Christ Church | Fit replacement Ellacombe parts supplied by Whites of Appleton |
Local labour/guild/assn | |
39 | Findon, West Sussex, S John Bapt | Sanctus removed for rehanging |
Whites of Appleton | Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton |
40 | 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 |
41 | 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 |
42 | 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. |
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 | 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 |
45 | Ipswich, Suffolk, S Mary le Tower | Six training dumb-bells to be supplied and installed in the intermediate room |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
46 | Whitwell, Rutland, S Michael & All Angels | Bells removed for future restoration – On hold |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
47 | 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. |
48 | 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. |
49 | Hamsterley nr Bishop Auckland, Durham, S James | Bells removed for future restoration. – On hold |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
50 | Coningsby, Lincolnshire, S Michael & All Angels | Clappers on bells 4 and 6 to be rebushed |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
51 | 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 |
52 | Berrow, Worcestershire, S Faith | Bells to be restored and augmented to six |
Blyth & Co | Jo Blyth, Office Manager, Blyth & Co Ltd. |
53 | Hatherleigh, Devon, S John Bapt | Bells to be rehung in a new frame |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |
54 | Clyro, Powys, Wales, S Michael | New treble cast by Westley Group to augment to six. Not yet hung |
| Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton |
55 | 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 |
56 | 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 |
57 | 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 |
58 | 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 |
59 | St Hilary, Cornwall, S Hilary of Poitiers | Restoration – On hold |
John Taylor & Co | John Baldwin |
60 | Marksbury, Somerset, S Peter | Tune 6th; rehang mostly new fittings; new frame found'n,etc – On hold |
Matthew Higby & Co | Matthew Higby |