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Recently completed projects

This page lists projects that were completed in the last six months. There are separate lists of current projects and all recorded projects and events.
Click on place name for details of all bells in the tower. Click on the header to order by that field. See also the help page.
#CompletedTowerDescriptionContractor
11 Dec 2023Tedburn St Mary, Devon, S Mary V All bells lifted and bearings cleaned/replaced as necessary. Clappers & crown staples of front five restored. New bell pad for 2nd bell John Taylor & Co
224 Nov 2023Welland, Worcestershire, S James Clappers, crown staples, rope roller boxes and sliders completely restored John Taylor & Co
318 Nov 2023Ingleby Greenhow, North Yorkshire, S Andrew Clappers rebushed, new bell belts, pulleys and repaint carried out. Local contractor (Pinnacle) used with Whites of Appleton Whites of Appleton
417 Nov 2023Holcombe Burnell, Devon, S John Bapt Steel frame beam end dug out from tower wall and replacement spliced in to ensure structural integrity of the frame John Taylor & Co
514 Nov 2023Cropthorne, Worcestershire, S Michael Clappers annealed, clappers and crown staples restored John Taylor & Co
614 Nov 2023Lakenheath, Suffolk, S Mary Exisiting cast iron tenor headstock fitted with new gudgeons and bearings; rope roller box refurbished; tenor bell rehung John Taylor & Co
710 Nov 2023Corfe Mullen, Dorset, S Hubert Broken gudgeon on the 2nd bell repaired Nicholson Engineering Ltd
87 Nov 2023Leighterton, Gloucestershire, S Andrew Service bell rehung on a new hardwood headstock with trigger action clapper for chiming John Taylor & Co
96 Nov 2023Drayton, Norfolk, S Margaret The six bells were quarter turned with assistance from local ringers John Taylor & Co
101 Nov 2023Droxford, Hampshire, S Mary & All Saints Clapper repairs to tenor Whites of Appleton
1126 Oct 2023Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, S Peter & S Paul Bells conserved and tuned; new ringing fittings and new steel bell frame manufactured; old frame left in situ; new frame sited lower down the tower; bells rehung for full-circle ringing John Taylor & Co
1226 Oct 2023Roehampton, Greater London, Holy Trinity A ring of eight bells has been installed with a tenor weight of approximately 6.5cwt, using the front four bells formerly at Prinknash Abbey as the back four John Taylor & Co
1323 Oct 2023Lincoln, Lincolnshire, S Peter in Eastgate single 3 cwt bell conserved, cleaned, all new traditional fittings for swing chiming manufactured and bell rehung John Taylor & Co
1420 Oct 2023Bournville, West Midlands, Bournville Village Primary School Major structural repairs to the bell frame. Clavier rebuild. John Taylor & Co
1520 Oct 2023Huntshaw, Devon, S Mary Magd Bells conserved (no tuning permitted); new fittings provided for full-circle ringing (treble only); all three bells rehung (second and tenor for chiming only). In addition, the frame has been strengthened John Taylor & Co
1620 Oct 2023Sedgley, West Midlands, All Saints clappers and crown staples restored John Taylor & Co
1720 Oct 2023Sudbury, Suffolk, Sudbury Arts Centre Ring adapted to allow front six to be rung from an accessible gallery whilst retaining ability to allow all ten bells to be rung from the present ringing chamber. No work carried out on the existing bells or fittings. John Taylor & Co
183 Oct 2023Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Minster Ch of S John & S Martin Wrought iron clappers fitted in front nine and timber shaft clapper in tenor Whites of Appleton
193 Oct 2023Danehill, East Sussex, All Saints Bells quarter turned, gudgeons replaced on 3rd & 4th, new pulleys, clappers overhauled Whites of Appleton
2029 Sep 2023Hawkley, Hampshire, S Peter & S Paul The poor sounding 7th bell has been retired and become the clock bell; it has been fitted with a trigger action hammer so that it can also be used as a service bell; the replacement bell is by James Barwell of Birmingham 1870 sourced by the Keltek trust; the 1867 Warner 4th has been replaced with an M&S bell of 1870; both bells have been tuned at Matthew Higby’s works. Matthew Higby & Co
2129 Sep 2023Nunney, Somerset, All Saints Bells retuned and augmented to 8 Matthew Higby & Co
2225 Sep 2023Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, S Nicholas New gudgeons and bearings fitted John Taylor & Co
2322 Sep 2023Bromham, Wiltshire, S Nicholas Heavy overhaul; underpinning of frame; installation of new ringing chamber ceiling; sound proofing Nicholson Engineering Ltd
2422 Sep 2023Lytham, Lancashire, S Peter (RC) New tenor headstock fitted; new gudgeons, bearings, and rehang for #3, #4, and tenor. New cast iron headstock also manufactured and fitted to 5th bell John Taylor & Co
2514 Sep 2023Albrighton, Shropshire, S Mary Magd Clappers and roller boxes overhauled Blyth & Co
2614 Sep 2023St Annes on the Sea, Lancashire, S Anne Bells cleaned, tuned and rehung on new fittings, augmented to 10 and the frame extended. Also the existing front four replaced with newly cast bells, the existing bells going to the Keltek Trust John Taylor & Co
2713 Sep 2023Doneraile, Cork, Republic of Ireland, S Mary Bells tuned and rehung with new fittings. Bell frame cleaned and painted/treated and upper tier secured to the tower walls Matthew Higby & Co
2813 Sep 2023Horsham, West Sussex, S Mary V 4th bell recast by Taylors as a sub-contract to Whites of Appleton. New cast bell has been hung and rung. Whites of Appleton
2911 Sep 2023Turkdean, Gloucestershire, All Saints Bells restored; cracked bell welded; bells rehung dead. Fitted with electromagnetic hammers Whites of Appleton
307 Sep 2023Great Hormead, Hertfordshire, S Nicholas Ringing chamber relocated to the ground floor with new rope guide and some bells re-roped John Taylor & Co
3125 Aug 2023Arundel, West Sussex, Chapel of Our Lady, Arundel Castle Bells tuned and rehung with new fittings for full-circle ringing in a new frame Nicholson Engineering Ltd
3224 Aug 2023Aylsham, Norfolk, S Michael Seven cracked bells were welded by Soundweld. All ten bells were tuned and rehung in the existing frame. The ringing fittings were all significantly overhauled. Nicholson Engineering Ltd
3324 Aug 2023Guiseley, West Yorkshire, S Oswald K&M New hardwood rope rollers, sliders & runner boards were provided. John Taylor & Co
3424 Aug 2023Walterstone, Herefordshire, S Mary The 2 bells in west end turret were conserved and rehung with new traditional fittings, the larger bell for swing chiming, the smaller for chiming by electro-magnetic hammer. John Taylor & Co
3523 Aug 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Mitchell Tower, University of Chicago Old ring of ten hung "dead" in a new galvanised steel frame for automatic chiming. New ring of ten bells installed with new bell frame all new fittings. Sound control installed. John Taylor & Co
3622 Aug 2023Sedgefield, Durham, S Edmund Repairs made to the rotten frame. Whites of Appleton
3713 Aug 2023Congham, Norfolk, S Andrew bell rehung Matthew Higby & Co
3812 Aug 2023Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew Electro-magnetic chiming hammers were fitted and a programmable unit was manufactured and installed. John Taylor & Co
394 Aug 2023Burton Hastings, Warwickshire, S Botolph Augmented from five to six. The bell frame was extended and ringing fittings were provided. John Taylor & Co
4020 Jul 2023Berkhamsted, Great, Hertfordshire, S Peter Major maintenance, new clappers, re rim wheels, bearing overhaul Whites of Appleton
4119 Jul 2023Stroud, Gloucestershire, S Laurence New circular rope guide manufactured and fitted John Taylor & Co
4218 Jul 2023Appleton le Moors, North Yorkshire, Christ Church Ellacombe chiming components restored/replaced Whites of Appleton
4313 Jul 2023Caversham, Berkshire, S Peter Variable sound control installed John Taylor & Co
449 Jul 2023Stowmarket, Suffolk, S Peter & S Mary Restored and augmented to 10; welded former 4th (present 6th); replaced former 1&3 (present 3&5) Nicholson Engineering Ltd
458 Jul 2023Bettisfield, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales, S John Bapt Frame strengthened with maintenance work to fittings John Taylor & Co
467 Jul 2023Hanmer, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales, S Chad Major restoration in which the cast iron “H” frames were cleaned and rebuilt on galvanised steel RSJs. The bells were tuned and given all new fittings and electromagnetic chiming hammers and rehung in rebuilt frame. John Taylor & Co
477 Jul 2023Stoodleigh, Devon, S Margaret Treble welded, retuned and rehung for ringing John Taylor & Co
485 Jul 2023Salter Street, West Midlands, S Patrick Automatic chiming system manufactured and fitted John Taylor & Co
491 Jul 2023Kington Langley, Wiltshire, S Peter Bell rehung on new fittings for swing-chiming Whites of Appleton
5029 Jun 2023Brough, Cumbria, S Michael Bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in strengthened frame Matthew Higby & Co
5117 Jun 2023Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, Holy Trinity Clappers replaced Whites of Appleton
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