Bellfoundry News
Historical stories, conservation, news and collections updates and other stories from the Bellfoundry.
Taylor’s Tales: The Last of the Taylors: The Lives of Paul and Margaret
Margaret and Paul Taylor Very little was known about Paul Taylor’s early life, and his daughters Sarah and Frances,...
Historic England Launches Heritage at Risk Register 2025 at the Bellfoundry
Historic England Launches Heritage at Risk Register 2025 at the Bellfoundry The Bellfoundry was pleased to host...
We’re Recruiting!
We’re Recruiting! The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust (LBT) preserves and celebrates the heritage of John Taylor &...
Taylor’s Tales – John Taylor and Tuning Forks
In 1894, with alterations to the inside profile of their bells, John William Taylor I (1827-1906) and his son John...
Taylor’s Tales – Taylor’s and G & J, the one that got away
Having successfully found out how to get a bell perfectly in tune, Taylor’s were able to produce carillons. The...
Taylor’s Tales – Bells in Literature
Bells have featured prominently in many works of fiction, often used by authors to symbolise themes of celebration,...
Taylor’s Tales – Taylor’s Fire: The Night of 23rd June 1891
Just after 1875, John William Taylor I seeing the clock trade prospering around Queen Victoria’s (1887) Jubilee...
Taylor’s Tales – AC/DC Bell
In 1980, Mike Milsom, bell-master at John Taylor & Co., was tasked with casting a bell for the launch of rock...
New Photography Exhibition Chronicles Bellfoundry Restoration
New Photography Exhibition On March 14th, the Loughborough Bellfoundry Museum celebrated the opening of its latest...
James Barham – 300 years
James Barham – 300 years 300 years ago, James Barham was born in Leeds, a small village near Maidstone, Kent. A...