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I believe this will leave only Taylor (http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/ http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/) casting bells of this sort in the UK, possibly anywh

by ElliotH 10y ago

I believe this will leave only Taylor (http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/ http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/) casting bells of this sort in the UK, possibly anywhere.

Someone 10y ago
'Anywhere', there also are Royal Eijsbouts (http://www.eijsbouts.com/index.php http://www.eijsbouts.com/index.php) and Petit & Fritsen (http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/en/index.php http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/en/index.php), which I think are in the same market (Petit & Fritsen looks to be an Eijsbouts subsidiary, judging from the 'contact' email address on their site)
- ElliotH 10y ago
  Interesting, there seem to be a couple of change ringing towers with Ejisbouts bells in the US. Thanks for sharing!
- pja 10y ago
  Plus there’s at least one bell foundry in France. (In Villedieu-les-Pouelles in Brittany: http://www.cornille-havard.com/ http://www.cornille-havard.com/ )
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ginko 10y ago
There's 8 active bell foundries left in Germany alone https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Glockengie%C3%9Fereien#Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Glockengie%C3%9Ferei...
- f_allwein 10y ago
  British bells are quite different from those in most other parts of the world in that they can be used for change ringing, i.e. rung in a controlled manner. Not sure if that would be possible with bells from other countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing
  - ElliotH 10y ago
    Absolutely. To clarify, by 'of this type' I meant change ringing bells - I'm sure there are plenty of people making bells - equipped to kit out a tower with a new frame of full circle bells must be less common.
gbuk2013 10y ago
Don't worry, there are lots of bell manufacturers in Russia at least - lots and lots of Orthodox churches to supply! ;)
theoh 10y ago
The Whitechapel company is just moving, not going out of business.
- wyclif 10y ago
  I hadn't seen that. A lot of the stories about this state that they're going out of business.
- JoeAltmaier 10y ago
  Hm, being sold and the old foundry-master retiring. It may not even retain the name.

by ElliotH 10y ago

I believe this will leave only Taylor (http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/ http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/web/) casting bells of this sort in the UK, possibly anywhere.

Someone 10y ago

'Anywhere', there also are Royal Eijsbouts (http://www.eijsbouts.com/index.php http://www.eijsbouts.com/index.php) and Petit & Fritsen (http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/en/index.php http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/en/index.php), which I think are in the same market (Petit & Fritsen looks to be an Eijsbouts subsidiary, judging from the 'contact' email address on their site)

ElliotH 10y ago
Interesting, there seem to be a couple of change ringing towers with Ejisbouts bells in the US. Thanks for sharing!
pja 10y ago
Plus there’s at least one bell foundry in France. (In Villedieu-les-Pouelles in Brittany: http://www.cornille-havard.com/ http://www.cornille-havard.com/ )
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ginko 10y ago

There's 8 active bell foundries left in Germany alone https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Glockengie%C3%9Fereien#Deutschland https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Glockengie%C3%9Ferei...

f_allwein 10y ago
British bells are quite different from those in most other parts of the world in that they can be used for change ringing, i.e. rung in a controlled manner. Not sure if that would be possible with bells from other countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_ringing
- ElliotH 10y ago
  Absolutely. To clarify, by 'of this type' I meant change ringing bells - I'm sure there are plenty of people making bells - equipped to kit out a tower with a new frame of full circle bells must be less common.

gbuk2013 10y ago

Don't worry, there are lots of bell manufacturers in Russia at least - lots and lots of Orthodox churches to supply! ;)

theoh 10y ago

The Whitechapel company is just moving, not going out of business.

wyclif 10y ago
I hadn't seen that. A lot of the stories about this state that they're going out of business.
JoeAltmaier 10y ago
Hm, being sold and the old foundry-master retiring. It may not even retain the name.