Bell recordings collection

Listed below are statistics by founder and date of my collection of bell recordings. Most were taken by me, but significant numbers were also provided by Nick Bowden, Doug Hird, Steve Ivin, Tim Jackson, Kye Leaver, Chris Pickford and Dave Richards.

The founders listed below are those for which I have 10 recordings or more. The founders are grouped, so that ‘Taylor family’ includes all members of the Taylor family and their successors casting at Oxford, Buckland Brewer and Loughborough. ‘Whitechapel foundries’ includes all founders casting at the Whitechapel sites from Robert Mot in the 1570s to the Whitechapel Bellfoundry until its closure. The list of people founding in Whitechapel was taken from pages 117 – 119 of Elphick’s Sussex Bells and Belfries. Other founders are similarly grouped.

FounderDate
unknown
Before
1300
1301
-1350
1351
-1400
1401
-1450
1451
-1500
1501
-1550
1551
-1600
1601
-1650
1651
-1700
1701
-1750
1751
-1800
1801
-1850
1851
-1900
1901
-1950
1951
-2000
2001
-2050
Total
Taylor family12000000000069670210905763122794
Whitechapel foundries60000001771622003835455195471482435
Gillett & Co100000000000092134215701592
Warner190000000000714028500514
Rudhall family10000000024293104370000459
Eijsbouts40000000000000038323410
William Dobson00000000000103160000326
Thomas Osborn00000000000305170000322
Paccard4000000000000402640272
Harrington (tubular)90000000000001567600241
Petit & Fritsen00000000000000466100170
Naylor-Vickers5000000000000155000160
Bochumer Verein0000000000000985610155
Van Aerschodt0000000000007136400147
Meneely0000000000000517200123
Knight family000000010592229000000120
Hemony0000000021060000000108
Pennington family000000009161057130000105
Eldridge family100000033544600000089
Alfred Bowell00000000000000820082
Bilbie family000000000025433000071
Evans family000000000141270000069
Purdue family200000034024000000069
John Briant000000000001745000062
Bagley family000000002451400000061
Oldfield10000016449000000061
Llewellins & James100000000000040130054
Barwell100000000000034190054
Richard Keene000000001828400000050
Smith000000000132401060044
Harrison family000000000001823000041
Ceramic39000000000000000039
Graye family000000001423000000037
Carr000000000000024120036
Watts000000011221000000034
Hedderley40000000002640000034
Edward Arnold00000000000302000032
Hodson00000000031000000031
John Wallis20000005230000000030
Higby / Bowditch000000000000000121830
Geert van Wou000001216000000000028
Robert Catlin00000000002410000025
Allanconi / Higby00000000000000002525
Schilling00000000000005118024
Michiels000000000000001210022
Chandler00000000214600000022
Joseph Hatch00000000220000000022
John Darbie00000000021000000021
Eayre10000000002180000021
John Draper00000000200000000020
Grassmayr1000000000201018720
Van Bergen00000000000000613019
Wells family00000000000127000019
Blews00000000000001900019
Thomas Bayley00000000000190000019
James Bartlet00000000018000000018
Bristol Foundry0006361100000000017
Exeter Foundry1005631000000000016
Philip Wightman00000000011500000016
William Chamberlain00001240000000000016
Thomas Newman00000000011400000015
Janaway00000000000140000014
John Waylett00000000001400000014
Brasyers of Norwich00002120000000000014
Henry Penn00000000001400000014
Newcombe1000000760000000014
Wokingham Foundry0018220000000000013
McShane00000000000000130013
Worcester Foundry00101100000000000012
Wilnar family00000000110000000011
Westley Group00000000000000001111
Thomas Blackbourn00000000000000110011
Clarke & Bushell000000000060000006
Other5811374351556011910182514463744336883
Unknown242457167133118935751530399
Totals3635320728610377134463563706948100324423542216168013416