Bell recordings collection

Listed below are statistics by founder and date of my collection of bell recordings. Most were taken by me, but here are recent figures showing help by others:

ContributorNumber of bells
Bill Hibbert6,335
Taylor books (Chris Pickford)478
Gillett & Johnston books (Alan Buswell / Kye Leaver)350
Chris Pickford329
Kye Leaver294
Tim Jackson275
Doug Hird224
Dave Richards132
Steve Ivin124
Nick Bowden104

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 family1200000000006966769545043012549
Whitechapel foundries30000001661611813625294945031302286
Gillett & Co1000000000000919165601064
Warner190000000000613708400480
Rudhall family1000000002429191370000444
William Dobson00000000000103150000325
Eijsbouts40000000000000029823325
Thomas Osborn00000000000305170000322
Harrington (tubular)90000000000001487600233
Naylor-Vickers5000000000000151000156
Bochumer Verein0000000000000985610155
Van Aerschodt0000000000007112400123
Knight family000000010592229000000120
Pennington family000000009161057130000105
Hemony00000000292000000094
Meneely000000000000038530091
Eldridge family100000033142500000082
Alfred Bowell00000000000000820082
Petit & Fritsen000000000000004185173
Bilbie family000000000025433000071
Evans family000000000141270000069
Purdue family200000034023000000068
John Briant000000000001745000062
Bagley family000000002451400000061
Oldfield10000016448000000060
Barwell100000000000034190054
Llewellins & James100000000000039130053
Paccard40000000000004044052
Richard Keene000000001828400000050
Harrison family000000000001823000041
Smith000000000131901060039
Graye family000000001423000000037
Carr000000000000024120036
Watts000000011221000000034
Hedderley40000000002640000034
Edward Arnold00000000000302000032
Higby / Bowditch000000000000000121830
Hodson00000000028000000028
John Wallis20000003210000000026
Allanconi / Higby00000000000000002525
Schilling00000000000005118024
Robert Catlin00000000002310000024
Joseph Hatch00000000220000000022
Chandler00000000214600000022
Michiels000000000000001110021
Eayre10000000002180000021
John Draper00000000200000000020
Grassmayr1000000000201018720
John Darbie00000000019000000019
Blews00000000000001900019
Thomas Bayley00000000000190000019
James Bartlet00000000018000000018
Wells family00000000000117000018
Bristol Foundry0006361100000000017
Van Bergen00000000000000611017
Philip Wightman00000000011500000016
Exeter Foundry1005631000000000016
Thomas Newman00000000011400000015
William Chamberlain00001140000000000015
Brasyers of Norwich00002120000000000014
Newcombe1000000760000000014
Henry Penn00000000001400000014
Janaway00000000000140000014
McShane00000000000000130013
Worcester Foundry00101100000000000012
Geert van Wou00000111000000000012
Wokingham Foundry0017220000000000012
John Waylett00000000001100000011
Wilnar family00000000110000000011
Thomas Blackbourn00000000000000110011
Westley Group00000000000000001111
Clarke & Bushell000000000060000006
Other47936435150571139880514174694327853
Unknown23739714712398725451520376
Totals31546186885916712645053569091497523282929158859311818