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Bellfounding is the
casting and
tuning of
large bronze bells in a
foundry for use such as in churches,
clock towers and
public buildings,
either to signify...
- most-pealed
bells in the world. The
present company is part of a line of
bellfounders dating back to
Johannes de
Stafford in the 14th century, who was also...
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earlier until 1664. The
bellfounders were
based at
nearby Broomfield from
about 1587
until at
least 1639.
Joseph Hatch,
bellfounder from 1602 to 1639, cast...
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Closworth is a
village and
civil parish in Somerset, England, 5
miles (8.0 km)
south of
Yeovil in the
South Somerset district, on the
border with Dorset...
- of
transporting heavy objects, it was not
uncommon at this date for
bellfounders to
travel to the work. An
instance of when
Hodson did this is do****ented...
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patron saint of rape victims,
breast cancer patients, wet nurses, and
bellfounders (due to the
shape of her
severed ****). She is also
considered to...
- a 2,000-pound (900 kg)
bronze bell.
Manufactured by John
Taylor & Co
Bellfounders in Loughborough, the
sound of the bell was
recorded by Tony
Platt using...
- Ivan Falk or
Johann Falk (Russian: Ганс Фальк), was a Dutch-Russian
bellfounder of
German origin. In the Netherlands, he was
known as Hans
Falck van...
- So he
ordered it in 1720 from the Netherlands. In
Amsterdam the only
bellfounder at that time, Jan
Albert de Grave [nl], was
married to the
widow of Claude...
- been an
important part of the
economy of Leicestershire. John
Taylor Bellfounders continues a
history of
bellfounding in
Loughborough since the 14th century...