1859 - John Taylor Bellfoundry - Loughborough, Leicestershire
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N 52° 46.383 W 001° 11.959
30U E 621471 N 5848544
Part of the 1858 construction of Taylor's Bellfoundry, Loughborough.
Waymark Code: WMQEJ6
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/16/2016
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In 1858 Pryce Taylor bought land in the Cherry Orchard district and began building his Bell Foundry in Freehold Street and Chapman Street.
"The present company is part of a line of bellfounders dating back to Johannes de Stafford in the 14th century who was also a mayor of Leocester. The Taylor family became involved in 1784 and a foundry was established on the current site in 1839. The Taylors also had foundries in Oxford and St Neots between 1786 and 1854. Taylors were the first bellfounder to adopt "true-harmonic" tuning in the late 19th century. The foundry is based in buildings on Freehold Street which are Grade 2* listed."
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