The Bell Foundry Museum. (displays bells made by John Taylor's)(Company Profile)

From: History Today | Date: April 1, 1995| Author: Cavendish, Richard | Copyright information

The Bell Foundry Museum in Leicestershire, England, displays bells made by John Taylor's. The firm, founded in 1760, has made bells of all sizes and types, including Great Paul, a bell that weighs almost 17 tons. The museum plans to expand by adding a new gallery.

* On May 11th, 1882, the biggest bell in the British Empire, a colossus christened Great Paul and weighing close on 17 tons, was proudly paraded through the streets of Loughborough in Leicestershire by the foundry workfor...

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