Index of all British Isles sites by maker

Carillons and chimes in the British Isles (Great Britain and Ireland) contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries. Most such sites (exceptions as noted below) are listed here by foundry in the following order:

Unknown
van Aerschodt
Eijsbouts
Petit & Fritsen
Gillett & Johnston
McShane
Paccard
Rüetschi
Taylor
Whitechapel
Warner
Miscellaneous, not listed above

Within each foundry group, sites are listed in order by year of installation (unknown first).
Following the year is an indication of the founder's contribution to the instrument:

C = Complete instrument
F = Foundation; originally a complete installation, later expanded
I = Intermediate expansion
E = Final expansion to current state
R = Recast/replaced (without changing number or disposition)
T = Tune or re-tuned at the foundry

Finally, there is an indication of the type of instrument:

  trad      - carillon with traditional keyboard
  trad*     - carillon with traditional keyboard now,
              but with other mechanism and/or chime size at the date cited
  non-trad  - carillon with non-traditional mechanism
  non-trad* - carillon with non-traditional mechanism now,
              but either chime size or with traditional keyboard at the date cited
  mech?     - carillon with unknown mechanism
  chime     - chime (any mechanism)
  chimola   - chime of hemispheric bells (any mechanism)
  ring      - bells hung for change ringing (chime-sized)
  ring*     - chime originally hung for change-ringing, but no longer usable as such
  chime/ring -some bells hung for change ringing plus others for chiming only
  great     - great bell (over 4 tonnes weight) not in a chime or carillon
              (Only those by miscellaneous founders are listed here.)
  (...)...  - instrument was replaced; link is to the same site
  [...]     - instrument is defunct; link is to "sites that are no more"
              (for Miscellaneous foundries only)

NOTES:

Defunct instruments which were not replaced are not listed here, but may be found in the individual complete indexes for particular bellfoundries (see list).
When relevant, links to the separate index pages for the total output of each foundry are available at the end of a foundry section below.
For foundries outside this Region, the site list below is a subset of the foundry's total production. Links to the individual foundry indexes appear below.

Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments, or the phase of work listed here, did not identify their makers. They are listed in city name order rather than date order.

LARBERT                       : SCOTLAND-ST  1978 C  chime
   Old Church 
LERWICK                       : SHETLAND IS  ???? R  chime
   Town Hall 
NEWPORT                       : WALES - GT   1874 C  chime
   St.Mary, Stow Hill, RC Church 
   cast by Blews
PERTH                         : SCOTLAND-PR  ???? F  trad
   St.John's Kirk
   (St.John the Baptist Church) 
SELBY                         : ENGLAND -YW  1957 C  chime
   St.James the Apostle Parish Church 
STIRLING                      : SCOTLAND-ST  1??? E  chime
   Tolbooth (or) Broad Street Steeple

van Aerschodt, Leuven (Louvain), Belgium

ABERDEEN - STN                : SCOTLAND-AB  1887 F  trad
   Municipal Carillon
   St.Nicholas' Church 
EATON HALL                    : ENGLAND -CH  1900 C  non-trad
   (Seat of the Duke of Westminster)
   Chapel Tower
LERWICK                       : SHETLAND IS  1906 F  chime
   Town Hall

Complete list of van Aerschodt foundry output.

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

ASHORNE HILL                  : ENGLAND -WA  1976*C  chime
   The Nickelodeon Collection 
   (Musical museum) 
   *  originally elsewhere
DUNFERMLINE                   : SCOTLAND-FI  1984 E  non-trad
   Dunfermline Abbey 
LONDON - E                    : ENGLAND -W   1986 C  chime
   Arcadia Shopping Centre 
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  1998 E  trad
   St.Colman's Cathedral (RC) 
POULTON                       : ENGLAND -CH  2007 C  chime
   The Brewhouse Clock Turret
   Poulton Hall

Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

GLOUCESTER                    : ENGLAND -GL  1973 C  chime
   Eastgate Shopping Centre

Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, England

KIRKCALDY                     : SCOTLAND-FI  1880 C  chime
   St.Bricedale Parish Church
PAISLEY                       : SCOTLAND-RE  1882 C  chime
   Town Hall
GREENOCK                      : SCOTLAND-RE  1912 F  chime
   St.George North Church (of Scotland)
GREENOCK                      : SCOTLAND-RE  1913 R  chime
   St.George North Church (of Scotland)
KENNERLEIGH                   : ENGLAND -DE  1920 C  chime
   St.John the Baptist Anglican Church 
LONDON - RE                   : ENGLAND -EC  1920 C  chime
   The Royal Exchange 
CHOBHAM                       : ENGLAND -SR  1926 F  [chime]
   Westcroft Park 
COVENTRY                      : ENGLAND -WA  1927 C  chime/ring
   Cathedral Church of St.Michael
DUMBARTON                     : SCOTLAND-DB  1927 F  trad*
   St.Patrick's Church (RC) 
LONDON - A                    : ENGLAND -W   1928 C  trad
   The Atkinson Carillon
   J.Fox & Co.
   (previously Atkinson's Stores) 
LONDON - RC                   : ENGLAND -W   1928 C  non-trad
   Odeon/Regal Theatre Carillon
   (in storage) 
   somewhere in Cornwall, England 
DUMBARTON                     : SCOTLAND-DB  1928 E  trad
   St.Patrick's Church (RC) 
WYKE                          : ENGLAND -YW  1929 C  chime
   St.Mary the Virgin Parish Church 
CLYDEBANK                     : SCOTLAND-SC  1929 C  chime    
   Town Hall 
CARRICKMACROSS                : IRELAND -MN  1930 C  chime
   St.Joseph Catholic Church
LONDON - RC                   : ENGLAND -W   1930 R  non-trad
   Odeon/Regal Theatre Carillon
   (in storage) 
   somewhere in Cornwall, England 
FOULRIDGE                     : ENGLAND -LA  1931 C  chime
   St.Michael & All Angels Parish Church 
FRIMLEY                       : ENGLAND -SR  1931 C  chime
   St.Peter Parish Church 
MANCHESTER - HN               : ENGLAND -LA  1931 C  chime
   Church of the Holy Name (RC)
BLACKBURN                     : ENGLAND -LA  1932 C  chime
   St.Jude Parish Church
DEPTFORD                      : ENGLAND -SE  1932 C  chime
   St.Luke's Parish Church
SALTLEY                       : ENGLAND -WA  1932 C  trad
   Our Lady's Carillon
   Our Lady of the Rosary and 
     St.Thérèse of Lisieux RC Church
PORTADOWN                     : N IRELAND-R  1932 C  chime
   St.Mark's Church (C.I.) 
BOURNVILLE                    : ENGLAND -WO  1934 E  trad
   The George Cadbury Memorial Carillon
     (The Bournville Carillon)
   School Tower 
LONDON - HW                   : ENGLAND -EC  1935 C  chime
   133, Houndsditch 
   (was Hounsditch Warehouse Company) 
PERTH                         : SCOTLAND-PR  1935 R  trad
   St.John's Kirk
   (St.John the Baptist Church) 
LITTLE WALSINGHAM             : ENGLAND -NF  1936 F  chime
   Shrine Church of Our Lady of Walsingham
   (The Pilgrim's Hospice) 
DUNFERMLINE                   : SCOTLAND-FI  1938 F  non-trad
   Dunfermline Abbey 
BRIDGE OF WEIR                : SCOTLAND-RE  1946 C  chime
   Mount Zion Church
   Quarriers Homes
   (was Orphan Homes of Scotland)
DUNFERMLINE                   : SCOTLAND-FI  1947 I  non-trad
   Dunfermline Abbey 
ALSTON                        : ENGLAND -CU  1950 C  chime
   St.Augustine Parish Church 
GREENOCK                      : SCOTLAND-RE  1950 E  chime
   St.George North Church (of Scotland)
WYTHAM                        : ENGLAND -BR  1951 C  chime
   All Saints Parish Church 
ABERDEEN - STN                : SCOTLAND-AB  1952 R  trad
   Municipal Carillon
   St.Nicholas' Church 
ABERDEEN - STN                : SCOTLAND-AB  1954 E  trad
   Municipal Carillon
   St.Nicholas' Church

Complete list of Gillett & Johnston foundry output.

McShane, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

FALKIRK                       : SCOTLAND-ST  1926 C  chime
   "Auld Kirk" Presbyterian Church

Complete list of McShane foundry output.

Paccard, Annecy, France

LEIGH-ON-SEA                  : ENGLAND -ES  1926 C  chime
   Our Lady of Lourdes & St.Joseph (RC)

Complete list of Paccard foundry output.

Rüetschi, Aarau, Switzerland

LONDON - SNTO                 : ENGLAND -W   1985 C  non-trad
   Swiss Centre

Complete list of Rüetschi foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

PEEBLES                       : SCOTLAND-PB  ???? C  chime
   Old Parish Church

BRADFORD                      : ENGLAND -YW  1873 C  chime
   Town Hall 
MANCHESTER - TH               : ENGLAND -LA  1877 F  non-trad
   Town Hall
ABERDEEN - STM                : SCOTLAND-AB  1877 F  chime/ring
   Cathedral Church of St.Mary 
     of the Assumption (RC) 
HOOTON PAGNELL                : ENGLAND -YW  1895 F  chime
   All Saints Parish Church 
HOOTON PAGNELL                : ENGLAND -YW  1896 R  chime
   All Saints Parish Church 
TOWCESTER                     : ENGLAND -NH  1897 F  chime/ring
   St.Lawrence Parish Church 
NEWRY                         : N IRELAND-D  1898 F  chime
   Cathedral of S.Patrick & St.Colman (CI)
LEXDEN                        : ENGLAND -ES  1901 C  chime
   St.Leonard's Parish Church 
GLANDFORD                     : ENGLAND -NF  1903 C  chime
   St.Martin Parish Church
BOURNVILLE                    : ENGLAND -WO  1906 F  trad
   The George Cadbury Memorial Carillon
     (The Bournville Carillon)
   School Tower 
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  1914 F  trad
   St.Colman's Cathedral (RC) 
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  1915 I  trad
   St.Colman's Cathedral (RC) 
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  1916 I  trad
   St.Colman's Cathedral (RC) 
ARMAGH                        : N IRELAND-R  1921 C  trad
   St.Patrick's Cathedral (R.C.) 
PARKGATE                      : ENGLAND -CH  1921 F  trad
   War Memorial Carillon  (WW I)
   Mostyn House School 
PARKGATE                      : ENGLAND -CH  1922 I  trad
   War Memorial Carillon  (WW I)
   Mostyn House School 
BOURNVILLE                    : ENGLAND -WO  1923 I  trad
   The George Cadbury Memorial Carillon
     (The Bournville Carillon)
   School Tower 
MELLOR                        : ENGLAND -LA  1923 C  chime
   St.Mary Parish Church 
PARKGATE                      : ENGLAND -CH  1923 E  trad
   War Memorial Carillon  (WW I)
   Mostyn House School 
SPALDING                      : ENGLAND -LI  1923 F  non-trad*
   South Holland Centre (Civic Centre) 
LOUGHBOROUGH - WM             : ENGLAND -LE  1924 C  trad
   War Memorial
SPALDING                      : ENGLAND -LI  1924 I  non-trad
   South Holland Centre (Civic Centre) 
BOURNVILLE                    : ENGLAND -WO  1925 I  trad
   The George Cadbury Memorial Carillon
     (The Bournville Carillon)
   School Tower 
SAINT ANDREWS                 : SCOTLAND-FI  1926 F  trad
   Holy Trinity Parish Church 
ALFRETON                      : ENGLAND -DB  1929 C  chime
   Watchorn Memorial Methodist Church 
SAINT HELENS                  : ENGLAND -LA  1929 C  trad
   St.Mary's, Lowe House, RC Church 
LIMEHOUSE                     : ENGLAND -E   1933 C  chime
   Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Church 
YORK                          : ENGLAND -YO  1933*F  trad*
   Southwest tower
   Minster
   (Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of S.Peter)
   * 
MANCHESTER - TH               : ENGLAND -LA  1936 E  non-trad
   Town Hall
SAINT ANDREWS                 : SCOTLAND-FI  1938 I  trad
   Holy Trinity Parish Church 
OULTON                        : ENGLAND -ST  1940 C  chime
   St.Mary's Abbey (RC) 
ALVERTHORPE                   : ENGLAND -YW  1946 F  chime
   Victory Carillon
   St.Paul Church
LONDON - AH                   : ENGLAND -EC  1948 C  chime
   McConnell Chime
   All Hallows Church
GREAT WARLEY                  : ENGLAND -ES  1950 F  chime
   Essex Regimental Chapel
   Barracks 
KENILWORTH                    : ENGLAND -WA  1950 C  chime
   St.John the Evangelist Parish Church
BOSTON - 2                    : ENGLAND -LI  1951 C  chime
   Boston Parish Church (Boston Stump) 
ALVERTHORPE                   : ENGLAND -YW  1955 E  chime
   Victory Carillon
   St.Paul Church
GREAT WARLEY                  : ENGLAND -ES  1956 E  chime
   Essex Regimental Chapel
   Barracks 
CARLTON                       : ENGLAND -NT  1957 F  chime
   St.John the Baptist Church 
COBH                          : IRELAND -CK  1958 I  trad
   St.Colman's Cathedral (RC) 
WHITWICK                      : ENGLAND -LE  1960 C  chime
   Holy Cross Catholic Church 
SAINT ANDREWS                 : SCOTLAND-FI  1962 I  trad
   Holy Trinity Parish Church 
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - CC      : ENGLAND -NM  1966 C  trad
   Edith Adamson Memorial Carillon
   Civic Centre 
SPALDING                      : ENGLAND -LI  1973 R  non-trad
   South Holland Centre (Civic Centre) 
CARLTON                       : ENGLAND -NT  1981 E  chime
   St.John the Baptist Church 
NEWRY                         : N IRELAND-D  1987 E  chime
   Cathedral of S.Patrick & St.Colman (CI)
TOWCESTER                     : ENGLAND -NH  1989 I  chime/ring
   St.Lawrence Parish Church 
LITTLE WALSINGHAM             : ENGLAND -NF  1993 E  chime
   Shrine Church of Our Lady of Walsingham
   (The Pilgrim's Hospice) 
SAINT ANDREWS                 : SCOTLAND-FI  1998 E  trad
   Holy Trinity Parish Church 
ABERDEEN - STM                : SCOTLAND-AB  199_ E  chime/ring
   Cathedral Church of St.Mary 
     of the Assumption (RC) 
LOUGHBOROUGH - Mobile         : ENGLAND      2001 C  chime
   Mobile chime
YORK                          : ENGLAND -YO  2008 E  trad
   Southwest tower
   Minster
   (Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of S.Peter)

Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank

DUNFERMLINE                   : SCOTLAND-FI  ???? I   non-trad
   Dunfermline Abbey 

HIGH BEACH                    : ENGLAND -ES  1873 C  chime
   Church of the Holy Innocents
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE - BJ      : ENGLAND -NM  1930 C  chime
   SS.James & Basil Parish Church 
GOLDERS GREEN                 : ENGLAND -NW  1932 C  chime
   St.Alban Martyr and St.Michael Church 
BECONTREE                     : ENGLAND -ES  1933 C  chime
   St.Alban Parish Church 
DUNDEE                        : SCOTLAND-AN  1948 C  chime
   St.Andrews Church 
KILMARNOCK                    : SCOTLAND-AY  1950 C  trad
   St.Marnock's Parish Church 
     (Church of Scotland) 
DUNFERMLINE                   : SCOTLAND-FI  1953 I  non-trad
   Dunfermline Abbey 
POOLE                         : ENGLAND -DO  1957 C  chime
   The Transfiguration Parish Church 
HOUNSLOW                      : ENGLAND -MD  1959 C  chime
   Holy Trinity Parish Church 
DALSTON - SMY                 : ENGLAND -E   1963 C  chime
   Saint Mary's Catholic Church
LEE                           : ENGLAND -SE  1963 C  chime
   St.Margaret Parish Church
LONDON - FM                   : ENGLAND -W   1964 C  chime
   Fortnum & Mason 
LONDON - WBF                  : ENGLAND -E   1981 C  chime
   Whitechapel Bell Foundry
LLANDAFF                      : WALES - GL   1992 R  chime
   Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul 
     with Teilo, Dyfrig and Euddogwy

Complete list of Whitechapel foundry output.

Warner, England

DEPTFORD                      : ENGLAND -SE  1872 C (chimola)
   St.Luke's Parish Church
DALSTON - SMK                 : ENGLAND -E   1877 C  chime/ring
   Saint Mark's Parish Church 
BIRTLES HALL                  : ENGLAND -CH  1895 C  chime
   St.Catherine Parish Church

Complete list of Warner foundry output.

Miscellaneous founders, not listed above

One instance each; in order by year.

Oxford                        : ENGLAND      1680 -  great
   Oxford University
   cast by Christopher Hodson
London                        : ENGLAND      1716 -  great
   St.Paul's Cathedral (Anglican)
   cast by Richard Phelps
PRESTEIGNE                    : WALES - RD   1717 *  chime/ring
   St.Andrew Parish Church 
   a mix of Rudhall (1717) and Whitechapel (1906) bells
STIRLING                      : SCOTLAND-ST  1729 F  chime
   Tolbooth (or) Broad Street Steeple
   cast by J.Waylett
ROEHAMPTON                    : ENGLAND -SW  1879 C  chime
   St.Joseph RC Church
   cast by T.C.Lewis
GLASGOW                       : SCOTLAND-LA  1881 C  chime
   Tolbooth (or) Cross Steeple
   cast by John C. Wilson (local Scots)
BRIDGE OF WEIR                : SCOTLAND-RE  1888 F  chime
   Mount Zion Church
   Quarriers Homes
   (was Orphan Homes of Scotland)
   by Llewellins & James, Avonmouth, Bristol, England 
   (Castle Green Foundry)

Complete list of miscellaneous foundry output.

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