Index of all sites by "miscellaneous" makers

NOTE:   This list is not complete - many instruments remain to be added for Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands.

Carillons and chimes throughout the world contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  There is a separate index page for each major bellfoundry, plus one for unknown foundries; this page collects together references to work by minor or "miscellaneous" foundries, i.e., those which did not produce sufficient work (that we know about just now) to have their own index page (yet).

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:

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)
  great     - great bell (at least 4 tonnes weight), whether or not in a chime or carillon
  (...)...  - instrument was replaced; link is to the same site
  [...]     - instrument is defunct; link is to "sites that are no more"

Miscellaneous founders

In order by year (unknown first, in order by city).
CAPE PALMAS                   : LIBERIA      1??? C  non-trad
   Church Tower
   steel bells by Bochumer Stahlverein
DOUAI - HDV                   : FRANCE       18?? F  trad
   Beffroi
   Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)
   cast by Wauthy
HERTOGENBOSCH - STJ           : NETHERLANDS  16__ F (trad)
   Sint-Janskathedraal
     (Sint-Jansbasiliek)
   cast by Willem & Jaspar Moer
Hillandale                    : S AFRICA     19?? F  ring
   Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross
     cast by Eayre & Lewis
     at Xmeco foundry in Port Elizabeth
JERUSALEM - HGC               : ISRAEL       1??? C  chime
   Holy Sepulchre Church 
   steel bells by Bochumer Stahlverein
LANGENLOIS                    : AUSTRIA      19?? C  chime
   R.K.Kirchturm
   made by Pfundner, Vienna, Austria
LEUVEN - STP                  : BELGIUM      15__ I  trad
   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)
   West tower
   Sint-Pieterskerk (St.Peter's Church)
   cast by A.-F. vanden Gheyn
LUXEMBOURG                    : LUXEMBOURG   1??? F  non-trad
   Cathedrale Notre Dame
   (Liebfrauenkirche)
   cast by Causard
NEW YORK - HR                 : USA - NY     ???? *  chime
   Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church 
   includes 6 bells by Constance
POVOA DE VARZIM               : PORTUGAL     ???? C  non-trad
   Heart of Jesus Church
   steel, cast by Bochumer Stahlverein
STOCKHOLM - STG               : SWEDEN       19?? C  trad
   Sct.Gertruds kyrka
   cast by Ohlsson, Hammenhõg, Sweden

Beijing                       : China        1404 -  great
   Temple of the Great Bell
   cast by Yao Kuang-Hsiao (or Ya Kuang-Hsia)
Köln (Cologne)                : Germany      1448 -  great
   (Bourdon)
   Dom (Cathedral)
   cast by Heinrich Brodermann & Christian Cloit
Köln (Cologne)                : Germany      1449 -  great
   (second)
   Dom (Cathedral)
   cast by Johannes (Hoerken) de Vechel
Erfurt                        : Germany      1497 -  great
   "Maria Gloriosa"
   Cathedral
   cast by Gerard de Wou
Fribourg                      : SWITZERLAND  1505 -  great
   St.-Niklaus-Cathedrale
Cracow                        : POLAND       1520 -  great
   "Sigismund"
   Cathedral
   cast by Hans Beham, Nuremberg
LEUVEN - STP                  : BELGIUM      1525 F  trad
   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)
   West tower
   Sint-Pieterskerk (St.Peter's Church)
   cast by P.Waghevens
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1528 F  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by Jacob Waghevens
Valencia                      : Spain        1539 -  great
   "La Micalet"
   Catedral de Santa Maria
   cast by Lluís Trilles
GENT - B                      : BELGIUM      1541 F  trad
   Belfort
   cast by Waghevens, Mechelen
Praha (Prague)                : CZECH.       1543?-  great
   "Sigismund"
   St.Vitus Cathedral
   cast by Thomas Jarusch
ANTWERPEN                     : BELGIUM      1547 F  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   O.L.V. Kathedraal
   cast by C.Waghevens, Mechelen
GDANSK - R                    : POLAND       1560 C (chime)
   Old Town Hall
   made by Johannes Moor, 's Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Sens                          : France       1560 -  great
   Cathedrale St.Étienne ("la Savinienne")
   cast by Gaspard Mongin-Viard, Auxerre
Sens                          : France       1560 -  great
   Cathedrale St.Étienne ("la Potentienne")
   cast by Gaspard Mongin-Viard, Auxerre
Delft                         : Netherlands  1570 -  great
   Oude Kerk
   cast by Henrick (I) van Trier
Milano (Milan)                : Italy        1582 -  great
   "Maria Nascenta"
   Cathedral?
   cast by Giovanni Battista Busca
Pamplona                      : Spain        1584 -  great
   "María, La Mayor"
   Cathedral
   cast by Pedro de Villanueva
Seville                       : Spain        1588 -  great
   "Santa Maria"
   Cathedral
   cast by Balavarca
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1603 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by Marc leSerre, Bergues
Metz                          : France       1605 -  great
   Cathedral
   joint effort of several makers
Bern                          : Switzerland  1611 -  great
   Münster
   cast by Balavarca
Catania, Sicilia (Sicily)     : Italy        1614 -  great
   Duomo (Cathedral)
   cast by Giacomo Sanfilippo e Figli
MOSKVA - IV                   : RUSSIA       1622 -  great
   Ivan Veliki (Ivan the Great) Bell Tower complex
   within the Kremlin
   second bell made by Andrey Chohov
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1631 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by Marc leSerre, Bergues
HERTOGENBOSCH - STJ           : NETHERLANDS  1642 I  trad
   Sint-Janskathedraal
     (Sint-Jansbasiliek)
   cast by Jacob Noteman, Leeuwarden
LEUVEN - STG                  : BELGIUM      1642 F  trad
   Sint-Geertruikerk  (Abdij)
   cast by B.Cauthals, Mechelen
HERTOGENBOSCH - STJ           : NETHERLANDS  1647 E (trad)
   Sint-Janskathedraal
     (Sint-Jansbasiliek)
   cast by Van Spraekel
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1672 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by Melchior de Haze
ARANJUEZ                      : SPAIN        1676 F  trad
   Monasterio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
   (El Escorial Monastery)
   cast by Melchior de Haze
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1680 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by Melchior de Haze
Oxford                        : ENGLAND      1680 -  great
   Oxford University
   cast by Christopher Hodson
Bruges                        : Belgium      1680 -  great
   "Zegeklok" or "Triomfklok" or "Maria"
   Belfort
   cast by Melchior de Haze (Antwerpen)
ROSTOV VELIKII                : RUSSIA       1682 -  great
   Uspenski Sobor (Assumption Cathedral)
   Kremlin
   second bell made by Philip Andreev
Paris                         : France       1685 -  great
   "Emmanuel"
   Notre Dame Cathedral
   cast by Nicholas Chappelle & I.Gillot & E.Moreau
ROSTOV VELIKII                : RUSSIA       1689 -  great
   Uspenski Sobor (Assumption Cathedral)
   Kremlin
   bass bell made by Florae Terentyev
SALZBURG                      : AUSTRIA      1689 C  non-trad
   Cupola, Archbishop's Palace
     (Neubau; Neue Rezidenz)
   cast by Melchior de Haze
PRAHA - L                     : CZECH REP.   1690 C  non-trad
   Loreto Cloister Museum Tower
   cast by C.Fremy
RIGA                          : LATVIA       1694 C [trad]
   St.Peter Church
   cast by C.Fremy
BRUSSELS - STN                : BELGIUM      1714 C [trad]
   St.Nicholas Church
   cast by W.Witlockx & M. de Haze
LEUVEN - STP                  : BELGIUM      1714 I  trad
   Stadsbeiaard (city carillon)
   West tower
   Sint-Pieterskerk (St.Peter's Church)
   cast by N.Noorden & J.A. deGrave
ATH                           : BELGIUM      1715 C (trad)
   Eglise St.Julien (Sint-Juliaankerk)
   cast by Witlockx
London                        : England      1716 -  great
   St.Paul's Cathedral (Anglican)
   cast by Richard Phelps
PRESTEIGNE                    : WALES - PO   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
Santiago de Compostela        : SPAIN        1729 -  great
   Catedral del Apóstal Santiago
   cast by Pedro Güemes
MAFRA - N                     : PORTUGAL     1730 C  trad/great
   Lower belfry, north tower
   Palace
   cast by Nicolas Levache, Antwerp or Liege
MAFRA - S                     : PORTUGAL     1730 -  trad/great
   Palace (south tower)
   cast by Willem Witlockx, Antwerp
Moscow                        : Russia       1733 -  great
   Kremlin ("Tsar Kolokol")
   cast by Motorin
GDANSK - K                    : POLAND       1738 C (trad)
   Sw.Katarzyna (St.Catharine's Church)
   made by J.N.Derck, Hoorn, Netherlands
BRUGGE - H                    : BELGIUM      1748 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   Halletoren (Belfort)
   cast by J. du Mery
BOSTON - CC                   : USA - MA     1744 C  ring
   Christ Church ("Old North"; Episcopal) 
   by Abel Rudhall, Gloucester, England
Toledo                        : Spain        1753 -  great
   Cathedral
   Alejandro Gargollo
SAINT PETERSBURG - PK/2       : RUSSIA       1757 C  non-trad*
   Petropavlovskaya Krepost 
   (Peter & Paul Tower; lantern) 
   made largely by J.N.Derck
ANTWERPEN                     : BELGIUM      1767 I  trad
   City carillon (stadsbeiaard)
   O.L.V. Kathedraal
   cast by du Mery
SNEEK                         : NETHERLANDS  1770 C (trad)
   Sint-Maartenstoren (Martinikerk)
   N.H.Kerk (Grote Kerk)
   cast by Borchard & Eckhof
BETHUNE - BC/1                : FRANCE       1773 C (trad)
   Beffroi communal (belfry)
   cast by Philippe de Corsin
Solovky' Island               : Russia       1784 - [great]
   Solovetsky Monastery
   cast by Peter Evdokimov, St.Petersburg, Russia
Vatican City                  : Vatican      1786 -  great
   Basilica di San Pietro (St.Peter's Basilica)
   cast by Guiseppe Valadrier, Roma (Rome)
LEUVEN - STG                  : BELGIUM      1802 I  trad
   Sint-Geertruikerk  (Abdij)
   cast by J.Zeelstman
HONOLULU - STA                : USA - HI     1812*C  ring
   St.Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral 
   * cast for St.Alkmund's Church,
     Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England,
     by John Briant
MOSKVA - IV                   : RUSSIA       1817 -  great
   Ivan Veliki (Ivan the Great) Bell Tower complex
   within the Kremlin
   bass bell made by Zavyalov & Rusinov
LEUVEN - STG                  : BELGIUM      1829 I  trad
   Sint-Geertruikerk  (Abdij)
   cast by A.-L. vanden Gheyn and A.-L.-J. van Aerschodt
CHARLESTON - STPH             : USA - SC     1850*C [chime]
   St.Philip's Episcopal Church
   * cast in 1848 by Mr.Dyer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
LANCASTER - T                 : USA - PA     1860 C  chime
   The Evangelical Lutheran Church of 
     The Holy Trinity (ELCA) 
   by Naylor, Vickers & Co., Sheffield, England
     - steel (E.Riepe's patent)
Köln (Cologne)                : Germany      1874 - (great)
   "Gloriosa" (#1)
   Dom (Cathedral)
   cast by Andreas Hamm
NEWPORT                       : WALES - GT   1874 C  chime
   St.Mary, Stow Hill, RC Church 
   cast by Blews
Frankfurt                     : Germany      1877 -  great
   "Gloriosa"
   Dom (Cathedral)
   cast by J. G. Grosse (Dresden)
Pan-ay                        : Philippines  1878 -  great
   St.Monica Church
   cast by Juan de la Reina (Iloilo)
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) 
MELBOURNE - GPO               : AUSTRALIA    1890 C  chime
   General Post Office
   by John C. Wilson & Co., Glasgow
BARABOO                       : USA - WI     1892 C  chime
   Ringling Bros. Bell Wagon
   Circus World Museum 
   by G. Campbell & Sons Centennial Bell Foundry,
      Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
BRUSSELS - STN                : BELGIUM      1895 C [trad]
   St.Nicholas Church
   cast by Causard
Milwaukee                     : USA - WI     1896 -  great
   City Hall
   by Gardiner Campbell & Sons, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
TALLINN                       : ESTONIA      1898 C  zvon
   Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral 
   made by Vassily Orlov, St.Petersburg
CAPE TOWN - W                 : S AFRICA     1902 C  ring
   St.Mary's Church 
   cast by Barwell of Birmingham
GRAZ - GM                     : AUSTRIA      1905 C  non-trad
   Toenendes Erz dat Graz
   (Sounding bronze of Graz)
   Gottfried Maurer residence
   cast by Peter Hilfer, Wiener Neustadt
MONTRÉAL - SJQ                : CANADA - QU  1906 C  chime
   Pavillon Judith-Jasmin 
   (was Église Saint-Jacques) 
   University of Quebec 
   by Crouzet-Hildebrand, Paris, France
SAINT JOHNS                   : CANADA - NF  1906 *  chime
   Cathedral Basilica of 
     St.John the Baptist 
   * Matthew O'Byrne of Dublin completed the chime,
     based on 3 bells by James Murphy of Dublin (1854, 1857).
VANCOUVER - HR                : CANADA - BC  1906 E  ring
   Holy Rosary Cathedral
   by Llewellins & James, Avonmouth, Bristol, England 
   (Castle Green Foundry) 
CZESTOCHOWA                   : POLAND       1909 C  trad
   Our Lady Tower 
   Jasna Góra (Bright Hill) Monastery 
   made by Gonthier, Belgium
SYDNEY - G                    : AUSTRALIA    1910 C  chime
   St.John Bishopthorpe Anglican Church
   by Wm.Taylor, Pyrmont; segmented, hemispherical
LISMORE                       : AUSTRALIA    1911 C  chime
   St.Carthage's Cathedral (RC)
   by Matthew O'Byrne, Dublin
GENT - B                      : BELGIUM      1913 I  trad
   Belfort
   cast by Michaux
WILLIAMSPORT - T              : USA - PA     1923 E* chime
   The Maynard Chime
   Trinity Episcopal Church 
   * Melvin C. "Jim" Corbett, USA - one bell, later removed
Köln (Cologne)                : Germany      1923 -  great
   "Gloriosa" (#2)
   Dom (Cathedral)
   cast by Heinrich Ulrich, Apolda, Germany
DOUAI - HDV                   : FRANCE       1924 I  trad
   Beffroi
   Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)
   cast by Wauthy
Montréal                      : CANADA - QU  1927 -  great
   Église Notre-Dame de Grace
   by Wauthy of France
Pyhäsalmi                     : Finland      1928 -  great
   Vaskikello Bell Museum
   cast in steel by Schilling & Lattermann, 
   Apolda-Morgenrothe, Germany
AUSTIN - 1                    : USA - TX     1929 C  chime
   The Burleson Bells
   Bass Concert Hall Plaza 
   The University of Texas 
   by Paul Garnier, Paris, France
BOLOGNA                       : ITALY        1929 F  non-trad
   Santuario del SS.Crocifisso
   made by Brighenti, Bologna
MELBOURNE - B                 : AUSTRALIA    1929 C  chime
   St.Bartholomew's Church (Anglican)
   cast by John Danks & Son, Sydney
DINANT                        : BELGIUM      1930 C [trad]
   Collegiale
   cast by Slegers-Causard
VERONA - CAT                  : ITALY        1931 C  ring/V
   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare
   (Cathedral of Verona)
   cast by Cavadini, Verona
GLENDALE - CT                 : USA - OH     1933 C  trad
   Chapel Tower 
   Convent of the Transfiguration 
   made by J.Prower Symonds, at the Vanduzen foundry
BOLOGNA                       : ITALY        1934 E  non-trad
   Santuario del SS.Crocifisso
   made by Brighenti, Bologna
VERONA - CAT                  : ITALY        1934 R  ring/V
   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare
   (Cathedral of Verona)
   cast by Cavadini, Verona
CHIASSO                       : SWITZERLAND  1935 C  ring/A
   Chiesa San Vitale Martire
   made by Barigozzi Bros., Milan
Messina                       : Italy        1935 -  great
   Tempio de Cristo Re
   cast by Daciano Colbachini, Padova (Padua), Italy
VEJLE                         : DENMARK - J  1939 C  chime
   Sct.Nicolaj Kirke
   cast by Løw & søn, København
GDANSK - B                    : POLAND       1940 C  chime
   Biskupia Górka
   (Bishop's Hill youth hotel)
   steel bells cast in Gdansk shipyard
FATIMA                        : PORTUGAL     1948 C  non-trad*
   Lower belfry
   Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima
   (Basilica)
   cast by Manuel Goncalves
Neustadt                      : Germany      1949 -  great
   Stiftskirche
   cast by Bochumer Verein, Bochum, Germany
OSLO - R                      : NORWAY       1949 F trad
   Rådhus (City Hall) 
   by Causard
Wien (Vienna)                 : Austria      1951 -  great
   "Die Pummerin"
   St.Stephen's Cathedral
   cast by Karl Geisz, St.Florian, Austria
Maredsous                     : Belgium      1952 -  great
   "Elizabeth"
   Benedictine abbey church
   cast by Causard or Slegers-Causard (Tellin)
NEWARK - CBSH                 : USA - NJ     1953 C  chime
   Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart 
   by Daciano Colbachini e Figli, Padua, Italy
WIEN - STS                    : AUSTRIA      1960 C  chime
   South tower
   St.Stephen's Cathedral
   made by Pfundner, Vienna, Austria
Salzburg                      : Austria      1961 -  great
   Cathedral
   cast by Oberascher, Salzburg, Austria
MORBIO INFERIORE              : SWITZERLAND  1961 C  chime
   Chiesa Madonna deo Miracoli
   made by Barigozzi, some in earlier years
Rovereto                      : Italy        1964 -  great
   "Maria Dolens"
   Miravelle Hill
   cast by Capanni, Castelnuovo nei Monti, Italy
KOUVOLA                       : FINLAND      1966 C  chime
   Rådhuset 
   made by Pfundner, Vienna, Austria
CASTELNOVO - Mobile/1         : ITALY - RE   1975 C  chime
   Transportable chime
   Capanni Bellfoundry
PYHÄSALMI - 3                 : FINLAND      1980 C  chime
   Vaskikello (Brassbellstore) Bell Museum
     (west garden) 
   made by Perner, Passau, Germany
KECSKEMÉT                     : HUNGARY      1983 C  non-trad
   Városháza (City Hall)
   supplied by Korfhaga & Sons, Germany
PYHÄSALMI - 1                 : FINLAND      1988 C  non-trad
   Vaskikello (Brassbellstore) Bell Museum
     (restaurant, indoors) 
   porcelain bells by Meissen (DDR) and Otto GmbH (BRD)
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1989 I  trad
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka (B.Nielsen)
KRISTIANSTAD                  : SWEDEN       1992 C  non-trad
   Klockspelet
   cast by Skånska Klockgjuteriet AB, Hannas
ANCHORAGE                     : USA - AK     1995 C  zvon
   St.Innocent Russian Orthodox Cathedral
   made by Pyatkov, Russia
HOLSTEBRO - N                 : DENMARK - J  1996 E  trad
   Nørrelandskirken
   cast by Thubalka
Moscow                        : Russia       1997 -  great
   Temple of Christ the Savior
   made by AMO ZIL, Moscow, Russia
PYHÄSALMI - 4                 : FINLAND      1997 C  chime
   Vaskikello (Brassbellstore) Bell Museum
     (southwest garden) 
   made by Szabados, Budapest
NANUET                        : USA - NY     1999 C  zvon
   Novo-Diveevo Russian Orthodox Convent
   made by Pyatkov, Russia
Pingdingshan City             : China        2000 -  great
   "Lucky Bell"
MELBOURNE - BM                : AUSTRALIA    2002 C  non-trad
   The Federation Bells
   Field of Bells
   Birrarung Marr (Park)
   made by Australian Bell Pty Ltd
ZAGORSK                       : RUSSIA       2002 -  great
   Zagorsk Monastery (Russian Orthodox)
   "Trinity St.Sergius Lavra"
   new third bell made by AMO ZIL, Moscow, Russia
ZAGORSK                       : RUSSIA       2002 -  great
   Zagorsk Monastery (Russian Orthodox)
   "Trinity St.Sergius Lavra"
   new second bell made by AMO ZIL, Moscow, Russia
VERONA - CAT                  : ITALY        2003 R  ring/V
   Cattedrale di Santa Maria Matricolare
   (Cathedral of Verona)
   cast by De Poli
Zvenigorod                    : Russia       2003 -  great
   Savvino-Storozhevskij Monastery
   cast by Vera LLC (Shilova, nr. Voronezh)
ZAGORSK                       : RUSSIA       2003 -  great
   Zagorsk Monastery (Russian Orthodox)
   "Trinity St.Sergius Lavra"
   new bass bell made by Baltic foundry, St.Petersburg, Russia
Dzerzhinskij                  : Russia       2004 -  great
   Svyato-Nikolskij Ugreshsky Monastery
   cast by Baltic foundry (St.Petersburg)
Tomsk                         : Russia       2004 -  great
   Svyato Voskresenskij Cathedral
   cast by Vera LLC (Shilova, nr. Voronezh)
Köln (Cologne)                : Germany      2005 -  great
   "Johannes Paul II"
   Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St Aposteln
   cast by Hans-Göran Hüesker, Gescher, Germany
SAN ANSELMO - STN             : USA - CA     2006 E  zvon
   St.Nicholas Orthodox Church (OCA) 
   includes 9 bells by Pyatkov, Russia
ECHTERNACH - 3                : LUXEMBOURG   2008 C  non-trad
   Basilica of St.Willibrord
   cast by Bro.Reuter, Maria Laach Monastery, Germany

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