John Taylor & Co - Notable Bells

Notable Bells

In 1881 Taylor's cast the largest bell in Britain, "Great Paul", for St Paul's Cathedral in London, weighing 17,002 kilograms (37,483 lb) or more than 17 metric tons.

Many churches across the world have used bells cast at Taylor's Bell Foundry, including:

• Gozo Cathedral, 11 Bells
• Liverpool Cathedral bourdon bell "Great George", at 14,900 kg or more than 14 long tons 13 cwt, it is the second largest bell in Britain.
• Carlisle Cathedral, 13 bells
• Loughborough Carillon, (War Memorial) 47 bell carillon
• Monument, Canberra, 53 bell carillon
• Manchester Town Hall, 23 bell carillon
• Yale Memorial Carillon, 54 bell carillon
• Singing Tower Carillon at Bok Tower Gardens, 60 bell carillon
• Edith Adamson Memorial Carillon, 25 bell carillon, Newcastle Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Baird Carillon, 55 bell carillon, Burton Tower, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
• Kibbey Carillon, 53 bell carillon (1963), Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., USA
• Berkeley Carillon, Sather Tower original (1917) 12 bell chime by Taylor (later expanded to carillon), University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
• WWII Memorial Carillon, 53 bell carillon, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
• Stanton Memorial Carillon, 50 bell carillon (originally a 10 bell chime in 1899, expanded in 1920, 1954, 1967), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
• Luray Singing Tower, 47 bell carillon (1937), Luray, Virginia, USA
• Wellesley College Carillon, 32 bell carillon, (1931, last enlarged in 1990), Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
• Duke Chapel carillon, 50 bell carillon (1932), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
• St. Elisabeth's Church, Reddish
• St. Mary's Church, Southampton
• St. Nicolas' Church, North Stoneham, Hampshire
• Wells Cathedral, 2 bells cast in 1877
• Rock band AC/DC's "Hells Bell", which was originally used on the "Back In Black" tour, 1980.