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The eight set from my Focus on the Foundry series: miscellaneous black and white. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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View down the street towards the bellfoundry in heavy shadows. Painted sign reads 'Taylor Bell Founders'.

Inside the casting hall, with bell moulds and other equipment.

The seventh set from my Focus on the Foundry series: objects. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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Workshop showing a red tool with two balls.

A close-up of old clappers (green) and headstocks.

A row of clappers and a row of other bell parts on shelves.

A close-up of a tin of 'Restorer Cleaner' on a table in front of chairs.

The sixth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: Bellfoundry workshops and interiors. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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An old staircase leading up from the main workshop. A bell inside its bellframe on the left; bellwheels below a red tarpaulin on the right.

A brick wall painted white and a red window and door, also a radiator. Objects related to bell-ringing are hanging on the wall.

Inside the workshop showing a newly built wall, a traffic cone, and a workbench with a set of handbells in front of the windows.

A view of the casting hall, with large bell moulds, red headstocks, a wheelbarrow and other materials. The words 'John Taylor Bellfounders' appear on the back gantry, behind with is a red wooden gate.

The fifth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: the Bellfoundry exterior. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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Bellfoundry buildings in the sun; the building on the back has a painted sign reading 'John Taylor & Co. Bellfounders'.

A close-up of the brick exterior with windows and red drainpipes.

A view from between a passage-way between buildings towards the Bellfoundry's ringing tower.

A red door and a red gate in the brick facade, showing the entrance to the Belffoundry's main workshop.

The fourth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (exterior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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Building work on the Bellfoundry exterior. Scaffolding in front of the tower. In the foreground is a pile of bricks and rubble.

The exterior undergoing building work. Part of a small digger is visible.

Scaffolding in front of a building; two men in hi-vis jackets climbing up.

The third set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (refurbising the interior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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A weelbarrow, a tripod with lights, and two ladders in a gutted space.

A space undergoing refurbishment: various building materials stacked on the floor.

The second set from my Focus on the Foundry series: bells. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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Various bells stored on the workshop floor. The one in the foreground is named 'Archangel'.

Three bells and other equipment stored in the workshop.

A set of three bells, named Gerard, Peter and Patrick, hanging from a steel frame.

An old bell lying on a trolly in the workshop.

The first set from my Focus on the Foundry series: bell making. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.

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Molten metal being poured into a crucible; sparks flying.

The casting hall. Green bell moulds in preparation.

Workers pouring hot bell metal into the mould that is buried in the sand.

Over the past three years I took part in Focus on the Foundry, a series of workshops led by the amazing Mass Collective at the John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders in Loughborough, documenting the refurbishment at the UK’s last remaining bellfoundry.

In the next week, I will start posting more photos from the experience. But here is a sneak preview.

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John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Interior, red brick wall, a dark shadow obscures half of the image.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Interior of the bellfoundry showing detail of a dilapidated door.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Dim interior of the bellfoundry workshop, showing tools and machinery

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Inside the Bellfoundry. Image of ladder against the backdrop of a bright window.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Interior view of the bellfoundry workshop. Centre looking through to the next room. On the right are shelves with various bell-parts including clappers.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Closeup of a brick wall with round wall ornaments; the bricks are painted white, but are very dusty..

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Inside the Victorian Bellfoundry's workshop.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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Exterior of the Victorian bellfoundry. Close-up view of brick wall, red-framed windows, and red drain pipe.

John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough, March 2024

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