Geekery alert. I found out today that the hammers that chime the quarter hour at St George's Church in Ulysses (Calypso U 4.546-7) were installed by John Taylor & Co., the Loughborough bellfounders.
www.jjon.org/joyce-s-envi...
#hiddensecret #JamesJoyce #bellfoundry #Loughborough
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.
A set of old bells.
Interior view of the main workshop.
The eight set from my Focus on the Foundry series: miscellaneous black and white. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@tayl
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.
A set of old bells.
Interior view of the main workshop.
The eight set from my Focus on the Foundry series: miscellaneous black and white. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #bells #loughborough […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
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 seventh set from my Focus on the Foundry series: objects. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.collective
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 sixth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: Belffoundry workshops and interiors. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #PhotoMonday #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@m
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 sixth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: Belffoundry workshops and interiors. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
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 fifth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: the Bellfoundry exterior. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #victorianbuilding #loughborough #nikon
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.c
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 fifth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: the Bellfoundry exterior. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #victorianbuilding #architecturalheritage #nikon […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
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.
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 fourth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (exterior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.collective
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.
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 fourth set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (exterior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
A weelbarrow, a tripod with lights, and two ladders in a gutted space.
A gutted space prior to refurbishment.
A space undergoing refurbishment: various building materials stacked on the floor.
A space undergoing refurbishment.
The third set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (refurbising the interior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.coll
A weelbarrow, a tripod with lights, and two ladders in a gutted space.
A gutted space prior to refurbishment.
A space undergoing refurbishment: various building materials stacked on the floor.
A space undergoing refurbishment.
The third set from my Focus on the Foundry series: building work (refurbising the interior). John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
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 second set from my Focus on the Foundry series: bells. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #photooftheday #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.collective
Molten metal being poured into a crucible; sparks flying.
The casting hall. Green bell moulds in preparation.
A man with a blow torch.
Workers pouring hot bell metal into the mould that is buried in the sand.
The first set from my Focus on the Foundry series: bell making. John Taylor & Co., Bellfounders, Loughborough.
#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough
www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim...
@taylorsbellfoundry
@mass.collective
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 […]
[Original post on zirk.us]
Construction work: a pile of bricks rubble, scaffolding in front of a tower.
'Made it' in the news. The Focus on the Foundry photography exhibition, featuring my work, covered by the Loughborough Echo.
www.pressreader.com/uk/loughboro...
#photography #loughborough #bellfoundry
Launch yesterday of the 'Focus on the Foundry' group exhibition at Loughborough Bellfoundry. I feel privileged to have been part of this amazing project, led by the wonderful @mass.collective, documenting the building work at Bellfoundry over the last three years.
#photography #bellfoundry #fotf
Paul Revere's Bell and Cannon Foundry was located at 13 Lynn Street. Here is its modern-day location: the parking lot at Foster Court near the corner of Foster and Commercial (formerly Lynn) streets in the North End of Boston. #PaulRevere #BellFoundry
The Bell Foundry: still abused & tired. #baltimore #stationnorth #calvertstreet #federalstreet #bell...
The Bell Foundry: still abused & tired. #baltimore #stationnorth #calvertstreet #federalstreet #bellfoundry #abusedandtired #nofilter
