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

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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.

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 […]

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

#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon

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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 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

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

#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough #nikon […]

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

#photography #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #victorianbuilding #loughborough #nikon

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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 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 […]

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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.

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

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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.

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 […]

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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

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@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 […]

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


#photography #photooftheday #documentaryphotography #focusonthefoundry #bellfoundry #loughborough

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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

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@taylorsbellfoundry
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