We left for Leicester this morning - one hour from London on another high-speed train.
The highlight of today was not Richard III, but John Taylor Bell Foundry in nearby Loughborough.
And inside were new bells, old bells, about-to-be-made bells. Some of these below were destined for Margaret River, WA.
We will do a separate tab about the foundry. We were with a very large group of local Probus Club people and it seemed that hardly any were ringers. It was fascinating. A 2+ hours on our feet. We saw the moulds, a pour for a headstock, making the wheels, tuning the bells, and lastly the section where they make the ropes and sallies (the fluffy woollen bits on the ropes). It is not a mass-production facility.
The highlight of today was not Richard III, but John Taylor Bell Foundry in nearby Loughborough.
It has a green plaque, not sure how that compares to a blue plaque! 
Except that the Government helps pay for the upkeep you can see below. 
We will do a separate tab about the foundry. We were with a very large group of local Probus Club people and it seemed that hardly any were ringers. It was fascinating. A 2+ hours on our feet. We saw the moulds, a pour for a headstock, making the wheels, tuning the bells, and lastly the section where they make the ropes and sallies (the fluffy woollen bits on the ropes). It is not a mass-production facility.
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