[Bell Historians] Ships bells

[Chris Pickford]

Can’t say about this bell, but there were specialist firms near Liverpool who, I understand, largely cornered the UK market for Ship’s bells. They were:

 

John Roby Ltd (Rainhill), later Thomas Utley (Rainhill) Ltd also at Tuebrook

Roby & Utley (Rainhill)

Lea & Utley (St.Helens)

 

All interconnected by merger and takeover etc. Some of the firm’s archives survive, apparently, at St.Helens History Centre and at the Merseyside Maritime Museum – though I don’t know whether they contain details of bells. I have gathered a few references from internet searches (briefly summarised here)

 

Mainstream bellfounders occasionally cast ship’s bells too – Taylor certainly did

 

Chris Pickford

E-mail pickford5040 at gmail.com 

 

From: Bell-historians [mailto:bell-historians-bounces at lists.ringingworld.co.uk] On Behalf Of David Bagley
Sent: 20 July 2020 14:33
To: Bell Historians <bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk>
Subject: [Bell Historians] Ships bells

 

I found this on YouTube and it set me wondering...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMohVNaeP6s

 

Who cast ship’s bells like this one for the Royal Navy?

 

David

 

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