[Bell Historians] Request for info: women in bellfounding

[Chris Pickford]

The Blews firm was rather more than just a bellfoundry, so being head of the
firm (as Fanny Maxwell Blews was after William died in 1887) was more of a
managerial role than a practical one, although Mrs Blews had been involved
in the office earlier on. The bellfounding output did tail off in the latter
years - before the bellfounding side was sold to Carr's of Smethwick and
some bell interests to Bisseker - and the figures from  my Blews list are:

 


1880

7


1881

9


1882

0


1883

0


1884

4


1885

1


1886

6


1887

1


1888

1


1889

2


1890

1


1891

1


1892

0


1893 (Bisseker)

1

 

The places to which bells were supplied (some since replaced or scrapped)
are

 


1880

Glen Quaich


1880

Liverpool (now at Towcester)


1880

Old Whittington (4 - all recast)


1880

Sheffield


1881

Blackborough


1881

Parkminster (6 - all recast)


1881

Rowley Regis (recast)


1884

New Whittington


1884

Rhoscrowther (2)


1884

Rondebosch


1885

Rhoscrowther


1886

Broadway


1886

Rathmullen


1886

Stoke Prior, Worcs (3 - recast)


1886

Tysoe


1887

Chasetown


1888

Llanbister


1889

Bournemouth


1889

Leeds


1890

Mangotsfield (recast)


1891

Sharrow (at Towcester)


1893

Cathcart (by H. Bisseker)

 

I have some further references to Mrs Blews if required

 

Chris Pickford

Kinver

Tel: 07811-453525

E-mail: pickford5040 at gmail.com 

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