Robert Taylor & Sons
St Neots
1816 - 1821
Oxford
1821 - 1830
Together, Elizabeth and Robert had 6 children. Only two of them, William & John, became founders.
They joined their father at the foundry around 1816 - 1817, and we begin to see bells cast with
R TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS ST NEOTS
Occasionally, he would change the R to Robt.
In 1821, a fire broke out at the St Neots foundry, and him and his family moved to Oxford to set up a there. We then, of course, begin to see
OXFORD
instead of
ST NEOTS
inscribed on the bells.
Badby's tenor dated 1822 has both place inscribed.
Some of their later bells bear the date in roman numerals. The bell at Denton show how they used a J when the last figure was a 1.
Robert passed away aged 70 in April 1830, and was buried in Oxford, St Ebbe's churchyard.
We now take three different paths. Robert's sons worked together for a number of years. John moved to Devon but then returned to Oxford. In 1839, John moved to Loughborough leaving William in charge of the Oxford foundry. Upon William's death, the Oxford foundry closed, and John continued the growing the Loughborough foundry with his sons.
They joined their father at the foundry around 1816 - 1817, and we begin to see bells cast with
R TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS ST NEOTS
Occasionally, he would change the R to Robt.
In 1821, a fire broke out at the St Neots foundry, and him and his family moved to Oxford to set up a there. We then, of course, begin to see
OXFORD
instead of
ST NEOTS
inscribed on the bells.
Badby's tenor dated 1822 has both place inscribed.
Some of their later bells bear the date in roman numerals. The bell at Denton show how they used a J when the last figure was a 1.
Robert passed away aged 70 in April 1830, and was buried in Oxford, St Ebbe's churchyard.
We now take three different paths. Robert's sons worked together for a number of years. John moved to Devon but then returned to Oxford. In 1839, John moved to Loughborough leaving William in charge of the Oxford foundry. Upon William's death, the Oxford foundry closed, and John continued the growing the Loughborough foundry with his sons.
Inscriptions
- Great Houghton: ROBT TAYLOR & SON ST NEOTS FOUNDERS 1817
- Rushden: ROBT TAYLOR & SON FOUNDERS ST NEOTS 1818
- Chelveston: ROBT TAYLOR & SON FOUNDER ST NEOTS 1819
- Husborne Crawley: R. TAYLOR & SON FOUNDERS ST. NEOTS 1820
- Wrestlington: R. TAYLOR & SON FOUNDERS ST NEOTS 1820
- Gayton: R TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS 1821
- Badby: TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS OXFORD & ST NEOTS 1822
- Farthingston: TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS OXFORD 1822
- Greatworth: R. TAYLOR & SON FOUNDERS OXFORD MDCCCXXV
- Thorpe Mandeville: R TAYLOR & SON OXFORD 1826
- Denton: R. TAYLOR & SONS OXFORD MDCCCXXVIJ
- Edgcott: R : TAYLOR & SONS. FOUNDERS. MDCCCXXIX
- Preston Capes: R TAYLOR & SONS FOUNDERS OXFORD MDCCCXXIX
Sussex Bells by Robert Taylor & Sons in Chronological order |
The are currently no bells by this founder in Sussex. |
Sources:
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
.The Church Bells of Bedfordshire by Thomas North
.The Church Bells of Northamptonshire by Thomas North
.The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire by A. H. Cocks
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
.The Church Bells of Bedfordshire by Thomas North
.The Church Bells of Northamptonshire by Thomas North
.The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire by A. H. Cocks
