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in 1684. He came to be described as the greatest bell-founder of his age. The business was continued by his eldest son, also called
Abraham (1680–1735), his son Abel (1714–60), and three of Abel's sons, Thomas (?1740–83), Charles (1746–1815) and John (1760–1835). In 1815 John Rudhall was declared
320:
The history and description of the city of
Gloucester: from the earliest period to the present time ; with an account of St. Peter's Abbey, the cathedral, churches, and other religious houses ; ...the origin and present state of the port of Gloucester ; the Gloucester and Berkeley
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The
History and Antiquities of Gloucester: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time; Including an Account of the Abbey, Cathedral, and Other Religious Houses, with the Abbots, Bishops, and Dignitaries of
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were cast by Abel
Rudhall in 1744 and hung in 1745. One bell has the inscription: "We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North America, A.R. 1744."
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96:. In 2012 the four heaviest bells, including the tenor, were re-hung in the church but the other two were replaced by new bells cast by the
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66:. The business formally closed in 1828 but bells bearing John's name have been found with dates up to 1835.
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bells (tenor: 13 long cwt 3 qr 5 lb (1,545 lb or 701 kg) in F) at
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The family business was founded by
Abraham Rudhall (1657–1736) who developed a method of tuning bells by
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517:. Vol. 4. British History Online. London: Victoria County History. pp. 285–294, para 37.
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There had been a tradition of bell casting in
Gloucester since before the 14th century.
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were cast in 1729 by
Abraham Rudhall II: a seventh (also 1727) was recast in 1897.
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Bells cast in 1762 by Thomas
Rudhall hang in St George's, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire.
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bankrupt and the bell foundry bought by Mears & Stainbank who owned the
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Another of the bells dates to 1350–1380, possibly by John of
Gloucester.
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Five bells cast in 1702 by
Abraham Rudhall I hang in St James the Great,
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Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
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359:"The Last Years of John Rudhall, Bellfounder of Gloucester, 1828- 35"
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806:"St Anne's Shandon, Cork ~ Views of Cork and Ring the Famous Bells!"
46:
30:, England, who between 1684 and 1835 cast more than 5,000 bells.
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Page, William; Ditchfield, PH, eds. (1924). "Parishes: Hanney".
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716:"Pershore Bells and the Pershore Abbey Society of Bell Ringers"
81:
In 1706 and 1707 Abraham Rudhall I cast three of the bells of
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In 1710 Abraham Rudhall I cast six bells for SS Michael and
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Six bells by Abel Rudhall (cast in 1738 and 1753) hang in
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Five bells cast by Abel Rudhall in 1757 still hang in
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Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom
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596:"Stone church bells 'going home' to heritage centre"
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833:"Cork, Shandon, Cath Ch of S Mary & S Anne"
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424:Middleton, LM; Hudson, Giles (rev.) (2010) .
8:
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436:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
127:St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington
78:, Oxfordshire. A sixth was recast in 1856.
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53:method with a chisel. One of the earliest
292:"The Origins of Gloucester Bell Founding"
207:, Gloucester City Council, archived from
107:Three of the bells of St Mary Magdalene,
122:were cast by Abraham Rudhall I in 1714.
111:were cast by Abraham Rudhall I in 1711.
100:. The two redundant bells were moved to
875:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
843:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
785:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
753:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
695:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
637:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
575:Central Council for Church Bell Ringers
433:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
352:
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129:were cast by Abraham Rudhal I in 1716.
491:Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
379:from the original on 21 September 2016
272:from the original on 20 September 2016
1705:Industrial history of Gloucestershire
1625:Glockenmuseum Stiftskirche Herrenberg
812:from the original on 12 November 2013
332:from the original on 7 September 2013
57:he cast was for St Nicholas' Church,
7:
1680:Bell foundries of the United Kingdom
1619:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
870:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
838:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
780:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
748:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
690:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
664:from the original on 13 January 2016
632:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
570:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
563:Hutchieson, Stuart (18 March 2013).
514:A History of the County of Berkshire
486:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
242:from the original on 17 August 2016
863:Higson, Andrew (25 January 2012).
521:from the original on 27 March 2019
14:
831:Chester, Mike (6 February 2019).
775:"Boston, Old North Christ Church"
743:"Dublin, Christ Church Cathedral"
606:from the original on 8 March 2019
479:Davies, Peter (1 November 2017).
401:. Gloucester Made. Archived from
294:. Gloucester Made. Archived from
773:Chester, Mike (27 August 2014).
683:Scott, John (8 September 2010).
625:Chester, Mike (31 August 2016).
565:"Stone S Michael & S Wulfad"
317:Counsel, George Worrall (1829).
104:, near to where they were cast.
141:Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
116:Church of St Leonard, Middleton
1690:1684 establishments in England
741:Higson, Andrew (14 May 2015).
102:St Michael's Tower, Gloucester
1:
1700:Companies based in Gloucester
1651:Freedom Bell, American Legion
1227:Russian Orthodox bell ringing
1630:Liberty Bell Memorial Museum
1356:Bells of Notre-Dame de Paris
685:"Great Torrington S Michael"
465:UK public library membership
457:UK public library membership
49:rather than the traditional
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865:"Wells Cath Ch of S Andrew"
427:"Abraham Rudhall the elder"
174:Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
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1490:Pieter and François Hemony
163:Church of St Anne, Shandon
1326:Ivan the Great Bell Tower
161:All eight bells from the
22:was a family business of
1560:John and William Rufford
1316:Great Bell of Dhammazedi
268:. J. Wood. p. 120.
114:Six of the bells in the
98:Whitechapel Bell Foundry
64:Whitechapel Bell Foundry
660:. St Leonard's Church.
627:"Adlestrop S Mary Magd"
1695:1828 disestablishments
1640:National Bell Festival
1470:Gillett & Johnston
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1301:Bell of King Seongdeok
1286:List of heaviest bells
1263:Bolognese bell ringing
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963:Bell tower / Campanile
808:. Cork, Cloyne, Ross.
544:. Great Malvern Priory
442:10.1093/ref:odnb/24254
342:Rudhall of Gloucester.
261:Rudge, Thomas (1811).
165:, an iconic symbol of
1645:Ringing organizations
1268:Veronese bell ringing
481:"W Hanney S James Gt"
125:Five of the bells of
20:Rudhall of Gloucester
1535:GlockengieĂźerei Otto
1500:Franciscus Illenfeld
357:Bliss, Mary (2003).
235:. Discover DeCrypt.
204:The Rudhall Family I
132:Six of the bells in
94:Stone, Staffordshire
83:Great Malvern Priory
1635:Liberty Bell Museum
1545:Petit & Fritsen
1331:Japanese Peace Bell
1241:Full circle ringing
1222:Ellacombe apparatus
602:. 24 October 2012.
399:"Bells for America"
324:J. Bulgin. p.
16:English bellfounder
1495:Christopher Hodson
542:"The Priory Bells"
405:on 8 February 2012
298:on 8 February 2012
211:on 8 February 2012
120:Greater Manchester
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1398:World Peace Bells
1296:Bell of Good Luck
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148:change ringing
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70:Selected bells
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1658:All the Bells
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