John Taylor (bellfounder)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tower
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Loughborough
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Institute_of_British_Foundrymen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Taylor's_Bell_Foundry
gptkbp:birth_date 1808
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Taylor_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution development of chime bells
development of church bells
development of tower bells
gptkbp:death_date 1887
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Taylor's_Bell_Foundry
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Taylor (bellfounder)
gptkbp:influence modern bellfounding techniques
gptkbp:influenced bellfounding industry
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Mears_II
gptkbp:invention improved bell tuning methods
gptkbp:known_for founding the Taylor Bell Foundry
gptkbp:legacy Taylor's Bell Foundry continues to operate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Loughborough,_England
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_event creation of the bells for the Church of St. Michael
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Lawrence
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Visitation
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Presentation
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Great
creation of the Great Bell of Westminster
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Alban
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Andrew
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Anne
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Edward
creation of the bells for the Church of St. George
creation of the bells for the Church of St. James
creation of the bells for the Church of St. John
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Paul
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Peter
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Thomas
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
establishment of Taylor's Bell Foundry in 1784
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Catherine
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Nativity
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Annunciation
creation of the bells for the Church of St. John the Baptist
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Assumption
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Less
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary Magdalene
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Nicholas
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
creation of the bells for the Church of St. Bartholomew
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Westminster_Abbey_bells
gptkb:Big_Ben
gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral_bells
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:tower
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_Mears_II
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Loughborough
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Taylor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Taylor_Jr.