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John Taylor (1711–1775) [ 2] of Bordesley Hall near Birmingham (then a small town in Warwickshire ), was an English manufacturer and banker. He served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1756–57.
John Taylor was one of Birmingham’s most dominant manufacturers of small wares, often called 'toys', including japanned goods (decorative lacquer), metal buttons and enamelled boxes. In 1766 Lady Shelburne, who was visiting the Birmingham manufactories with her husband and some friends, called Taylor the 'principal manufacturer' of the town.*.
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John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough) Limited, [1] trading as John Taylor & Co and commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry, Taylor's of Loughborough, or simply Taylor's, is the world's largest working bell foundry. It is located in Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England.
TowerLocationDetails Of Bells CastLargest Bell Cast (kg)Westbury, Wiltshire, UK8 change ringing bells1,784Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK10 change ringing bells2,105Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, UKbourdon bell "Great John"7,151Buckfastleigh, Devon, UKbourdon bell "Hosanna"7,476Sep 30, 2008 · Hi everyone, Not sure if I'm in the right place. I was looking at the thread on B'ham's oldest house and the connection with the Lloyd of Lloyds Bank. Then, can't remember the site, I came across his partner was button manufacturer John Taylor.
Mar 16, 2016 · In 1999 he retired from Strix, the company he founded to make safety control systems for domestic appliances, and has since amassed a globally important collection of early English clocks.
John Taylor started in business in Edinburgh about 1832 offering framed prints, picture frames and cabinet furniture, and also advertised the sale of 'Prepared canvass, panels, drawing-boards, easels, and palettes, &c., for Artists' (The Scotsman 7 February 1838).
