Richard Phelps (c.1670–1738) was born in Avebury, Wiltshire, England.: 240 : 6 Phelps was a bellfounder, or a maker of bells, primarily for churches....
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his brother François Hemony (c. 1609 – 24 May 1667) were the greatest bellfounders in the history of the Low Countries. They developed the carillon, in...
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1632 John Clifton 1640 Anthony Bartlet 1675 James Bartlet 1700 Richard Phelps 1735 Phelps and Lester 1738 Thomas Lester 1752 Lester and Pack 1769 Lester...
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have weighed about 300 tonnes (330 tons). The Tsar Bell by the Motorin Bellfounders is the largest bell still in existence. It weighs 160 tonnes (180 tons)...
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