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The Loughborough Carillon seen from Queen's Park. Loughborough Carillon, locally known as the Carillon Tower, is a carillon tower and war memorial in Loughborough, England. It is in Queen's Park, and is a well-known landmark, visible from several miles away. It is 152 feet (46 m) high.
Loughborough Carillon & War Memorial: Loughborough: Military: World War I memorial, carillon, military museum Loughborough Central Station: Loughborough: Railway: 1950s period station museum on the Great Central Railway heritage railroad Lutterworth Museum: Lutterworth: Local: website, local history, Sir Frank Whittle display Measham Museum ...
The Loughborough Carillon in Loughborough, England, memorialises fallen soldiers of the First World War. Carillons, musical instruments in the percussion family with at least 23 cast bells and played with a keyboard, are found throughout the British Isles as a result of the First World War.
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. The business originated in the 14th century ...
The heaviest carillon is at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen, Scotland, weighing 25,846 kilograms (56,981 lb); the lightest is at the Atkinsons Building in London, weighing 3,194 kilograms (7,041 lb). The carillon of St Colman's Cathedral in Cobh has the most bells – 49. The region has several two- and three-octave carillons.
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Loughborough Parish Church WW1 memorial carillon in Queen's Park Loughborough Town Hall Loughborough has five museums, the largest being the centrally located Charnwood Museum , which houses a range of exhibits reflecting the natural history, geology, industry and history of the area.
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