Traditional carillons in Asia and the Pacific Rim:
index by maker

Carillons in Asia and the Pacific Rim contain bells supplied by a variety of bellfoundries.  Most such sites (exceptions as noted below) are listed here by foundry and year in the following order:

For an explanation of what this index contains (and does NOT contain), and of the additional details on each entry, see the Bellfoundry Indexes Advice.

The details listed below are summarized on a corresponding page.


Bellfoundry unknown

The sources which reported the existence of these instruments, or the phase of work listed here, did not identify their makers. They are listed in city name order rather than date order.
BEIJING - 2                   : CHINA        2014 C  hybrid
   Pavilion
   Da Zhong Si (Big Bell Temple) Museum

Eijsbouts, Asten, Netherlands

ITAMI                         : JAPAN        1990 C
   The Bells of Flanders
   (unknown)
SHIGARAKI                     : JAPAN        1990 C
   The Joy of Angels
   Shinji Shumeikai
   (esoteric school)
SASEBO - HTB/1                : JAPAN        1991 C
   Carillon Symphonica
   Museumstad
   Huis ten Bosch
SASEBO - HTB/4/mobile         : JAPAN        1992 C
   Self-propelled carillon
   Huis ten Bosch
WELLINGTON - WM               : NEW ZEALAND  1995 I
   National War Memorial Carillon
   National War Memorial
Complete list of Eijsbouts foundry output.

Petit & Fritsen, Aarle-Rixtel, Netherlands

DAEJEON (TAEJON)              : KOREA        2002 C
   Daejeon Institute of Science
     and Technology
       (was Hyechon College)
QUEZON CITY - UPD             : PHILIPPINES  2007 C
   Carillon Tower
   University of the Philippines-Diliman
Complete list of Petit & Fritsen foundry output.

Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, England

WELLINGTON - WM               : NEW ZEALAND  1932 F
   National War Memorial Carillon
   National War Memorial
Complete list of Gillett & Johnston foundry output.

Sergeys, Leuven, Belgium

OSAKA - mobile                : JAPAN        1972*C
   Traveling carillon
   (unknown)
   * made for another site
Complete list of Sergeys foundry output.

Taylor, Loughborough, England

BATHURST - WM                 : AUSTRALIA    1928 F trad*
   War Memorial Carillon Tower
SYDNEY - U                    : AUSTRALIA    1928 F
   Clocktower
   Main Building
   University of Sydney
CANBERRA - A                  : AUSTRALIA    1969 F
   The National Carillon
   Queen Elizabeth II Island
   (was Aspen Island)
   Lake Burley Griffin
SYDNEY - U                    : AUSTRALIA    1976 E
   Clocktower
   Main Building
   University of Sydney
WELLINGTON - WM               : NEW ZEALAND  1986 I
   National War Memorial Carillon
   National War Memorial
CANBERRA - A                  : AUSTRALIA    2003 I
   The National Carillon
   Queen Elizabeth II Island
   (was Aspen Island)
   Lake Burley Griffin
BATHURST - WM                 : AUSTRALIA    2020 E
   War Memorial Carillon Tower
CANBERRA - A                  : AUSTRALIA    2020 E
   The National Carillon
   Queen Elizabeth II Island
   (was Aspen Island)
   Lake Burley Griffin
Complete list of Taylor foundry output.

Vanbergen, Heiligerlee, Netherlands

QUEZON CITY - UPD             : PHILIPPINES  1952 C (trad)
   Carillon Tower
   University of the Philippines-Diliman
Complete list of Vanbergen foundry output.

Whitechapel, London, England

Older bells carry the name Mears & Stainbank
WELLINGTON - WM               : NEW ZEALAND  1996 E
   National War Memorial Carillon
   National War Memorial
SYDNEY - U                    : AUSTRALIA    2003 R
   Clocktower
   Main Building
   University of Sydney
Complete list of Whitechapel foundry output.


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