Gillett & Johnston will be attending the Ringing Roadshow 2014 We are pleased to annouce that we will be in attendance on 6th September 2014 at Newbury Racecourse for the Ringing Roadshow. We look forward to seeing everyone there and please feel free to come along to our stand and meet some of the team […]
Bells, clockGillett & Johnston Selfridge’s Bow Bell In 1909 Selfridge’s opened its doors for the first time and by the 1930’s Selfridges was the largest retail group in Europe. To celebrate its 21st birthday a new clock was commissioned. The Queen of Time was installed in 1931 along with 5 Gillett bells. What is not so […]
Bells, clock, Cyril Johnston, SelfridgeGillett & Johnston (Croydon) Ltd Our Freedom Bell The 24th October 2013 is United Nations Day and will see the 63rd anniversary of the Freedom Bell being installed in the Rathaus Tower, Schoneberg, Berlin as a gift from America to Berlin. The 10 ton Freedom Bell was cast by world renowned Clock & […]
Bell Makers, Bells, clocksGillett & Johnston (Croydon) Ltd Makers of Ellacombe Chime Apparatus We recently had an enquiry for information regarding an Ellacombe chime apparatus that Gillett & Johnston Made for a church in 1879. These are very rare and so I had to know more and stumble upon a record in our 1906 catalogue; ‘To bring out […]
Bells, Ellacombe Apparatus, Gilett & JohnstonClock Servicing Since 1844 Gillett’s has manufactured over 40,000 clocks many of which we still service to this day. Clock Maintenance is carried out by our team of friendly, skilled service engineers who are fully insured and CRB checked. We look upon servicing as a very important part of our work, as unlike other movements, […]
Bells, clocks, ServicingGillett & Johnston 160thAnniversary Celebrations It is hard to believe that it is nearly 10 years ago that Gillett & Johnston celebrated its 160th Anniversary in 2004. Thinking about the date of 1844 when Gillett’s first started made me realise how special and remarkable the firm was to still be thriving after all that time. […]
Bells, Clockmakers, clocksIn May 2012 Coventry Cathedral held a Flower Festival, entitled The Power and the Glory to celebrate the 50th Anniversaries of both the New Cathedral and NAFAS South Midland. The special 4 day event was to commemorate the artists and craftsmen and women who have contributed to the Cathedral which is among the finest in […]
Bells, clock, HistoryIn 1925 Gillett & Johnston supplied the 72 bell Carillon to Riverside Drive Church in New York. This was the largest carillon that Gillett’s made, with the Bourdon bell alone weighing in at 18.25 tons. The Carillon was a gift to the Church by the late John D Rockefeller Jr. in memory of his mother. […]
Bells, Carilon
