I found the following on the Taylors website (address below): The largest bell in Britain, "Great Paul", the massive Bourdon bell at St Paul's Cathedral in London, was cast in Loughborough in 1881, weight 17,002 kgs, 37,483 pounds.
And the following on the Whitechapel Bell Foundry site (address below): DIAMETER OF BELL APPROXIMATE WEIGHT NOTE PRICE WITH FITTINGS PACKING & FOB (LONDON) inches mm lbs kg 24¼ 615 340 154 F £5,152 £206 23 585 290 131 F# £4,750 £203 22 560 260 118 G £4,484 £200 21 535 230 104 G# £4,232 £200 20 510 200 91 A £3,992 £200 19 480 170 77 A# £3,753 £200 18¼ 460 150 68 B £3,580 £200 17¼ 440 135 61 C £3,419 £200 16½ 420 120 54 C# £3,260 £200 15¾ 400 105 48 D £3,135 £200 15¼ 385 95 43 D# £3,012 £200 14½ 370 85 39 E £2,936 £200 14 355 78 35 F £2,867 £200 So they use both metric and imperial units. Of course, bells last a long time so it is not unreasonable to come across bells that have ancient inscriptions on them or ancient units of measure. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carleton MacDonald Sent: 22 February 2009 23:43 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:43220] Re: true metrication is systemic Theyre weighed at the bell foundry at the time of casting. The two most famous ones are: http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/ and http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/ - although, note the description on this page: http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/history.asp Carleton
