Many people thought it was thunder, or fireworks or one of the occasional bangs from a local foundry, the biggest employer in town.

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The job losses at Llanidloes have come as a huge blow to the town, which depended on the foundry as its main employer.

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Eight of the bells were made in a foundry in Villedieu-les-Poeles, a town in Normandy.

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It occupies a central position in Rotherham town centre, on the site of the former Guest and Chrimes foundry.

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