The Brown and Church Carillon at Salisbury University is the first traditional carillon at a university in Maryland, the third one in the state. The total weight of the 48 bell instrument is estimated at over 20 tons. A special crane had to be brought across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to lift its 16-ton supporting cap. The SU instrument was made possible by a $2.4 million gift from the late Delaware entrepreneur Bill Church. The two largest bells have a combined weight of nearly four tons. The two were cast at London’s Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which also made the Liberty Bell and Big Ben. The company closed earlier this year after more than five centuries in operation. The remaining 46 bells were cast at Meeks, Watson & Co., of Georgetown, OH. The smallest bell weighs just over 16 pounds, giving the instrument a four-octave range at concert pitch. Richard Watson is the designer and tuner.