The Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Q: Who is the oldest manufacturer in the UK?

Ring any bells?

A: The Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

Find out more about this East End institution from the people who make the bells about what makes this place a true London treasure…

Since creating this podcast the Whitechapel Bell Foundry has closed down after hundreds of years on the same spot.

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barbedcomment says:

March 18, 2014 at 8:51 pm

How interesting. Thank you

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