Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Whitechapel Bell Foundry by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 24 Dec 2012
Widely described as the oldest manufacturing company in Britain (it has been in existence since 1570). Big Ben was manufactured here. See http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/foundry.htm See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3271176 for detail of the sign in the middle of the wall.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.517114
Longitude
-0.066992