Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Bell foundry in Tower Hamlets, England
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is a former bell manufacturing workshop in Tower Hamlets, London, housed in a protected building from the 16th century. The property includes a courtyard with workshops, storage rooms for moulds, and outbuildings added over several centuries.
The foundry operated from 1570 until 2017 at the same location, producing bells for churches, public buildings, and monuments across Britain and worldwide. After closure, the building was sold and the future of the production site remains uncertain.
The name Whitechapel comes from a medieval chapel built with white stone in the area. Visitors today see a building that served for centuries as a workshop for bell makers and whose facade still reflects the craft tradition.
The building is currently not open to the public as it passed into private ownership after the foundry closed. The facade and outer structure can be viewed from the street.
For over 400 years, metal was cast continuously at this site for bells, making it one of the oldest production sites in Britain. The last bell cast here was donated to a museum, marking the end of an exceptionally long craft tradition.
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