This humble building in Whitechapel was founded in 1670
as “The Artichoke” coaching inn and became the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in
1739. The company has been in existence since 1570 and is the oldest
manufacturing company in the UK.
It is famous for Big Ben, the 13 ½ ton bell at the Palace
of Westminster and the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, which it cast in 1752.
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