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Whitechapel Bell Foundry tours 2011-12

In 2011-12 85 XPA members booked tickets for tours of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in the East End of London. The Guinness Book of Records lists the Whitechapel Bell Foundry as Britain's oldest manufacturing company, having been established in 1570 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I) and being in continuous business since that date. It is a great tour benefitting from a very good guide - the owner Alan Hughes.
whitechapel bell foundry
whitechapel bell foundry		 whitechapel bell foundry
whitechapel bell foundry		 whitechapel bell foundry
whitechapel bell foundry		 casting the bell
casting the bell
casting the bell
casting the bell		 dave jackson & john handscombe
dave jackson & john handscombe		 furnace area
furnace area		 crucible for small bells
crucible for small bells
tuning the bell
tuning the bell		 old bells waiting retuning
old bells waiting retuning		 carpenter's shop - beware low beams
carpenter's shop - beware low beams		 hand bells in tuning area
hand bells in tuning area
whitechapel bell foundry yard
whitechapel bell foundry yard		 bell casts cooling down
bell casts cooling down		 alan hughes, master bellfounder in front of a bell frame
alan hughes, master bellfounder in front of a bell frame		 neil shankland, bob alder & tony maude
neil shankland, bob alder & tony maude
a set of 10 jubilee bells
a set of 10 jubilee bells		 carpenters' room
carpenters' room		 handbells - john dudley in back
handbells - john dudley in back		 preparing hanging of the bells
preparing hanging of the bells
these bells will go on jubilee river pageant barge
these bells will go on jubilee river pageant barge		 includes alan covacic, steve betney & roger niblett
includes alan covacic, steve betney & roger niblett		 incl sid corbett & stephen dillon
incl sid corbett & stephen dillon		 all the jubilee peal have names
all the jubilee peal have names
a previous owner
a previous owner		 interesting questions
interesting questions		 the bell is rung
the bell is rung		 and lastly - where in london did you see this?
and lastly - where in london did you see this?

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