Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At the time of the closure of its Whitechapel premises, it was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain.Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Shop
- Description: foundry
- Address: 32-34 Whitechapel Road, London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East London Mosque and The Tower of London.
East London Mosque
Mosque
The East London Mosque is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate East. Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in Western Europe accommodating more than 7,000 worshippers for congregational prayers. East London Mosque is situated 390 feet east of Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Brick Lane
Photo: Gons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, in the borough of Tower Hamlets. It runs from Swanfield Street in Bethnal Green in the north, crosses the Bethnal Green Road before reaching the busiest, most commercially active part which runs through Spitalfields, or along its eastern edge. Brick Lane is situated 840 feet west of Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitechapel and Mile End New Town.
Whitechapel
Suburb
Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre.
Mile End New Town
Locality
Mile End New Town is a former hamlet and then civil parish in the East End of London. Its former area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Spitalfields
Quarter
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spitalfields is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
- Categories: bell foundry, business, and historic site
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51701° or 51° 31′ 1″ northLongitude
-0.06701° or 0° 4′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW8M+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 475381383OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
shop=bellsWikidata ID
Q174855
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Whitechapel Bell Foundry” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “懷特查佩爾鐘鑄造廠”
- Chinese: “懷特查普鑄鐘廠”
- Chinese: “白教堂铸钟厂”
- Dutch: “Whitechapel Bell Foundry”
- French: “Whitechapel Bell Foundry”
- German: “Whitechapel Bell Foundry”
- Japanese: “ホワイトチャペル・ベル・ファウンドリー”
- Japanese: “ホワイトチャペル・ベル・ファンドリー”
- Japanese: “ホワイトチャペル社”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whitechapel klokkestøperi”
- Norwegian: “Whitechapel klokkestøperi”
- Spanish: “Fundición de campanas de Whitechapel”
- Swedish: “Whitechapel Bell Foundry”
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