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Home > Council & democracy > Council meetings > ePetition - SAVE THE WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY

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SAVE THE WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY

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We the undersigned petition the council to register our very serious concerns about the imminent loss of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in Whitechapel, London. We are petitioning the Council to actively oppose the loss of, and to preserve, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Bells have been made continuously in Whitechapel since the 1570s. The business has been on its present site since the mid-1740s. It is one of just two remaining bell foundries in Britain, and the foundry is reportedly the oldest manufacturing company in the UK. This is the foundry that made Big Ben in 1858, the world-famous US Liberty Bell, Bow Bells and many, many more. We are very concerned that we will lose not only specialized jobs and skills, but that this type of business and trade is part of the historic essence of Tower Hamlets. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is part of our local and national heritage. We petition the Council to investigate and commit to actions to preserve the Whitechapel Bell Foundry as a working foundr

http://www.savethewhitechapelbellfoundry.com/

This Petition ran from 16/08/2019 to 13/09/2019 and has now finished.

2238 people signed this Petition.

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