Day fifteen of the London Advent Calendar finds us in the noisy surroundings of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
This working site has been producing large bells since 1670 – they forged the Liberty Bell and Big Ben, and even had a hand in the huge Olympic Bell which hung in the main stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
I made an absolutely fascinating visit to the factory in August of this year – read all about it here on the Londoneer.