Whitechapel Bell Foundry

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bell_tower
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:The_Historic_Houses_Association
gptkb:The_Institute_of_British_Foundrymen
gptkb:The_Worshipful_Company_of_Founders
gptkb:The_British_Museum
gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:The_Museum_of_London
gptkb:The_Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
gptkb:The_Heritage_Lottery_Fund
gptkb:The_Association_of_Independent_Museums
gptkb:The_London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets
gptkb:The_National_Trust
gptkbp:architectural_style Victorian architecture
gptkbp:associated_with British bell founding tradition
gptkbp:closed gptkb:2017
gptkbp:community_role gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkb:educational_resources
local heritage site
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Grade II listed building
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in architectural history
important in British history
important in musical history
gptkbp:exhibits historical bells
bell making process
foundry tools
gptkbp:founded 1570
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Thomas_Mears_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whitechapel Bell Foundry
gptkbp:legacy influenced cultural practices
influenced bell making techniques
influenced modern bell foundries
gptkbp:location gptkb:Whitechapel,_London
gptkbp:notable_feature foundry's original machinery
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:John_Taylor
Henry Mears
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:Big_Ben
gptkb:Liberty_Bell
gptkb:St._Paul's_Cathedral_bell
gptkbp:operated_by Mears and Stainbank
gptkbp:produces lost-wax casting
sand casting
gptkbp:significant_event produced bells for churches
produced bells for public buildings
produced bells for ships
gptkbp:type manufacturing
gptkbp:type_of_business gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Independence_Hall_Bell
gptkb:The_Liberty_Bell
gptkb:East_End_of_London,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5