A Couple of Ding Dongs

Bill writes: Our class on the history of London took us to the East End yesterday. We spent a great day learning about Spitalfields and the Whitechapel area. One of the highlights for us was finding a connection with American history. Here is the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the foundry for Big Ben. Our eastender classmate was kind enough to point out that this was also where the Liberty Bell was first cast in 1752. Because I refrained from mentioning that the bell's workmanship left something to be desired, he agreed to take a photo of us in front of the shop. Notice the date above the door. This shop has been operating continously since the early days of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Not the current Queen Elizabeth--the first one.