Emma Powell. Originally

Jan 31, 2024 | theguardian.com | Hettie O'Brien |Emma Powell. Originally

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authorsThis week, from 2021: Whitechapel Bell Foundry dates back to 1570, and was the factory in which Big Ben and the Liberty Bell were made. But it shut in 2017, and a fight for its future has been raging ever since.