LONDON—The British foundry that made the Liberty Bell, London’s Big Ben and the clock bells for the city’s St. Paul’s Cathedral is closing its doors, saying deteriorating business conditions have ...

The bells at the National Cathedral in Washington will no doubt be around for a long time. Not so the foundry that cast some of them, however. Turns out, it's that very foundry for which the CLOSING ...

What do churches in downtown Charleston and Sullivan's Island have in common with Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and London's Houses of Parliament? All have bells cast by ...

A 2,000-pound Liberty Bell replica from London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry will ring twice on New Year's Eve in Philadelphia ...

The British foundry responsible for one of Philadelphia's most iconic landmarks is closing. The Guardian reports the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London is ceasing operations in May 2017 after 446 ...

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THE sound of bells weaves through the British landscape as sinuously and naturally as rivers do. Morning bells, smothered by mist and birdsong; evening bells, mellow as the low light that caresses ...

There is a certain timelessness inside London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry, where it could be the 21st century, or the 19th, or even earlier. Alan Hughes' family has owned the foundry since 1904. "I'm ...