The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London.
L/S (Sounds of bells chiming) and MS Church. M/S Church spire. M/S Church roof with cross. L/S and M/S Canterbury Cathedral. Camera pans down Cathedral. Interior of a church showing bell hanging. C/U and M/S Striker hitting at bell. L/S Church steeple. M/S and L/s of two men standing next to brazier heating metal. C/Us of man using automatic hammer to shape metal. M/S of bell hammers in pile. Man puts new one with them.
C/Us of hole being drilled into bell hammer. Men working on bells. Man hoist bell up by pulling on chain. Several good shots of man using revolving machine (vertical lathe) to shape the inside of bell. M/S of man hitting the new bell with a mallet. William Hughes, the tuner enters the room and gets to work on fine tuning the bell with tuning fork. Good C/Us of bell inside Big Ben striking. L/S of the Houses of Parliament.
FILM ID:1333.25
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