据外媒报道,位于英国伦敦的白教堂铸钟厂(The Whitechapel Bell Foundry)是全英历史最悠久的铸钟厂,曾铸造过大本钟及美国费城自由之钟,更因是全英最老而尚在营运的铸造厂,被列入吉尼斯世界纪录。虽然如此,该铸钟厂仍宣布倒闭。据悉,该铸钟厂于1570年开业,有超过400年的历史。铸钟厂与英国王室的关系非常密切,其中闻名世界的大本钟就是铸钟 According to foreign media reports, located in London, The Whitechapel Bell Foundry (The Whitechapel Bell Foundry) is the longest history of the British clock factory, had cast Big Ben clock and Philadelphia, the freedom of the United States, Old and still operating Foundry, was included in the Guinness Book of World Records. Nevertheless, the bell factory is still declared closed down. It is reported that the cast bell factory opened in 1570, more than 400 years of history. Bell bell factory and the British royal family is very close, including the world famous Big Ben is the bell cast