[Bell Historians] Royal Visit to Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

[David Cawley]

No indeed. King George V and Queen Mary visited Whitechapel on 28th March 1919 for the casting of Westminster Abbey trebles (of 8).

And of course they visited Gillett & Johnston to see the Park Avenue Carillon on May 12th 1925 - again with Queen Mary, who played a tune on the keyboard of a chime which was on view.

DLC

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brian Meldon 
  To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:14 AM
  Subject: [Bell Historians] Royal Visit to Whitechapel Bell Foundry.


  The Queen and Prince Philip are visiting the Whitechapel foundry this afternoon (Wednesday 25th March)
  See link below:

  http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED25%20Mar%202009%2008%3A03%3A53%3A767

  Is this a first for a reigning monarch?

  Brian


             
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