BELL FOUNDRY bell making workshop at Whitechapel foundry in London.
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Tape Master:7174
Catalog #:106307
Clip Number:106307-1
Orginal Film:NP 508
Timecode:01:05:12 - 01:08:30
Location:London
Year Shot:1954 (Actual Year)
Audio:Yes
Color:No
Headings:BUILDINGS: Bells & Bell Towers
BUILDINGS: Religious, Churches
INDUSTRY: Metal, Iron & Steel
LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London
OCCUPATIONS: Metalsmith (Blacksmith, etc)
Description:BELL FOUNDRY bell making workshop at Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London.

LS MS LS MS Church. MS Church spire. MS Church roof with cross. LS MS Canterbury Cathedral. Camera pans down Cathedral.

Dissolve to - Interior of bell foundry two men standing by brazier heating metal. MS Camera following man as he takes heated metal over to hammer which hits at metal. CU Man holding metal under automatic hammer. CU Man's face. MS Metal man has under hammer which is the bell clanger (official name). CU Hammer hitting clanger. MS Man taking bell clanger from hammer. MS Man putting clanger down to cool in background can be seen other clangers. CU Bell clangers. CU Camera panning along clanger to end of it being drilled. MS Man standing by drill as he drills clanger. LS On left of picture man is cleaning inside of bell on right of picture man is hoisting bell on pulley. MS Man cleaning inside of bell. MS Man hoisting bell on pulley. CU Man pulling at chains. CU Bell as it is being raised from floor. MS Man shaping inside of bell with cutting machine. High angle shot looking into bell of machine taking metal off bell as it shapes it. MS Man controls of lathe. CU and Big CU Blade cutting metal from bell (the bell is revolving). CU Man controlling machine. LS Man stopping bell and starting to unscrew struts that hold bell in position. MS Struts being taken away from bell. Man hits bell with wooden mallet. A man enters takes mallet from workman picks up turning fork hits hit against mallet and then holds it against bell. He then bends down to a long box containing turning forks. CU Tuning fork being put into box another one is taken out. MS Man hitting tuning fork on mallet then holding it against bell. MS Man holding tuning form against bell. He bends picks up another tuning fork hits it against mallet and then holds it against bell. CU Tuning forks another tuning fork is picked up. CU Tuning fork being held against bell. Workman and tuner standing by bell both nod to each other. They walk out of picture leaving camera on bell - Dissolve to - Interior of church showing bell hanging. CU MS Striker hitting bell. LS Church steeple. LS Houses of Parliament. LS St. Paul's Cathedral.
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