Comments on: The Death Of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 26 May 2021 23:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: dd https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1380843 Wed, 26 May 2021 23:21:35 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1380843 there’s a lot of ‘that’ about…in Canada,viz., ‘… There’s a petty war of paint versus protest art happening at the Foundry site in Toronto right now.

Though the razing of the Dominion Foundry buildings has been delayed for now, the walls surrounding Toronto’s 100-year-old complex have become a back-and-forth between construction company Quantum Murray and locals protesting the Foundry’s demolition.
Earlier this month, supporters and members of the group Friends of the Foundry erected an art installation on the south side of the site.

The installation, which transformed the plywood attached to the south building into a piece de resistance, was decked out with photographs and posters protesting the proposed demolition.

Wooden hoarding surrounding the north and west sides of the property also got some protest artwork, with phrases like “Save The Foundry” and “Save History” painted on. ..’

blogto.com/city/2021/05/ontario-ridiculous-fight-toronto-neighbourhood-over-construction-hoardings/

]]> By: stephanie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1379347 Thu, 20 May 2021 07:05:56 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1379347 Fury, Fury, Fury. Yet not surprised. What a legacy David Hughes has on his shoulders. Need not have been this way.

]]> By: Garrick Davis https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378862 Mon, 17 May 2021 14:56:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378862 Another triumph for philistinism in government. Tragic, short termist and quite soul destroying.

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378495 Sat, 15 May 2021 19:59:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378495 It saddens me to read this. But at least you tried.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378412 Sat, 15 May 2021 11:36:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378412 Sorry to hear this news though I guess partly expected.
I don’t know if a Labour government would have done any different.
Well done to all who fought for it

]]> By: Malcolm https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378398 Sat, 15 May 2021 09:19:21 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378398 Ultimately responsibility for this comes down to the owner of the bell foundry who decided to sell the building to a developer. It seems to me, from what I have read, that he had no interest at all in the history of either the building or the foundry. It was a purely commercial decision to close the business and sell the building. It was his business and he was entitled to dispose of it in any way he deemed fit. Money was his ambition and money was what he got. Furthermore, Abdul Mukit MBE, a LABOUR party councillor, cast the deciding vote that sealed the fate of the building. So much for local councillors supporting their communities. This decision is, of course, a travesty and a tragedy and all those councillors who voted to pass the plans for the destruction of the most important bell foundry in the world should be ashamed of their duplicity. I also saw no support whatsoever from our incumbent Mayor, Mr Khan, who appears to be simply following the same path of passing every planning application that his predecessor did. London is being eaten and we are not invited to the feast.

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378391 Sat, 15 May 2021 08:47:35 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378391 Very sorry to hear this verdict. I was in Whitechapel High Street yesterday and looked across at the building with great sadness.

]]> By: Ann V https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378375 Sat, 15 May 2021 07:45:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378375 How sad. This is tragic, disgraceful, greedy, money-grabbing, thoughtless, unbelievable….I could go on. Can anything else be done to save the Foundry?

]]> By: David O’Brien, Jr. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378334 Sat, 15 May 2021 02:35:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378334 Sad day. History is being replaced by a boutique hotel. Damn shame.

]]> By: mlaiuppa https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/14/the-death-of-the-whitechapel-bell-foundry/#comment-1378290 Fri, 14 May 2021 21:35:03 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187024#comment-1378290 That is a shame.

I would mount an ongoing campaign to boycott the hotel so they basically go bankrupt, but that doesn’t save the foundry, just punish the developers.

And what happened to that inquiry of Tower Hamlets and possible corruption, etc? If they are found to have violated the law and corruption is unearthed, could that not stop all projects until inquiries are finished to all of their decisions?

The entire process just seems to be tainted. I find it hard to believe that if you follow the money, you won’t find some Tower Hamlet members taking money or other goods/services from developers. Quid pro quo.

Is there nothing further that can be pursued to save the Foundry?

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