Ever wondered how a bell is moulded and cast? Here's your chance to watch the whole process, start to finish. Filmed at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, England.

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1. I like the bells
2. I love bells so much I made up a family all with Bell shaped Heads! They are called the Bell family!
3. Great narration old chap, brilliant...
4. Awesome :D
5. wow
6. I thought the child narrator was charming. I had no problem understanding.
7. Hi wramarante, thank you for the feedback. As we are a children's charity, we wanted to have a child as the narrator. We appreciate your comments and are looking into the possibility of creating a sub-titled version for non-English speakers. Best wishes from everyone at Guy Fox History Project.
8. Nice and cool video. I enjoyed it so much but I need to say that using a child as a teller makes a lot hard to understando for those whose english is not the main language. Nevertheless, its a great video. Thanks for sharing.
9. Thanks very much, this all very interesting. I understand this is the same place in the video where they made Big Ben at!! I think I saw some giant tools hanging on the wall...Maybe from Ben?
10. Hi Rimshot247, we've checked with Whitechapel Bell Foundry who told us that most of the bells they make are 80% copper and 20% tin. It can differ depending on the size of the bell, with larger bells having a tin content of up to 23%. The metal can also include recycled metal, which changes the percentages too! I hope this answers your question! I recommend a visit to Whitechapel Bell Foundry if you're interested -- they have tours most Saturdays and a special educational programme for schools.
11. Is this bell made of B20?.. (80% Copper & 20% Tin) Do they make bells from other alloys like B8 or are they all mostly B20? Thanks.... Nice video.
12. That's how they get it to go "DUUUUUuuuunnnnngggggggg" Sorry! ;-)
13. Great Video! I was surprised what the bell is made of-so many different materials-some very interesting materials.
14. Great Video! I was surprised what the bell is made of-so many different materials-some weird materials.
15. Difficult to build one. Nice video
16. Well-produced, concise, interesting and enjoyable. Well done!!
17. nice video !!
18. Nice. Wish we could have heard different bells ring different pitches.
19. That is such a cool video, showing from start to finish the whole process used in UK bellfounding, it's almost the same now as 200 years ago :)