Lapho i-Big Ben iqalile khona
I-Whitechapel Bell Foundry yenza i-Big Ben bell ezindlini zePhalamende kanye ne- Liberty Bell yokuqala. Unayo iminyuziyamu yamahhala ongavakashela ezinsukwini zamasonto ukuze uthole okwengeziwe.
Mayelana ne-Whitechapel Bell Foundry
I-Whitechapel Bell Foundry yiyona nkampani yaseBrithani endala yokukhiqiza njengoba yasungulwa ngo-1570, ngesikhathi sokubusa kweNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth I. Baqhubeka beveza amabellane kanye nezinto zokuthenga futhi banesitolo, eduze kwe-museum ye-foyer, ngezinye izingxingo, umculo nezinye izinto zokuthengisa.
Basebenzisa amakhono amaningi wendabuko eceleni kwetheknoloji yanamuhla futhi ungakwazi ukuhamba nxazonke zesakhiwo bese ubona isisekelo esisebenza. Kukhona ngempelasonto iFride Tours kodwa iyathandwa kakhulu futhi kungadingeka ukuthi ubhale unyaka kusengaphambili.
Ngisekuvakasheni lwesisekelo futhi ngingawutusa. Ngathatha izinyanga eziyisithupha kusengaphambili lapho kukhishwa izinsuku zokuvakasha zonyaka olandelayo ngakho lokhu kudinga ukuhlela phambili phambili. Umphathi we-Foundry wathatha iqembu labantu abangaba ngu-30 ezungeze izakhiwo futhi wachaza izinqubo zokukhiqiza ngesitayela esifundisayo kodwa esinobuhlakani. ("Ngisebenzisa amadoda amathathu ukwenza udaka ngamadaka namadoda amabili ukwenza izinqaba zamasanti".)
Ngathola ukuthi kungani izimboni zokukhiqiza zezimboni zazihlala njalo empumalanga yamadolobha: ngenxa yemimoya enamandla evela entshonalanga egcina iphunga edolobheni, futhi ngimangala ukubona ukuthi ayikho isikhunta futhi zonke izinsimbi ziyingqayizivele.
Abasebenzi bezobuchwepheshe e-foundary banemisebenzi engavamile futhi abaningi bahlala impilo yabo yonke yokusebenza. Isiqubulo sokusungula sithi: "Akukho lutho olungenakwenzeka kumuntu ongeke enze lokho ngokwakhe."
Amabheyili Awaziwayo
I-Whitechapel Bell Foundry ikhiqize amabhentshi amasonto amaningi namathredralals emhlabeni wonke kodwa amabhande amabili adume kakhulu engibahlanganisa nawo yiLiberty Bell yokuqala kusukela ngo-1752 noBig Ben okwakhiwa ngo-1858 kanye nezinsimbi ze-Great Clock yaseWestminster kuqala qala ngo-31 Meyi 1859.
Ezinyangeni ezimbili kamuva insimbi yaphahlazeka njengoba ishaywa kwakuyisiqhwa esindayo kakhulu. Isando sashintshwa futhi ukuphazamiseka kusekhona futhi akukabi nakakhulu eminyakeni yonke ngakho konke kuhle.
I-Big Ben iyinsimbi yehora phakathi futhi kunezinsimbi ezine. Igama elisemthethweni likaBig Ben yi-Great Bell kodwa akekho obiza lokho.
I-Big Ben isengowensiki enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zenze. Namuhla, ibhizinisi labo liyizingalo ezingu-75% zesonto nesibhajethi namaphesenti angama-25% esandla. Amabhethri awashibhile kodwa ayenziwa ukuba ahlale futhi kufanele abe nesondlo mahhala iminyaka engu-150 futhi kufanele ahlale iminyaka engu-1000.
I-Museum
Imyuziyamu ye-Whitechapel Bell Foundry isendlini yabo, ivulekile ezinsukwini zamasonto futhi ikhululekile ukuvakashela. Ngathola abasebenzi bekwamukela kakhulu. Babezimisele ukuchaza kabanzi mayelana nemiboniso futhi bajabule ngami ukuba ngizungeze nami ngedwa.
Kukhona ukuchofoza kwephephandaba, imidwebo yevidiyo, amarekhodi ephepha, ukuhlonishwa nemiklomelo, okunye okumele kubone. Hlola ithempulethi enkulu ye-Big Ben bell esangweni ngaphakathi ngaphakathi. Wow, kukhulu!
Ulwazi Lomvakashi
Ikheli: 32/34 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1DY
Ucingo: 020 7247 2599
Amahora Wokuvulwa Kwemyuziyamu: NgoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesihlanu, 9 ekuseni - 4.15 pm
Iwebhusayithi esemthethweni: www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk