Which London foundry cast the Liberty Bell associated with American independence?

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the Liberty Bell associated with American independence.

The London foundry was known as Lester and Pack when the bell was ordered in 1751. It cast the bell in 1752 and shipped it to Philadelphia, where it was intended for the Pennsylvania State House. The business later became known as the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

The bell cracked during its first testing in Philadelphia and was recast twice locally by John Pass and John Stow. Its inscription quotes Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof.” That wording helped give the bell its later symbolic association with liberty.

The Liberty Bell was not named during the Revolutionary era; the name became widely established in the nineteenth century. It was moved out of Philadelphia during the American Revolution to protect it from the British and is now displayed at the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park.