Comments on: Climbing The Caledonian Clock Tower: Islington’s Big Ben https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: An Early Morning Tour Of Smithfield Meat Market - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/#comment-2430 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:22:11 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=246510#comment-2430 […] The livestock market was eventually considered unsustainable in this location and in 1852 an Act of Parliament, the Smithfield Market Removal Act, was passed. The livestock market moved to where Caledonian Clock Tower Park is today in Islington, then called Copenhagen Fields. I have written previously about climbing up the clock tower in the park here.  […]

]]> By: chesherj https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/#comment-1966 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:49:10 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=246510#comment-1966 In reply to Peter Ridley.

Hi Peter, yes I believe it was the Whitechapel Bell Foundry!

]]> By: ana graciela yalangozian https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/#comment-1965 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:05:58 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=246510#comment-1965 Very interesting, Jack! Another place I should visit during my next trip to London.
Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

]]> By: Steve Millward https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/#comment-1963 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:52:04 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=246510#comment-1963 Great history story Jack. Well worth a visit.

]]> By: Peter Ridley https://livinglondonhistory.com/climbing-the-caledonian-clock-tower-islingtons-big-ben/#comment-1962 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:30:50 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=246510#comment-1962 Those steps would provide a good work out for old legs.
Was the bell cast in WhiteChapel, I wonder?
As Smithfield breathes its last, and becomes a vestigial museum, these blogs are of increasing importance, so keep em coming,Jack.

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