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Stockton Stone & Concrete Company from 1899 to 1967. Bell and brass founders were earlier occupants of these premises; the original bell known as "Big Ben" was cast here in 1856. Unfortunately this bell cracked during testing and it was broken up and recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. '