{Front face of bell:}
London 2012
Be not afeard the isle is full of noise.
{Reverse of bell:}
Whitechapel.
The quotation, from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', was spoken by Kenneth Branagh at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games.
E15, Olympic Park
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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