London police investigating after 150-year-old Lorne Avenue Park bell vandalized [Video]

A historic school bell dating back to the Victorian era will be returned to its home in London’s Old East Village soon, the city said Friday.

That’s after the cast iron bell, located at the northeast corner of Lorne Avenue Park at Lorne Ave. and English St., was unceremoniously removed from its stands on Wednesday by a vandal.

In an emailed statement on Friday, a city official said the incident had been reported to London police, and that the bell was now in the care of park operations staff.

“We know the school bell is an important artifact from the former Lorne Avenue Public School, and we look forward to returning the bell to the park as soon as (is) feasible,” said Jeff Bruin, manager of parks design and construction …