Big Ben

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Just seen on news @ 1, views of world famous clocks 4 faces. I think that they look absolutely fabulous. Goodness knows how long it will be before my next sightseeing trip to the 'smoke' but will try to include BB in my itinerary.

John

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Renovation

[Johnboy25Participant @johnboy25]

With all due respect… Big Ben is the largest bell in the clock tower. The clock is called the Great Clock of Westminster and the tower is now called The Queen Elizabeth Tower. It’s was renamed after Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

[the artfull-codgerParticipant @theartfull-codger]

The original bell was cast up here in norton stockton-on-tees by warners foundry but subsiquently cracked when testing [ an arguement ensued between Warners & the designer as to who was at fault,] so was melted down & recast at the whitechappel bell foundry.

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

Posted by the artfull-codger on 31/12/2021 15:59:22:

The original bell was cast up here in norton stockton-on-tees by warners foundry but subsiquently cracked when testing [ an arguement ensued between Warners & the designer as to who was at fault,] so was melted down & recast at the whitechappel bell foundry.

And it's still cracked which is why it has that distinctive buzzy sound; it isn't supposed to sound like that.

[Bo’sunParticipant @bosun58570]

According to one of my college lecturers some years ago, a wall in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry had to be partly knocked down to get the finished bell out, and a bell shaped repair could later be seen in the wall . While the Bell Foundry closed in 2017, and is now a listed building, I assume the repair can still be seen. Must go and have a look.

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