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Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster (Hardcover)
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Big Ben: the Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster (Hardcover)
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Big Ben covers the history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells
at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of
government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th
anniversary in 2009.
The book begins by taking the reader through a typical visit to the
Clock Tower, and then begins the history of the palace of
Westminster, covering the fire of 1834, the building of the New
Houses of Parliament and development of the clock and the bells,
going into detail on their design and installation. The book covers
the famous cracking of the current bell Big Ben in 1859, with
sketches of all the characters involved, the two world wars, and
the disaster of 1976. The book ends with a detailed technical
description of the clock mechanism.
The book is richly illustrated, and will appeal not only to
clockmakers and horologists, but to bell enthusiasts, and those
with an interest in our rich Victorian heritage.
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