The Pounds 6 Repair That Put the Bong Back Into Big Ben
Mail on Sunday › October 31, 2005
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THE world's best-known clock ground to a halt yesterday as workers silenced its bongs to carry out a critical repair by inserting a new piece of metal worth just Pounds 6.
Time will stand still on Big Ben for 33 hours the longest time in two decades to enable engineers to complete their vital work.See the full content of this document
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The Pounds 6 Repair That Put the Bong Back Into Big Ben
The bell, after which the Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster's St Stephen's Tower is nicknamed, was silenced after its 8am chimes when the Keeper of the Great Clock grabbed hold of th...
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