Raising the Great Bell for Westminster Clock-Tower 1858

Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, the huge bell fifteen tons in weight was on its side with not a spare inch either end, rested in a cradle formed of 14 inch oak timbers bolted and clamped together by rods and bands of iron of immense strength

Bells Cables Cradle Installing Pulley Raising Shaft Turning

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