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| Picture No | 10054528 |
| Date | 1858 |
| Description | Raising the Great Bell for Westminster Clock-Tower 1858 |
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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.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated Times', 16 October 1858, page 269 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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