Big Ben

Greatly stupid clock story
London clock tower Big Ben, also calls the greatly stupid clock. West is located northmost part the sensitive palace clock tower height 98 meters, in the tower first great clock, namely the bell, was in 1856 casts in Stockton-on-Tees, again by ship along river transportation to London. Next year, this clock will appear the fissure, therefore in 1858 (Whitechapel Foundry) will cast in addition by the white church foundry reaches 13,716 kilogram, the height 2 meter great clock substitutions again. Perhaps bell name Benjamin, was (Benjamin Caunt) comes from at that time renowned boxer Court, or (Benjamin Hall) named along with bell wright Hall. When the parliament holds a meeting, above the bell lamp can lighten.
In the tower clock in 117 years period, the revolution is unmistakable, carried on the overhaul until 1976. In the imperial family astronomer loves (G.B. Airy)Is appointed in 1846 the jail to look the new clock the accuracy. He requests each hour the first sound, the error only to be able within a second, the clock accuracy must with Greenwich's imperial astronomical observatory, every day check two times by the telegram. When in 1941, west the sensitive palace encountered the big bombing, clock once a short appearance second half error. War period, the clock has stopped three times, one time has the hard mallet Italy clamp in the internal machinery, another time was in 1945, had the spring break, the third time was a hit structure freezes in the cold winter. The clock in each hour impact noise, is imitates from Cambridge's saint Mary church, the melodious ding coordinated the following words and phrases: “Is willing this hour the minutes and seconds, God to lead me to lead the way, by the host energy, blesses my people to be safe.”