![]() 1859 Construction of the clock tower completed, the bell having been winched into the belfry in October 1858.August 1856 Big Ben bell cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warners of Norton and shipped to London by sea.September 1843 Foundation for the new clock tower laid.The clock tower is leaning, though not quite like the one at Pisa, as it is at about 0.26 degrees and no problems from this are foreseen for the tower for thousands of years.In August 1949 a flock of starlings landed and perched on one of the minute hands, making the clock lose nearly five minutes of time. ![]()
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