The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
The Elizabeth Tower was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September.
The Elizabeth Tower was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September.
Building the Elizabeth Tower
Discover how and why the Elizabeth Tower, the Great Clock and the Great Bell were built- Parliament's Clock Towers
- Constructing the Elizabeth Tower
- Building the Great Clock
- The Great Bell - Big Ben
- The Clock Dials
- Big Ben's 150th anniversary year
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