Big Ren probably the world’s most famous clock on the north bank of the Thames River, London. It is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was the Commissioner of Works when Big Ben was built in 1858. The clock’s bell weighs 13.5 tonnes.and has a face which is 6.90 metres in diameter.
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Press, 20 February 1986, Page 39
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52Big Ren probably the world’s most famous clock on the north bank of the Thames River, London. It is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was the Commissioner of Works when Big Ben was built in 1858. The clock’s bell weighs 13.5 tonnes.and has a face which is 6.90 metres in diameter. Press, 20 February 1986, Page 39
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