Big Ben
- Description
- New Release Friday 8/25
Credits:
Little Butterfly Wings | Mask Magic Vol. 3 https://the-lilypad.com/store/Mask-Magic-Vol-03.html
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Also used but not part of sale:
Paula Kessering | Traveling Around the World 9 https://the-lilypad.com/store/Traveling-around-the-World-9.html
Pink Reptile Designs | Bring On the Weekend (hang tag recolored) https://the-lilypad.com/store/Bring-On-The-Weekend-Elements.html
Mommyish | Art Canvas Watercolor Styles https://the-lilypad.com/store/CU-PU-Stylin-204.html
fonts: Flitte and Courier Regular
(Seven Styles Mixed Media action)
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Journaling:
"Tourists and locals alike often say “Big Ben” when referring to the landmark tower at the Houses of Parliament. That's wrong. Formerly known as the Clock Tower, the structure was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012, in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. It is the bell within that is correctly referred to as Big Ben.
It is believed Big Ben was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, First Commissioner for Works, whose name is inscribed on the bell. Others attest that the bell was named after Ben Caunt, a champion heavyweight boxer.
Big Ben chimed for the first time on July 11, 1859 but it would not ring for long. That September, a crack caused it to fall silent for four years. It has since been quietened on other occasions. For seven weeks in 2007 its chimes were snuffed out so repairs could be made. It also fell silent during nine months of repairs in 1976.
The bell fall silent once again on Monday August 21, 2017. Extensive repair, conservation and refurbishment works are scheduled to last three years and for a period of several months over this time the clock mechanism will need to be stopped. This will mean an extended period without any striking, chiming or tolling, with exceptions being made for important events such as London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations and Remembrance Day.
Opportunities to admire the Elizabeth Tower during that period will be diminished too. The clock dials will be covered at certain points during the renovation works (though they will be covered consecutively rather than concurrently) and scaffolding will be visible around the tower for the entire three-year duration."
