Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock

Behind the scene look on this massive project. Three clockmakers have the challenging task of taking the mechanism apart for the first time. Worth watching on catch up Channel 4.

Re: Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock

Thanks for the tip Cinders.

Re: Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock

I noticed yesterday when Big Ben chimed for Remembrance Day that they'd reconnected it again.

They've gagged him again until Christmas now.

Makes you wonder if it's named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation ..or the other story, which I prefer , ... a heavyweight boxing champ.

Re: Big Ben: Saving The World's Most Famous Clock

Their biggest worry is putting all the pieces back together again. The mechanism is quite complicated.

http://www.bigben.freeservers.com/clocmech.html