In fact, the Great Clock of Westminster, as it is formally known, is a 13-ton bell that chimes every hour, on the hour, and is powered by a mechanical system of clockwork and weights. The mechanism that powers Big Ben is a complex system of levers and cogs that have kept the clock ticking for over 160 years.
The clock sounds like a chime, but many people are unaware that it does. Big Ben plays its distinctive tune every quarter hour, and each note is played four times: G, F, E, and B, and various parts of the tune are played at different intervals throughout the quarter.
On New Year’s Eve, Big Ben will then be struck at 12:00, 16:00, 21:00, 22:00, 23:00 and finally, midnight on 31 December 2020. Only the East Dial – overlooking the River Thames – will be illuminated for New Year’s Eve. As the Great Clock continues its programme of installation in the New Year there will be additional periods of test
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