The Big Bell End

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It is known for its reliability, and can be adjusted by adding or removing pre-decimal pennies from the pendulum. May 2005: The clock stopped at 10:07pm, possibly because of hot weather; temperatures in London had reached an unseasonable 31. April 2013: The bells were silenced as a mark of "profound dignity and deep respect" during the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. January 1968: Snow buildup on the clock faces blocked the hands from moving, stopping the clock from 6:28 a. To make the repair, a square piece of metal was chipped out from the rim around the crack, and the bell given an eighth of a turn so the new hammer struck in a different place.

September 1939: Although the bells continued to ring, the clock faces were not illuminated at night throughout World War II to avoid guiding bomber pilots during the Blitz. At the base of each dial is the Latin inscription DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM, which means "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First".August 1949: The clock slowed by four and a half minutes after a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand. February 1900: The heavy build-up of snow on a clock face impeded the progress of the hour hand, causing the clock to stop for about eight hours. Since the tower was not yet finished, the bell was mounted in New Palace Yard but, during testing, it cracked beyond repair and a replacement had to be made. The glans penis develops as the terminal end of the genital tubercle during the embryonic development of the male fetus. Then the gantry, which has protected the Palace of Westminster throughout the works and supported the complex scaffolding structure, will be removed before the site is fully cleared ahead of summer next year.

Above the belfry and Ayrton light are 52 shields decorated with national emblems of the four countries of the UK: the red and white rose of England's Tudor dynasty, the thistle of Scotland, shamrock of Northern Ireland, and leek of Wales.

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