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The effort to restore Westminster’s historic clock tower, at 66 E. Main St., is nearing completion. The city is responsible for maintaining the 30-foot clock tower but does not own the three ...
Spooky Saturday in downtown Westminster will include a “Back to the Future” theme, featuring a screening of the 1985 movie, live actors dressed as movie characters, a DeLorean and other ...
Although most people refer to the clock tower attached to the Palace of Westminster as Big Ben, it is actually the nickname for the giant bell. The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower or ...
The clock tower was built in the 1840s and 1850s but ... Every half hour bells will play at least part of the Westminster Chimes. At the very top is the Ayrton Light - used to indicate when ...
Negotiators at Westminster have been trying to persuade a man to come down after he scaled the clock tower which houses Big Ben. This story is now outdated. The man has come down from the tower.
Think of iconic clock towers and the image that likely pops into mind is that of Big Ben in Westminster. Yet there is a more expensive, taller clock tower which cost billions to build and ...
Westminster Bridge was forced to close to traffic during the incident and tourists were seen standing around the area and watching. Tours of the clock tower, which is officially known as the ...
The barefoot man spent most of the day on a ledge several metres up the Elizabeth Tower holding a Palestinian flag at the Palace of Westminster in central London. Westminster Police said the man ...