The History Of Londons Big Ben Bell

As the main bell in London's landmark clock, The Elizabeth Tower, 'Big Ben' is a name that's famous the world over...

But why is this mighty bell called Big Ben? How did it come to be? And where can you hear its predecessor, 'Old Tom'?

In this video we'll be finding all of this out and more as we explore the intriguing history behind the world's best known bell!
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:26 'Old Tom' of Westminster
05:36 A New Clock Tower for Westminster
08:29 The First Big Ben Bell
11:53 The Second Big Ben Bell
13:58 Who Was Big Ben?
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Links for this video:

Official website for the Clock Tower and Big Ben:
parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/big-ben/

St Paul's Cathedral:
stpauls.co.uk

The Salisbury Pub:
greeneking.co.uk/pubs/greater-london/salisbury

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Credits:

Images:

Original design for Parliament, 1840- Parliamentary Art Collection

Imperial War Museum image: Launus, Creative Commons

Liberty Bell, Public Domain

Big Ben Crack: BBC

Please note, this video contains several AI generated images.

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Music:

8mm sound effect: Pixabay

Tick Tock (Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions)

Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Sonatina No. 2 in F Major Rondo (Joel Cummins)

The Beauty of Love ( Aakash Gandhi)

The Trapezist (Quincy’s Moreira)

Diving in Backwards (Nathan Moore)

Interloper by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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White River (Aakash Gandhi)

Boxing Bell: Benboncan (via freesound.org) freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/66952/

Kiss the Sky (Aakash Gandhi

Winch sound effect: Benboncan via freesound.org

George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Author

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Como educador, estou profundamente engajado no desenvolvimento dos estudantes em ambiente escolar, adotando métodos pedagógicos que valorizam conexões genuínas e são movidos por inovação e fervor. É minha vocação guiar os alunos na jornada de se tornarem uma geração notável, empregando estratégias de ensino amplamente aclamadas por prestigiadas instituições acadêmicas ao redor do globo - events.zulekhahospitals.com