Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878

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Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878

The cloak is wound up by nothing less than a winch handle, which it took two men to turn twice a week, these men spent five hours in the room, solemnly winding up the cloak, the winch going the whole time, except when the pistol shot giving notice that the chimes were about to sound. Date: 1878

Media ID 23063072

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1878 Cloak Handle Weekly Westminster Winch Wind Winding

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