Search
45.8 F
London
HomeHistoryVideo: How Do They Make Sure Big Ben is Struck at the...

Video: How Do They Make Sure Big Ben is Struck at the Right Time? Cool Video Explains

HistoryVideos
By Jonathan Thomas

London Forecast

London
broken clouds
45.8 ° F
47.5 °
44.5 °
89 %
2.9mph
75 %
Thu
46 °
Fri
51 °
Sat
44 °
Sun
47 °
Mon
51 °

Current Exchange Rates

USD - United States Dollar
GBP
1.22
EUR
1.03
CAD
0.69
AUD
0.62

Get British Pounds For Your Trip to London

Popular London Tours

Popular

Cockney Slang

Language: Top 100 Cockney Rhyming Slang Words and Phrases

Hot on the heels of our success with our...
Read more
Guides

London’s Quirkiest Museums: A Guide to the Capital’s Hidden Gems

While millions flock to the British Museum and Natural...
Read more
Art

Illuminating the Dark: National Gallery Announces Major Wright of Derby Exhibition

The National Gallery has announced its first-ever exhibition dedicated...
Read more
Art

25 Years of Underground Art: Celebrating London’s Most Unique Gallery Space

London's Underground network has long been more than just...
Read more
The Tube

London Underground to Trial AI Technology for Enhanced Platform Safety

Not all AI is trying to take over the...
Read more
Architecture

Exploring The Red House – William Morris’s Iconic Arts and Crafts Home in London

Red House is a significant Arts and Craft house...
Read more
History

London and the Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever.  The coming...
Read more
Architecture

Great London Buildings: Heathrow Terminal Five

Heathrow Terminal 5, opened in 2008, represents one of...
Read more

Share

How is Big Ben and the great clock in Elizabeth Tower kept on time? This short video explains the secrets of the Victorian technology still in use today.

 

Jonathan Thomas
Author: Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.

Book London Tours Now!

Previous article
London Maps: Intriguing Map of London Shows Just How Much Green Space it Has – The Amount Will Surprise You
Next article
Book Excerpt: Exploring London by Day and by Night in 1950’s London

Popular in the Last Month

Londinium: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about Roman London

  Londinium was the Roman name given to the settlement...

Great London Buildings: The Palace of Westminster – The Houses of Parliament

Unquestionably one of the dominating features of the London...

A Brief History of the London Overground

A very recent addition to Transport for London, the...

30 St Mary Axe: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the Gherkin

30 St. Mary Axe, otherwise known by its more...

LHR: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about London Heathrow Airport

Certainly the busiest airport in all of the United...

Ten Interesting Facts and Figures about London’s Natural History Museum

Celebrating its 135th anniversary this year, the Natural History...

London Fog: London and the Great Smog of 1952 – The True Story

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Issue #6...

Humor: The Judgemental Map of London – A Funny Map of London Stereotypes by Neighborhood

First a disclaimer: We didn't make this map (and...

Built London: Top Ten Most Beautiful Victorian Buildings in London

What we think of as “Victorian” architecture more refers...

Catalog of Humanity: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the British Museum You Probably Didn’t Know

The British Museum is one of the world’s foremost...

Copyright © 2023 Anglotopia, LLC · Website Developed by Great Lakes Ecommerce ·

Key Links

Latest Upcoming London Events

Cultural

The Conversation Literary Events @ St Martin in the Fields

In January 2025 St Martin-in-the-Fields and Peter Florence (Director...
Cultural

Celebrate ‘London Nights’ at London Transport Museum’s November

At London Transport Museum’s November Museum Late, Londoners can...
London Exhibitions

Millet: Life on the Land at the National Gallery

The first UK exhibition in nearly 50 years dedicated...