Big Ben Collection

Inside the clock face of Big Ben, Palace of Westminster, London, c1905. Photo published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

Whitehall from Charing Cross, c1899, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Whitehall from Charing Cross, c1899, (c1900). The view from Trafalgar Square in Westminster, London, with the equestrian statue of King Charles I on the right

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, [in London] 1858. A craft, attracting attention by its singular appearance

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Bell tower housing Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster, London. When the bell was raised from the ground to the clock room (a distance of 190 feet)

Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Big Ben being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. In giving some idea of the process of raising the great bell it is necessary to

The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Freeman De la Motte, showing the mechanism which powers the chimes of Big Ben

The Quarter-Bells for the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Quarter-Bells for the Great Clock at Westminster, [London], 1857. The fourth quarter-bell...is a very fine-toned bell

The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, illuminated, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], illuminated, 1856. The Great Clock, we understand, is ready for being placed in the tower; the upper portion of which we have engraved

Scaffolding for Raising the Quarter-Bells in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scaffolding for Raising the Quarter-Bells in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. St Stephen's Tower, (later renamed the Elizabeth Tower)

Belfry in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Belfry in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. St Stephen's Tower, (later renamed the Elizabeth Tower), houses Big Ben

The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence, New Houses of Parliament, 1857. Creator: J. & A.W
The Clock-Tower and Speaker's Residence, New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. The tower in which "Big Ben" is housed was originally known as St Stephen's Tower

The King and Queen Approaching Westminster Abbey, 1937. Creator: Photochrom Co Ltd of London
The King and Queen Approaching Westminster Abbey, 1937. From "The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth". [The Photochrom Co. Ltd. London, 1937 ]

Primrose Day at Westminster - Tributes to the memory of Lord Beaconsfield, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Primrose Day at Westminster - Tributes to the memory of Lord Beaconsfield, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Big Ben, 1897 and 1907. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
Big Ben, 1897 and 1907

Farmer and son near Stanton, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer and son near Stanton, Texas. Haven't made a crop of cotton since 1932

Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Big Ben at Night, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Big Ben at Night, 1947. Floodlit view of the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London. The tower, designed in a neo-Gothic style by Augustus Pugin

Victory Day Procession, London, 19 July 1919, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Victory Day Procession, London, 19 July 1919, (c1920)....view in Whitehall as the naval section in the procession passed the Duke of Cambridge memorial - with the cenotaph

Hillman Hunter, P. Brown on 1968 London to Sydney rally. Creator: Unknown
Hillman Hunter, P.Brown on 1968 London to Sydney rally

Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Armistice Day, London, 11 November 1918, (1935). A scene in Whitehall at 11 o clock on November 11th, 1918, when it was known that at long last hostilities has ceased

Houses of Parliament, & Westminster Bridge, London, c1900s. Creator: Unknown
Houses of Parliament, & Westminster Bridge, London, c1900s. View of Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in London, with horse-drawn vehicles and trams on the bridge. Hand-coloured postcard

Houses of Parliament, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Houses of Parliament, c1935. The Royal Air Force Memorial at Whitehall Steps in London was erected in 1923 as a memorial to all ranks of the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Flying Corps

Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, London, 20th Century. A Benedictine monastery was founded on this site in the 7th or 8th century

Moving the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moving the Great Bell, 1858. Big Ben being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. View of...the bell entering the arch

Hudsons Soap, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Hudsons Soap, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Houses of Parliament, 1850-1900. Creator: Unknown
Houses of Parliament, 1850-1900. [Steamships on the River Thames at Westminster]. Albumen print, from the album " Views of London"

The Victoria Clock Tower London, 1892. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
The Victoria Clock Tower London, 1892

Westminster Bridge, 1884. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Westminster Bridge, 1884

The Thames at Westminster, 1878. Creator: Edwin Edwards
The Thames at Westminster, 1878

Westminster Bridge, or Westminster Clock Tower, 1860-98. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Westminster Bridge, or Westminster Clock Tower, 1860-98

Westminster Palace, 1884. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Westminster Palace, 1884

Pair of Early Stereograph Views of London, England, 1850s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Early Stereograph Views of London, England, 1850s-70s. [New Houses of Parliament. The Clock Tower]

The Fountain - Broad Sanctuary, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Fountain-Broad Sanctuary, 1872. Men women and children run for shelter under Buxton Memorial Fountain in memory of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, a philanthropist and anti-slavery campaigner

Victoria Embankment, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Victoria Embankment, 1872. Part of the Thames Embankment on the north bank of the River Thames, construction began in 1865 and was completed in 1870 under Joseph Bazalgette. From, " LONDON

Westminster Stairs - Steamers Leaving, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Westminster Stairs-Steamers Leaving. Westminster bridge was designed by Thomas Page and opened on 24 May 1862. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Lord Montagu at Houses of Parliament, London 1999. Creator: Unknown
Lord Montagu at Houses of Parliament, London 1999

The Houses of Parliament, London, 1906. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, London, 1906. View across the River Thames, with barges in the foreground. St Stephens Tower, containing Big Ben, is covered in scaffolding. Postcard

The Houses of Parliament, London, 1925. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, London, 1925. View across the River Thames, with barges in the foreground. Postcard

Westminster Bridge, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Bridge, London, c1910. View of Westminster Bridge over the River Thames, with the Palace of Westminster and the clock tower housing Big Ben on the right. Postcard. [Valentines Series]

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1907. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1907. View across the River Thames, with a steamship in the foreground. Postcard

Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London, c1910. View of the Palace of Westminster and the clock tower housing Big Ben, with traffic on the bridge and a steamboat on the River Thames

Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, Creator
Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, including telephone boxes, mailboxes, guards, Big Ben, the underground, etc, London, W2, England

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. Creator: Unknown
The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, c1890. From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol. V." [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

Hungerford Bridge, River Thames, London, England, UK, 3 / 9 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Hungerford Bridge, River Thames, London, England, UK, 3/9/10. Underneath the Hungerford Bridge, originally built in 1864 and extended as for the Millennium in 2002

Houses of Parliament Lords and Commons, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Houses of Parliament Lords and Commons, late 19th-early 20th century. The Palace of Westminster, with St Stephens Tower housing Big Ben on the left, and Victoria Tower on the right. Postcard

The Talking Shop at Westminster, 1909. Creator: Francis Frith & Co
" The Talking Shop" at Westminster, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Talk Here About Politics - Jaeneckes Inks advertisement, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Talk Here About Politics - Jaeneckes Inks advertisement, 1909. From " The British Printer Vol. XXII". [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1909]

Westminster Abbey, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Westminster Abbey, c1935. Westminster Abbey in London, the medieval church traditionally used for royal weddings, coronations and funerals

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