The 13-tonne Big Ben bell was largely silenced for five years while a major restoration of the Elizabeth Tower took place, with the so-called 'bongs' finally resuming regular service in November 2022. This is the same bell that hangs in the tower. However, the bell was modified to include a lighter hammer (the apparatus that strikes the bell to produce noise) in 1859. A new bell was fitted in 1858, though it cracked yet again in 1859. "Clock mechanics worked quickly to rectify the issue and the clock is now functioning as normal." However, the bell inside the tower cracked due to its massive weight. "We are aware that the clock dials on the Elizabeth Tower were temporarily displaying the incorrect time on Wednesday afternoon," a spokesperson for parliament's lower house, the House of Commons, said. By 1:47 p.m., the hands were moved forward again to show the right time. Half an hour later, the clock hands were moved forward but the clock was still running about five minutes late, according to Reuters witnesses. In 2012, however, the official name was changed to. (1155 GMT), leaving the bells silent at 1 p.m. While everyone knows this iconic landmark as Big Ben, the structure used to be known as The Clock Tower. The four clock dials, one on each side of the 96-metre-tall Elizabeth Tower which houses Big Ben and four other bells, stopped at 12:55 p.m. LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - London's famous Big Ben bell failed to chime on Wednesday when the dials of the Great Clock at Britain's Houses of Parliament briefly stopped working.
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