Inventory of bells
Elizabeth Tower - UK Parliament - LONDON (ENGLAND)
Reference 2777
Reference 2777


Height 96
Construction date 1843-1859
Description The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
The Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament, was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September. http://www.parliament.uk
Graffiti Under the clock is written, in Gothic letters, "Domine ┇ Saluam ┇ fac ┇ Reginam ┇ nostram ┇ Victoriam ┇ primam"
| Person | Video | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY | In the Making: Bells. The Whitechapel Bell | 08-06-1977 | 20:06 |
| La campana del 'Big Ben' cumple 150 años | 11-07-2009 | 01:27 | |
| El Big Ben serà batejat com Torre Isabel | 27-06-2011 | 00:33 | |
| The chimes of Big Ben | 02-09-2015 | 01:44 | |
| La campana del Big Ben repica de nuevo por Navidad | 23-12-2017 | 00:45 | |
| Patrimonio sonoro: el toque de campana lucha por sobrevivir en la era digital | 19-02-2023 | 15:44 |
Card editor LLOP i BAYO, Francesc
Updating 27-06-2025
| Location | Bell | Bellfounder | Casting year | Diameter (in cm) | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Tower | The Great Bell "Big Ben" (E) (Hours) | WHITECHAPEL BELL FOUNDRY | 1858 | 270.00 | 13700 |
| Tower | First quarter bell (A) | WARNER AND SONS, JOHN | 1858 | 110.00 | 1100 |
| Tower | Second quarter bell (B) | WARNER AND SONS, JOHN | 1858 | 120.00 | 1300 |
| Tower | Third quarter bell (C) | WARNER AND SONS, JOHN | 1858 | 140.00 | 1700 |
| Tower | Fourth quarter bell (D) | WARNER AND SONS, JOHN | 1858 | 180.00 | 4000 |

Existing In operation
Electric
Author DENT, FREDERICK
Construction date 1854
Description The clock, of enormous proportions, was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison, who fitted it with a Double Three-Legged Gravity escapement. Its construction was begun by Edward Dent, and completed by his stepson Frederick in 1854. Westminster Melody on the Quarters
Card editor RUIZ i ENGRA, Antoni
Updating 16-02-2026