Author: Chris McKay Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191615080 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
This book covers the history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009. The book begins by taking the reader through a typical visit to the Clock Tower, and then begins the history of the palace of Westminster, covering the fire of 1834, the building of the New Houses of Parliament and development of the clock and the bells, going into detail on their design and installation. The book covers the famous cracking of the current bell Big Ben in 1859, with sketches of all the characters involved, the two world wars, and the disaster of 1976. The book ends with a detailed technical description of the clock mechanism. The book is richly illustrated, and will appeal not only to clockmakers and horologists, but to bell enthusiasts, and those with an interest in our rich Victorian heritage.
Author: Chris McKay Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191615080 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
This book covers the history of 'Big Ben', the great clock and bells at Westminster, from the origins of Westminster as the seat of government right up to the celebrations of the Great Clock's 150th anniversary in 2009. The book begins by taking the reader through a typical visit to the Clock Tower, and then begins the history of the palace of Westminster, covering the fire of 1834, the building of the New Houses of Parliament and development of the clock and the bells, going into detail on their design and installation. The book covers the famous cracking of the current bell Big Ben in 1859, with sketches of all the characters involved, the two world wars, and the disaster of 1976. The book ends with a detailed technical description of the clock mechanism. The book is richly illustrated, and will appeal not only to clockmakers and horologists, but to bell enthusiasts, and those with an interest in our rich Victorian heritage.
Author: Edward J. Gillin Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108419666 Category : History Languages : en Pages :
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Edward J. Gillin explores the extraordinary role of scientific knowledge in the building of the Houses of Parliament in Victorian Britain.
Author: Lourdes Cerezo Publisher: Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia (Editum) ISBN: 8416038090 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 222
Book Description
La Universidad de Murcia, continuando con su iniciativa comenzada en el año 2009 de orientar y ayudar a los alumnos que preparan las pruebas de acceso a las enseñanzas universitarias oficiales de grado, ha decidido presentar esta nueva Guía de la Materia de Inglés. La Guía se concibe como un material de apoyo para los alumnos que se encuentren en posesión del título de Bachiller o equivalente, los que posean títulos de técnico superior de formación profesional o bien aquellos mayores de 25 años que tengan la intención de realizar el examen de la materia de Inglés en las pruebas de acceso de esta Universidad.
Author: Stuart Burch Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317103599 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 190
Book Description
This book provides an original, impassioned exploration of memory studies and the uses of the past in the present. It capitalises on London’s global appeal and Big Ben’s iconic status. Moving beyond this familiar facade the reader will journey around the hidden histories of Westminster’s streets, squares and statues. This tangible heritage supports a diversity of contested memories. The rationale for this approach is that, by linking theory with empirical examples, it becomes possible to tackle complex issues in a grounded, accessible manner. Readers will be encouraged to use this case study as a framework for addressing the politics of memory in their own lives as well as in other places, not just in Britain but around the world. This book will be of interest to scholars and students from a wide variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, sociology, culture and media studies, English literature, film and television studies, global studies, heritage studies, history, politics and human geography.
Author: J. J. Prix Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781977862990 Category : Languages : en Pages : 100
Book Description
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well. Big Ben will fall silent for four years from today as it undergoes renovation.Don't you miss it? Grab this limited notebook now!
Author: Anthony Turner Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 019260936X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 738
Book Description
A General History of Horology describes instruments used for the finding and measurement of time from Antiquity to the 21st century. In geographical scope it ranges from East Asia to the Americas. The instruments described are set in their technical and social contexts, and there is also discussion of the literature, the historiography and the collecting of the subject. The book features the use of case studies to represent larger topics that cannot be completely covered in a single book. The international body of authors have endeavoured to offer a fully world-wide survey accessible to students, historians, collectors, and the general reader, based on a firm understanding of the technical basis of the subject. At the same time as the work offers a synthesis of current knowledge of the subject, it also incorporates the results of some fundamental, new and original research.
Author: Nigel Britton Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1481797034 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 268
Book Description
Today we have television programmes such as Who Do You Think You Are to thank for the hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts who have now taken up the fascinating hobby of tracing their ancestors, learning about their careers and lives. The author was drawn to the history of HP Sauce and his family's involvement, having spent several years researching childhood anecdotes. His ancestors the Eastwood, Moore, and Britton families all had several business interests in the Victorian and Edwardian periods in the manufacturing industries that were commonplace throughout the North and Midlands of the United Kingdom during that period. HP Sauce perhaps being one of those most famous amongst them. With decades of rumours and myths about the true meaning of the acronym HP, and with the modern medium of the Internet adding to that speculation, the author set about to seek out the truth of his ancestors involvement with the sauce, and this interest brought about his book, HP Sauce: My Ancestors' Legacy and Its History from 1874 to 2013.
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