ckerr
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Aug 15, 2017 10:07:52 GMT
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Guys can anyone in the area tell me can you still see Big Ben?
I know the bong is being silenced on Monday and work is being carried out for the next 4 years.
But we've a 5 year old who is obsessed, so we are bringing him on Saturday to see it before it silenced.
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fad
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Aug 15, 2017 10:16:12 GMT
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The tower or the bell? (The bell being big Ben)
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rude
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Aug 15, 2017 10:19:13 GMT
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He means Elizabeth tower. Scaffold is going up. Don't know it's 'live' status though.
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ckerr
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Aug 15, 2017 10:32:46 GMT
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Thanks Rude, yes as a whole Elizabeth tower, not the actual bell itself.
I.E can I stand at the side of the road and still see the clock face (Said child is fanatical about clocks)
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Aug 15, 2017 10:50:22 GMT
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Last Edit: Aug 15, 2017 10:52:21 GMT by colnerov
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Seth
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Aug 15, 2017 11:00:16 GMT
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ckerr
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Aug 15, 2017 11:02:16 GMT
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Yes that is, good thinking... so looks like the bottom half is scaffolding etc. Phew, hell still see the clock part... one happy child. |
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fad
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Aug 15, 2017 11:28:29 GMT
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Thanks Rude, yes as a whole Elizabeth tower, not the actual bell itself. I.E can I stand at the side of the road and still see the clock face (Said child is fanatical about clocks) Take him to Bruges or Utrecht, you can get up into the clock towers and see the workings from the inside, both are amazing... |
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ckerr
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Aug 15, 2017 12:46:53 GMT
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Thanks Rude, yes as a whole Elizabeth tower, not the actual bell itself. I.E can I stand at the side of the road and still see the clock face (Said child is fanatical about clocks) Take him to Bruges or Utrecht, you can get up into the clock towers and see the workings from the inside, both are amazing... We tried to arrange for him to see inside the Elizabeth Tower, you have to get permission for a local MP and jump throw some hops, we thought we had it all arranged for him but the final say came back and said he was under age due to health and safety. Will look into those other ones, he would go crazy if he seen the workings of a big clock... he currently takes apart old clocks at home. |
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fad
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Aug 15, 2017 13:34:17 GMT
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Take him to Bruges or Utrecht, you can get up into the clock towers and see the workings from the inside, both are amazing... We tried to arrange for him to see inside the Elizabeth Tower, you have to get permission for a local MP and jump throw some hops, we thought we had it all arranged for him but the final say came back and said he was under age due to health and safety. Will look into those other ones, he would go crazy if he seen the workings of a big clock... he currently takes apart old clocks at home. They are musical clocks, they play tunes with bells. Bruges is less than an hour from Calais and real nice for an overnight stay (anything more it gets like a Scooby doo cartoon with the same backdrop going past over and over). |
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Aug 15, 2017 15:08:22 GMT
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Good effort to add some cars into this thread. I'm not going to delete it for the time being, just lock it. Hope OP got what they were after. More cool old cars please people. |
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