The People Behind Big Ben: Cumbria Clock Company (Penrith, Cumbria)
When your job is time, there can’t be a much bigger challenge than working on the Elizabeth Tower.
Keith Scobie-Youngs of the Cumbria Clock Company tells us how he and his company tackled the literally monumental job of conserving the Great Clock and the bell Big Ben at the top of the Elizabeth Tower. Hear fascinating detail on how the team repaired the original mechanisms while keeping the Clock on time, and how Keith’s work is part of a line of experts dating back to the original designers of the Clock.
Find out more about the Elizabeth Tower restoration: https://www.parliament.uk/bigben
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Видео The People Behind Big Ben: Cumbria Clock Company (Penrith, Cumbria) канала UK Parliament
Keith Scobie-Youngs of the Cumbria Clock Company tells us how he and his company tackled the literally monumental job of conserving the Great Clock and the bell Big Ben at the top of the Elizabeth Tower. Hear fascinating detail on how the team repaired the original mechanisms while keeping the Clock on time, and how Keith’s work is part of a line of experts dating back to the original designers of the Clock.
Find out more about the Elizabeth Tower restoration: https://www.parliament.uk/bigben
Watch the other videos in our series each Thursday at 19.00 GMT, and on our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj3mInRJqIenPt-4AQ4cBHSs6n0z6seTL
Follow UK Parliament on:
- Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ukparliament
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ukparliament
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ukparliament
Видео The People Behind Big Ben: Cumbria Clock Company (Penrith, Cumbria) канала UK Parliament
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