![]() It is also one of my favourites amongst the ten finalists. It is book one in the Scarlet Star Trilogy and an entry in the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off. 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. Bloodrush by Ben Galley merges alternate history and fantasy into an accomplished coming-of-age story infused with magic (or should that be magick) and mythology. "Clock mechanics worked quickly to rectify the issue and the clock is now functioning as normal." ![]() ![]() "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. (1155 GMT), leaving the bells silent at 1 p.m. 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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