Skip to content

Biding its time

London-04211-1-2

Elizabeth Tower and Houses of Parliament, London, October 2016

The Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament, was completed in 1859. The Great Clock started on 31 May that year, with the Great Bell (Big Ben) strikes heard for the first time on 11 July.

The tower, clock and bell recurrently undergoing major renovation work started in 2017 and not expected to complete until 2021.

LondonDSC0648420170805-1

Going under wraps,  August 2017

LondonA730729820180211-1.jpg

Well wrapped,  June 2018

 


aDSC_0636_pp

 

Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 December 2018
Posted as part of #timesquare

 

10 replies »

  1. The last photo was what I saw when I was in London in June. 😟 We stayed in Westminster had to go by them wrapped everyday.
    Thanks for theses pictures. I’m tempted, but won’t,to take them for my scrap book.

    Like

  2. Loving your August shot 😊 feel so sorry for any tourists who are specifically coming to see it at the moment and don’t realise it’s wrapped.

    Like

Come join the conversation:

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 7,933 other subscribers

Popular Posts

Countries ending and starting with A
Broadstairs to Margate: an easy coastal walk
Time to confuse the devil
The bird that never flew
View to the Abbey
In search of naked men