Event #1127
Quick Facts
- Headline
- A mechanical failure leads the pendulum weights of the Great Clock to fall down the shaft of the Clock Tower in the middle of the night. The clock mechanism explodes. Big Ben is silenced for nearly nine months while the clock is repaired.
- Date
- 10 Aug 1976
Article Info
- Page Title
- Event #1127
- Added By
- Holly Hayes
- Date Published
- November 1, 2016
- Last Updated
- May 10, 2023
