Big Ben: The Great Clock and the Bells at the Palace of Westminster

Foreword Introduction 1. Big Ben: a Brief History 2. A Visit to the Clock Tower 3. The Palace of Westminster to 1834 4. The Great Fire of 1834 5. A New Palace: 1835 Onwards 6. Plans and Specifications for the Great Clock: 1844 - 1852 7. The Great Clock is Built: 1852-1854 8. The Bells: 1856-1858 9. The Dials 10. The Development of the Gravity Escapement 11. The Great Clock is Installed and Set Going 12. Big Ben Cracks: 1859 - 1863 13. The Clock Ticks On: 1863 - 1900 14. Through Two World Wars: 1900 - 2000 15. The Disaster of 1976 16. The Restoration in 2007 17. The Great Clock- A Complete Description 18. Miscellaneous 19. The 150th Anniversary Celebration 20. Postscript