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The other issue i am told is the logistics, the two weeks that is needed now to do it is probably not enough to put this platform back in to put the electric motor there to make the hammer strike for the leaving and brexit on the 31st of january. so even if people did chip in some cash, probably two weeks is not enough time. how heavy is that bell? the bell itself is 13.5 tonnes. it is 2.7 metres in diameter. so in the victorian period when was cast, it was the largest it was byjohn warner and sons originally. this is a massive bell on a huge scale. 0riginally when it was cast there was proble...

Big ben bong for brexit. my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to paul kembery, a clock restoration expert and member of the british watch and clockmakers guild about this. it has gone up from 120,000 to £500,000 as the estimate but you have to remember this is an ongoing project. it has been going on forfour years. if you imagine the size of a normal clock mechanism, these are massive wheels and the bell itself has to be lowered down from the tower itself. as an ongoing project, the problem is that at the moment, it was put in on remembrance sunday for the bell to strike and for new year's ...

Traditionally, it's chimed in the most important moments in british history at the palace of westminster. but big ben's bell is currently under restoration, and there are concerns that it won't ring on brexit day — that's january the 31st — because of ‘financial and logistical‘ issues. but borisjohnson says they‘re now looking at new ways to finance a £500k plan that will see big ben bong for brexit. he is wondering if people should contribute, chipping a quid. one viewer says big ben chiming in brexit day would be worth every penny, another viewer says it would be the belle of doom...

Hammer strike for the leaving of the eu on the 31st ofjanuary. even if people chipped in some cash it‘s probably not enough time. how heavy is the bell? the bell itself is 13 and a half tonnes, 2.7 metres in diameter. in the victorian period when it was cast, it was the largest bell ever cast in the uk. it was by john warner and sons originally. this is a massive bell on a huge scale. i think originally when it was made, they had problems with the casting and there was a crack through it so it had to be remade. it's through it so it had to be remade. it‘s such an iconic sound, i think the ...