I’m a 163 year old iconic London site, and I’ve spent millions having work done
IF you’ve been to London, you’ll have seen this famous part of the city’s skyline. Not only that, you’ll have heard it as well, on the hour and every 15 minutes!
That’s right, it’s Big Ben’s bonkers 163rd birthday bash! Fabulous Bingo can’t believe how good the clock tower looks for 163!
So, what’s its secret? How does it look so good?
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A golden oldie
Name: Big Ben… and the Elizabeth Tower… So, the actual clock tower is called the Elizabeth Tower (it was renamed in 2012 in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee).
It’s the bell inside the tower that’s been dubbed Big Ben.
Age: Completed in 1856, it started telling the time on 31st May 1859.
However, it wasn’t until 11th July 1859 that Big Ben began to bong.
Siblings: Big Ben is one of five bells in the Elizabeth Tower. On the hour, their notes all combine to form their famous tune (the Westminster Quarters).
Height: The Elizabeth Tower is 96 metres tall – that’s the equivalent of 21 London buses!
It’s got 334 steps up to the belfry, where Big Ben hangs out.
Weight: Big Ben is a big boy! The bell weighs 13.7 tonnes.
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What work have you had done?
This bell tower has had more work done than a Hollywood celebrity!
The Elizabeth Tower has just undergone reconstruction work worth £79.7 million.
The tower is now glistening gold and the dials are Prussian blue. The lights have also been swapped from gas powered to energy efficient LEDs.
The works are said to have secured the Elizabeth Tower for another 160 years.
The tower even has its first lift access and toilet now!
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Like a grandfather clock, this old timer timekeeper needs to be wound.
The clock is wound three times a week, and each winding takes approximately 1.5 hours.
The clock is accurate to within two seconds per week. The pendulum needs to be adjusted so as to keep it accurate.
This is done by adding pennies made before the decimalisation of the UK’s currency in 1971.
Each penny adds 0.4 seconds per day to the time displayed.
Know any rumours about yourself?
There’s a legend that if Big Ben ever strikes 13 times, the lion statues in Trafalgar Square will come to life!
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London’s calling
Fabulous Bingo can’t talk about an iconic London site without mentioning our iconic London Bingo Room!
This room hosts 90-ball bingo and has a progressive jackpot. The sessions include “Spend A Penny!” where you can purchase up to 120 tickets for, you guessed it, 1p each!
The penny jackpot is triggered after 38 calls.
There are also great sessions such as “10p Duo-Bingo link!”, “1p Loose Change!” and “£100 Bingo Link!”.
The duo bingo feature buddies up players who have bought tickets for that game.
If your fab friend wins a prize, you’ll get rewarded as well! Sharing is caring after all.
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The London Room is one of the rooms where the Super Links games play out.
These games pay out over £30,000 a week – that’s over £4,000 per day!
The Super Links games also have their own jackpot, a cool £15,000! That’s triggered if the full house is won before 37 ball calls.
If you see the “FT” symbol on a game that means that it will accept any free tickets that you have been awarded, up to the maximum ticket allocation for that game.
The London Room also hosts the Starlight sessions and Superstar sessions.
There’s a share of £1,000 to be won every Sunday to Thursday, and a share of £2,000 to be won every Friday and Saturday!
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