The discovery that Big Ben’s clock hands were blue, and not back, was made halfway through the restoration. The clock tower, which is 177 years old, has cost $111 million to restore thus far.

London's Big Ben clock tower got its original blue hour and minute hands back after cleaning. The ongoing restoration project, which began in 2017, is set to finish next year, Reuters said.

The timepiece in the structure was frozen at 9am until gone 10am, before its hands were seen being moved ... One said on X: 'Big Ben has stopped, there are horses on the loose in London.

Thwaites and Reed, the company that maintains Big Ben is up for sale. Here, clockmaker John Tricki explains what's involved in keeping the famous timepiece ticking over. In all my dealings with Big ...

Big Ben’s clock displayed the wrong time for several hours amid a hectic day in the Palace of Westminster. The hands on the Elizabeth Tower’s clock appeared stuck at 6.25. A House of Commons ...

The Big Ben in London’s Great Clock of Westminster ... for the first time on May 10 and on Wednesday this week, with all hands freezing for roughly half an hour, the BBC reported.

Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling is available ... The top of the tower is going to be stripped down to its original frame... its giant hands, over 4 meters long, removed.

The Big Ben clock stopped on Wednesday morning, with the hands stuck at 9am and the wrong number of bongs sounded. The Elizabeth Tower clock appeared to stop for about an hour, before showing the ...

Big Ben's famous clock appeared to be frozen in time yesterday after its hands became stuck. The London landmark bewildered passers-by as it continued to read 6.25 for a number of hours on Monday ...

Clock hands on all four sides halted for about half an hour from 09:00 BST on Wednesday, and the Big Ben bell failed to produce its famous "bong". The hands were moved forward, but witnesses have ...

A photo shows the restored clock face on Elizabeth Tower, displaying the original Prussian blue color of the hands, on September 10, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. Photo by Hasan Esen/Anadolu ...