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A short list of books, models, puzzles and clocks for Big Ben enthusiasts. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Big Ben printables
Fact-checked PDFs for adult enthusiasts, in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store. They go further than this site: our own drawings and charts, sources compared side by side, and pages to fill in. Prices in US dollars.
The Big Ben Reference Guide
Who’s who from Barry and Pugin to the 2017–22 restorers, a three-part timeline from the 1290s to 2026, every place the sources disagree set out side by side, a glossary and visit notes. 12 pages, A4 and US Letter.
The Great Clock and Bells: Technical Guide
Our own drawings of the tower, dials, pendulum and bells, how the clock was specified and built, the pennies with worked examples, the cracked bells, stoppages and the clock’s 2017–22 overhaul. 12 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Big Ben by Numbers: Fact Sheet and Charts
A one-page fact sheet, charts of the bells, the clock’s weight and the restoration cost, building, clock and restoration figures, silences, a landmark comparison and a quiz. 10 pages, A4 and US Letter.
The Big Ben Printables Bundle
All three Big Ben packs in one download, A4 and US Letter: the Reference Guide, The Great Clock and Bells and Big Ben by Numbers. $11.99 instead of $15.47 bought separately. 34 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Books & kit
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Build and make
- Big Ben building sets (affiliate link)Brick-built models of the tower; check the age range and piece count.
- Big Ben 3D puzzles (affiliate link)Card, foam and wooden models of the tower.
- Big Ben jigsaws (affiliate link)For a rainy afternoon.
- Mechanical clock kits (affiliate link)Build a working clock and see an escapement close up.
Books
- Books about Big Ben (affiliate link)The tower, the clock and the bell.
- The Palace of Westminster (affiliate link)Histories of Parliament’s building, old and new.
- Pugin biographies (affiliate link)The Gothic Revival designer behind the tower’s look.
- Charles Barry (affiliate link)The architect of the new palace.
- Gothic Revival architecture (affiliate link)The style of the Houses of Parliament.
- Turret clocks and horology (affiliate link)How big public clocks work.
- Bells and bell founding (affiliate link)How big bells are cast and tuned.
- Victorian engineering (affiliate link)The age that built the tower and its clock.
Clocks, visits and display
- Westminster chime clocks (affiliate link)Mantel and wall clocks with a Westminster chime.
- London guidebooks (affiliate link)For planning a visit to Westminster.
- Compact binoculars (affiliate link)For the details on the tower from the street.
- Big Ben prints and posters (affiliate link)The tower for the wall.
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