Big Ben is one of those pieces of architecture that is so iconic that we rarely take the necessary time to actually look at. The Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster, designed by Augustus Pugin in a style known as Perpendicular Gothic. Completed in 1859, the Tower rises

Angela Wakefield Sorry wrong caption last time ….this is obviously Big Ben. London Street scene …

The grammar of buildings: symbols and iconography on the Romanesque door to the west front at Lincoln Cathedral.

Poem of the Day 🙂 • William Wordsworth •

Masterful story

➡️ Get ready to spring forward! ➡️ Tomorrow at 1.00 am our clocks in the UK will jump forward by one hour. You will indeed lose one precious hour of sleep, but who needs sleep when you can have more sunshine? 📷 This is a eight-day early pendulum longcase clock, circa 1660.

The Fugitive Futurist (1924) | BFI National Archive youtu.be/cT9vQuZESvg?si… via YouTube

A very rare event will be visible in the night sky. On the evening of 28 February 2025, all seven of the other planets in the Solar System will appear in the night sky at the same time, with Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars all lining up in a neat row

When you're feeling sad, remember this vertebrae C6 and how happy he is to literally support you every day.

#bellringing is a skill which starts simple and can become as complicated as you can manage. Handbell ringing to this standard is a rare skill and well worth listening to. It’s hard to believe that you hear this same music from church #bells (louder, slower but the same ‘tune’).

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Lovely to have all 12 bells ringing this morning for Service thanks to lots of visitors.@ccathedral Chelmsford Diocese @chelmsfordcr @chelmsford @chelmscouncil @bbcessex #bellringing #bellringers #campanology #churchbells #cathedralbells #cathedrals_and_churches #cathedralsofinstagram

Time management tip: when it ms gone, it's gone, time that is

Another take on Big Ben, when you're just 8

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☀️ We love this view because you can admire three Greenwich gems from one spot: the Old Royal Naval College, Queen’s House and Royal Observatory! ☀️ The weather in #Greenwich is forecast to be lovely for the next week, so why not come over and enjoy the scenery?

👑 350 years ago today on 22 June 1675, a royal warrant from Charles II ordered the building of the Royal Observatory. 👑 Today the Royal Observatory holds a unique position as a historic site, museum and scientific centre, where astronomers bring modern astronomy to life.

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The length of daylight hours in different regions of the planet, depending on the day of the year and latitude.