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SRM’s Big Ben tower refurbishment in 10 images

As Sir Robert McAlpine nears completion of its £79.7m project to restore the Elizabeth Tower in London’s Palace of Westminster, a series of images show the progress on the project so far.

McAlpine is due to finish the project in the second quarter of this year, after the site was closed for four months in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, pushing back the schedule.

Work to install the restored clock mechanism started in summer last year, with the clock hands, now in their original Victorian colour scheme, added to the clock dials.

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