I have decided to collect postcards and mail art of CLOCKS during 2015. They can be clocks in any form - I bet there is a clock postcard in your collection of cards to send. So any will be gratefully received and will be posted on this blog. If you haven't corresponded with me before please feel free to e-mail scriptorsenex at gmail dot com to ask for my address. All cards and mail art received will generate a card from me to you so if we are not regular correspondents please put your address on the card. Thank You! John Edwards

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

No 17 - Big Ben

Oksana from Belarus sent me this card which combines two of my favourite themes - cats and clocks.  The clock in question is commonly known as Big Ben and is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London.  "Big Ben" is actually the nickname for  the clock;'s Great Bell  but  is often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower.






The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to being renamed in 2012 it was known as simply "Clock Tower"). The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (Minneapolis City Hall being the first). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.
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  1. Mail Adventures14 April 2015 at 09:11

    I was wondering why the Big Ben hadn't arrived yet to this blog. But I didn't think it would arrive from Belarus!

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