Ko te pere taketake ko te 16 ton (16.3-ton) karaka haora, i maka i runga i 6 August 1856 i Stockton-i runga i-Tees e John Warner & Sons. whakaaro te reira e i te karaka i te tuatahi ki te kia huaina Victoria Royal Victoria ranei i roto i te honore o Kuini Wikitoria, engari i whakaaro tetahi MP te ingoa ingoa o te karaka o nāianei "Big Ben" i roto i te Paremata tautohetohe; e kore te kōrero i tuhituhia i roto i te Hansard. Mai i te pourewa i oti noa, i whakaurua te karaka i roto i New Palace Yard, engari i roto i te whakamātautau i pakaru reira i tua atu i te hanga, me te i ki te kia whakakapia. i hanga te karaka i runga i April 10 1858 i te White Bellchapel i raro i te rua haora i raro i te E-natural. i hanga te karaka i raro i te karaka i roto i Big Ben i roto i te toru mita mita mita (63.2 m / 73.7 m) i roto i te whārangi o te karaka i raro i te
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