![]() ![]() Scientists at Lincoln University made the discovery after analysing 128 samples of paint from the dial as part of the renovation. It has long been assumed that the metalwork on the four faces was black, but thanks to painstaking research, the hands and dials will become a deep Prussian blue when they go back on view. The 13.7 tonne bell known as Big Ben fell silent in August 2017 and is expected to be unveiled by 2021. The move was announced just hours before the England team are due to take on Croatia in the semi final of the World Cup last summer. Parliament's giant clock tower will also have the white and red emblem of St George featured prominently after the £61 million major renovation programme is finished. These works form part of a Parliamentary £61m restoration project which will also see the St George's shields at top of the clock face painted red and white for the first time since the 1930's ![]()
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