Little Ben is often overshadowed by its larger, more famous predecessor (Image: Ahmer Raza / MyLondon) The couplet signed by ‘J.W.R.’ reads: “My hands you may retard or may advance my heart beats true for England as for France.” It was put back in 2016 after spending time in storage.īut anyone who has ever stopped to analyse the details of the clock may have noticed the little rhyme that is written on the side.
The clock was removed once again in 2012 to make way for redevelopment works outside London Victoria station, this time for a period of four years. It took a full 17 years before the restored version of the clock tower was returned to its spot, not that many people realised it was missing. So overlooked is Little Ben, however, that almost no one noticed when it was temporarily removed in 1964. The design pretty much mimics that of its larger counterpart, but on a much smaller scale. The iron clad miniature clock tower was erected in 1892 as a tribute to the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster, which houses the more famous Big Ben. Yes, sitting there in plain sight for all to see at one of London’s busiest locations is one of the city’s longest surviving historic landmarks that somehow hasn’t made it onto anyone’s Instagram posts. Little Ben was built as a replica of Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben (Image: Ahmer Raza / MyLondon)
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