Edward John Dent
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Edward Dent was a famous English watchmaker noted for his highly accurate clocks and marine chronometers.
Edward Dent
Dent clock, St Pancras station
Pocket watch by Arnold and Dent hallmarked 1835
A 1931 advertisement by E. Dent & Co. Ltd.
Big Ben
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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Origi
Edward John Dent
…Strand, to produce this excellent timepiece, which was installed in 1844. In 1852 Dent won the commission to make the great clock—now popularly called Big Ben—for the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, but he died before completing the project. Edward John Dent died on 8 March 1853, at the age of 62 and his…
Big Ben in July 2026, after renovations
The Palace of Westminster from across the River Thames. Elizabeth Tower is on the right.
Ayrton Light, above the green-lit belfry
Two restored clock dials in 2023