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Woburn. Old Photograph copied in 1948. It shows the Big Ben Bell in Woburn - on its journey from Stockton On Tees to London. It weighed 16 tons and was mounted on a trolley pulled by 16 horses.
(Sadly this one was cracked during testing and was replaced by another weighing 13 tons cast in Whitechapel, London.)
Exact date of the original photo not known - but as the Bell was cast in August 1856 the photo was taken just after then.
BP Box 3331.
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