Photos: Cleaning ritual on, Big Ben gets it's annual makeover

Photos: Cleaning ritual on, Big Ben gets it's annual makeover

FP Archives August 20, 2014, 09:22:02 IST

Cleaners work on the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament

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Photos: Cleaning ritual on, Big Ben gets it's annual makeover
Buses cross Westminster Bridge as cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London August 19, 2014. A week has been set aside for the cleaning of what is officially known as the Great Clock, which is set in the Elizabeth Tower. REUTERS
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London August 19, 2014. A week has been set aside for the cleaning of what is officially known as the Great Clock, which is set in the Elizabeth Tower. REUTERS
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London August 19, 2014. A week has been set aside for the cleaning of what is officially known as the Great Clock, which is set in the Elizabeth Tower. REUTERS
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London August 19, 2014. A week has been set aside for the cleaning of what is officially known as the Great Clock, which is set in the Elizabeth Tower. REUTERS
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben, to clean and polish the clock face, above the Houses of Parliament, in central London August 19, 2014. A week has been set aside for the cleaning of what is officially known as the Great Clock, which is set in the Elizabeth Tower. REUTERS
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