Restored Elizabeth Tower Clock Face revealed

[Barkseh]

Quite interesting actually. It shows how much shite we have in our air!

@Barkseh;

Yep, as it was in 1859 when first constructed. The colour changed over the years because vivid Victorian colours went out of fashion and pollution changed the perception of the colourings. A lot of people imagine Victorian era colours to be dark and miserable - probably due to Queen Victoria's mourning period after Prince Consort Albert's early death, but it was in fact the total opposite.

It'll be a few years yet before we see the scaffold come down to reveal Elizabeth Tower. And soon, the rest of the Palace including Victoria Tower will disappear under scaffolding well into the 2020s. But the building badly needs it, there's dedicated staff atm who patrol looking for fires.

[Joe]

Pretty? Yes. Money that could be put into NHS or Education? Yes.

Bit annoying really

[-:Undertaker:-]

Pretty? Yes. Money that could be put into NHS or Education? Yes.

Bit annoying really

The reason the Palace is in such a state of disrepair is because over the years they've not done work properly, and as a result now requires a total overhaul. The sewerage system is failing, electric is failing and fire is now a real risk. A bit like the previous Palace which went up in flames.

[Joe]

The reason the Palace is in such a state of disrepair is because over the years they've not done work properly, and as a result now requires a total overhaul. The sewerage system is failing, electric is failing and fire is now a real risk. A bit like the previous Palace which went up in flames.

Disrepair or not, still not the right priority in my opinion. Public safety risk is higher than it should be, but when we prioritise what is essentially no more than a couple of historical buildings over schools being massively underfunded I can't help but be a little pissed off.