Endometriosis (say en-doh-mee-tree-OH-sus) is a problem many women have during their childbearing years. It means that a type of tissue that lines your uterus is also growing outside your uterus. This does not always cause symptoms. And it usually isn't dangerous.
A massive bell was required and the first attempt (made by John Warner & Sons at Stockton-on-Tees) cracked irreparably. The metal was melted down and the bell recast in Whitechapel in 1858. Big Ben first rang across Westminster on 31 May 1859. A short time later, in September 1859, Big Ben cracked.
Big Ben â¢ London. When most people think of âBig Ben,â they imagine the striking Victorian Gothic clock tower that rises above the Houses of Parliament. Construction on the tower began after an 1834 fire destroyed the former Palace of Westminster.