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[Engineers from the Houses of Parliament carry out a planned inspection. This film shows amongst other things the pendulum being stopped, the hands being wound forward to midday, and the lowering of the weights to the bottom of the weight shaft.
[One engineer, crouched down, stopping the pendulum. After a few seconds, he stands up]
[Two engineers examin the drive-shaft. Footage of it spinning]
[One engineer leans over and examines equipment - one of the smaller wheels, between two larger ones]
[Close-up of a piece of the clock equipment]
[Three engineers looking over part of the clock mechanism]
[View of the weight shaft, first up towards the top, then down below, including sandbags]
[One engineer releases a lever, which causes a large wheel to rotate. One engineer appears to stop it, a little later]
[Lowering of the weights to the bottom of the weight shaft. Engineer calls: 'Four foot to go']