Big Brum is the local name for the clock tower on the Council House, Birmingham

Council House, Birmingham

Birmingham City Council House in Birmingham, England is the home of Birmingham City Council. It provides office accommodation for both employed council officers, including the Chief Executive, and elected council members, plus the council chamber, Lord Mayor's Suite, committee rooms and a large and...

, England

England

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. The clock tower is sufficiently important in the public consciousness of Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 people that it has a name. Brum

Brum

Brum may refer to:* Birmingham, England** Brummagem, a colloquial name for Birmingham, England or the Birmingham dialect** Brummie, inhabitants of Birmingham or the Birmingham dialect** University of Birmingham...

 is the local term for the town, the people and the dialect. The name refers to the clock and tower, not only the bell. The bell rings with Westminster Chimes similar to Big Ben in London.

The clock tower (1885) is part of the first extension to the original Council House of 1879 and stands above the Museum & Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England.Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee...

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