Waxaa loo malaynayaa in dawanka waxaa asal ahaan loogu yeeray Victoria ama Royal Victoria sharaf u ah Queen Victoria, laakiin in xildhibaan soo jeediyay in dawanka hadda naanaysta ah "Big Ben" inta lagu guda jiro dood Baarlamaanka; comment ma lagu diiwaan geliyey Hans Denard. Tan iyo markii dawanka aan weli la dhammeeyo, dawanka lagu rakibay New Palace Yard, laakiin inta lagu guda jiro baaritaanka waxaa ka baxsan dayactirka iyo lahaa in la bedelo. Dawanka ayaa waxaa dib loo qaabeeyey on April 10 1858 at Whitechapel Bell laga helay hoos saacad laba jeer E-dabiiciga ah. Dawanka ayaa waxaa loo isticmaali jiray ilaa iyo haatan saddex saacadood oo kala duwan laga bilaabo 6 August 1856 ee Stockton-on-Tees by John Warner & Sons. Waxaa la rumaysan yahay in dawanka waxaa asal ahaan loogu yeeray Victoria ama Royal Victoria sharaf u ah Queen Victoria, laakiin in xildhibaan soo jeediyay in dawanka ee hadda naaneesta ah ee "Big Ben" inta lagu guda jiro dood Baarlamaanka.
10ka Abriil 1858