But it paved the way for regular broadcasting of the chimes, which continues to this day. Hearing the bells has mattered hugely to generations of people over the years. The sound of Big Ben has ...

The 13.5 British ton (15.1 U.S. ton) Big Ben will cease to sound the hours while the clock is stopped, and it will be cleaned and checked for cracks. It isn't due to resume regular service until 2021.

Strictly speaking Big Ben, named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the Commissioner of Works when the bell was installed in 1859, refers only to the 13.5-tonne bell that chimes the hours, although it has ...

Big Ben will chime hourly again from early next year as work on Parliament's Elizabeth Tower nears an end. The refurbishment was originally expected to be finished this year, but was held up due ...

What note does it hit? Big Ben strikes every hour to the note of 'E' and weighs 13.7 tonnes. It's accompanied by four quarter bells that chime every 15 minutes (these will also be silenced until ...

When the BBC first started in 1922, the hourly chimes were actually played by the announcer on a set of chime bells in the studio. But Big Ben was broadcast ... picked up the sound of the clock ...

Watch live as London's Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, chimes to mark Armistice Day on ... which ended with the sound of a cannon from Horse Guards Parade and a bugler playing the Last Post.

Watch London's spectacular fireworks display around the London Eye as Big Ben chimes in the background, heralding the New Year. Brits braved cold and wet weather to begin 2025 with a bang.