Similarly, on 10 May, the clock stopped momentarily just before 13:00, and the bell did not sound. Big Ben's chimes were silenced in 2017 to allow for a refurbishment of the 96m (315ft ...

Big Ben will bong to welcome in 2022 ... And it will be the last time a temporary mechanism will be used to sound the bell. Restoration of the tower and its famous clock began in 2017, meaning ...