What renovation does Big Ben need?īig Ben will be dismantled piece by piece and each cog will be restored. If you feel sad about this, you can join others at nearby Parliament Square to hear the final bongs of what is also known as “The Great Bell”, next Monday. “This essential program of works will safeguard the clock on a long term basis, as well as protecting and preserving its home, the Elizabeth Tower,” said Steve Jaggs, Keeper of the Great Clock. The next time Londoner’s will be privy to the appealing peals will be in 2021. Word from the House of Commons says that the enforced silence is due to renovation works that need to be carried out. The four quarterly chimes will be silenced too. That means as New Year’s Eve edges into midnight there won’t be the familiar and somehow reassuring bong that heralds in the new year. And it won’t be connected again for around four years. But now a century and a half later, the hammers that strike the 13.7 tonne bell will be locked and disconnected from this landmark and even iconic clock on August 21.
The Bell has rung every hour of every day for 157 glorious years. It is part of the Palace of Westminster, London’s parliament building and is probably the most instagrammed attraction in Britain. The world heritage site, which overlooks the Thames, sits in the belfry of the Grade I listed 96 metre Elizabeth Tower. Hear all about it! Big Ben is about to be silenced.
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