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 ...

But Big Ben was broadcast to usher in 1924 ... but they picked up the sound of the clock mechanism and even London traffic.

The Big Ben clock stopped on Wednesday morning, with the hands stuck at 9am and the wrong number of bongs sounded. The Elizabeth Tower clock appeared to stop for about an hour, before showing the ...

But there is one clock that is among the most famous in the world: Britain’s Big Ben. It has been getting some repairs and the BBC was nice enough to make a video of the giant mechanism.

The clock hands will be replaced with temporary ones while the originals undergo conservation work. The London landmark chimed for the last time in August and will not sound until 2021.