So whatever other considerations there might be or have been, given the sheer volume of ordnance that fell on London during the Blitz, the only true answer as to why Big Ben wasn’t hit directly ...

The bell inside London’s most famous clocktower, Big Ben, rang one last time at noon ... “They kept the bells tolling through the Blitz. The Luftwaffe could not stop it but health and safety ...

Big Ben gonged throughout World War II, a symbol of defiance in the face of the bombing of London known as the Blitz, even if the lights of the clock dial were turned off at night so as not to ...

Blitz is a gripping portrayal of London during the WWII German blitzkrieg, showcasing Steve McQueen's artistic prowess. The story is told from the perspectives of a working-class single mother ...

How do you know it's really cold in London? Big Ben freezes. "Snow fell in London up to 3am," wrote the Liverpool Echo on 14 January 1955. "It had been falling continually for 12 hours." ...

LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - London's famous Big Ben bell failed to chime on Wednesday when the dials of the Great Clock at Britain's Houses of Parliament briefly stopped working. The four clock ...

London’s Big Ben clock tower was not set alight in late January, despite fake images of the tower in flames circulating online. Images of the Elizabeth Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben ...

While Big Ben needs constant maintenance, the clock had never been fully serviced until this restoration. After it was dismantled, it was secreted away from London, more than 280 miles ...

“The big stations in London have that feeling,” Stockhausen said. Doris (Erin Kellyman), one of the women working with Rita at the bomb factory in “Blitz.”Credit...via Apple After dropping ...