Big Ben to fall silent to undergo much needed repairs

One of London’s most unmistakable sounds, the toll of Big Ben, will shortly be absent from the city’s soundscape.

Why Big Ben is being silenced https://t.co/3eiE5j5vqRpic.twitter.com/LaJkyGdrcn

— The Times of London (thetimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetimes/status/725313551485796352">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b> </b> Early next year Big Ben will fall silent to undergo repairs that will take three years and cost an estimated £29m. <b> </b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big Ben is going to be silenced <a href="https://t.co/vzgyY5ECqh">https://t.co/vzgyY5ECqh</a> <a href="https://t.co/SAjVTSjHMA">pic.twitter.com/SAjVTSjHMA</a></p>&mdash; The Independent (Independent) April 27, 2016