A handful of MPs gathered by the members’ entrance to the Houses of Parliament on Monday to mark the occasion of the bell’s final chimes. As the final bell rang, Pound called the sound “misery in the key of E”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest People take selfies in front of Big Ben before the bell falls silent for a period of repair work. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/Rex/ShutterstockMembers of the public packed into Parliament Square and lined Westminster Bridge to hear the final bongs. The Great Bell, the official name for Big Ben, traditionally rings every hour to the note of E, accompanied by four quarter bells that chime every 15 minutes.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 10:50 UTC